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Wonders & Beauty |
| Destination:
Colombo - Negombo - Mawanella - Kandy - Nuwara Eliya - Colombo |
| Duration: 5
Days/4 Nights |
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| Departure:
Any Day of the week |
Tour Code:
RXTSLK-12 |
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DAY 1: ARRIVE COLOMBO AIRPORT-NEGOMBO
Arrive in Sri Lanka. You will be welcomed by representatives &
transferred to Colombo.
Free & Easy at Hotel
Overnight stay at A HOTEL IN NEGOMBO.
DAY 2: NEGOMBO-MAWANELLA-KANDY
After breakfast proceed to Kandy. En route visit a *Spice Garden
in Mawanella to see the different spices, which Sri Lanka is
famous for. You will be introduced to different spices and shown how
some of these spices are grown and processed.
Lunch at Restaurant
On arrival city tour of Kandy, including Upper Lake Drive, Market
Square, Arts & Crafts Centre, Gem Museum & Royal Botanical Gardens.
*Kandy - the hill capital, venue of the annual Perahera. The
last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally ceded to the
British in 1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism's influence in
Sri Lanka today. Temple's shrines and monasteries keeping alive
Buddhist traditions are everywhere.
*Royal Botanical Gardens - 147 acres in extent: started in
1374 as a pleasure garden of the King’s of Kandy. There are more
than 5000 species of tree and plants. Some and endemics as well as
flora from the tropical world. Spice garden and Orchid House are
popular with Tourists.
Late afternoon visit *Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic - ever
since 4th Century A.D, when the Buddha's Tooth was brought to Sri
Lanka hidden from sacrilegious hands in an Orissan princess' hair,
the Relic has grown in repute and holiness in Sri Lanka and
throughout the Buddhist world. It is considered Sri Lanka's most
prized possession.
Evening witness a cultural show featuring various dance types of Sri
Lanka.
Dinner & Overnight stay at A HOTEL IN KANDY.
DAY 3: KANDY-NUWARA ELIYA
After breakfast proceed to *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 is really just
like an England 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.
Evening free to explore the scenic surroundings of the hill station.
Overnight stay at A HOTEL IN NUWARA ELIYA.
DAY 4: NUWARA ELIYA-COLOMBO
After breakfast proceed to Colombo, Lunch En route
Commence city tour of *Colombo - a drive through the city
taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined
residential, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit Fort, the former British
administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street - the
Goldsmith’s quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where
is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings, and the Dutch
Church of Wolfendhal dating back to 1749. Also visit the BMICH, see
the replica of Avukana Buddha and Independence Square, including
*Gangarama Temple.
Afternoon shopping in Colombo - visit Mlesna exquisite tea boutique,
cashew nut shop, ready made garments and all sorts at Majestic City.
Visit the Lanka Ceramics Centre, a place where you can buy “NORITAKE
SET” or other ceramic items, visit the ‘ODEL SHOP’. Visit
’BAREFOOT’, ’HOUSE OF FASHION’ and 'BEVERLY HILLS'.
Dinner at Restaurant
Overnight stay at A HOTEL IN COLOMBO.
DAY 5: COLOMBO-AIRPORT
After breakfast transferred to the airport for flight departure.
Price per person in U.S. Dollars
Child (under 12 years old)
sharing with 2 adults:
a) with an extra bed - 40% discount
on adult Twin Sharing rate
b) without extra bed - 60% discount
on adult Twin Sharing rate
Price includes:
- 4 Night
accommodation at Hotel specified or similar.
- Meals
on FB basis commencing with breakfast on day 2 & ending with
breakfast on day 5
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Sightseeing tours as per the programme above.
-
English speaking driver guide through out the tour.
- Entrance fees to places of
interest specified in the itinerary.
- Return
airport transfers
Does not include:
- Personal expenses
- Guide Tips
- Camera/video permits
- Supplements Peak Period
Cost of Kany
Perahera - A visit to Sri
Lanka sometimes feels like a vacation at the circus. Sitting along
the road at the famous Kandy Perahera (parade), we watched
bare-chested men crack whips, boys on stilts juggle torches and
crimson-robed elephants lumber along beside their mahouts. And the
carnival atmosphere doesn't evaporate after the parade ends. Sri
Lankans smile constantly-perhaps amused, perhaps joyous-at the
spectacles that surround their daily lives: stilt fisherman reeling
in mullet along the south coast; teenaged couples walking the walls
of the 17th-century Dutch fort in Galle; kids searing their tongues
with a fiery curry meal. For the traveler, it all starts to feel
like a never-ending perahera. Sri Lankans sweep you into their
circus so persuasively that you're soon moving with the show,
instead of watching it
Remarks:
- All tours are operated in
Private
- 1 Person only will be
accommodated in 1 single room; no supplement single charge
- Supplement Single (Sup Sin) is
additional only for tour participants of 2 or more persons who
would like to have separate single room for him or herself.
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