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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