3-Day Sri Lanka Highlights: Culture to Wild (Min 2 Pax and above)

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Colombo- Dambulla - Sigiriya - Kandy
4 stops
1
Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress
Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress Sigiriya Rock often called the “Lion Rock” is one of the most famous landmarks in Sri Lanka and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sigiriya is a massive rock fortress rising about 200 meters (660 ft) above the surrounding jungle. It was built in the 5th century AD by King Kashyapa. Halfway up the rock, there used to be a giant lion-shaped gateway. Today, only the huge lion paws remain, but visitors still pass through them on the way to the top.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
2
Dambulla Village Cooking Class & Restaurant
Village Safari with authentic Sri Lankan Lunch Village Tour Sri Lanka gives you a chance to experience traditional Sri Lanka with all its authenticity. Spend time with the villagers and understand village life. Engage in many village activities that form everyday life; such as an oxen cart ride, a catamaran ride and a walk through the fields. Learn to cook traditional Sri Lankan food. You will finish off with an exceptionally delicious buffet lunch, served in classic Sri Lankan style. This is your truly Sri Lankan holiday experience.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Dambulla Cave Temple
Dambulla Cave Temple Also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla, this is one of Sri Lanka’s most impressive and well preserved cultural sites and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A complex of five cave temples carved into a rock about 160 meters high, filled with ancient Buddhist art and statues. It dates back over 2,000 years, making it one of the oldest continuously used religious sites in the country.Over 150 Buddha statues in different poses, Statues of kings and Hindu deities Stunning ceiling and wall paintings covering about 2,000+ square meters, The largest cave (Cave 2) is especially breathtaking.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
4
Kandy Lake Club - Cultural Dance Show
Kandy Lake Club - Cultural Dance Show Calling it a traditional Kandyan dance performance is something of a misnomer as the shows are very much aimed at audience entertainment and contain dance routines and costumes from across the country, including the famous ‘devil’ dances of the west coast (which are very hard to see in their home region).
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Kandy - Nuwaraeliya - Ella
8 stops
5
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic Known locally as Sri Dalada Maligawa, this is one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in the world. It houses what is believed to be a tooth relic of the Buddha, making it a major pilgrimage destination. In Sri Lankan tradition, whoever possesses the relic has the right to rule the country—so it became deeply tied to kingship and power. The temple has been carefully protected for centuries.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
6
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake Kandy Lake, also known as Kiri Muhuda or the Sea of Milk, is an artificial lake in the heart of the hill city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe next to the Temple of the Tooth. Over the years, it was reduced in size. It is a protected lake, with fishing banned
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
7
Royal Botanical Gardens
Royal Botanical Gardens Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens, the finest of its kind in Asia, the largest of the botanical gardens of Sri Lanka, couldn't be better located. In the Mediterranean climate of Kandy, the gateway to the Central Highlands, the Gardens, at an elevation of 500 meters above sea-level, were tightly bounded on three sides by a loop of River Mahaweli, the largest river of Sri Lanka.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
8
Glenloch Tea Factory
Glenloch Tea Factory Glenloch Tea Factory situated in Nuwara Eliya District at Katukithula on the way to Nuwara Eliya from Kandy. Glenloch tea plantation at Katukithula are been maintain using all the correct method of planting, Soil conversation and Maneuvering. Sri Lanka Become the bets land of most renowned beverage of the world. Sri Lanka silvering water falls process naturally the beauty of nature, also the most favorable factor of the climate and the best soil conditions required for the health grow of the Tea Plant. Experience, dedication and the practice of the correct technology and along with its natural resources Sri Lanka to earn the best reputation for its tea , Ceylon tea all over the world. Glenloch tea is one of the giant partners of its significant endeavor of Sri Lanka to become the world No:01 and the biggest producer of quality tea.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
9
Nuwara Eliya
Nuwaraeliya Nuwara Eliya is a city in the tea nation slopes of focal Sri Lanka. The normally finished Hakgala Botanical Gardens shows roses and tree plants, and asylums monkeys and blue jaybirds. Close by Seetha Amman Temple, a beautiful Hindu sanctuary is improved with strict figures.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
10
Sita Temple
Sita Amman Temple The Seetha Amman Temple is a unique Hindu temple in Sri Lanka, closely linked to the epic Ramayana. It’s believed to mark the place where Sita was held captive by King Ravana. Sita was kept in a garden called Ashoka Vatika at this very location, The nearby stream is said to be where she bathed,. Footprint-like markings on rocks are believed to belong to Hanuman
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
11
Gregory Lake
Gregory Lake Gregory Lake was created in 1873 by the British era Governor at the time, Sir William Gregory, supposedly for the purpose of providing electricity. However, the lake was mainly used for leisure and recreation after it was built. At its peak of fame, Gregory Lake was the most prominent attraction in the area and was used as a place to relax by many visitors.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
12
Ramboda Waterfall
Ramboda Waterfall Ramboda Falls is 109 m high and 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 729th highest waterfall in the world. It is situated in Pussellawa area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass. It formed by Panna Oya which is a tributary of Kothmale Oya. Altitude of the falls is 945 m above sea level
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Explore Ella - Udawalawa National Park - Colombo
3 stops
13
Little Adam's Peak View Point
Mini Adams Peak Don’t defiance the beautiful tourism site in Sri Lanka, Little Adams Peak whether considering the word ‘Little’,it is named after the sacred Adams Peak (Sri Pada –where the foot print of Lord Buddha is preserved) regarding the similarity between the two mountains. Therefore the mountain was called as Little Adams Peak.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
14
Nine Arches Bridge
Nine Arch Bridge Often called the “Bridge in the Sky,” this is one of Sri Lanka’s most iconic and photogenic bridges, set amid lush jungle and tea plantations. Built during the British colonial era (early 20th century) Made entirely of stone, brick, and cement—no steel used. Features nine graceful arches, giving it its name. Surrounded by dense greenery and misty hills. The highlight is watching a blue Sri Lankan train slowly cross the bridge one of the most Instagram-famous scenes in Asia.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
15
Udawalawe National Park This park is home to several hundred elephants and other rare plants and wildlife.
4 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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