Escape to Sri Lanka

Day 1: Colombo Airport – Kandy

Pickup from Colombo Airport & transfer to Kandy Hotel/ Resort. Check-in to your Hotel/ Resort. En-route visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage- Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is an orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located at Pinnawala village. Evening at leisure. Overnight at Kandy Hotel/ Resort.

Day 2: Transfer to Nuwara Eliya

After breakfast visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha–By far the most important place of worship for devotees all over the world Proceed to Nuwara Eliya with the city tour including a visit to Gregory Lake Lunch Enroute Nuwara Eliya. nestled in a wooded basin at the foot of Mount Pidurutalagala Sri Lanka’s highest peak, this region at 6,183ft above sea level Has a cool, crisp climate unknown elsewhere in Sri Lanka. Evening at leisure. Overnight at Nuwara Eliya Hotel/ Resort.

Day 3: Nuwara Eliya – Yala

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Yala. Is mainly famous for the wildlife of Sri Lanka and The Yala National park. Of all the National Parks in Sri Lanka, Yala National Park gives the best opportunity to witness Sri Lanka’s broad variety of wildlife Overnight at Yala Hotel/ Resort.

Day 4: Yala to Bentota

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Bentota. Bentota is a resort town on Sri Lanka’s southwest coast. Its long Bentota Beach stretches north, where it becomes a sandy strip known as Paradise Island, parallel to Bentota Lagoon. Coral-rich dive sites include Canoe Rock. On Bentota River, centuries-old Galapota Temple has a large Buddha statue. Southeast is Lunuganga, the estate, and gardens of architect Geoffrey Bawa. Northeast is his brother Bevis’s Brief Garden. Lunch Enroute Dinner & Overnight stay at Hotel

Day 5: Bentota–Kosgoda -Bentota

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Kosgoda and visit Turtle hatchery. The Turtle Care Centre at Kosgoda beach is one of 18 turtle hatcheries along the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The center is located in the South Western coastal village of Kosgoda and was established in 1981. It is also very popular as all five species of turtles that visit Sri Lankanest in Kosgoda. This is not so with many of the other hatcheries around the island whose beaches host only some of the species. Lunch Enroute Dinner & Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 6: Bentota – Colombo

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Colombo-the Commercial Capital. Colombo is a fascinating city, not only for its comfortable blend of East and West but also for its balanced mixture of the past and the present. It is the Commercial Capital of the country and is only 35 km south of the country’s only International Airport. Many attractions, opportunities for shopping, availability of tasting a multitude of cuisine, etc. make it an interesting city. Lunch at outside restaurant In the afternoon undertakes a City Tour of Colombo including a Buddhist Temple, Pettah, Dutch, Wolvendhal Church, a Hindu Temple, Mosque, Town Hall, BMICH (Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall), Cinnamon Gardens -Prime residential area, the Nelum Pokuna–the newly opened Performing Arts Theatre, the newly opened Nelum Kuluna–South Asia’s highest Tower etc. Dinner at outside restaurant Overnight stay at Hotel

Day 7: Tour Ends – Colombo Airport Drop

After breakfast, drop at Colombo Airport. Tour ends with happy memories & experiences.

Tour Highlights

Kandy Lake, Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Yala National Park.