Sri Lanka, an island in the Indian Ocean is located to the south of the Indian subcontinent. The total land area is 65,610 sq. km. and is astonishingly varied. A length of 445 km. and breadth of 225 km. encompassed beautiful tropical beaches, verdant vegetation, ancient monuments and a thousand delights to please all tastes. The relief features of the island consist of a mountainous mass somewhat south of the centre, with height exceeding 2,500 metres, surrounded by broad plains. Palm fringed beaches surround the island and the sea temperature rarely falls below 27OC.
Day 1: Airport – Pinnawala – Kandy
Arrival & welcome by a representative of Ceylon.travel & transfer to Kandy En route visit Pinnawala Elephants.
Pinnawala… the Elephant Orphanage located on the banks of the Maha Oya, is mainly to house young elephants who find themselves displaced and lost from their natural habitats for various reasons – environmental changes due to development projects, being abandoned by their parents when they fall into pits and ravines, etc. It is most interesting to visit at feeding or bathing time.
Pm city tour of Kandy
Kandy…………. The last capital of the Sri Lankan kings which is a world heritage site. The name Kandy conjures vision of splendour of magnificence. Many of the legends, traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive. Drive around the Kandy lake built by the last king Sri Wickramarajasinghe in 1806, visit the Kandy town bazaar, the arts and the crafts centre and a gem museum and lapidary. In the evening visit the temple of the tooth relic and thereafter witness a traditional cultural dance show.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Kandy
Day 2: Kandy – Polonnaruwa – Sigiriya
After breakfast proceed to Polonnaruwa en route visit a Spice Garden & a Batik factory.
Pm Polonnaruwa.… the island’s medieval capital (11th – 13th Centuries AD). A unique Irrigation complex (the sea of Parakrama) watered the city as well as the surrounding plains. The largest of the man made reservoirs, the huge Parakrama Samudra, is larger in size than the Colombo harbour. Of all the brilliant structures found in Polonnaruwa, the Gal Vihara is the best known, where colossal Buddha images are carved on the face of a granite boulder.
Free time at hotel
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Sigiriya
Day 3: Sigiriya
After breakfast proceed to Sigirya
Sigiriya… meaning lion rock is more than just a fortress; it was one of the most unique cities in the history of Sri Lanka. A massive monolith of red stone that rises 600ft, this famous rock fortress, stark and forbidding, haunted by an epic story of murder and betrayal, was built in the 5th Century AD by King Kashyapa. The climb to the summit is reached between the paws of a lion. A niche in the rock is decorated with frescoes of spellbindingly lovely maidens; it has a moat abutted by a wall and is surrounded by rock and water gardens.
Pm Free time at hotel
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Sigiriya
Day 4: Sigiriya – Colombo
After breakfast leave to Colombo
Pm – City tour and free time for shop in Colombo
Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel in Colombo
Day 5: Colombo – Airport
Am after break fast proceed to Air pot for your departure