| Day 1 - Arival / Negombo. |
| When you arrive to Bandaranayake International airport in Sri Lanka, Meet your driver & guide and Transfer to a beach hotel in Negombo After the refreshment from the hotel, you can do a city tour in Negambo. |
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| Negombo - a famous fishing village North of Colombo, with a Dutch built Canal. The canal itself is a hive of activity with all the fishermen traveling up and down in their gaily-painted boats. |
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| Overnight stay athotel in Negombo. |
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| Day 2 – Negombo / Anuradhapura |
| After the breakfast you proceed to Anuradhapura to visit the ancient cultural city in Anuradhapura. |
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| Anuradhapura is the most celebrated of Sri Lanka's ancient ruined cities. The city's greatest treasures are its dagabas constructed of small sun-dried bricks and hemispherical in shape. The most notable of these dagabas are the Ruvanveli which dates back to the 2nd Century BC and is 3 00ft in diameter, the Jetawanarama is 370ft and the Thuparama which enshrines the collarbone of the Buddha. The city's most renowned relic is the sacred Bo-Tree which is said to have grown from a branch of the tree under which the Buddha gained enlightenment. It was planted 2250 years ago and is the oldest historic tree in the world. |
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| Overnight stay at ahotel in Habarana. |
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| Day 3 - Anuradhapura / polonnaruwa / Habarana |
| After the breakfast you proceed to Polonnaruwa which is one of the another cultural cities to visit. |
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| Polonnaruwa , the capital from 11th -13th century A.D. Here the monuments are better preserved. The circular relic house (Vata-da-ge) Lankathilaka, Thuparama, Royal Palace, Rankoth vihara and Galvihara with the beautiful rock cut Buddha statues are the most interesting. |
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| End of the tour in Polonnaruwa, drive to Habarana. |
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| Overnight stay at ahotel in Habarana. |
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| Day 4 - Habarana / Dambulla / Aukana |
| Breakfast at the hotel and drive to visit Dambulla Cave Temple in Dambulla. |
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| Dambulla is a vast isolated rock mass 500ft high and a mile around the base. Here is found the famous Rock Temple dating to the First Century BC. The caves of Dambulla sheltered the King Walagamba during his 14 years of exile from Anuradhapura. When he regained the throne he built the most magnificent of Rock Temples to be found on the Island. |
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| After visit the Cave temple, drive to Aukana. The statue, which has a height of more than 40 feet (12 m), was carved out of a large granite rock face during the 5th century. |
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| Overnight stay at ahotel in Habarana. |
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| Day 5 - Sigiriya / Minneriya |
| After the breakfast you proceed to visit Sigiriya Rock Fortress. Inhere you can climb the Sigiriya Rock Fortress. |
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| The 5th century Sigiriya rock fortress which is a world heritage site, built by King Kashyapa (477-495 AD). The 'Lion Rock' is a citadel of unusual beauty rising 200 metres from the scrub jungle. The rock was the innermost stronghold of the 70 hectare fortified town. A moat, rampart, and extensive gardens including the renowned water gardens ring the base of the rock. Visit the world-renowned frescoes of the 'Heavenly Maidens' of Sigiriya, which are in a sheltered pocket of the rock approached by a spiral stairway. These frescoes are painted in earth pigments on plaster. |
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| End of the tour at Sigiriya Rock Fortress, You proceed to Minneriya to visit Minneriya National Park. |
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| Minneriya national park is one of the best places in the country to see wild elephants, which are often present in huge numbers, and wading birds. Dominated by the ancient Minneriya Tank, the park has plenty of scrub, forest and wetlands in its 88.9 sq km to also provide shelter for toque macaques, sambar deer, buffalo, crocodiles and leopards (the latter are very rarely seen however). Minneriya National Park is a national park in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The area was designated as a national park on 12 August 1997, having been originally declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1938. |
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| And next you back to Habarana. |
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| Overnight stay at ahotel in Habarana. |
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| Day 6 - Habarana / Mathale / Kandy |
| After breakfast leave to Kandy to continue your tour. |
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| En route to Kandy from Habarana, you will pass Matale. Inhere you can visit Spicy Garden in Matale. |
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| During Past history Sri Lanka known as Taprobane, was world renowned for its Quality Spices. During ancient times the Greeks, Romans and the Arabic maintained their links with Sri Lanka through the spice trade. In the 16th century Ceylon, as it was then known, was discovered by Portuguese who soon began trading in cinnamon and other spices. The Dutch and British followed bringing with them their own history and influences, forming a strong Western presence which created a history of food expressed with spices which can be tasted in the dishes today. Spices are an essential element of the cuisine of Sri Lanka and the Ayurvedic tradition and a visit to a garden specializes in the cultivation of these substances and an excellent way for purposes of new uses of certain ingredients that perhaps though they knew well. Inhere you can buy Sri Lankan spices and engage for some activities. |
