Wild
Life Beach Colombo Tour
Programme
: Hill Country / Wild Life / Beach / Colombo
Duration : 07 Days/06 Nights
I T I N E
R A R Y:
Day 01: Arrival
and transfer to Hill Top / Earl's Regency hotel, Kandy. Afternoon
at leisure. In the late evening visit the temple of the tooth
relic and thereafter witness a cultural show. Dinner and overnight
stay at Hill Top / Earl's Regency hotel, Kandy.
Day 02: After
breakfast tour the city of Kandy - the last capital of the Sri
Lankan kings. The name Kandy conjures visions of a storied past,
splendour, legend, folklore, mystery and traditions lovingly kept
alive for countless years. Visit a Gem lapidary. Lunch hotel.
Also, visit
the botanical gardens in Peradeniya, which was originally the
pleasure gardens of the royalty. Nearly 4000 species of plants
are found in this garden and it is encircled by the Mahaweli river.
Dinner and overnight stay at Hill Top / Earl's Regency hotel,
Kandy.
Day 03: After
breakfast proceed to Nuwara Eliya, enroute visiting a tea plantation
and a factory. Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of Sri Lanka's tea
country producing 50% of the world's best tea. Sri Lanka's highest
mountain Pidurutalagala (8282 ft) is located here. Nuwara Eliya
is the location for one of the finest 18 hole golf courses in
asia. Check in at Galway Forest Lodge / Tea Factory for lunch.
Evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay at Galway Forest
Lodge / Tea Factory hotel, Nuwara Eliya.
Day 04: After
breakfast visit Sita Eliya and thereafter proceed to Hambantota.
Lunch at hotel. After lunch visit the Bundala national park and
do a jeep safari. Bundala is one of the largest national parks
in Sri Lanka. Bundala is the home of wild elephants, wild boar,
wild buffalo, deer, crocodiles, large flocks or birds and herds
of wild animals. Dinner and overnight stay at Oasis Hotel/Rosen
Hotel, Hambantota.
Day 05: After
breakfast proceed to Galle. Lunch at Closenburge / Light house
hotel, Galle. Thereafter, do a city tour of Galle, one time chief
port of Ceylon. Galle is famous for handmade lace, tortoise shell
curios and ebony elephants. Also, visit the 90 acre Galle fort,
which was originally founded by the Portuguese and later extended
by the Dutch in 1663. The fort houses many important Dutch buildings
including a Dutch period museum. Dinner and overnight stay at
Golden Sun hotel, Kalutara / Triton Hotel, Ahungalla.
Day 06: After
breakfast at leisure on the beach. After lunch proceed to Colombo.
Dinner and overnight stay at Grand Oriental / Taj Samudra, hotel
Colombo.
Day 07: After
breakfast do a city tour of Colombo observing the old parliament
, the residential areas and the BMICH (Bandaranaike memorial international
conference hall) and visit fort. Also, visit the ceramics corporation
showroom, majestic city shopping complex, house of fashion and
the odel unlimited dress boutique. Lunch at hotel. In the afternoon
proceed to airport for departure. |