Sri Lanka is the land of festivals and traditions… one of the most magnificent of these festivals is the Kandy Esala Perahera. This is a religious festival and one of the biggest Buddhist celebrations of the year, during which devotees pray for good rains to cultivate the crops. One of Buddhism’s most sacred relics, the Sacred Tooth is taken from the Temple of the Tooth and paraded through the streets in a golden bejeweled casket that sits on top of the majestic ‘Maligawa” (temple) elephant. Following the parade many more festive events take centre stage and visitors can expect to see a lively cast of Kandyan dancers and drummers in colorful traditional costumes. Kandyan Chieftains in medieval court dress, gaily caparisoned elephants numbering almost one hundred, country dancers, acrobats, whip crackers, torch bearers etc., and make it an unforgettable experience for any traveler……
Day | Route | Best Places | Over Night | Accommodation |
1 | Airport – Negombo | Negombo Night Bazzar,City Tour,Negombo Beach. | Negombo | Paradise Beach Hotel |
2 | Negombo – Pinnawala – Habarana | Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage,Dambulla Golden Cave Temple,Dambulla Rock. | Habarana | Sorowwa Resort |
3 | Habarana – Anuradhapura – Habarana | Aukana Buddha Statue,Anuradhapura Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya, Ruwanweliseya,Lomamahapaya,Isurumuniya,Abhayagiri Dagoba,Mirisaveti Stupa,Jethawanaramaya Stupa,Mihintale,Hurulu Eco Park,Elephant Ride. | Habarana | Sorowwa Resort |
4 | Habarana – Polonnaruwa – Habarana | Giritale Lake,Royal Palace,Gal Viharaya, Lankatilaka and Watadage Viharaya,Parakrama Samudraya,Minneriya National Park. | Habarana | Sorowwa Resort |
5 | Habarana – Sigiriya – Kandy | Sigiriya Rock Fortress,Pidurangala,Elephant Safari/Ride,Matale Spice Garden,Batik Factory,Nalanda Gedige. | Kandy | Hotel Thilanka |
6 | Kandy – Peradeniya – Kandy | Peradeniya botanical Garden, Gadaladiniya, Embekke Temple, Kandy City Tour, KANDY PERAHERA – (ESALA PERAHERA) . | Kandy | Hotel Thilanka |
7 | Kandy – Nuwara Eliya | Tea Plantation And Tea Centre, Travel By Train To Nuwara Eliya, Queen Victoria Park, Gregory Lake. | Nuwara Eliya | Glendower Hotel |
8 | Nuwara Eliya – Ella – Nuwara Eliya | Visit Horton Plains,Worlds End,St.Clairs Water Falls,Devon Water Falls,Small Adma’s Peak, Ella Rock,Ella Gap,Ravana Ella,Rama’s Cave | Nuwara Eliya | Glendower Hotel |
9 | Nuwara Eliya – Kitulgala – Colombo | Experience White Water Rafting in the Picturesque Kelani River, Bird Watching and Visit Beli Lena Caves. | Colombo | Grand Oriental Hotel |
10 | Colombo City Tour – Negombo | Colombo City Tour,Gangarama Temple,Apegama,Diyatha Uyana,Galle Face Green , Dutch Home Museum,CMB Museum. | Negombo | Paradise Beach Hotel |
11 | Negombo – Airport | Relax On the Beach,RELAX & SHOPPING… GOODBYE TO SRI LANKA…….. |
Arrival at Colombo Airport.“Ayubowan”,On arrival at the Katunayake International Airport.Our representative meet and great at the airport and transfer to the one of the leading hotel in Negombo.You can enjoy the rest of the day at leisure to relax before enjoying SRI LANKA HOLIDAYS TOUR.Negombo is Sandy long Beach.After short break You will start the tour. Negombo City tour, Boat trip through the Dutch cannel and visit Dutch Fort and Negombo beach. Negombo is the fifth largest city in the country. This was under Portuguese, Dutch and British influence.Over Night at Negombo.
Dambulla Golden Cave Temple After the breakfast you will travel to Habarana via Kurunegala and Dambulla.En route will visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.This is a Foster home for the elephants of different age and size.You can see feeding, bathing, playing and more activities.After will proceed to Dambulla.This town has been a sacred place since the second century BC.The Golden Temple of Dambulla is an important Buddhist shrine and monastery. The Rock Temple (Rangiri Dambulla Rajamaha Viharaya)and The Golden Temple(Rangiri Dambulla Uyanwatta Rajamaha Viharaya) are interconnected temples with single administration.The temple is composed of five caves and collection of 157 valuable statues.These five caves are Deva Raja Viharaya,Maha Raja Viharaya(Temple Of the Great King)Maha Aluth Viharaya,Pascima Viharaya and Devana Aluth Viharaya.The caves are decorated with religious and secular paintings from the 15th and 16th century.Evening visit Hurulu Eco Park and afterwords you can do Elephant Ride. Over night stay at Habarana.