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| Next, again you start your tour to transfer to Kandy. |
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| Overnight stay at ahotel in Kandy. |
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| Day 7 - Kandy |
| After complete the few days of the tour, you will be tired. Therefore today you can relax at the hotel. |
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| Kandy is Sri Lanka's hill capital, stronghold of the Sinhala Kings, is our most beautiful town. It is 488 meters above sea level. The focal point of the town is, without doubt, the golden roofed Dalada Maligawa where the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha is enshrined. There are many shrines and temples in and around Kandy, where you will see rare paintings, frescoes, wood and stone carvings. |
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| In the evening you can visit Kandy The Temple of Tooth ( Dalada Maligawa ).Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of Buddha. |
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| Overnight stay at ahotel in Kandy. |
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| Day 8 - Kandy |
| After the breakfast you can do a city tour in Kandy. |
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| Then you will visit the Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden, begun as a pleasure garden by a Sinhala King, with its amazing variety of trees plants and flowers Sixty Seven hectares of exquisite beauty and botanical treasurers containing more than 4000 species, this is haven not only for Scientists but to every nature lover as well. |
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| Overnight stay at ahotel in Kandy. |
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| Day 9 - Kandy / Nuwaraeliya |
| After the breakfast you proceed to Nuwara Eliya. |
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| On your on the way to Nuwara Eliya you can see amazing spectacles among the roads. There are attractive waterfalls, mountains and tea plantations surrounded you. Don't forget to take a snap shots of this amazing nature. You can visit a tea plantation and can take an amazing experience. And also can see how the tea plucking is going on at the tea plantations. |
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| Overnight stay at ahotel in Nuwaraeliya. |
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| Day 10 - Nuwaraeliya |
| After the breakfast you can proceed to see the natural beauty in Nuwara Eliya by a nature trekking. |
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| There are lots of attractive waterfalls and mountains with a very lovely climate in Nuwara Eliya. You can visit and experience these things. |
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| Nuwara Eliya lies in Hill country, and is supposed to be one of the coldest places in Sri Lanka but it is really just like an English spring day, although the temperature does drop at night. Furthermore, the architecture styles and tea plantations which are of British influence gave Nuwara Eliya the name "The Little England". |
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| Today you can relax more time at the hotel. |
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| Overnight stay at a hotel in Nuwaraeliya. |
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| Day 11 - Nuwaraeliya / Tangalle |
| After the breakfast you transfer to Tangalle to continue the tour. |
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| After a long journey to Tangalle, today you can relax beach hotel. |
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| Overnight stay at ahotel in Tangalle. |
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| Day 12- Tangalle |
| Rest of the day at leisure on beach. |
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| In the evening drive to Rakawa see the live turtles. magical visit with the Turtle Watch volunteers. Spending a few hours on the beach with them waiting for turtles then watching them lay their eggs was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. |
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| Overnight stay at ahotel in Tangalle. |
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| Day 13 - Tangalle /Mirissa |
| After the breakfast you transfer to Mirissa. On your way to Mirissa, visit dondra temple and dondra light house. Then drive to Mirissa, check in and relax on beach. |
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| Overnight stay at ahotel in Mirissa. |
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| Day 14 - Mirissa |
| Early morning wake up one of the most exciting water activities you can do in Sri Lanka during your holiday. |
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| Mirissa is the best place to start your whale and dolphin watching tour. Return to hotel leisure on beach. |
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| Overnight stay at ahotel in Mirissa. |
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| Day 15 Mirissa / Airport |
| Today is the end of the day of your tour in Sri Lanka. |
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| After breakfast you will be transferred to Bandaranayake International Airport for departure. On your way, visit Galle fort, which was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century. After lunch leave to airport. |
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