Tour in Sri Lanka

8 days 9 nights Tour in Sri Lanka

 
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 Dabulla via Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage (Optional) .Evening free at leisure. Overnight stay @ Hotel in Dabulla.
After Breakfast at the hotel proceed sightseeing in Dabulla. Overnight stay @ Hotel in Dambulla.

DAMBULLA : The area 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. 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 Nuwara Eliya. En-route visit Ramboda Hanuman Temple & tea plantation & factory. Evening visit World’s End & Horton Plains (Optional).  Overnight stay @ Hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

Nuwara Eliya is a city, in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. The city name meaning is "city on the plain (table land)" or "city of light". The city is the administrative capital of Nuwara Eliya District, with a picturesque landscape and temperate climate. It is located at an altitude of 1,868 m (6,128 ft) and is considered to be the most important location for Tea production in Sri Lanka.

HORTON PLAINS is a beautiful, silent, strange world with some excellent hikes in the shadows of Sri Lanka’s second- and third-highest mountains. The ‘plains’ themselves form an undulating plateau over 2000m high, covered by wild grasslands and interspersed with patches of thick forest, rocky outcrops, filigree waterfalls and misty lakes. The surprising diversity of the landscape is matched by the wide variety of wildlife.

WORLD’S END: The plateau comes to a sudden end at World’s End, an escarpment that falls for nearly a kilometer, bringing forth glorious views all around from the edge of the Horton Plain

After breakfast leave for Hikkaduwa. Day free at leisure. Overnight stay @ Hotel in Hikkaduwa.
Breakfast at hotel. Day free at your own interest. Overnight stay @ Hotel in Hikkaduwa.

HIKKADUWA is a great place to experience the golden sands, colorful batiks and cresting waves and it’s a beautiful seaside town on the southern coastline of Sri Lanka situated directly on the beach, It is an idyllic haven for beach lovers and those who wish to explore the unique local culture of the surrounding area with it unspoiled coastline, rich marine life. As the sun sets, the hitherto placid Narigama beach transforms itself, revealing the vibrant nightlife that Hikkaduwa is famous for.

After breakfast leave for Colombo. En route visit Turtle Hatchery. 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.