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Day 01
Arrive in Sri Lanka. You will be met by a representative and
transferred to Negombo.
Afternoon - City tour of Negombo fishing village Negombo.
Negombo
A famous fishing village North of Colombo,
with a canal built by the Dutch. The canal itself is a hive
of activity with fishermen traveling busily up and down in their
gaily-painted boats. On the shores of the canal you will find
many homes and churches and many species of birds including
spectacular kingfishers and parrots. For the adventurous, catamaran
trips on the sea or canal boat trips can be organized. From
November to April, diving facilities are available in this quaint
village. Souvenir shops, restaurants and handicraft stalls are
dotted along the street on either side of the hotels.
Dinner and overnight stay at Royal
Oceanic Hotel - 4 STAR, Negombo.
Day 02
Enjoy breakfast, leave for Kandy. Along the way we visit Pinnawela
Elephant Orphanage - started in 1975 to house abandoned and
wounded elephants, the orphanage has now grown to become a big
family. A unique experience not to be missed.
Afternoon - commence city tour of Kandy, including Upper Lake
Drive, Market Square and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
Kandy
The country's hill capital and venue of annual Perahera (August
festival). The last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally
ceded to the British in 1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism's
influence in Sri Lanka today. Temple's shrines and monasteries
keeping alive Buddhist traditions are everywhere. Explore colourful
art and craft markets, take a stroll by the lake, visit temples,
shrines and churches amongst the hilly terrain of Sri Lanka's
second largest city.
Sacred
Tooth Relic Temple
Ever since 4th Century A.D, when the Buddha's Tooth was brought
to Sri Lanka hidden from sacrilegious hands in an Orissan princess'
hair, the Relic has grown in repute and holiness in Sri Lanka
and throughout the Buddhist world. To the people if Sri Lanka,
it is considered the country's most prized possession.
Evening entertainment of a cultural show featuring various dance
types of Sri Lanka.
Dinner and overnight stay at Mahaweli
Reach Hotel - 5 STAR, Kandy. |
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Day 03
Enjoy breakfast visit Royal Botanical
Gardens, Peradeniya. Sixty seven hectares of exquisite beauty
and botanical treasurers containing more than 4000 species
of wild and wonderful plants, animals and birdlife. This
is haven is not only for scientists but be enjoyed by all
those who appreciate natures wonders.
Thereafter leave for Nuwara Eliya, visiting a tea plantation
& estate along the way.
Tea
Plantation
Tea was first planted in Sri Lanka in 1824 at the Botanical
Gardens at Peradeniya, when a few plants were brought from
China. More were introduced from Assam in 1839. In 1867,
a Scottish planter named James Taylor planted tea seedlings
on 8 hectares of forested land, the Loolkandura Estate.
In 1873, the tea export industry of Sri Lanka began with
a modest 23lbs being shipped to London. Tea will only grow
on rolling terrain and is classified by elevation into three
main groups; low grown, medium, grown, high grown. In 1996
Sri Lanka had produced 244 million kgs of tea for export
and has earned in excess of Rs. 34,000 million.
Dinner and overnight stay at Mahaweli
Reach Hotel - 5 STAR, Kandy.
Day 04
Enjoy breakfast, leave for Colombo & afternoon includes
a city tour of Colombo.
Colombo
The journey begins with a drive through the city taking
you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined
residential, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit Fort, the former British
administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street
- the Goldsmith's quarters in the heart of Pettah, the bazaar
area, where you'll also find a Hindu Temple with elaborate
stone carvings, and the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal dating
back to 1749. The historic Dawatagaha Mosque and the former
Eye Hospital are two buildings in Cinnamon Gardens worth
looking at. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana
Buddha and the Independence Square.
Dinner and overnight stay at Galadari
Hotel - 4 STAR, Colombo.
Day 05
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for departure OR
transfer to the preferred beach resort.
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