All-Inclusive Private tour in Sri Lankan Island 9 Day HB hotels

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival to the Island Sri Lanka & the canal ride on boat with sunset
3 stops
1
Bandaranaike International Airport
Pick-up from the airport Transfer to Negombo (approx. 30 minutes’ drive) Evening Boat trip in the Negombo Lagoon with the sunset (optional)
1 hour • Admission ticket included
2
Negombo Fish Market
Visit to the Fish market (WADIYA) and the Boat Cruise trip in the lagoon in the evening
2 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Negombo Beach
Overnight stay at the hotel with dinner
Admission ticket free
Day 2
Centre of the Island Sigiriya
3 stops
4
From Negombo we drive to the Millenium Elephant foundation to see the Big mammoths
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Golden Temple of Dambulla
The Golden Dambulla Cave Temple has been a pilgrimage destination for the past 22centuries.it is also the largest and best-preserved cave temple on the island. The Dambulla Cave Temple was named a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE Site in 1991 in order to preserve the magnificent wall paintings and over 150 statues in the and around the temple.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
6
We climb this rock(HIKING) to see the Beautiful Sunset
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 3
The day in the 2nd Capitol of Pollonnaruwa
3 stops
7
Polonnaruwa Ancient City
Polonnaruwa - which was the 02nd capital city of Sri Lanka, Built in the 11th and 12th centuries AD, and which is a World Heritage site. Here you can see the ruins of the Royal Palace, The Gal Viharaya – where 4 splendid statues of the Buddha in ‘Upright’ ‘Sedentary’ and ‘Recumbent’ postures carved out of rock, the Audience Hall, the Lotus Bath, King Parakramabahu’s statue, and the Parakrama Samudraya Lake built by the King Parakramabahu the great. There are also monuments of famous palaces of worship such as the Shiva Temple, The Lankathilake, The Watadage, The Galpotha, The Kiriwehera and the remains of a former temple of the Tooth Relic.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
8
Hiriwadunna
Want to try something traditional and something different? Delightful afternoon BULLOCK CART RIDE is just the ticket, which will take you to some of the nicest places on the island. It’s pretty unconventional and definitely an adventure. Riding in the shade of the forests, you will see the country’s historic sites and some of the lovely scenery as well. What makes this ride exceptional is that you will visit a Srilankan village and enjoy a cookery demonstration and home-cooked meal from the local women in a mud house and then top it off with a canoe ride across a beautiful lake!
1 hour • Admission ticket free
9
Minneriya National Park
Minneriya National Park 8889 hectares in extent is famous for its large population of Elephants, reports of sighting range from 100 to a surprising 700 roaming in the jungle and see in the catchment area of the lake. Entrance is at Ambagaswewa about 6km from Habarana on the main Habarana Polonnaruwa road. There are endemic reptiles that dwell here are the salt water crocodiles the Indian python, water monitor, wild buffaloes, wild boar, spotted deer, sloth bear, Sāmbhar, leopards and jackals. The National Park’s faunal species include 25 species of mammals, 9 kinds of amphibians, 160 species of birds,26 varieties of fishes, 78 varieties of butterflies are recorded from the Minneriya National Park,
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Hills Last Kingdom of Sri Lanka
5 stops
10
Golden Temple of Dambulla
The Golden Dambulla Cave Temple has been a pilgrimage destination for the past 22 centuries. it is also the largest and best-preserved cave temple on the island. The Dambulla Cave Temple was named a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE Site in 1991 in order to preserve the magnificent wall paintings and over 150 statues in the and around the temple.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
11
Luckgrove Spice Garden
Enjoy the Sri Lanka’s world-renowned spices at their source. Visit a Spice Garden where smells Cinnamon, Pepper, Cardamom, Nutmeg and mace overwhelm the senses and the visitors are provided an insight into an age-old industry of spice production, which attracted many a European and Asian merchant to the ports of ancient Sri Lanka.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
12
Visit this Sri Muththumari Amman Dewasthanam hindu kovil
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
13
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Kandy became the capital city of the island’s last independent kingdom in 1952, before falling to the Portuguese, Dutch and British invaders through the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The sacred tooth relic was then moved to Kandy, as it was said that only the protector of the relic was deemed fit to rule the country. The sacred tooth has been held inside the Sri Dalada Maligawa since the 16th century.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
14
Kandy Lake Club - Cultural Dance Show
Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lanka Kings, and is a world heritage site. The name KANDY conjures vision of splendor and magnificence. Many of the legends, traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 5
A day surrounded by The Lush Tea Plantations
4 stops
15
Royal Botanical Gardens
As Sri Lanka’s largest garden an elegant and spacious 147-acres plenty of time is needed to stroll Peradeniya’s imposing Avenue of Royal Palms. There are some 4000 different species of pants at Peradeniya Gardens. The 10,000 or so trees, which are the stars, are mature, lofty giants, many of them tropical timber trees. Highlights of the collection include the Giant Bamboo of Burma, capable of growing 40 meters height (130 feet) with a 25-centimetere steam diameter. And it can grow by a rapid 30 centimeters a day. Sensational is the century old Giant Javan Fig Tree, it’s tentacle like roots spread across the enormous area about 1800 square meters a massive central trunk beneath the tree’s vast canopy “Umbrella”
