sri lanka highlights (07 days 06 nights)

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Description

Prepare for an extraordinary journey as you embark on a 7-day tour through the resplendent island of Sri Lanka. This carefully crafted itinerary promises a kaleidoscope of experiences, from cultural immersions to encounters with stunning natural beauty and thrilling adventures.

Activities Covered

Kithulgala Water rafting & Adams Peak Climbing.
Train Ride To Ella.
Mini Adams Peak ,Ella Rock,Nine Arches Bridge.
Udu Diyaluma,Ravana,Ramboda,Lovers Leap Waterfalls.
Tea Plantation and Tea Tasting Tour in Nuwara Eliya.
Visit the Dambulla Cave Temple and Tooth of Relic Temple.
Witness the Traditional Dance show in Kandy Cultural Center.
Kandy Royal Botanical Garden & Arthur's Seat View point..
Seetha Amman & Koneshwaram Hindu Temple.
Sigiriya Lion Rock & Polonnaruwa UNESCO world heritage city.
Rural Village tour in Dambulla
Game drive in Wilpattu national Park.
Trincomalee & Negombo Beaches

Locations Covered

Adams Peak
Ella
Nuwara Eliya
Kandy
Polonnaruwa
Trincomalee
Dambulla
Wilpattu
Negombo

Travel Route

itinerary

DAY 01 | ARRIVAL - TRANSFER TO ADAMS PEAK – KITHULGALA WATER RAFTING (OPTIONAL) RELAX AT HOTEL IN ADAMS PEAK.

Ayubowan!! Welcome to Sri Lanka. You will met by representatives of Real Lanka Holidays at the airport and from there you will be transferred to Hatton (Approximately 4 hours). On the way to Hatton you can do optional white water rafting and lunch. best place to do white water rafting in Sri lanka. you will pass ruins of famous movie set of ” The Bridge on the River Kwai” filmed in Kithulgala, Sri lanka (Ceylon that time). our day will finish from the Adams Peak Hotel. after rest some hours at the hotel you can take dinner at the restaurant of Hotel or outside restaurant.

02 & 03 | ADAMS PEAK –GARTMORE AND MURRAY WATERFALS- TRAIN RIDE TO ELLA – ELLA ROCK – NINE ARCHES BRIDGE – RAVANA WATERFALL – UDU DIYALUMA WATERFALL – OVERNIGHT STAY IN ELLA.

Early Morning (around 3.00 am) we climb the Adams peak AKA sacred mountain peak for all Sri Lankans. proper steps towards to peak will take around three hours to hike. top of the mountain you will amazing sunrise over central highlands and other side of the mountain triangle shape shadow of the Adams peak. We will be back to hotel around 9 clock. Then after the breakfast we walk to Gartmore and Murray waterfalls. These two beautiful waterfalls can be see in one spot edge of the tea plantation estate. Then we drive to Hatton Train station (01 hour) to catch the train to Ella. Our day will be finish from Ella Hotel you can have your Dinner in Restaurants around the Ella.

Next day we drive one hour away from Ella to see another amazing waterfall called Udu diyaluma. second highest waterfall in Sri lanka. and you can climb top of the waterfall and see how water flows from the top. here we stay until lunch then on our way back to Ella we can witness Ravana waterfall which is on the way. After relax at the hotel we can trek to Mini Adams peak or Ella Rock and Nine Arches Bridge according to Train time.

DAY 04 | TRANSFER TO NUWARA ELIYA – SEETHA AMMAN TEMPLE – GREGORY LAKE –VICTORIA PARK – NUWARA ELIYA POST OFFICE AND CITY WALK- LOVERS PEAK WATERFALL – OVERNIGHT STAY IN NUWARA ELIYA.

We take the breakfast from the Ella hotel and drive to Nuwara Eliya (1 and half hours ). On the way to Nuwara eliya we will visit the Seetha Amman temple which historic place to Hindus all over the world. 20 mins drive from the Temple we will arrive to Nuwara eliya City. you can walk around this cool climate city. Victoria park and old post office situated in middle of the city. after enjoying walk around the streets full of locals and vendors. we will reach to our hotel in Nuwara Eliya on the way to Hotel. you can witness the Lovers leap water fall and Gregory lake.