Anuradhapura UNESCO World Heritage Site. Third day Tour start Anuradhapura ancient city tour. This Sacred City of Anuradhapura was established around 3rd century B.C. The city is one of the principal shrines of Buddhism. The cutting from the fig tree of Buddha brought there in the 3rd century BC. This was the first established Kingdom in ancient Sri Lanka. This is founded by King Pandukabhaya. In 377 BC. Anuradhapura, is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka.Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya, Ruwanwelisaya(Dagoba), Jetavana stupas,Lovamahapaya and many more large stupas. Anuradhapura city was in dry zone and rulers constructed large lakes to irrigate paddy lands and water supply to the city.Abhyagiri stupas,Twin ponds,Thuparamaya,Stone carving of Isurumuniya lovers, Mirisawetiya stupas,Magul Uyana, Rathna prasadaya, Vessagiriya, Brazen Palace,Ranmasu Uyana and many more to visit.Evening will return back to Habarana.En route visit Mihintale.Buddhism was first introduced to Sri Lanka on the mountain of Mihintale in the year 247 BC on a Full Moon Day which is called Poson Poya.Mihintale architectural feats are mainly visible in Aradanagala,the Cave of Arahat Mahinda,Kaludiya Pokuna,Kantaka Chaitiya and at ancient Hospital.There are 1840 Stone steps leading to the summit and Mihintale rock over 1080 feet is high.
Over night at Habarana.
Polonnaruwa UNESCO World Heritage Site. After Breakfast will travel to Second ancient Capital of Polonnaruwa.Do sightseeing tour in ancient city of Polonnaruwa (10th – 11th Century AD), visit the many sites of archaeological and historical interest in the Sacred City including the Statue of King Parakrama , Quadrangle, Royal Palace, Gal Viharaya, Kumara and Lotus Ponds, Thiwanka Image House and many more. And see the one of the country’s biggest water reservoir Parakrama Samudraya.This is one of the Great Ancient Man-made Lake and en route visit Medirigiriya Vatadage. In the evening Minneriya National park & Safari.(Optional).Menneriya is Elephant Gathering site and over 300 elephants you can see(Best time is July to September)Over Night at Habarana.
Sigiriya Rock (‘Lion’s Rock’). After the Breakfast proceed to Sigiriya. Sigiriya Rock Fortress of Sri Lanka is situated in Matale district near Dambulla. Sigiriya is famous for its palace ruins on top of a massive 200 meter(660 ft) high rock surrounded by the remains of an extensive network of gardens, reservoirs and other structures. There are about 1200 steps. The rock itself is a lava plug left over from an ancient long extinct volcano. It is also renowned for its ancient paintings (frescoes), which are similar to those found at Ajanta Caves in India. It is generally agreed, however, that the Sigiriya Frescoes exhibit a uniquely Sri Lankan style.More mysteries of Sigiriya are Frescoes,The Mirror Wall,Cobra Hood Cave,The Water Gardens,The Boulder Gardens,The Terraced Gardens.It is one of the eight World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka. .En route visit Matale Spice Garden,Batik Factory,Ayurveda Massage and visit Nalanda Gedige.In the evening Kandy City Tour and shopping.Over night at Kandy.
Kandy Perahera Today Kandy Tour will start.Kandy is a UNESCO world heritage site.This is the second largest city in the country after Colombo. It was the last capital of the ancient kings’ era of Sri Lanka.Kandy is beautiful city is located in the foothills of central highlands, surrounded by hills and valleys, rivers, lakes and cascading waterfalls.This is located in the mountainous and thickly forested interior of the island.The city is located in between multiple mountain ranges including the Knuckles mountain range and the Hanthana Mountain Range, giving the city an elevation of 500 meters (1,600 ft) above sea level. First will start visiting Royal Botanical Garden in Kandy.This is a one of the best and Beauty place in Asia.The Botanical Garden of Peradeniya was a pleasure garden of a Kandyan King of the 16th Century.After fresh mind with nature will visit Gadaladeniya, Lankatilaka and Embakke Viharaya.Evening visit, walk through Kandy Lake Drive. Evening visit Kandy Perahera. The significance of this great event is to invoke blessings of the gods to give the farmers rain to cultivate their crops. This ritual is performed by carrying the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha through the city streets which is done with great ceremony. Over Night at Kandy.
