Essence of Sri Lanka
- 5 Nights 6 Days
Essence of Sri Lanka
- Overview
Delve into the heart of Sri Lanka with visits to the sacred city of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa and a safari in Minneriya National Park. This tour offers a perfect mix of adventure and relaxation, providing an immersive experience of Sri Lanka’s essence.
- Package Inclusions
- Airport pick & drops.
- English speaking chauffeur.
- Transport on private basis in an A/C car or van.
- All related goverment taxes & service charges.
- Mineral water bottles.
- Driver meals & accommodations.
- Listed hotels on availability.
- All parking fees.
- Highway charges.
- Site entrance tickets/ Jeep safari/ Other events are included under respective price options.
- One double room on sharing basis.
- Itinerary
Activity Details
- Arrive at Colombo Airport.
- Check into the Negombo Hotel and relax and enjoy the beach. Negombo has added ornament of a picturesque lagoon, and a Dutch-built canal Hamilton, running north & south and Negombo is a fishing village that captures the imagination with the sparkling tropical sea, and the quaint catamarans.
- Overnight at Negombo Hotel.
- After breakfast at the hotel travel to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and baby elephant milk feeding.
- Next directly travel to Dambulla. Dambulla cave temple is a vast isolated rock. Here is found the famous Rock temple dating to the first century B.C. In the first cave is a recumbent image of the Buddha and images of deities associated with Buddhism all around.
- Afternoon enjoy Minneriya Nation Park and Eco Park. The renovated, vast ancient Minneriaya rainwater reservoir that irrigates a considerable area of the district of Polonnaruwa is the focal point of the Minneriya National Park.
- Evening checking into Dambulla hotel.
- Overnight stay at Dambulla Hotel.
- After breakfast at Dambulla Hotel travel to Kingdom Anuradhapura.
- Explore kingdom Anuradhapura Ancient ruins. A ruined building located in the inner city area is identified by some scholars as the ruins of an ancient royal palace. These ruins consist of massive stone pillars. Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba is a stark white dome that was once one of the world’s tallest buildings.
- The Anuradhapura site will be completed in 2 hours and travel back to Sigiriya, afternoon climb Sigiriya. Sigiriya is one of the most valuable historical monuments of Sri Lanka. Referred by locals as the Eighth Wonder of the World.
- Evening stays at the same Dambulla hotel.
- Overnight Dambulla hotel.
- After breakfast travel to the kingdom of Polonnaruwa. Polonnaruwa remains one of the best-planned archeological relic sites in the country. [Royal palace, Audience Hall, Stone seat, Bosath shrine, Vatadage Buddha statue]
- After completing the Kingdom site travel back to Dambulla and check out at Dambulla En route explore Dambulla cave temple and enjoy a free head massage at Matale Spice Garden. The royal cave temples of Dambulla are a UNESCO World Heritage site in the heart of the central province of Sri Lanka.
- After noon travel directly to the Kingdom of Kandy. Royal Botanical Garden- Peradeniya is a pleasure garden; some rare and endemic flora from the tropical world are found in this garden. Kandy is one of the most sacred sites as it is the home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic.
- In Kandy evening enjoy the Kandy cultural dance show. so here, traditional Kandyan dances include cobra, mask, and Ginisisila. [showing power over fire]
- In the evening check – in the Kandy hotel.
- After breakfast Kandy Hotel visits the Temple of Tooth. .Kandy is one of the most sacred sites as it is the home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic. It’s a world-renowned place of worship, where the left canine tooth of Buddha is enshrined.
- After completing the Temple of Tooth visit the Gem Museum.
- Next you can visit Batik and Silk Factory. After 1.00 p.m. travel main city of Colombo.
- Around 4.00 p.m. we can reach Colombo.
- In Colombo we can visit Ganga Rama Temple, Galle Face, Lotus tower, Diyatha uyana & Viharamaha devi park.
- In the evening side seen in Colombo.
- Evening check-in at Colombo Hotel.
- Overnight at Colombo Hotel.
- After breakfast relaxing work in Colombo and later travel airport.
- Assist to departure.
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