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Day 01
Arrive in Sri Lanka. You will be met by a representative. Your
tour begins with a transfer to Kandy.
Afternoon - commence a 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.
Day 02
Enjoy breakfast visit Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya. Sixty
Seven hectares of exquisite beauty and botanical treasurers
containing more than 4000 species, this is haven not only for
scientists but be enjoyed by all those who appreciate natures
wonders.
Thereafter leave for Nuwara Eliya en route visiting a tea plantation & a factory.
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.
Afternoon - a city tour of Nuwara Eliya.
Nuwara Eliya
The 'Little England' of Sri Lanka, is set against beautiful
backdrops of mountains, valleys, waterfalls and tea plantations.
It is one of the coolest climatic places on the island, rather
reminiscent of an English spring day, although the temperature
does drop at night. All around Nuwara Eliya you will see evidence
of the British settlement. Houses are like country cottages
or Queen Ann style mansions.
The Victoria Park, in the middle of town, is a lovely place
for a stroll or a picnic. Seasons may be absent elsewhere in
Sri Lanka, but here you can read them by the flowers, which
bloom in the spring (March to May) and the fall (August and
September). These are the "seasons" when low-country folk flock
to Nuwara Eliya to escape the sea level heat and humidity.
Dinner and overnight stay at Grand
Hotel - 4 STAR, Nuwara Eliya. |
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Day 03
Enjoy breakfast proceed to Colombo &
commence a city tour.
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 04
Enjoy breakfast, transfer to the airport for departure OR
to the preferred resort.
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