11 nights 12 days sri lanka tour for us

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11 night s / 12 Days T our of SRI LAN KA

Day 1 / Ar r ival - Kandalama

Ar r ive at Colombo I nt er nat ional Air por t . Meet and assist by one of our r epr esent at ive andt r ansf er t o Kandalama. En r out e visit Her bal Gar dens & Pinnawela

Elephant Or phanage wher e more t han 100 elephant s abandoned

by t heir her ds ar e car ed f or . Wat ch elephant s of all sizes Ther e

are also a f ew handicapped ones.

Check in t o Hot el by Af t ernoon. Evening leisur e at Hotel

Over night st ay & Dinner at Hot el in Kandalama

Day 2 / Kandalama / Anur adhapur a / KandalamaAf t er br ekf ast head t o t he sacred cit y of Anur adhapur a. Enj oy a guided cit y t our of t his

ancient capit al, which has been declar ed a UNESCO Wor ld Her it age Sit e. Established in t he 4t h

cent ur y BC, Anur adhapur a was t he f ir st capit al of Sr i Lanka unt il

t he beginning of t he 11t h cent ur y BC, but mor e impor t ant ly i t was

t he bir t hplace of Sinhala civilizat ion. The cit y developed r apidly

af t er t he ar r ival of Buddhism in 247 BC and t he const r uct ion of it s

numer ous t emples, monast er ies and palaces. The imposing ancient

monument s sur r ounding t he cit y t oday r emain t est ament t o

Anuradhapur as glory.

Ther e ar e several at t r act ions t o see her e, but t he highlight s include the sacr ed Bodhi Tr ee (t he

hist or ic ' t r ee of enlight enment ' ), believed t o be t he oldest document ed t r ee in t he wor ld, and

t he Kut t am Pokuna (t win ponds). Considered mast erpieces of old

Singhalese ar chit ect ur e, t hese ancient gr anit e bat hs wer e used

by Buddhist monks dur ing t heir daily r it uals in t he 3rd cent ur y.

Also visit t he magnif icent Buddhist St upas gigant ic dome-

shaped br ick st r uct ur es t hat cont ain Buddhist r elics and r emains.

Evening r etur n t o Hot el

Over night st ay & Dinner at Hot el in Kandalama

Day 3 / Kandalama / Pollonnar uwa / Kandalama

Af t er br eakf ast t r avel east t o t he sacred mountain of Mihint ale, t he place wher e Buddhism was

f ir st int r oduced t o Sr i Lanka in 247 BC. A gr and st airway of 1840 granit e st eps will lead you up

t he summit , but you can st op and admir e t he magnif icent ar chit ect ur e on t he way, which include

t he r uins of shr ines, st upas, dagobas, t emples, st atues, cave dwellings and an ancient hospit al.


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We cont inue onwar ds t o t he ancient cit y of Polonnar uwa, Sr i Lankas medieval capit al f r om t he

11t h t o t he 13t h centur y A.D. We will dr ive through a beaut if ul nat ur e r eserve on t he way, so

look out f or wild elephant s on the roadside.

St eeped in hist or y, Polonnar uwa was declared a World Her it age Sit e in 1982. One of t he most

st r iking f eat ur es of t he cit y is t he Par akr ama Samudra, a lar ge 5940-acr e reser voir built by

King Par akr amabahu. You wil l also visit t he magnif icent Gal Vihara (St one Temple), where you will

see some of t he wor lds f inest Buddha sculpt ur es. Car ved out of a gr anit e cli f f , t hese

spect acular monument s or iginally f or med par t of King Par akr ambahu' s nor t hern monast ery. This

t our will i nt r oduce you t o ot her f ascinat ing ancient r uins and sacr ed sit es in Polonnar uwa bef or e

we proceed t o Sigir iya.

Evening r etur n t o Hot el

Over night st ay & Dinner at Hot el Kandalama

Day 4 / Sigiriya / Dambulla / KandyAf t er breakf ast pr oceed t o Kandy via Sigir iya to climb t he f amous Rock For t r ess. This

magnif icent f ort r ess-palace was built on t op of an enor mous r ock by King Kasyapa in t he 5t h

cent ur y. Visit or s can admir e t he well-pr eserved f r escoes of

beaut if ul Sigir iyan cour t ladies half way up t he rock, and t he summit

of f ers breat ht aking views of t he sur r ounding count r yside.

