Day 01 : Kandy
Arrive in Sri Lanka. You will be met by our representative
and transferred to Kandy. Afternoon commence city tour of
Kandy, including Upper Lake Drive, Market Square and the
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. * 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. * 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 view a cultural show featuring various dance types
of Sri Lanka. Dinner and overnight stay Hotel in Kandy.
Day 02 : Kandy
After breakfast visit * Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya, Sixty Seven hectares
of exquisite beauty and botanical treasurers containing more than 4000 species,
this is haven not only for Scientists but to every nature lover as well.
Thereafter excursion to Nuwara Eliya. Also visit Hakgala Gardens & Seethaeliya.
* 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. * Hakgala Botanical
Gardens - Four miles south east of Nuwara Eliya is another prominent peak,
Hakgala. At its foot lie the Hakgala Botanical Gardens, and beyond, the Hakgala
Strict Natural Reserve. The gardens are smaller and less exotic than those
at Peradeniya, but at 5,600 feet (1,707 meters) elevation the species of
flora quite different. Opened as an experimental cinchona plantation (for
production of the malaria antidote quinine) in 1860, the pride of the gardens
is now roses and ferns. * Seethaeliya – the little Kovil dedicated
to Seetha with statue of Rama, Lakshmana and Hanuman. Afterwards return to
Kandy. Dinner and overnight stay Hotel in Kandy.
Day 03 : Negombo-Colombo
After breakfast proceed to Colombo. En route visit * Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
- Started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded, the orphanage has
grown to be a big family today. A unique experience never to be missed. Afternoon
do 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 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. The historic Dawatagaha
Mosque and the former Eye Hospital are two buildings in Cinnamon Gardens
worth looking at. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha
and the Independence Square. Thereafter leave for Negombo. Dinner and overnight
stay at Hotel in Negombo.
Day 04 : Negombo
After breakfast transfer to the airport for departure |