Best of Sri Lanka
Visit the famous cities of Colombo, Dambulla, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Bentota and visit some renowned forts and markets. Watch little turtle hatchlings at the Turtle Hatchery, take a relaxing boat ride in the Madu River and excite yourself with a wildlife jeep safari in the Minneriya National Park. This Sri Lanka holiday package will take you through the natural as well as man-made wonders of Sri Lanka and give you lots of memories to cherish.
Destination Covered: Colombo - Dambulla - Mineriya - Dambulla - Kandy - Nuwara Eliya - Bentota - Colombo
Best Time to Travel: September to March
Tour Highlights:
- Rose Quartz Mountain range
- Ironwood Forest
- Sigiriya Rock Fortress
- Dambulla Cave Temple
- Herbal Garden Kandy
- Temple of Tooth Relic
- Traditional Cultural Dance Show
- Victoria Park
- Haggala Gardens
On arrival in Colombo, your Sri Lanka holiday package will begin After a welcome at the Colombo International Airport, you will proceed towards the hotel and check-in You can spend the remaining day at leisure or get dropped-off at a Casino.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel
DAY 2 : Colombo - Dambulla
After breakfast, check-out and proceed for Dambulla, an ancient city of Sri Lanka which is known for its Rose Quartz Mountain range, largest in South Asia and Ironwood Forest
You will visit the Sigiriya Rock Fortress (entrance fee not included), a magnificent rock fortress with wide moats, three ramparts and beautiful outer walls. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Afterwards, check-in at the hotel and relax
Dinner and overnight at the hotel
DAY 3 : Dambulla - Mineriya - Dambulla
Following breakfast at the hotel, visit the Dambulla Cave Temple, the largest and best preserved rock cave temple in Sri Lanka housing 153 statues of Buddha and 4 statues of other Gods and Goddesses
Then, visit the Minneriya National Park, where you will see the famed wild elephants of Sri Lanka. Enjoy a Jeep Safari that will take you on an exclusive ride through the park and its wildlife. The tour allows for morning as well as evening safaris
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel
DAY 4: Dambulla - Kandy
Post breakfast, proceed towards Kandy via Matale. En-route, you will visit a Spice and Herbal Garden Kandy is the second largest city of Sri Lanka and one of the seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country. It attracts tourists with its picturesque lakes, majestic mountains, and wide prairies
Your Kandy City Tour will include a visit to the Temple of Tooth Relic. Also known as Dalada Maligawa, it isone of the world heritages as well as a sacred place for the Buddhists all over the world. Then, you will visit the Gem Museum, where you will get a glimpse of Sri Lanka’sfinest quality gems, including the Sri Lankan sapphires which are very exclusive and come in shades of blue, red, green, white, etc.
In the evening, enjoy a Traditional Cultural Dance Show (entrance fee not included)
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel
DAY 5: Kandy - Nuwara Eliya
After breakfast, check-out and transfer to Nuwara Eliya, also known as ‘Little England’ and famous for its breath taking valleys, pleasant weather, tea plantations, horse race course and the 18-hole golf course
Enjoy a Nuwara Eliya City Tour where you will visit the famous attractions including the Golf Course, Trout Streams and Victoria Park. Then, enjoy Fishing or Boating on Lake Gregory. Optionally, you can also visit a Working Tea Factory, where the finest Orange Pekoe Tea is produced, the Seetha Eliya, a famous temple also mentioned in the Ramayana, and Haggala Gardens, a temperate hill-country garden with beautiful floating water lilies and lotuses (at an additional cost) Dinner and overnight at the hotel
DAY 6: Nuwara Eliya - Bentota
Today, following breakfast, you will head towards Bentota, the city of the golden beaches. Your day will be divided in between bathing in the sunand swimming in the water. Water sports lovers can enrol themselves in various water sports (at an additional cost)
Check-in at the hotel and rest
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel
DAY 7: Bentota City Tour
Post breakfast at the hotel, you will proceed for a City Tour of Bentota
On thetour, you will enjoy a Boat Ride along the Madu River, a relaxing ride that will take you across many interesting and scenic sights of several islets forested with mangroves. Also visit the Turtle Hatchery, the prime turtle nesting site where you will be able to see huge tanks filled with new born turtle hatchlings In the evening, dinner and overnight stay at the hotel
DAY 8: Bentota - Colombo
Today, after breakfast, check-out from the hotel and travel to Colombo, the largest city of Sri Lanka and the former administrative capital of the country. The city houses most of the country’s well known restaurants and corporate offices On your City Tour of Colombo, you will visit many of the historical, religious and commercial sites including the historic Fort and Pettah, the elite Cinnamon Gardens, former cinnamon plantations and now the Prime Minister’s office, the Galle Face Green, an ocean-side park, the Viharamahadevi Park, the oldest and largest park in Sri Lanka, etc.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel
DAY 9: Departure from Colombo
Today will be the last day of your Sri Lanka tour package
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight back home.