Tour for the Discerning Guest (13 NIGHTS / 14 DAYS)
Day 1 Colombo
Arrive at Colombo International Airport, Katunayake. Meet,
assist & transfer to Colombo.
Rest of morning at leisure. Afternoon sightseeing tour of
Colombo.
Overnight at a hotel in Colombo.
Day 2 Sigiriya
After breakfast at hotel leave for Sigiriya.
Afternoon climb Sigiriya Rock Fortress. Afterward return
to hotel.
Overnight at a hotel in Sigiriya.
Day 3 Sigiriya
After breakfast at hotel leave for Polonnaruwa.
Arrive in Polonnaruwa. Commence on a sightseeing tour. Return
to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight at a hotel in Sigiriya.
Day 4 Dambulla / Kandy
Breakfast at hotel. Morning leave for Dambulla.
Arrive in Dambulla visit the rock cave temple. Afterward
continue drive to Kandy. Enroute visit a spice garden and
a Batik factory at Matale. Check in at hotel in Kandy. Late
afternoon visit the temple of the sacred tooth relic of "the Buddha" and also view a cultural dance performance.
Overnight at a hotel in Kandy.
Day 5 Kandy
After breakfast commence on a city tour of Kandy - the last
capital of the Sri Lankan kings. The name Kandy conjures
visions of a storied past, splendour, legend, folklore,
mystery and traditions lovingly kept alive for countless
years. Visit a Gem lapidary. Also, visit the botanical gardens
in Peradeniya, which was originally the pleasure gardens
of the royalty. Nearly 4000 species of plants are found
in this garden and it is encircled by the Mahaweli river.
Overnight stay hotel in Kandy.
Day 6 Pinnawela / Nuwara-Eliya
After breakfast leave for Kegalle and visit Pinnawela Elephant
Orphanage. Afterward proceed to Nuwara Eliya, enroute visiting
a tea plantation and a factory. Nuwara Eliya is also the
heart of Sri Lanka's tea country producing 50% of the world's
best tea. Visit the Hakgala Botanical Gardens, the golf
course, the hill club and the market place and drive around
this hill station viewing Lake Gregory.Sri Lanka's highest
mountain Pidurutalagala (8282 ft) is located here. Nuwara
Eliya is the location for one of the finest 18 hole golf
courses in Asia. Evening at leisure.
Overnight stay at hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
Day 7 Nuwara-Eliya / Horton Plains
Breakfast at hotel. Early morning leave the hotel for an
excursion to Horton Plains, the highest plateau in Sri Lanka,
a strict nature reserve. Return to Nuwara-Eliya.
Overnight at a hotel in Nuwara-Eliya.
Day 8 Beach Resort
After breakfast commence on a sightseeing tour of Nuwara-Eliya.
Visit the Hakgala Botanical Gardens, the golf course, the
hill club and the market place and drive around this hill
station viewing Lake Gregory.Leave for your beach stay in
a resort in Bentota or Beruwela or an Ayurvedic resort in
Wadduwa. Enroute via Kitugala - where the famous film “bridge
on the river kwai”.was filmed.
Overnight at a beach hotel.
Day 9 Beach Resort
Day at leisure.
Overnight at a beach hotel.
Day 10 Beach Resort
Day at leisure.
Overnight at a beach hotel.
Day 11 Beach Resort
Day at leisure.
Overnight at a beach hotel. Day 12 Beach Resort
Day at leisure.
Overnight at a beach hotel.
Day 13 Colombo
After breakfast leave for Colombo. Colombo Shopping.
Overnight at a hotel in Colombo.
Day 14 AIRPORT
Transfer to airport for departure.
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