Srilanka |
| 07 NIGHTS / 08 DAYS |
| Ex Ahmedabad |
| DAY 01 AIRPORT/PINNAWALA/KANDY |
Arrive in Sri Lanka. You will be met by a representative of Best
Tours & Travels and transferred from Airport to Pinnawala.
The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, established in 1975, commenced with seven orphans. Today some of these orphans enjoy the fortune of seeing their grandchildren born in the same location. The original objective of establishing the orphanage inclined more towards tourism, but is soon became a conservation and educational centre. With the help of local and foreign elephant experts, Pinnawela started a scientific captive-breeding programme for elephants. The free movement of the herd enhanced the chances for respective individuals of both sexes to get together and mate. The nearby river played a dominant role in this regard, and in 1984, the first baby of Pinnawela was born. The success story of Pinnawela has drawn the attention of scientists from all over the world. A considerable number of books and research articles on Pinnawela have been published in several languages. The members of the Pinnawela herd have been filmed, videoed and photographed thousands of times by professionals.
Transfer from Pinnawala to Kandy.
Lunch at Elephant Bay Restaurant.
Dinner and overnight stay at Chaya Citadel Kandy.
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| DAY 02 KANDY/PERADENIYA/KANDY |
Breakfast at Chaya Citadel Kandy.
Transfer from Kandy to Peradeniya.
Peradeniya 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.
Lunch at Kandyan Art Residency.
Transfer from Peradeniya to Kandy.
Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a World Heritage Site. The name "Kandy" conjures visions of splendour 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 1798. Visit the Kandy town and bazaar, the arts and crafts centre, a gem museum and a lapidary. Also visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy.
Thereafter witness a cultural show.
Dinner and overnight stay at Chaya Citadel Kandy.
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| DAY 03 KANDY/TEA PLANTATION/NUWARA ELIYA |
Breakfast at Chaya Citadel Kandy.
Transfer from Kandy to Tea Plantation.
Visit a tea plantation and a tea factory, where the best tea in the world is produced. Here you could observe 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.
Lunch at Ramboda Falls Hotel.
Transfer from Tea Plantation to Nuwara Eliya.
Visit Nuwara Eliya.
Nuwara Eliya, because of its invigorating mountain climate and scenery, is Sri Lankas most popular hill resort. Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of Sri Lankas 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.
Dinner and overnight stay at Grand Hotel.
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| DAY 04 NUWARA ELIYA/HAKGALA/NUWARA ELIYA |
Breakfast at Grand Hotel.
Lunch at Grand Hotel.
Transfer from Nuwara Eliya to Hakgala.
The Hakgala botanical Gardens was one of the pleasure gardens of King Ravana of the well-known epic Ramayanaya. This garden was expanded during the British period and has a wide variety of flowers including an excellent collection of orchids
Transfer from Hakgala to Nuwara Eliya.
Dinner and overnight stay at Grand Hotel.
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| DAY 05 NUWARA ELIYA/KITULGALA/BENTOTA |
Breakfast at Grand Hotel.
Transfer from Nuwara Eliya to Kitulgala.
The Kelani River (the broadest river in Sri Lanka) flowing through Kitulgala was the main location where the Oscar winning movie Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed. On the hill above this town, a prehistoric cave was recently discovered containing large middens of shells from some unknown civilization.
Lunch at Plantation Hotel.
Transfer from Kitulgala to Bentota
Dinner and overnight stay at Cinnamon Beach Hotel.
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DAY 06 BENTOTA/BALAPITIYA/COLOMBO
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Breakfast at Cinnamon Beach Hotel.
Lunch at Cinnamon Beach Hotel.
Transfer from Bentota to Balapitiya.
Leave for Balapitiya and proceed by boats on which you will be taken for about three hours. Here you could see the villagers taking part in their day to day activities and some Islands.
Transfer from Balapitiya to Bentota to Colombo.
Dinner and overnight stay at Ramada Colombo.
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| DAY 07 COLOMBO |
Breakfast at Ramada Colombo.
Lunch at Curry Leaves Restaurant.
Do a city & Shopping tour of Colombo.
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. For example, there is a 100-year-old clock tower and several British built colonial buildings.
Other places of interest are the Pettah bazaar - where one can shop for bargain, a Hindu and a Buddhist temple, residential areas where you find the stately homes of the affluent, the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH)- an outright gift to Sri Lanka from the People's Republic of China.
Dinner and overnight stay at Ramada Colombo.
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| DAY 08 COLOMBO/AIRPORT |
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Breakfast at Ramada Colombo.
Transfer from Colombo to Airport for departure.
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