Arrival at Colombo Airport, after traditional warm welcome at airport by our representative who will transfer you to the hotel to overnight stay.

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Situated off the main Colombo / Kandy road, 13 kms from Kegalle Town, Pinnawala is a home for young Elephants who have been displaced or lost from their natural habitat. The only such sanctuary in the world, visitors can watch the beasts gamboling in the water and being fed their quota of milk from handheld bottles


Sigiriya

A rock fortress situated 66 kms from Polonnaruwa, where king Kashyapa built his fortified palace atop and around a 183 m rocky outcrop in the 5th century. Sigiriya is the best known today for the paintings of beautiful women found on a sheltered ledge on the side of the rock.

After breakfast proceeds to Kandy en- rout visit Dambulla Cave Temples and after reaching at Kandy, check in hotel and at evening visit city of Kandy, including a visit to the temple of the Tooth Relic and overnight stay at hotel.

Dambulla

Rock temple, which was built by king Walagambahu in the 1st century B.C. Dambulla is a world heritage site and is the most impressive of Sri Lanka's cave temples. The complex of five caves with over 2000 sq. meters of painted walls and ceilings is the largest area of paintings found in the world. The caves contain over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock and spanning 14 meters.


Kandy

116 Kms from Colombo, in the foothills of the hill country, Kandy was the last capital of the Sinhalese Kings. The sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha is preserved for veneration at the Dalada Maligawa. Kandy is the venue of the annual Esala Perehera, one of the most colourful pageants in all Asia, held in honour of the Buddha's relic. The royal Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya have a wide and rare collection of tropical and temperate, exotic and indigenous flora, and an orchid house with the largest collection in Asia.

After breakfast visit the Royal Botanical Gardens. Later proceed to Nuwara Eliya, en route visit a tea factory / plantation. Evening do a site walk at the town. Overnight at Nuwara Eliya.

After breakfast proceed to Katharagama check in hotel. At evening visit the Katharagama Kovil, Overnight stay at hotel in Katharagama.

Galle

116 kms south of Colombo, this is south Sri Lanka's most important town, and though planted squarely on the beach circuit it derives its apotheosis from reasons other than golden stretches of sand. It is famous for its Old Dutch fort and ramparts.

After Breakfast proceed to Colombo. On arrival, check in at the Hotel. Later a city tour of Colombo. Overnight stay at hotel in Colombo.

Colombo like many capital cities in developing countries is fast changing its face. Almost overnight, skyscrapers arise from where old buildings once stood. yet in some parts, the old world charm is retained for example, there is a 100-year-old clock tower and several British built, colonial buildings. Other places of interest are, the pettah bazaar, where one can shop for bargains, a Hindu and a Buddhist temple, residential areas where you find the stately homes of the affluent, the Colombo museum, the Bandaranaike memorial international conference hall, an outright gift to Sri Lanka from the people's republic of China, the new parliament in Sri Jayawardenapura and the folk art centre.

After breakfast proceed to the airport for Departure.