Day
01 :
On arrival transfer from airport to Colombo. In
the evening do a city tour. Colombo like many
capital cities in developing countries is fast
changing its face. almost overnight, skyscrapers
arise from where old buildings once stood. yet
in some parts, the old world charm is retained.
as an example there is a 100-year-old clock tower
and several British built colonial buildings.
other places of interest are the old parliament
in fort, residential areas where you find the
stately homes of the affluent and the Bandaranaike
memorial international conference hall - BMICH,
an outright gift to Sri Lanka from the people's
republic of china.
Day
02 :
After breakfast proceed to Kandy. Enroute visit
the elephant orphanage in Pinnawela. this orphanage
is the home for about 60 elephants, out of which
many are baby elephants found, abandoned or orphaned
in the wild. they are being cared, fed and trained
by the wild life authorities. the best time to
visit is during the feeding times, when one will
have the opportunity of seeing the baby elephants
being bottle-fed. also could accompany the elephants
to a river close-by and see the elephants having
their daily bath. check in at earl’s regency
hotel. in the evening visit the temple of the
tooth relic and thereafter witness a cultural
show featuring traditional Sri Lankan dancing.
Day
03 :
After breakfast do a city tour. Kandy was the
last capital of the Sri Lankan kings, which is
a world heritage site. the name Kandy conjures
visions of splendor and magnificence. many of
the legends, traditions and folklore are still
lovingly kept alive. drive around the Kandy lake
built by the last sinhala king Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe
in 1806. visit the arts & crafts centre and
a gem museum and a lapidary. in the evening visit
the peradeniya botanical gardens. this botanical
garden was first built as a pleasure garden by
a sinhala king and was expanded by the British.
it is 147 acres in extent and provides an amazing
variety of trees, plants and flowers.
Day
04 :
After breakfast proceed to Nuwara Eliya. Enroute
visit a tea plantation and a tea factory, where
the best tea in the world is produced. you will
be told all about the process of manufacturing
tea. you can also see how tea is graded. taste
a cup of pure Ceylon tea in the factory. check
in at hotel tea factory. in the evening do a city
tour. Nuwara Eliya. nuwara Eliya, because of its
invigorating mountain climate and scenery, is
sri Lanka's most popular hill resort. Nuwara eliya
is also the heart of sri Lanka's tea country producing
a significant share of the world's best tea. Sri
Lanka's highest mountain Pidurutalagala (8282
feet) is located here. Nuwara-eliya also has one
of the finest 18 hole golf courses in south Asia.
Day
05 :
After breakfast proceed to Colombo via Kitulgala.
Kitulgala is the place where the famous 'bridge
on the river Kwai' film was made. also Enroute
observe the water falls St. Clare's and Devon.
Day 06 :
In the morning do a shopping tour of Colombo.
visit the Noritake Ceramic Showroom, majestic
city shopping complex, ODEL and House of Fashion
dress boutiques. Thereafter in the afternoon proceed
to Bentota.
Day
07 :
Full day at leisure on the beach. (Optional boat
ride in the evening).
Day
08 :
After breakfast proceed to the airport for departure.
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