Day
01 :
Arrival and transfer to Hill Top / Earl’s
Regency hotel, Kandy. Afternoon at leisure. In
the late evening visit the temple of the tooth
relic and thereafter witness a cultural show.
Day
02 :
After breakfast tour the city of Kandy - the last
capital of the Sri Lankan kings. The name Kandy
conjures visions of a storied past, splendour,
legend, folklore, mystery and traditions lovingly
kept alive for countless years. Visit a Gem lapidary.
Also, visit the botanical gardens
in Peradeniya, which was originally the pleasure
gardens of the royalty. Nearly 4000 species of
plants are found in this garden and it is encircled
by the Mahaweli river.
Day
03 :
After breakfast proceed to Nuwara Eliya, enroute
visiting a tea plantation and a factory. Nuwara
Eliya is also the heart of Sri Lanka's tea country
producing 50% of the world's best tea. Sri Lanka's
highest mountain Pidurutalagala (8282 ft) is located
here. Nuwara Eliya is the location for one of
the finest 18 hole golf courses in asia. Evening
at leisure.
Day
04 :
After breakfast visit Sita Eliya and thereafter
proceed to Hambantota. Visit the Bundala national
park and do a jeep safari. Bundala is one of the
largest national parks in Sri Lanka. Bundala is
the home of wild elephants, wild boar, wild buffalo,
deer, crocodiles, large flocks or birds and herds
of wild animals.
Day
05 :
After breakfast proceed to Galle. Thereafter,
do a city tour of Galle, one time chief port of
Ceylon. Galle is famous for handmade lace, tortoise
shell curios and ebony elephants. Also, visit
the 90 acre Galle fort, which was originally founded
by the Portuguese and later extended by the Dutch
in 1663. The fort houses many important Dutch
buildings including a Dutch period museum.
Day
06 :
After breakfast at leisure on the beach. After
lunch proceed to Colombo.
Day
07 :
After breakfast do a city tour of Colombo observing
the old parliament , the residential areas and
the BMICH (Bandaranaike memorial international
conference hall) and visit fort. Also, visit the
ceramics corporation showroom, majestic city shopping
complex, house of fashion and the odel unlimited
dress boutique. In the afternoon proceed to airport
for departure.
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