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07 NIGHTS / 08 DAYS

Day 01
You will be met by a representative of Sri Lanka Resorts and transferred to Negombo. Afternoon - A city tour of Negombo including a visit to the fishing village.
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 busily traveling 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 & Overnight stay at Royal Oceanic Hotel - 4 STAR+, Negombo.
Day 02
Enjoy breakfast, leave for Polonnaruwa where you will be guided through a sightseeing tour of the ancient ruins.
Polonnaruwa
Once the capital of Sri Lanka from 11th - 13th century, this archaeological site contains some splendid and spectacular statues. The ruins of Lankatileke, Tivanka and Thuparama are the most beautiful and largest of the shrines and be sure to see the frescoes on Tivanka - they are the best examples of the Polonnaruwa period. Gal Vihare - a rock shrine that has four Buddha statues, two seated, one standing and one reclining and Parakrama Bahu statue are fine examples of the unique work of the Sinhalese stone carvers.

Dinner & Overnight stay at Deer Park Resort & Spa - 5 STAR, Giritale.
Day 03
Enjoy breakfast leave for Sigiriya.

Afternoon - climb, crawl, walk or simply witness the magnificent Sigiriya rock fortress from afar.
Sigiriya
Sigiriya is home to the 5th century "Fortress in the Sky" which is perhaps the most fantastic single wonder of the Island. It is also known as Lion Rock because of the huge lion that used to stand at the entrance of the fortress. Within its' triple-moat defense the huge rock rises to a massive height of almost 500ft. On its' summit are the foundations of what was once a great and sumptuous palace, complete with gardens and with swimming pools. On one of the stairways is the only known ancient work of Sinhala secular paintings, survived in the form of frescoes - life sized damsels, in all the freshness and delicacy of their original color

Dinner & Overnight stay at Sigiriya Village Hotel - 4 STAR, Sigiriya.
Day 04
After breakfast leave for Dambulla & visit the rock temple at Dambulla.
Dambulla
Dambulla is an isolated rock mass 500ft high and a mile around the base. Here the famous Rock Temple is found, dating back to the first century BC. The caves of Dambulla once sheltered King Walagamba during the time of his 14 year in exile from Anuradhapura. When he regained his throne he built the most wondrous Rock Temples that has ever been discovered on the island.

The first cave is a recumbent image of Buddha, 47ft long, chiseled out of rock. There are images of deities associated with Buddhism all around. The frescoes on the ceiling date back to the 15th - 18th centuries.

In the second cave, the finest and the largest of all, there are 150 life-size statues of Gods from the Buddhist religion along with numerous images of the Buddha himself. The ceiling is also covered with frescoes which depict great events in the life of the Buddha and landmarks in the history of the Sinhala people.

Thereafter leave for Kandy visiting a spice garden & batik factory en route.
Spice Garden At Matale
See the luscious variety of herbs and spices; cinnamon, cardamons, pepper plants, cacao plants and more. Learn how different plant-life are grown and discover their many uses. You can also purchase a wide range of ingredients all that have been combined for therapeutic, medicinal and other unique purposes. See the Batik Factory where you can see the manufacturing of beautiful batik prints. The shop contains a wide variety of Batik items.

Dinner & Overnight stay at Mahaweli Reach Hotel - 5 STAR, Kandy.