Overview
Sri Lanka being a diversified attraction around the world, attracts many tourists from across the world. This tour lets you experience immense excitement blended with historical legacies. The tour covers cities known best for major tourist attractions. Let this tour make your vacation exciting and colorful.
| Day | Location | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sigiriya | Arrival, 2.5-hour drive to Sigiriya, Sri Lankan dinner |
| 2 | Sigiriya → Polonnaruwa | Parakrama Samudraya, King Parakramabahu's statue, Vatadage, Nelum Pokuna |
| 3 | Sigiriya → Kandy | Visit Temple of Tooth Relic, Royal Palace Compound, Royal Botanical Gardens |
| 4 | Kandy → Pinnawala | Visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, feed and bathe baby elephants |
Exploration Blueprint
Day 01 - Arrival to Sri Lanka - Sigiriya
Welcome to Sri Lanka! You will be warmly greeted and transferred to your hotel in Sigiriya. Your own representative will assist you from the time you enter Sri Lanka throughout.
Enjoy your way to Sigiriya for a 2 hours and 30 minutes drive while relaxing from a tiresome journey. Witness the many interesting places on your way to Sigiriya which you will be visiting in your Sigiriya trip.
Spend the night at a hotel in Sigiriya and enjoy a mouthwatering Sri Lankan style dinner.
Overnight: Hotel in Sigiriya
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 02 - Sigiriya - Polonnaruwa
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and prepare yourselves to experience an exciting day tour in one of Sri Lanka’s best known historical cities; Polonnaruwa which has been the second city of the lands and which has been a splendid capital of Sri Lanka at the time.
Visit Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa replaced the ancient city of Anuradhapura and had three Kings. The city of Polonnaruwa was invaded in the 12th century and was pitifully captured with much evidence remains. Today, even with the ruins the city looks glorious and elegant. The ruins of the ancient city stand on the east shore of a large artificial lake. The remains are in and around the Topa Wewa Lake or the Parakrama Samudraya which was built by King Parakramabahu the 1st during whose reign was the kingdom known as Golden. Some of the most popular attractions in Polonnaruwa can be named as
- Parakrama Samudraya (Sea of Parakrama)
- Massive Statue of King Parakramabahu
- The Potgul Vehera (The Library Monastery)
- Siva Devale (Temple)
- Thupararama, Vatadage (Circular Relic House)
- Nissanka Lata Mandapaya (Innovative Pavilion with Classical Architecture)
- The Satmahal Prasadaya (The Seven Store-yd Edifice)
- Hatadage and Atadage (Sacred Tooth Relic Temples)
- Gal Pota (26 ft Slab of Stone)
- Pabulu Vehera (The Limestone Statues of Lord Buddha with Different Sculptures)
- Nelum Pokuna (Lotus Bath)
An ancient historical city as Polonnaruwa has many more interesting attractions to keep your eyes struck. Enjoy your day tour in Polonnaruwa capturing the most eye catching and unbelievable sights ever.
Return to your hotel and feel relaxed readying for an enthusiastic trip on your next day in Sri Lanka.
Overnight: Hotel in Sigiriya
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 03 - Sigiriya - Kandy
Enjoy an energizing breakfast to get your day started and leave to Kandy after breakfast.
As per the itinerary, your this day tour would be a visit to Kandy , the royal city of Sri Lanka. On your way to Kandy from Sigiriya you can witness nature exposing its rarest yet the purest beauty ever.
Visit Kandy
No one would dare to miss paying a visit to Kandy, which is our golden royal city. Kandy resembles culture, traditions, customs and royalty. It has a lengthy historical value within. The city is called the cultural capital for many reasons. Annually, tourists and followers from around the world get attracted to the Kandyan beauty.
Kandy which is located in the Central hills is just 115 km away from the capital city of Colombo. On your way to Kandy, you will witness a nature one will marvel at. The scenic backdrops possess tremendous beauty.
On entering Kandy, you will experience a genuine difference in this golden city. The city is very famous for its Sri Dalada Maligawa where the remains of the Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha is being deposited. Every year the Tooth Relic is uninstalled from the original place and carried along in a procession and replaced. This procession is held for nearly 10 days and is celebrated with drummers, dancers, whip crackers and many more artists.
The city of Kandy lets you experience a whole new culture and traditions. The city which was established in the 15th century was the last royal capital ending the 2500 years of royal rule. Some of the most interesting places to visit in Kandy would be,
- The Temple of Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa)
- The Old Royal Palace Compound
- Lankatilake and Gadaladeniya Temples
- Embekke Temple
- Arts and Crafts
- The Royal Botanical Gardens
We promise you that there will be no other place like Kandy. The true royal essence awaits your presence.
Head to your hotel in Kandy and spend the night. Enjoy your dinner and prepare for tomorrow.
Overnight: Hotel in Kandy
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 04 - Kandy - Pinnawala - Airport
Enjoy your breakfast and bid farewell to the hotel and start your journey to Pinnawala. On your way from Kandy to Pinnawala you will come across most captivating sights where you can capture your favorite moments to add to your memory lane.
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is nothing but the rare contentment of witnessing peace, harmony and joy of the baby elephants in their foster home. Seeing you, the jumbo babies will amuse themselves and invite you in to seeing their playful activities and take part. Prepare yourselves to spend some time of your life with these jumbo babies and capture moments like never before.
From the moment you step into Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage until the time you take leave, every minute you spend with these elephants will be momentous. The day starts when they wake up from sleep and start their day. The visitors are given the opportunity to volunteer and bottle feed the baby elephants. Capture the moments when they meander and wander around pretending to start their day. They will be then taken for an energetic morning bath at the river. Follow their league and volunteers may lend a hand to clean and bathe these elephant babies. The elephants start enjoying their bath splashing water at each other and playing around while some lazy ones corner themselves and that’s when you could take part. The well trained herd is never too troubling. Punctual as ever, the herd then returns to their home where you can feed the large elephants or bottle feed the little once again.
As per flight schedule transfer to the airport.
Meals included: Breakfast
Package Inclusions
- Accommodation at 3-Star, 4-Star, or 5-Star Hotels
- Food and Site visiting tickets
- Breakfast
Transport in an Air-Conditioned Private Car / Van
Accompanying English Speaking Chauffeur Guide Throughout the Tour- Return Airport Transfer
- Unlimited Travel Distance
- All Applicable Taxes
Package Exclusions
- Visa Fees and Requirements
- Domestic Transfers and Flights Not Stated in the Deal Offer
- Travel Insurances
- Tips, Portage or Any Expense of Personal Nature
- Camera and Video Permits to Certain Sites