| Day 01 - Arrival / Negombo |
| Meet your driver & guide on arrival. Transfer to a beach hotel in Negombo. Negombo is a famous fishing village in the 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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| Rest of the leisure at the hotel, |
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| Day 02 - Negombo / Kandy |
| After breakfast proceed to Kandy, The hill capital city of Sri Lanka,En route visit to Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. Where an orphanage was started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded elephants The number of elephants has increased to more than 140 now, including baby elephants brought from various parts, as well as the babies born, as a result of the captive breeding programme The best time to visit is the feeding time from 0930-1000 hrs and the bathing time from 1000-1030 hrs when all the elephants are taken to the river Close by. |
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| After the visit Pinnawala continue journey to Hill City.Arrive in Kandy and check in at your hotel. |
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| Rest of the day at leisure. |
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| Day 03 - Kandy /Nuwaraeliya |
| After Breakfast you will enjoy a city tour in Kandy. Kandy-a major tourist destination-is also known as the cultural capital of Sri Lanka.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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| After proceed to Nuwara Eliya. |
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| Enjoy the sightseeing tour in Nuwara Eliya, Nuwara Eliya - The ‘Little England’ of Sri Lanka, is set against beautiful backdrops of Mountains, Valleys, Waterfalls and Tea Plantations. It is supposed to be one of the coldest places on the island, but it is really just like an English spring day, although the temperature does drop at night. All around Nuwara Eliya you will see evidence of the British influence. Houses are like country cottages or Queen Ann style mansions. |
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| And visit tea factory and plantation in Nuwara Eliya. |
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| Sri Lankan Tea - Tea was first planted in Sri Lanka in 1824 at the Botanical Gardens at a few plants were brought from China. More were introduced from Assam in 1839. In 1867, a Scottish Planter named James Taylor planted tea seedlings on 8 hectares of forest land, in the Loolkandura Estate. In 1873, the tea export industry of Sri Lanka began with a modest 23lbs being shipped to London. Tea will grow only on rolling terrain and is classified be elevation into low grown, medium, grown, high grown into 3 main groups.After visit the Tea Factory and Plantation back to hotel and rest of the day at leisure, |
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| Day 04 - Nuwaraeliya / Yala |
| After the breakfast transfer to Yala. Do an evening safari in Yala National Park. |
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| Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka. The park consists of five blocks, two of which are now open to the public, and also adjoining parks. The blocks have individual names such as, Ruhuna National Park (block 1) and Kumana National Park or 'Yala East' for the adjoining area. Yala was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1900. The park is best known for its variety of wild animals. It is important for the conservation of Sri Lankan Elephants and aquatic birds. |
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| Day 05 - Yala /Tangalle |
| After breakfast proceed to tangalle for the beach stay, you can enjoy in the beach full day. |
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| Day 06 - 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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| Day 07 - Tangalle /Departure |
| 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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