3 nights and 4 days Culture Tour
Arrival at the Katunayake International Airport. After immigration formalities you will be Welcome by our representative. Check in to a Hotel for refresh then proceed to Dambulla via Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage (Optional) .Evening free at leisure. Overnight stay @ Hotel in Dambulla.
DAMBULLA is thought to be inhabited from as early as the 7th to 3rd century BC. Statues and paintings in these caves date back to the 1st century BC. But the paintings and statues were repaired and repainted in the 11th, 12th, and 18th century AD. The caves in the city provided refuge to King Valagamba (also called Vattagamini Abhaya) in his 14 year long exile from the Anuradapura kingdom. Buddhist monks meditating in the caves of Dambulla at that time provided the exiled king protection from his enemies. When King Valagamba returned to the throne at Anuradapura kingdom in the 1st century BC, he had a magnificent rock temple built at Dambulla in gratitude to the monks in Dambulla
After breakfast, leave for Kandy. En-route visiting Temple of Tooth Relic, Royal Botanical gardens at Peradeniya . Evening enjoy Cultural Show in the evening. Overnight stay @ Hotel in Kandy.
KANDY Historical records suggest that Kandy was first established by the Vikramabahu III (1357–1374 CE), who was the monarch of the Kingdom of Gampola, near the Watapuluwa area, north of the present city, and named Senkadagalapura at the time.
TEMPLE OF THE SACRED TOOTH RELIC is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy. It is located in the royal palace complex which houses the relic of the tooth of Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a UNESCO world heritage site partly due to the temple.
After breakfast leave for Colombo. Evening proceed half day city & shopping tour in Colombo. Overnight at Hotel in Colombo.
Breakfast at the Hotel. Day free at leisure for shopping and Drive to Katunayake International Airport to get the return flight home.