The Best of Sri Lanka

Day 1

Airport – Negambo

Arrive in Sri Lanka, to be met at the airport and transfer by air-conditioned Vehicle to a Hotel in Negombo. Rest of the day at your leisure.
Overnight stay at Suriya Resort , Negombo / Similar

Day 2

Negombo – Kandy

Breakfast at the hotel.
Thereafter proceed to Kandy
En route visit Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage

Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage – App. 55 miles from Colombo, off the Colombo – Kandy road is Pinnawela, where an orphanage was started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded elephants. The number of elephants has increased to more than 65 now; including Baby Elephants brought from various parts, as well as the 23 babies born, as a result of the captive breeding programme. The best time to visit is the feeding time from 0930-1000 hrs and 1330-1400 hrs and the bathing time from 1000-1030 hrs and 1400-1430 hrs when all the elephants are taken to the river close by.
Check in to the hotel.
Evening leisure at hotel
Overnight stay at Earls Regent, Kandy / Similar

Day 3

Kandy

Morning Breakfast at hotel
In the Morning commence city tour of Kandy, including Upper Lake Drive, Market Square.
Kandy – the hill capital. Venue of the annual Perahera. The last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally ceded to the British in 1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism’s influence in Sri Lanka today. Temple’s shrines and monasteries keeping alive Buddhist traditions are everywhere.
Royal Botanical Gardens – Peradeniya – 147 acres in extent; Started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the Kings of Gampola and Kandy. There are more than 5,000 species of trees, plants and creepers. Some rare and endemic as well as flora from the tropical world are found in the gardens. Spice Garden and Orchid House are popular with tourists. There are 5 Palm Avenues beautifying the gardens, the earliest and tallest Palm Avenue (Royal Palm Avenue) was planted in 1905 and the Double Coconuts from the Seashells Island, with the largest seed of all plants in the world is one such avenue.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic – ever since 4th Century A.D, when the Buddha’s Tooth was brought to Sri Lanka hidden from sacrilegious hands in an Orissan princess’ hair, the Relic has grown in repute and holiness in Sri Lanka and throughout the Buddhist world. It is considered Sri Lanka’s most prized possession. Evening view a cultural show featuring various dance types of Sri Lanka
Overnight stay at Earls Regent, Kandy / Similar

Day 4

Kandy – Nuwaraeliya

Breakfast at Hotel and proceed to Nuwaraeliya.

Nuwaraeliya
Visit Nuwaraeliya. Nuwaraeliya, because of its invigorating mountain climate and scenery, is Sri Lanka s most popular hill resort. Nuwaraeliya is also the heart of Sri Lanka s tea country producing a significant share of the world best tea. Sri Lanka s highest mountain Pidurutalagala (8282 feet) is located here. Nuwaraeliya also has one of the finest 18 whole golf courses in South Asia.
Check in to the hotel and rest.
Overnight stay at St. Andrews, Nuwara Eliya / Similar

Day 5

Nuwara Eliya

After breakfast you will explore “Little England” a city tour with option to walk around the streets. We will also visit
the Haggala botanical gardens.
Overnight stay at St. Andrews, Nuwara Eliya / Similar

Day 6

Nuwara Eliya

Day at leisure in Nuwara Eliya

Overnight stay at St. Andrews, Nuwara Eliya / Similar

Day 7

Nuwara Eliya – Bentota

Morning Breakfast at hotel
Thereafter proceed to Bentota Via Kitulgala
Check in to the hotel
Overnight stay at The Surf, Bentota / Similar

Day 8

Bentota

Morning Breakfast at hotel
Bentota – is the first National Holiday Resort developed by the Ceylon Tourist Board as a planned resort. There are 6 tourist hotels in the beach span of 5 miles with all the facilities a resort would require. Water sports facilities are available as in the Beruwela Resort. Many interesting sightseeing tours are possible from here, such as the Turtle Hatchery, Mask factory, Garden brief, Boat trips on Bentota River etc.
Overnight stay at Cinnamon Bay, Bentota / Similar

Day 9

Bentota

Breakfast at the hotel
Leisure on the beach
Overnight stay at The Surf, Bentota / Similar

Day 10

Bentota – Colombo

Breakfast at the hotel
In the morning tour of Colombo.
Colombo a drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the treelined residential, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street – the Goldsmiths quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings, and the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal dating back to 1749. The historic Dawatagaha Mosque and the former Eye Hospital are two buildings in Cinnamon Gardens worth looking at. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha and the Independence Square.
Overnight stay at Ozo , Colombo / Similar

Day 11

Colombo Airport

Breakfast at the hotel
There after transfer to airport to connect with the departure flight