Enchanting Sri Lanka: Wildlife Safaris, Scenic Beauty & Cultural Gems

Classic Sri Lanka

- Airport to Kandy

Meet and Greet at the Airport  
Proceed to Kandy •   Spice Garden Mawenalla
Thereafter proceed to Kandy with a Stop at a spice garden-route to witness how the traditional spices are grown (Mawanella)
 Reach Kandy and check in at Hotel 
Shopping in Kandy – known for exotic arts and crafts and world famous gem stones 
Overnight at the Swisse Residence or Similar Hotel

- Kandy to Nuwara Eliya

Breakfast at Hotel and  Visit Peradeniya Botanical Gardens – one of the finest in Asia, which dates back to the 14th century (Optional) 
Journey up through the hills, passing waterfalls (Ramboda Falls), pine and eucalyptus forests and vast green tea estates. Many optional photo stops en-route
Visit a tea factory, where you will not only enjoy a cup of freshly brewed Ceylon tea but will also have the opportunity to witness the intricacies involved in its manufacturing process.
By late afternoon, reach Nuwara Eliya, the “city above the clouds” at 1980m above sea level. A golf course, race course for horse racing, English country style cottages and planters bungalows are all witnesses of its colonial past.
 Check in at hotel – relax at leisure
 Overnight at the Heaven Seven or Similar Hotel

- Visit Nuwara Eliy

Breakfast at Hotel 
Free at leisure & enjoy scenic beauty 
 Visit to the Haggala Botanical Garden
Optional visit to Lake Gregory 
Overnight at the Heaven Seven or Similar Hotel

- Nuwara Eliya to Yala

Breakfast at Hotel
Leave for Yala home to a National Park and Wild Life Sanctuary
Visit to Rawana Falls en-route
 Evening Safari at Yala National Park
Reach Yala by afternoon
Overnight at Yala Adventure or Similar Hotel

- Yala to Bentota

 Breakfast at Hotel 
 Early morning Safari at Yala National Park to experience close encounters with a variety of wildlife; elephants, leopards, wild buffalo, spotted deer etc.  •    Proceed to Bentota 
Sightseeing of Galle with old Dutch fort ramparts with lighthouse with a panoramic view natural harbor - one more world heritage site, basking on the southern coast of Sri Lanka in the bay of Galle, the Fort was first built by the Portuguese in 1588 before being extensively fortified by the Dutch in the mid-1600s. Recognized by UNESCO for its cultural heritage value, the Fort was declared a World Heritage Site in 1988 as a unique exposition of "an urban ensemble which illustrates the interaction of European architecture and South Asian traditions from the 16th to the 19th centuries."
 Visit moonstone mines with shopping 
Check in at Hotel 
Relax and enjoy the evening on the beach
Overnight at the COCO Royal Beach or Similar Hotel

- Bentota

Breakfast at hotel 
Relax and enjoy on the beach 
Overnight at the COCO Royal Beach or Similar Hotel

- Bentota - Colombo - Airport

Breakfast at Hotel 
 Proceed to Colombo 
 Madu Ganga River safari, A boat excursion is the best way to navigate and enjoy what's on offer at Madu ganaga, a stretch of lake with almost placid water dotted with many islets. You can visit an island with a Buddhist monastery, where the friendly young monks will show you a 150-year-old book made of palm leaves and how they cook on cinnamon wood on an open fire.
 City tour of Colombo commencing with a visit to the Fort and the Pettah commercial hub with offices and shopping areas located amidst oldest colonial hotel GOH. It has a fantastic view of the Colombo harbor, lighthouse with clock tower (older than Big Ben in London) close to the president’s house and old parliament. Afterwards, proceed through the main street passing the old Dutch Museum, belfry and old City Hall which houses puppets of earlier governors of Sri Lanka. 
Stop will be made at the Old Dutch hospital with shops and restaurants facing Sri Lanka’s twin tower buildings. Continue to the old race course with a maze of buildings with colonial architecture, restaurants and shopping arcade passing through Colombo City Hall (mini replica of the White House in Washington, DC) 
Shopping in Colombo 
Thereafter Proceed to airport with lingering memories of your trip to Sri Lanka