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Highlights Of Sri Lanka
Joined 2022
Our tour will cover heritage, scenery, environment and wildlife. The tour is 9 days 8 nights covering the dry zones and wet zones, 2 national parks and 4 world heritage sites.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
at Katunayake Airport meet and greet
Day 1 - Katunayake Airport to Negombo
Transfer to Amagi Aria Hotel in Negombo {North of Colombo} an ½ an hour drive from the airport to Negombo. Meal plan ½ board – breakfast and dinner
PM visit a traditional fishing village in Negombo. Dinner and overnight at Amagi Aria Hotel Negombo.
DAY 2 - to Sigiriya
AM After breakfast drive to Sigiriya
PM Climb the Sigiriya Rock Fortress. Dinner and overnight stay at Frescoes Water Villa in Sigiriya.
DAY 3 - Sigiriya
AM After breakfast experience a Village tour in Sigiriya. Ox Cart ride, Canoe ride and meet the farmer and take part in a traditional village meal - (action kitchen, food cooked on firewood)
PM Jeep Safari Tour at Minneriya National Park. Dinner and overnight at Frescoes Water Villa Sigiriya.
DAY 4 -Dambulla - Kandy
After breakfast drive to Dambulla a World Heritage Buddhist Rock Cave Temple. Thereafter drive to the Spice Garden in Matale. Lunch included at the Spice Garden, where you can also see plants and trees which have medicinal properties. You can also be pampered to an Ayurvedic Spa. Proceed to Kandy.
PM Visit the World Heritage Buddhist Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy. Dinner and overnight at Oak Ray Regency in Kandy.
DAY 5 -Kandy
AM After breakfast take a drive to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya for more sightseeing.
PM City tour of Kandy, including a visit to the Market Square and a scenic Upper Lake drive. Technical visit to a Wood carving shop and then Gems and Jewellery workshop. Thereafter you can enjoy some leisure time for yourself, then witness a Cultural Dance performance which will last for 1 hour and dinner and overnight at Oak Ray Regency Kandy.
DAY 6 -Ramboda
AM After breakfast drive to Ramboda . Enroute visit a Tea Factory, where you can Experience tea plucking and tea tasting of different types of unblended pure Ceylon Tea. On the drive you can view the Ramboda Waterfalls.
PM Orientation Walk in Nuwara Eliya. Dinner and overnight at Oak Ray Tea Bush Ramboda.
DAY 7 - Ella -Udawalawa - Tissamaharama
AM After breakfast leave for Ella . Have a tea break in Ella, view Ravana Ella waterfalls on the drive.
Stop in Udawalawa, (Optional lunch in Udawalawa), Visiting the Elephant Transit Home at a certain time, where the elephant calves get bottled fed. In the Elephant Transit home, you have the opportunity to adopt/sponsor a calf pledging support for its rehabilitation journey in preparation to release it back to the wild.
PM Proceed to Tissamaharama. Dinner and overnight at Oak Ray Wild Yala Tissamaharama.
DAY 8 -Yala
AM Early morning have a packed breakfast and drive to Yala National Park for a Jeep safari, with every passenger having a window seat where lots of wildlife can be seen.
PM Return back to hotel, (optional 2nd jeep safari can be done at your own expenses)
Dinner and overnight at Oak Ray Wild Yala, Tissamaharama
DAY 9 -Galle -Balapitiya - Resort or Colombo or Airport for departure.
AM After breakfast leave for Galle. Enroute visit to a Turtle Hatchery in Habaraduwa (lunch could be got at your own expense). Visit the world heritage Old Dutch Fort in Galle.
PM Drive from Galle to Balapitiya, experience a Boat ride on Madhu Ganga in Balapitiya (Wetland) and a small Cinnamon Island. Thereafter proceed to Resort or Colombo or Airport for departure.
Ending Point
Drop at the Resort or Colombo City hotel arrival around 06.00pm or for departure to the Airport at the end of tour.
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Inclusions & Exclusions
- Accommodation (Double Room for two people _ 4 star hotel) and meals on half board basis for 8 nights 9 days.
- Transportation in A/C Vehicle with an English speaking Chauffour guide for 1 – 2 pax by A/c car . 3 – 6 pax by A/c Micro bus and A/c Mini Coach. 7 – 11 pax with an English speaking Licenced National Tourist Guide Lecturer.
- Solo use of car for 1 pax
- Complimentary lunch on day 3 in Sigiriya and day 4 in Spice Gardens Matale.
- Entrance fees to all visiting areas are included in the package which includes porterage tipping for temple shoe caretakers and all taxes.
- Expenses of personal nature
- Lunches except day 3 and day 4
- Embarkation tax
- Insurance
Tour Important Information
*On Day 03 in Sigirya the Village Tour will be performed either on Ox cart ride or Hand Tractor ride.
*Personal Travel Insurance on Health and Accident is on the own of the client and not included by us.
*Embarkation Tax is not included.
*The Kandy market opens at 10am, and closes by 07.00pm.
*The climbing in Sigiriya and Dambulla advisable to wear climbing shoes.
*Accommodation arrangement is as follows( in case below hotels are not available, similar standard hotels will be offered.):
Day 1 Amagi Aria Hotel ＠Negombo 1 Night
Day 2 & Day 3 Frescoes Water Villa ＠Sigiriya 2 Nights
Day 4 & Day 5 Oak Ray Regency ＠Kandy 2 Nights
Day 6 Oak Ray Tea Bush ＠Ramboda 1 Nights
Day 7 & Day 8 Oak Ray Wild Yala ＠Tissamaharama 2 Night
*Hotels are prepared to serve alternative food to the clients requirement. If there any request for any particular food will cater for the request.
Kandy Religious Pagent (The Festival of the Tooth) Period 10th to 20th August
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2022
About Tour Guide Bernard M.
Guiding has been my only job I have done since I started working. I enjoy guiding as I get the opportunity of meeting different Nationalities and it will be a great opportunity for me to meet English speaking Japanese.
$2,630/ per group
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