Travel By Train To Nuwara Eliya. On the Morning of day 7th will travel from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya by Train. Tour scenery is amazing. The train trip to Nanu Oya is one of the most scenic train tours in South Asia. This is one of the World’s most beautiful train trip. Nuwara Eliya is a city in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka with a picturesque landscape and temperate climate. Its temperate climate gives the city a very different feel from other parts of the country and, along with the colonial architecture has earned it the name ‘Little England’. It is located at an altitude of 1,868 m (6,128 ft)and is considered to be the most important location for Tea production in Sri Lanka. The city is overlooked by Pidurutalagala, the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka. Nuwara Eliya is also known for the temperate, cool climate, the city is known for being the coolest area in Sri Lanka. We will visit Tea Plantation, and Tea Centre, Queen Victoria Park and Geogry Lake. Victoria Park is known that this park was established by planting an Oak tree by a German Princes who visited Nuwara Eliya at the latter part of the 19th Century. Gregory Lake was build under the period of British Governor Sir William Gregory in 1873.This is one of the significant tourist attractions in Nuwara Eliya. Ramboda Falls is a very attractive yet simple waterfall. A gigantic and attractive waterfall Drop from 109 meters.(358 ft.)Ramboda Falls located on Kandy-Nuwara Eliya Road of Pussallawa.In the Evening walking sightseeing tour of Nuwara Eliya. Over Night at Nuwara Eliya.
Horton Plains and Worlds End. Today morning visit Horton Plains,Worlds End,St.Clairs Water Falls and Devon Water Falls. Evening will travel to Ella. Ella is a beautiful, friendly and small village. Ella lies at an altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level and surrounded by tea plantations, green mountains and impressive rocks. The view from Ella is breathtaking! Some even claim that the view of the Ella Gap is one of the best views in Sri Lanka. You will climb Little Adam`s Peak, Walk up to Ella’s Rock, about 2 hours (each way) along the railway track and through the tea plantations, for stunning views across the countryside, visit the Rama`s Cave, Ravana Ella, just chill by one of the water falls Ella has to offer, Rawana Ella Falls are about 5km away on the road south through Ella Gap. Over Night at Nuwara Eliya.
White Water Rafting Very Early Morning travel to Colombo via Kitulgala. Kitulgala is a small town in the west of Sri Lanka. It is in the wet zone rain forest, which gets two monsoons each year, and is one of the wettest places in the country. The Academy Award-winning “The Bridge on the River Kwai” was filmed on the Kelani River near Kitulgala. Experience white water rafting in the picturesque Kelani River in Kitulgala and covering 5 major rapids and 4 minor rapids. You can experience inside the jungles of Kitulgala. There are plenty of camping opportunities which can be coupled with White Water Rafting, Bird Watching, Jungle Walks, River bathing and many more.(Optional). Belilena is a very large cave, in which the 12,000 year old skeletal remains of the prehistoric ‘Balangoda man’ (Homesepiens Balangodensis) have been found. In order to reach the cave you have to walk through the jungle, close to the Inoya estate (approx. 8 km from Kitulgala itself).Late evening travel to Colombo. Over Night at Colombo
Colombo City Tour. Colombo City Tour, Today visit Parliament Complex,Gangarama Temple, Apegama, Diyatha Uyana,Galle Face Green, Dutch Home Museum,Colombo Lighthouse,The last Sri Lankan King’s Prison Cell in Colombo, Lighthouse with Clock Tower designed by Lady Ward (built before the Big Ben in London), Galle Face Promenade with the cannons of World War II & South Expansion of the Colombo Harbor , York Street with remnants of British Colonial Architecture, Slave Island area passing Hindu Kovil, War Memorial, Public Library, National Museum, Nelum Pokuna Theatre, Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo Town Hall, and many more…Over Night at Negombo
The orphanage was established to feed, nurse and house young elephants found abandoned by their mothers. Young elephants sometimes fall into pits and ravines in their quest for water during drought period. Other orphans have been displaced from their wild habitat by development projects or have been found abandoned before weaning, diseased or wounded.
The Ruwanwelisaya (also written as Ruvanvalisaya) is a stupa in Sri Lanka, considered a marvel for its architectural qualities and sacred to many Buddhists all over the world. Simply known also as the Great Stupa, the Ruvanvalisaya was constructed by Dutthagamani after he became king in 161 BCE. This was his most ambitious project and it is said that one of the architects designed the dome to resemble a bubble of milk. Sadly, the king did not live to see the completion of the stupa.
When it was finally completed, it was one of the wonders of the ancient world, with a diameter of 90 meters at the base and a height of 92 meters (300 ft) and circumference of 292 meters (950 ft). The stupa is one of the world’s tallest monuments and was the fifth tallest structure of any kind when it was built in approximately 161 BCE
“Ayubowan” On arrival at the Katunayake International Airport, you will be blessed to get your first taste of warm Sri Lankan hospitality; Representative from Sri Lanka Holidays Tour will welcome you at the Airport.
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