TOUR DETAILS
Heritage Tour
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Day 01
Route : Airport > Colombo
Drive : 1 half hour drive
Night spending city : Colombo
HIGHLIGHT
Arrival at the Bandaranaike International airport in Katunayeka where you will be welcomed by the tour driver / guide who will be accompanying you during your round trip and be transferred to your hotel in Colombo. Colombo is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. While being one of the most heavily populated cities in Sri Lanka it also is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins. Colombo harbor was a trade point in the Silk Road of the ancient world and is very famous among tourists for the many activities and sites it has to offer and many places where you can do shopping to your hearts content.
Day 02
Route : Colombo > Nuwara Eliya
Drive : 5 hour drive
Night spending city : Nuwara Eliya
HIGHLIGHT
After breakfast leave for Nuwara Eliya and en-route visit a tea factory and estate where you will be able to take a glimpse in to the tea making process and even purchase some world renowned Ceylon black tea. After checking in to your hotel you can do a city tour in Nuwara Eliya city. Nuwara Eliya is where the British succeeded in creating an English countryside, with homes in styles from Georgian to Queen Anne. Well-kept lawns with hedges, golf courses and beautiful parks have given the place an air of nostalgia. Situated 1,890 meters above sea level the air is cool and fresh a serene retreat from the hustle and bustle of the commercial areas. (Optional : You can also partake in water based activities like Speed boat riding / Jet skieng in the famous gregories lake during the city tour)
Day 03
Route : Nuwara Eliya > Kandy
Drive : 5 hour drive
Night spending city : Kandy
HIGHLIGHT
After breakfast leave for Kandy. After getting refreshed at your hotel, you can do a city tour in Kandy. Kandy is an exciting place for shopping with souvenirs made of wood, copper, silver, brass, ebony, bronze then also there are Ceramics, lacquer work, handlooms, batiks, jewelry and rush and reed-ware can also be purchased. You’ll visit Sri Dalada Maligawa also known as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic The main attraction -of Kandy. It is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy and is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of Buddha. A place revered by countless number of people around the world. On completion go to watch a cultural show performed by traditional Kandyan dancers and drummers in the late evening.
Day 04
Route : Kandy > Sigiriya
Drive : 3 hour drive
Night spending city : Sigiriya
HIGHLIGHT
After breakfast leave for Sigirya, en-route visit the famous Lion’s Rock Fortress in Sigiriya. This rock fortress was a royal citadel for more than 18 years. In a sheltered cobra hooded cave approached by a spiral stairway are the famous frescos of Sigiriya. The summit of the rock with an area nearly of one hectare is the site of the old palace – the outer wall which was built on the very brink of the precipice. The UNESCO sponsored Central Cultural Fund has restored Sigiriyas’ 5th century water gardens to its former glory and it is a sight to behold. Check in to the hotel in the afternoon.
Day 05
Route : Sigiriiya > Dambulla > Negombo
Drive : 5 hour drive
Night spending city : Negombo
HIGHLIGHT
After breakfast leave for Negombo, en-route visit the Golden Cave Temple of Dambulla and a herbal / spice garden in Matale where you can see how the many spices and plants are cultivated as well as purchase some of the famous spices and herbs of ancient Ceylon. The Golden Cave temple is a vast isolated rock mass which houses a rock temple (formerly caves). Most of the walls of this cave temple are covered with frescoes; some which are over 2000 years old and still holds the remnants of their archaic auras. On completion leave for Negombo. Check in to your hotel in the evening and rest of the day at leisure.
Day 06
Route : Negombo > Airport
Drive : 1 hour drive
Night spending city : -
HIGHLIGHT
After breakfast you will be picked up from the hotel and will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight, end of a memorable journey filled with many beautiful memories in the Paradise Island of Sri Lanka.