- Day 1
Arrive at Colombo
International Airport, Katunayake. Meet, assist, welcome with garlands and
transfer to Sigiriya.
Dinner & overnight at Sigiriya Village / Kandalama Hotel or similar.
- Day 2
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning leave for Polonnaruwa
for sight seeing.
Polonnaruwa was the Island's medieval Capital during the period 11th to 13th
century A.D. The city in its day was fortified with three concentric walls,
beautified with parks and gardens and sanctified by many shrines. Visit
the ruins of the Audience hall, Council Chamber, the Royal Citadel, the
Kumara Pokuna (pond), Royal Pavillion, Siva Dewale, the Thuparama, the Vatadage
Relic House, Kiriwehera, Hatadage, Gal Vihare, with most impressive sculptures &
stone carvings. Also see the reservoirs.
Return to hotel.
Afternoon : Climb Sigiriya rock fortress, built by King Kassapa in the 05th
century A.D. The lion rock is a citadel of unusual beauty, rising 200 metres
from the scrub jungle.
The base of the rock is ringed by a moat and rampart and extensive gardens
including the renowned water gardens. See the world famous frescoes of the
'Heavenly maidens' of Sigiriya in a sheltered pocket of the rock. Also see
the mirror wall and the lion stairway which leads to the summit.
Dinner & overnight at Sigiriya Village / Kandalama Hotel or similar.
- Day 3
Breakfast at hotel.
After breakfast leave for Kandy.
Enroute visiting Dambulla Rock Cave Temple.
Like Sigiriya, this is a vast isolated rock mass where King Valagambhahu took
refuge in the 01st century B.C. He later turned the caves into a rock temple.
The temple consists of a series of 5 caves containing many statues and paintings
including a 47 ft. long statue of the Buddha.
Thereafter continue drive to Kandy.
Enroute visit spice garden in Matale.
Afternoon: Sightseeing tour of Kandy - the last capital of the Sri Lankan
kings.
Visit to the Market Place, and an Arts & Crafts showroom. Then drive along
the Upper lake road to get a panoramic view of the Kandy lake and its environs
and drive past the picturesque University premises. Late afternoon witness
a cultural pageant highlighting various up country dance forms, including
a fire walking display.
Thereafter visit the Temple of Tooth Relic of 'the Buddha'.
Dinner & overnight at Hotel Suisse / Earl's Regency or similar.
- Day 4
Breakfast at hotel.
After breakfast visit the Peradeniya Botanical Garden , where a rare collection of tropical
exotic and indigenous flora can be viewed and also the famous Orchid House.
Leave for Pinnawela to visit the Elephant Orphanage, where
you can view the feeding of elephants, which takes place daily. The highlight
of this event is to observe feeding of baby elephants using Milk bottles.
(All these events can be photographed.) After feeding of the elephants they
will be taken by foot to nearby river for their daily bath.
Last Day Drop :
(a) At a Beach Hotel Down South
up to Hikkaduwa , or
(b) At a Hotel in Colombo ,
or
(c) At the Katunayake Airport.
Hotel Options :
Type A - Using Sigiriya Village/Hotel Suisse or Similar.
Type B - Using Kanadalama/Earl's Regency or Similar.
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