Day 1 – On your
arrival you will be met by a representative of Enjoy Lanka Travels
at the airport and transferred to Colombo- a 60 minutes drive. You
can rest relax at the hotel and recover from jet lag. Depending the
availability of time together with your ideas we will do a brief city
tour.
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel Trans Asia – a 5 star hotel
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Day 2 – After
breakfast at the hotel proceed towards Dambulla en route visit elephant
orphanage Pinnawela. You can have your lunch by looking at the sight
the spectacular scenery of the bathing and playing of elephants in
the river. The elephant orphanage was set up in 1975 with the intention
of helping the elephants in distress. Initially they started with
3 babies and now it has expanded up to more than 75. the number often
increases. You can also see the limping elephant walks with 3 legs,
the old blind elephant, the tiny babies and many more.
Check into the hotel Amaya Lake – Dambulla, relax and enjoy
a nice cool dip in the pool.
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel Amaya Lake. |
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Day 3 – After breakfast
at the hotel depart to explore the ancient city of Anuradapura –
the 1st capital of Sri Lanka also a UNESCO world heritage site. You
will see the world largest “stupa” , lot of ancient ruins
and monuments.
On your way back to hotel explore the “Ritigala” –
ancient jungle ruins of hospital/monastery located in a forest of
medicinal trees.
Dinner and over night stay at hotel Amaya Lake. |
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Day 4 – After an early
breakfast at the hotel proceed to “Sigiriya” with your trainers on
(training shoes) and explore the rock castle belongs to 5 th century
AD. Sigiriya is a unique combination of 5 th century architecture,
urban planning, gardening, hydro technology and world famous fresco
arts. This is one of the world heritage sites and also the 8 th wonder
of the world.
Evening you can go for a nice herbal body massage which is also a
part of “panchakarma” treatment (optional). Also you have the opportunity
to go on an adventurous and exciting elephant ride which is very popular
among tourists (optional). Dinner and over night stay at hotel Amaya
Lake . |
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Day 5 – after breakfast
depart to Kandy en route stopping at the Dambulla cave temple where
you can take some beautiful photographs, if you wish you can climb
up to the caves. On your journey to Kandy you will be taken to “Nalanda
Gedige”, a temple with a mixture of Buddhist and Hindu cultures, which
is situated at a beautiful scenic location.
Also you can stop at a “spice & herbal garden” at Matale which
is the spice capitol of Sri Lanka . In the evening you can witness
a colourful pageant featuring drummers, dancers, acrobats and exciting
finale of firewalking. Dinner and over night stay at hotel Amaya Hill
in Kandy . |
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| Day 6 – After breakfast
a city tour in Kandy which is the last kingdom of Sinhala kings. The
temple of the Tooth relic of Budda is one of the most important places
that you visit. Next you will be taken to Royal botanic garden-Peradeniya
with more than 100 endamic trees and more than 5000 species of trees,
plants and creepers together with very rare varieties spread over
147 acres. Dinner and over night stay at hotel Amaya Hill in Kandy
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| Day 7 – After breakfast
proceed to Haputale via Nuwara Eliya. The drive along the windy roads
is spectacular with misty mountains, lush green tea bushes in large
tea estates. A visit to a tea factory and see how the tea powder is
made out of leaves. You will see some beautiful waterfalls while you
travel through hill country. Nuwara Eliya is also known as “little
England” and the climate is cooler than other areas. Dinner and over
night stay at Kelburne bungalow situated in a breathtaking scenic
location. |
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Day
8 – After breakfast you can go on a hike to see Lipton seat – an
Englishman Thomas Lipton's famous meditation spot, situated at a
high mountain. A panoramic view over the mountains and valleys.
Rest and relax in the afternoon.Dinner and over night stay at the
bungalow. |
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| Day 9 – After breakfast
set off to “Sinharaja”- the only “world heritage site” rain forest
in Sri Lanka . You can explore the beauty and mystery of Sinharaja
, the only remaining virgin tropical evergreen rain forest in Sri
Lanka with a large variety of birds, butterflies, reptiles, mammals
and trees. Dinner and over night stay at an “eco lodge” close to the
forest. |
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| Day 10 – After an early
breakfast and packed lunch enter the Sinharaja forest to explore,
the entire day. In the evening return to the lodge to rest relax and
for dinner and overnight stay. |
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Day
11 - After breakfast set off towards “Yala” and check in at hotel
Rosen Renaissance – Katharagama. Lunch at the same hotel.Afternoon
start around 3 PM and board a 4WD jeep to enter the National park
Yala, which is the 2 nd largest wildlife park having largest population
of leopards in Sri Lanka . Also a variety of other animals including
elephants and a large variety of birds can be seen at Yala.Dinner
and over night stay at Hotel Rosen Renaissance. |
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| Day 12 – After breakfast
proceed along the coastal road towards Hikkaduwa en route visit the
“blow hole” – to see the sea water pops up like a fountain through
a hole in the rocks at the ocean. Traveling onwards you will reach
Galle and visit the Dutch fort – another world heritage site. Arrive
at the beach hotel Amaya Reef for dinner and overnight stay. |
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Day
13 – after breakfast you can go for an interesting boat ride at
Madu river. You will see a variety of animals, birds and about 62
islands where you will get the opportunity to visit a few. Some
are specialized in cinnamon plantation and you can see how they
get quality cinnamon out of the tree. Also you can see a rare type
of black monkey, you will see the prawn traps and many more. Afternoon
relax at the beach.Dinner and over night stay at Hotel Amaya Reef.
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Day
14 – After breakfast entire day rest and relax at the beach hotel.Dinner
and over night stay at Hotel Amaya Reef. |
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| Day 15 – After breakfast
depart to the airport for your flight out. |
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Tour
package Includes – |
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Picking up at airport and during
the time of departure dropping at the airport. |
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All transport in an air-conditioned, comfortable vehicle with
a qualified English speaking (or any other language required
by the guest) chauffeur / guide. |
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Hotel accommodations / luxury villas / eco
lodges / bungalows / boutique hotels, whatever included in the
package. |
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Entrance to the sites listed below – elephant orphanage
pinnawela; cultural triangle tickets including Isurumuniya,
Sri maha Boodiya, ritigala; temple of the tooth relic; botanic
garden; Sinharaja National park; jeep charges to enter the Sinharaja
park; Yala wildlife park; safari jeep for Yala; turtle hatchery.
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All present government taxes and levies. |
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Tour
package excludes – |
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Lunch - except in certain hotels
where lunch is also provided. |
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Bottled mineral water, other beverages and extras at hotels. |
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Camera / video permits (where applicable) |
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Tips and porterages. |
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Airport departure tax. (mostly included
in the ticket) |
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Travel insurance. |
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| Contact
details
No: 520/D, Enderamulla, Wattala, Sri Lanka.
Phone: 94 072 2120272
Tle / Fax: 94 011 2938102
Email: kamal@enjoylankatravels.com
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