05 Nights 06 Days

Arrive by (flt no) at (00hrs). Please clear immigration and visa formalities, collect your baggage and proceed to the arrival lounge through the green channel if you do not have goods to be declared to customs.
Our dedicated YOO Lanka Representative will page you by your name. Thereafter you will be assisted to the Car park /Coach Park to begin you journey as per the booked itinerary.

Proceed to Kandy visiting Pinnawala elephant orphanage on the way.

Pinnawala elephant orphanage
App. 55 miles from Colombo, off the Colombo – Kandy road is Pinnawala, 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 some of the more than 25 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.

Kandy
The hill capital, venue of the annual Perahera. The last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally ceded to the British in 1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism’s influence in Sri Lanka today. Temple’s shrines and monasteries keeping alive Buddhist traditions are everywhere.

Royal Botanical Gardens
147 acres in extent: started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the King’s of Kandy. There are more than 5000 species of tree and plants. Some and endemic as well as flora from the tropical world. Spice garden and Orchid House are popular with Tourists.

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.

Evening witness the Kandy Cultural Dance Performance

Arriva in Kandy and spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight stay at a Kandy hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel proceed to Nuwara Eliya. Visit a tea factory plantation on the way and enjoy a city tour.

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 coldest places on the island, but is really just like an England spring day although the temperature does drop at night.
All around Nuwara Eliya you will see evidence of the British influence. Houses are like country cottages or Queen Ann style mansions.

Overnight stay at a Nuwara Eliya hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel proceed to Bentota via Kithulgala.

White Water Rafting in Kitulgala
Experience White Water Rafting in the picturesque Kelani River, covering 5 major rapids and 4 minor
rapids. This activity is for anyone above the age of 10 years with safety gear, modern rafts, and a
comprehensive safety briefing will be given by our white water rafting instructors beforehand. The
distance covered is around 5 KMs. The river and its surrounding will make you feel enchanted, with a
memorable Experience during your White Water Rafting Tour in Kitulagala.

Drive to Bentota and spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight stay at a Bentota hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel visit a turtle hatchery and enjoy a boat ride in Madu River.

Turtle Hatchery
The “Sea Turtle Farm & Hatchery” is a non – profitable organization which is maintained for the survival of Sea Turtles for the next generation.From the past, due to the cruel activities of humans, there is a danger that turtles are facing extinction. These rare varieties of Sea Turtles are destroyed by man day by day. It is the duty of each and every one to take action to save these turtles from extinction for the sake of our future generation. Regarding this we started to save Sea Turtles in 1986 and up to now we have succeeded to attain the goal gradually.

Mangrove Boat ride in Madu River
Madu River or the Madu Ganga is one of the natures fascinating creations off South West coast in Balapitiya. Madu Ganga is a lagoon with hundreds of islands providing an idyllic setting for a well spent holiday and loads of authentic traditional settings. It may be one of the last remaining tracts of pristine mangrove forests in Sri Lanka.
Overnight stay at a Bentota hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel you may enjoy water sports and then proceed to Colombo and enjoy a city tour of Colombo.
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 centre 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 and Independence Square.

Overnight stay at a Colombo hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel proceed to airport for your scheduled flight with so much to remember and cherish one day!

Have a safe flight!

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