DAY 05 | TRANSFER TO KANDY – TEA PLANTATION AND TEA TASTING TOUR – ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDEN OR AMBULUWAWA TOWER – TOOTH OF RELIC TEMPLE – ARTHURS SEAT VIEW POINT - TRADITIONAL DANCE SHOW IN KANDY - OVERNIGHT STAY IN KANDY.

We take our breakfast at the hotel and drive to our Cultural capital Kandy. first stop would be tea plantation and tea tasting tour in Damro tea center. if you need little adventure you can trek in to near by tea hills and take a unforgettable picture with tea pickers. and then another one hour drive we will reach Kandy you can choose to stop at Botanical garden or Amubuluwa tower before the Kandy. lunch and after visiting the tooth of relic temple you can stop at Arthur’s seat view point best view point for the city and Knuckles mountain range. before check-in hotel we will witness traditional dance show which mix of the upcountry and low country dance styles and musical instruments . our day will finish at Kandy hotel.

DAY 06 & 07 | TRANSFER TO TRINCOMALEE – POLONNARUWA RELIC CITY – KONESHWARAM TEMPLE – PIGEON ISLAND MARINE PARK - OVERNIGHT STAY IN TRINCOMALEE.

We take the breakfast at the Hotel and then we drive to Trincomalee on the way you can visit Polonnaruwa UNESCO World Heritage site our second kingdom and now relic city. this excursions will take one to two hours. you can discover temples /palaces and other important monuments built around eleven century AD. before check in hotel we will stop in Koneshwaram Temple built around 200 BC as per the legends. You can relax at the hotel & the beach rest of the day.

On next day you can visit Marine National park for snorkeling or diving over there or relax at your beachfront hotel.

DAY 08 | TRANSFER TO DAMBULLA – KANNIYA HOT SPRINGS – SIGIRIYA LION ROCK – PIDURANGALA ROCK MONASTRY - OVERNIGHT STAY IN DAMBULLA.

Today we say good bye to Trincomalee and east coast beaches we drive to north central part of the country. historic city of Dambulla will be our destination. Enroute we can visit Kanniya hot springs religious Hindu rituals dedicated to lost loved ones are observed by the Sri Lankan Tamils at this site . and if you need to see amazing sun set we can climb to Pidurangala or Sigiriya Lion Rock. Sigiriya having huge cultural and historic influence for this country and named after eighth winder of the world. we stay perfect hotel with a view of Sigiriya Rock palace.

DAY 09 | PROCEED TO WILPATTU – DAMBULLA CAVE TEMPLE - VILLAGE TOUR AND COOKING EXPERIENCE – OVERNIGHT STAY IN WILPATTU.

After the Breakfast at the hotel and we drive to Dambulla Cave Temple one of largest cave temple in Asia. walls and inner roof colored with first century BC paintings. then you can take Village experience where they show you rural life before the modernization and cooking demonstration with old equipment this activity you can combine with sri lankan traditional lunch.

Then we heading to Willpattu National Park which will take around one or one and half hour drive from the Dambulla. you can end the day at Hotel near to Wilpattu national park. of you can ride bicycle around rural villages.

DAY 10 | AUG 28 PROCEED TO NEGOMBO – WILPATTU NATIONAL PARK – OVERNIGHT STAY IN NEGOMBO.

Today early we wake up and we do full day safari in Willpattu Park with our breakfast. largest and oldest park in the country perfect place to see wild life of the country freely. as park is really huge jeeps are coming less that will give you optunity to see more wild life without disturbance to them leopards /bear and elephants will be highlighted and other than those mammals you will see lot endemic and migrated birds and reptiles as well. safari will be finish around four clock in the evening then we drive to hotel in Negombo and check in. later you can enjoy the sunset over the Indian ocean at the Negombo Beach.

DAY 11 | NEGOMBO FISH MARKET AND CITY TOUR - DEPARTURE

As all the good things have to end. today is our last day of our tour after the breakfast you can visit tourist attractions around Negombo town famous Negombo fish market and dry fish processing center,Negombo canal and fish harbor, if you on sundays huge local market and St Mary’s cathedral and then we drive to airport appropriate time according to flight time. Have a safe flight !

Inclusions

10 nights' accommodation at the hotels with breakfast and dinner. Last night dinner served at outside restaurants.
Arrival and the departure assistance at the airport and transportation by A/C vehicle on private basis with passenger insurance.
Service of the English speaking chauffeur guide.
Free sim card with data/water bottles/wi-fi
All government taxes are included for above all