Sri Lanka Secrets

Arrive in Sri Lanka. You will be met by representatives and transferred to Negombo. (Travel time approx.: 30mins) On arrival to Negombo, leisure @ the hotel
 
Overnight stay at a Hotel in Negombo

Breakfast at the Hotel Proceed to Kandy (Travel time approx.: 03 & 1/2hrs)
 
En route visit 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.

 The visit - Spice Garden.
 
Proceed to Kandy-  Visit 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.
 
The Visit Gem Gallery visit
 
Evening witness the colorful Kandy Cultural Show
 
Overnight stay at a Hotel in Kandy

Breakfast at the Hotel
 
Today morning you will be going to Nuwara Eliya (Travel time approx.: 02 & 1/2hrs)
 
Nuwara Eliya - The ‘Little England’ of Sri Lanka, is set against beautiful backdrops of Mountains, Valleys, Waterfalls and Tea Plantations. It is supposed to be one of the coolest places in the Island, but it is really just like an English spring day, although the temperature does drop at night. All around Nuwara Eliya you will see evidence of the British influence, houses like country cottages or Queen Ann style mansions. The Victoria Park, in the middle of the town, is a lovely place for a stroll or a picnic and is also good for Birding as you get some rare birds in this Park.

En route visit Hanuman  Temple (subject to temple timing), Tea Plantation & Ramboda Falls . Afternoon visit  Gregory Lake & Boat Ride  , Seetha Amman Temple & Asoka Vatika  
 
Overnight stay at a Hotel in Nuwara Eliya

Breakfast at the Hotel
 
Proceed to Bentota (Travel time approx.: 05hrs)
 
En-route Witness St Clairs Falls & Devon Falls
 
Commence Bentota sightseeing
-    Maadu River Ride
-    Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery
-    Bentota Water Sports (Jet Ski, Banana Ride & Tube Ride)
 
Overnight stay at a Hotel in Bentota

Breakfast at the Hotel
 
Proceed to Colombo (Travel time approx.: 02hrs)
 
Colombo - a drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street - the Goldsmith’s 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. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha & the Independence Square.
 
Shopping in Colombo
 
Overnight stay at a Hotel in Colombo

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight back to India.