2 hours • Admission ticket included
16
The history of the Ambuluwawa Temple dates back to the 13th century during the reign of King Buwanekabahu IV. It is said that the Ambuluwawa Peak was the center of the Gampola Kingdom during his reign. But there is nothing with historical or archaeological values in here.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
17
Damro Labookellie Tea Centre and Tea Garden
it is also the heart of Sri Lankan's Tea country, producing some of the world’s best tea. The mountain slopes and valleys are a carpet of velvety green tea plantations, interspersed with gushing streams and tumbling waterfalls here you will be enjoying a tea tasting program where you will be trying various different teas
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
18
Red or green roofed plantation bungalows, English Country Style homes and hotels with lovely flower gardens, a fine 18hole golf course and a racecourse gives Nuwaraeliya a decidedly British character. you will be walked and guide for a city tour in the center of the city
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Peaks Point and the Blue Train Journey
2 stops
19
Horton Plains National Park
Horton Plains, the coldest and windiest location in Sri Lanka consists of ecosystems such as Montane evergreen forests, grasslands, marshy lands and aquatic ecosystem. At an altitude of 2100 meters above sea level, Horton plains spreads across over 3169 hectares of the highest tableland of the island. In view of the large number of endemic flora and fauna species, Horton Plains was declared a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE on 30th July 2010. The escarpment with a depth of 900 meters called World’s End and Baker’s Falls are the highlights of the Horton Plains.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
20
Nanu Oya
Proceed to the Train Station to board the train leaving for Ella – it is an unforgettable train ride to Nuwaraeliya. Sit back in the comfort of the train, where every seat has its own picture window, so you can catch jaw-dropping views as the train powers up through the tea plantations, in to the clouds and then weaves in and out of the many mountain tunnels. The railway in Sri Lanka was first introduced by the British Colonial Government in 1864, to transport tea from places like Nuwaraeliya to the capital, Colombo.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Chilled Ella City Relaxed
3 stops
21
Little Adam's Peak View Point
The Little viewpoint hike where you get a 360 degrees of a stunning view
1 hour • Admission ticket included
22
Nine Arches Bridge
Which is a world greatest engineering marvel built in the early 19th centaury and its been recommended to be listed as a INESCO heritage.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
23
Ravana Ella Falls
We pass this beautiful waterfall on our way to Tissamaharama.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Day out with Leopards and Sloth Bears in Yala National Park
2 stops
24
Yala National Park
Yala National Park – This park is famous for its high density of leopards, perhaps the highest in the world. You are also sure to see elephants-grumpy loan males during the dry months and large herds in the wet season. Sloth bear are also a big draw. You will also see mammal such as wild boars, several species of deer and wild buffalo. There is a plethora of reptilian species and platoons of crocodiles. As is common in Srilanka there is a huge diversity of stunning birdlife including migratory species such as the flamingo. It is also one of the few places in the world where the severely endangered black necked stork can still be seen. The uniqueness of the park is the sheer diversity of the habitat: dense jungles suddenly give way to lagoons and open plain areas and the park has a simply beautiful Sea front. Huge, stark boulders dominate the horizon and the elegant, languorous leopard can often be seen basking a top the sun barked rock
4 hours • Admission ticket free
25
Coconut Tree Hill
pay a visit to this beautiful little hidden hill for a spectacular view
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 9
Ramparts Of Galle Dutch fortress
3 stops
26
Galle Dutch Fort
The strategic location of Galle along major sea routes made the city one of the most significant parts of the island, as it attracted merchants and vessels from around the world. By 1502, Galle fell to the hands of Portuguese invaders, commanded by Lourenço de Almeida. During their occupation of the land, they built a fort to hold their position over Galle. During the turn of the 17th century, by approximately 1640, the current occupiers surrender to the new invaders, the Dutch; in the form of the Dutch East India Company. The Galle Fort was then heavily fortified by the Dutch. In 1796, the British invaded Galle and seized control of the fort, but preserved the structure. It remained as their administrative capital until Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
27
Kosgoda Sea Turtle Conservation Project
one of srilanka’s most important breeding spots for the endangered sea turtles. The sandy beaches serve as sanctuary for several types of marine turtles including LOGGERHEADS and the LEATHERBACK turtle. The small turtle hatchery first opened in 1994, in an effort to promote responsible tourism and conservation. The hatchery buys turtle eggs off fisherman, in an attempt to discourage them from poaching and selling eggs. You will be educated on the importance of protecting turtle life, via the hatchery’s facilities that care for new born turtles until they are ready to be released back in to the ocean, an experience that you may even have the opportunity to do yourself first hand.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
28
Bandaranaike International Airport
We say farewell at this point
3 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

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