Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawala

Overnight stay in Dambulla

Negambo to  Dambulla, for three Nights,  and en route visit the Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawela. The Pinnawela  Elephant  Orphanage where abandoned and disabled elephants get a lot of love and care and protection, can enjoy the bathing, feeding & playing of dignified elderly matriarchs to cutest of babies.

Sigiriya Rock Fortress > Minneriya National Park Jeep Safari

After breakfast vist Polonnaruwa ruined city – UNESCO World Heritaga site, the second kindom  of  Ancient Sinhalese, became Sri Lanka’s royal medieval capital in 10^th century AD and remained the capital until the late 13^th century. Today, the ancient city ruins remain in remarkably good  condition:  huge palaces, monastic complexes, giant stupas,  Hospitals, Image Houses ect….. The most impressive are the  ancient  sculptures of the Lord Buddha at the Gal Viahara cut into  Granite stone dating  back to the middle  of the 12^th century.

Overnight stay in Dambulla

Sigiriya rock fortress

Overnight stay in Dambulla

Dambulla > Sigiriya > Dambulla – Afterward visit UNESCO World Heritage site Sigiriya, the lion rock, a rock fortress-cum royal palace complex of 5^th century AD, was created by king Kashyape who committed patricide,  made the rock his hideout in order to stay away from his half-brother who sought vengeance. This king not only forfeited his stronghold but also added an artistic beauty with water gardens, pavilions, courtyards, summer houses etc…
About two hours can happily be spent walking through its water gardens, and then up the steep steps- either hewn out of the rock or on circular iron staircases- past the frescoes. You will be in no rush to abandon the spectacular views at the summit

Dambulla cave temple > Spice Gardens > Kandy city tour > Temple of the Tooth 

Relic > Cultural show

Overnight stay in Kandy

After breakfast leave for Kandy for two nights, En route visit the cave temple at Dambulla-UNESCO world heritage site where large number of Buddha statues housed in 5 caves including a 14 meter long colossal figure of the recumbent Buddha carved out of the rock, the cave’s rock ceiling covered in one large sweep of colorful frescoes. It’s the best place to see the classical Buddhist paintings & murals of the island. Next visit is an ayurvedic herbal & spice garden at Matale, where spices & herbs used for Sri Lankan cuisine and medication are grown
Evening- visiting the Cultural Show in Kandy. Kandy – UNESCO World Heritage Site, the capital of hill country, was the last seat of the Sinhalese kings who ceded power to the British in 1815 after many battles with the western colonial forces, still remains much of its old world charm and traditions of the Sri Lankan lifestyle. At the cultural show, you can enjoy the dances & drums of traditional artists with their magical “fire walking

Peradeniya Botanical gardens > Visit Art & craft and Gem museum

Overnight stay in Kandy

Kandy – After breakfast leave for sightseeing in Kandy city – UNESCO World Heritage Site;
including upper lake drive, picturesque premises of the university of Peradeniya, and observe the glorious architecture of that period. Visiting art and craft centers, Gem lapidary to see the rich skills of Kandian traditional crafts-men and artists. And afterwards visit Royal Botanical gardens at Peradeniya; which used to be the pleasure gardens of a Kandian King of the 16^th century and later made into a Botanical garden during the British regime. These gardens; one of the best in Asia is a place of beauty and a paradise for bird watchers.

Overnight stay in Kandy.

Nuwara Eliya Tea factory > Waterfalls

Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya

Kandy to Nuwara Eliya – In the morning visit the sacred Tooth Relic Temple of the Buddha. The temple, the most venerated place of Buddhists in Sri Lanka, was built in the 14^th century A.D. Solely for the purpose of housing the Tooth Relic which was brought to the island in the 4^th century A.D. The temple has decorative walls, a golden roof and fine woodwork. Religious services (pooja) with traditional music and drumming are held at dawn, mid-day and in the evening, where guests can participate

Afterwards leave for Nuwara Eliya and En Route visit to a tea factory with rolling tea gardens. The journey goes via crashing waterfalls and stunning landscapes and reach Nuwara Eliya.

Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya

The Tea Factory Hotel; lies, alone and unique, on the slopes of the Tea plantations at Kandapola, High above the popular hill country town of Nuwara Eliya. It is what it says – a beautifully converted tea factory – and offers high – grade accommodations in a sparsely- populated land of rolling tea – green hills. Still one of the finest hotels in the highlands.

Nuwara Eliya City Tour > Haggala Botanical Gardens

Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya – After breakfast, discover Nuwara Eliya, also known as little England, is where the Homesick British (the tea planters) build themselves a home away from home. The town of Nuwara Eliya sprawls over the fertile valley flanked by Mount Pidurutalagale and single tree mountain and is scattered with Victorian-style 19^th century homes, Bungalows, guesthouses and hotels complete with gabbled roofs, large open fire spaces and hard-wood floors. Nuwara Eliya takes pride in its beautiful gardens with neatly- clipped lawns and colorful flower beds. Explore the surroundings picturesque tea estates, Gregory lake and Huggala Botanical Gardens.

Overnight stay at in Nuwara Eliya.

Ella by train > visit Mini Adam’s Peak, Ella rock

Overnight stay in Ella

Nuwara Eliya to Elle – After breakfast, leave for Elle by train passing densely covered tea plantations, remote villages and spectacular waterfalls, the train journey from Nuwara Eliya to Elle often stands out as one of Sri Lanka’s most unforgettable journeys

Elle is a beautiful small village in Sri Lanka’s hill country with little more than a handful of shops, hotels and guesthouses, but it has an almost perfect climate and occupies a very scenic vantage point, with views on a fine day stretching right across the south coast of Sri Lanka.

Overnight stay in Elle.

Rawana waterfalls > Buddha statue in Buduruwagala > Yala National Park

Overnight stay in Yala

Elle to Yala – After breakfast leave for Yala, and En route visit Buduruwagale Buddha Statues. The ancient rock sculptures at Buduruwagale are fascinating and are carved into a 70 foot long granite cliff. The sculptures are said to date back to the 8^th century and consists of 7 gigantic Buddhist figures from the Mahayana Buddhist Doctrine. A short walk amidst the rock sculptures takes to awe inspiring tranquil wilderness and a peaceful lake setting filled with birds.

Jeep safari to  Yala National Park in search of a leopard, sloth bear and an Asian elephant. Yala Sri Lanka’s one of the best national parks to see a wide variety of Sri Lanka’s wildlife because of its scrub plains, lagoons and rocky sections.

Overnight stay in Yala

Stilt fishing > Galle Fort & City Tour > Turtle Hatchery in Kosgoda

Overnight stay in Bentota

Yala to Bentota – After breakfast leave for Bentota for 3 nights beach stay and En Route visit Galle Dutch Fort- UNESCO World Heritage Site, The Galle Dutch fort, originally built by the Portuguese and then further developed by the Dutch and British, covers nearly 4 Square Kilometers. This small walled city with about 300 homes and an old- world feel, still remain with it’s well preserved bastions, public buildings, churches and a lighthouse. Hours can be spent exploring the maze of narrow streets lined with quaint houses, Dutch and British period buildings still in use, the growing collection of art galleries, antique shops and restaurants.

Afterwards visit tour turtle hatchery at Kosgoda; turtle hatchery projects have been launched to conserve the population of the turtles that are reaching extinction and such projects are found along the southern coast of Sri Lanka, where turtles comes ashore to lay their eggs. Those hatcheries pay local fisherman or poachers for eggs that they collect at night along the sandy beaches. you can see huge tanks filled with new born turtle hatchlings. After being fed, the baby turtles are taken to the sea and released when they are put 2-4 days old, usually during the safer hours of darkness.

Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Bentota

R & R at beach

Overnight stay in Bentota

Departure to Air Port

Departure – Bentota to Airport – After breakfast, transfer to International Airport-  Katunayake According to your flight time.