Bef ore heading t o Kandy, You can visit Dambulla Rock Temple, t he

largest and best -preserved cave t emple in Sr i Lanka, and one of t he

most impr essive in Asia. Dat ing back t o t he 1st cent ur y BC, t his vast ,

isolat ed rock mass t ower s 500 f t high and is a mile round the base. A

select ion of 12t h cent ur y st atues can be f ound inside t he gilded walls of t he caves, as well as

lat e 18t h cent ur y Sr i Lankan paint ings r elat ing t o Lor d Buddha and his li f e. The sit e was

declared an UNESCO Wor ld Her it age Sit e in 1991 as par t of Sr i Lankas Cult ur al Tr iangle.

Pr oceed t o Kandy & Check in t o Ht el

Over night stay & Dinner at Hotel in Kandy

Day 5 / Kandy / N uwara Eliya

Af t er breakf ast pr oceed t o Nuwar a Eliya en rout e Visit t he Temple of t he Holy Toot h Relic of

Lor d Buddha, a Gem Museum and t r adit ional bat ik-making f act or y. A

st r oll in the mar ket place would also be int erest ing.

Cont inue j our ney t hr ough scenic r out e f r om Kandy t o Nuwar a Eliya.

Nuwar a Eliaya Sit uat ed at ar ound 2000m above sea level and surr ounded

by lush t ea plantat ions Nuwar a Eliya is t he main hill r esor t of Sr i Lanka

and t he hear t of t he t ea indust r y. Once a pleasur e r et r eat of t he

Eur opean plant ers t he t own is st il l very much an English t own wit h many


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English st yle bungalows and buildings.

Check in t o hot el and r elax t he r est of t he day.

Over night stay & Dinner at hot el in Nuwar a Eliya

Day 6 / N uwara Eliya

Af t er breakf ast explor e Nuwar a Eliya t own & exper ience t he beaut y of Haggala Bot anical

gar dens. En r oute you can st op and enj oy a cup of Ceylon Tea at a wor king t ea f act or y while

enj oying t he spect acular scenery. Spend t he evening relaxing in t he cool climat e.

Over Night stay & Dinner at Hotel in Nuwar a Eliya.

Day 7 / N uwara Eliya / Galle / Bent ot a

Af t er a leisur ely breakf ast you can pr oceed t o t he beach t own of Bent ot a via Galle.

Galle is a ' Living' UNESCO WORLD HERI TAGE SI TE, where t he Por t uguese f ir st landed in Sr i

Lanka in 1505. Capt ur ed and f or t if ied by t he Dut ch who r uled Mar it ime Sr i Lanka in 17t h and

18t h Cent ur ies, t he cit y st ill r etains t he air of Old Holland. Wi t hin the well preserved 90 acr e

f or t and r ampar t s built in 1663 ar e old Dutch chur ches and monument s wit h ar mor ial bear ings,

an imposing cr est ed and monogr ammed gat eway dat ed 1669, many

well -pr eserved Dut ch houses and nar r ow alleys st il l bear ing Dut ch

names.

Check in at Hotel in Bent ot a

Dinner & Over night st ay at Hotel in Bent ot a.

Day 8 / Bent ot a

Leisure at hot el. Day is open f or you t o decide! You can enj oy your day at t he f ant ast ic Club Villa

on t he long, sweeping beach of Bent ota wher e simple luxury wit h wonder f ul laidback service and

a f ant ast ic t r opical f eel can f ill your day. Or Bent ot a also of f ers plent y of opt ional excur sions,

most notably wat er spor t s. Scuba diving, wind-sur f ing, j et ski & kit e boar ding ar e some of t he

mor e popular spor t s.

Over night stay & Dinner at Hotel in Bent ota.

Day 9 / Bent ot a

Af t er breakf ast day is lef t f r ee t o r elax.

Evening leisur e at Hot el


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Over night stay & Dinner at hot el in Bent ot a.

Day 10 / Bent ot a / Colombo

Af t er breakf ast pr oceed t o Colombo.

On ar r ival visit I ndependence Memor ial Hall, BMI CH, hist or ical t he municipal council, a hindu and

a Buddhist t emples, For t ar ea and t he Pet t ah Bazaar . I n t he event you can enj oy shopping at

some of local r etailer s where you can get f amous brands at a st eep discount .

Over night St ay & Dinner at Hot el in Colombo.

Day 1 1 / Colombo

Af t er breakf ast r elax at t he hot el or st r oll along t he boar dwalk in

Colombo. I n t he evening enj oy t he gala dinner and New Year s par t y

put t oget her by t he hot el t o Welcome the Br and new year . Par t ies go

on unt il ear ly mor ning hour s.

Over night stay & Dinner at Hotel in Colombo

Day 12 / Colombo / Air por t

Af t er breakf ast r elax at t he hot el unt il it is t ime t o pr oceed t o t he air por t t o cat ch your r et ur n

f l ight.

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11 nights 12 days sri lanka tour for us

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