Amazeballs Travel 

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Day 1

Route : Airport to Colombo

Meal Type : BB

• Meet and Greet at the Airport Proceed to Colombo

• Proceed to Colombo

• Check in at Hotel, relax and recover from your flight.

• City tour of Colombo commencing with a visit to the Fort and the Pettah commercial hub with offices and shopping areas located amidst oldest colonial hotel GOH. It has a fantastic view of the Colombo harbor, lighthouse with clock tower (older than Big Ben in London) close to the president’s house and old parliament. Afterwards, proceed through the main street passing the old Dutch Museum, belfry and old City Hall which houses puppets of earlier governors of Sri Lanka.

• Stop will be made at the Old Dutch hospital with shops and restaurants facing Sri Lanka’s twin tower buildings. Continue to the old race course with a maze of buildings with colonial architecture, restaurants and shopping arcade passing through Colombo City Hall (mini replica of the White House in Washington, DC)

• Shopping in Colombo

• Overnight at Hotel in Colomb

 

Day 2

Route : Colombo to Dambulla/ Sigiriya

Meal Type : BB

• Breakfast at Hotel

• Proceed to Dambulla/Sigiriya – two UNESCO World Heritage Sites

• En route visit the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, home to approx 60 elephants. Watch the baby elephants play and bathe in the river; watch them being fed

• Reach Dambulla and check in at Hotel

• Evening climb Sigiriya Rock Fortress enjoying magnificent views, visit the Frescoes inside the fortress and be marveled by the wonder of this ancient “cloud swept city”. Sigiriya (The Lion Rock), also known as the ‘Palace and Fortress in the sky’, was built by King Kassapa (477 – 495 AD). Sigiriya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rising 200 meters vertically from the flat pains, Sigiriya Rock provides you with one of the most dramatic sites in Sri Lanka.

• Overnight at Hotel in Dambulla/ Sigiriya

 

Day 3

Route : Dambulla/ Sigiriya

Meal Type : BB

• Breakfast at hotel

• Excursion to Polonnaruwa, the other ancient city in Sri-Lanka’s so called “Cultural Triangle”. The awe inspiring architecture, rock carvings and murals of this ancient kingdom is reflective of its intriguing history. Notable sites include The Citadel, which are the remains of the Royal Palace, The Quadrangle of temples and shrines.

• Visit to Polonnaruwa Museum

• Visit to Hiriwadunna Village & Bullock cart & boat ride to experience the natural village life -a journey through dense shrub forest to encounter farmer’s lifestyle & hospitality

• Overnight at Hotel in Dambulla/Sigiriya

 

Day 4

Route : Dambulla/ Sigiriya to Kandy

Meal Type : BB

• Breakfast at hotel

• Proceed to Kandy

• Visit Dambulla cave temple, The Dambulla Rock Temple had first been constructed during the rein of King Vattagamini Abhaya (103 BC and 89-77 BC). The Sinhalese often call him as King Valagamba.

• Thereafter proceed to Kandy with a Stop at a spice garden-route to witness how the traditional spices are grown (in Matale)

• Attend a Folklore show with Kandyan dancers and drummers, fire-walk performances , in the evening

• Overnight at Hotel in Kandy

 

Day 5

Route : Kandy

Meal Type : BB

• Breakfast at Hotel

• Visit Kandy tooth relic temple, historical records suggest that Kandy was first established by the King Wickramabahu (1357-1374 CE) near the Watapuluwa area, north of the present city, and it was named Senkadagalapura at the time, although some scholars suggest the name ‘Katubulu Nuwara’ may also have been used. Visit Kandy Tooth Relic Temple, the Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a temple in the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka.

• Visit to Peradeniya Botanical Gardens – one of the finest in Asia, which dates back to the 14th century

• Late afternoon reach Kandy, known to be the center for the Arts in Sri-Lanka

• Take a stroll or drive along the Kandy lake and Upper Lake Drive enjoying breath taking views of the country’s Hill Capitol

• Visit the Kandy National Museum (Optional)

• Shopping in Kandy – known for exotic arts and crafts and world famous gem stones

• Overnight at Hotel in Kandy

 

Day 6

Route : Kandy to Nuwara Eliya

Meal Type : BB

• Breakfast at Hotel

• Journey up through the hills, passing waterfalls (Ramboda Falls), pine and eucalyptus forests and vast green tea estates. Many optional photo stops en-route.

• Visit a tea factory, where you will not only enjoy a cup of freshly brewed Ceylon tea but will also have the opportunity to witness the intricacies involved in its manufacturing process.

• By late afternoon, reach Nuwara Eliya, the “city above the clouds” at 1980m above sea level. A golf course, race course for horse racing, English country style cottages and planters bungalows are all witnesses of its colonial past.

• Check in at hotel – relax at leisure

• Overnight at hotel in Nuwara Eliya

 

Day 7

Route : Nuwara Eliya to Yala

Meal Type : BB

• Breakfast at Hotel

• Leave for Yala home to a National Park and Wild Life Sanctuary

• Visit to Seetha Amman Temple

• The sacred Seetha Amman Temple is a venerated as a holy place especially by the Hindus and the Temple premises has been built in line with Hindu architecture.

• Visit to Rawana Falls en-route

• Reach Yala by afternoon

• Optional Evening Safari at Yala National Park

• Overnight at Hotel in Yala with honeymoon amenities

 

Day 8

Route : Yala to Bentota

Meal Type : BB

• Breakfast at hotel

• Early morning Safari at Yala National Park to experience close encounters with a variety of wildlife; elephants, leopards, wild buffalo, spotted deer etc.

• Proceed to Galle

• Sightseeing of Galle with old Dutch fort ramparts with lighthouse with a panoramic view natural harbor – one more world heritage site, basking on the southern coast of Sri Lanka in the bay of Galle, the Fort was first built by the Portuguese in 1588 before being extensively fortified by the Dutch in the mid-1600s. Recognized by UNESCO for its cultural heritage value, the Fort was declared a World Heritage Site in 1988 as a unique exposition of “an urban ensemble which illustrates the interaction of European architecture and South Asian traditions from the 16th to the 19th centuries.”

• Proceed to Bentota/ Beruwala for overnight

• Overnight at hotel in Bentota/ Beruwala

 

Day 9

Route : Bentota/ Beruwala

Meal Type : BB

• Breakfast at hotel

• Whole day relax and enjoy the beach

• Bentota also forms the “Sun & Fun” water sport capital of Sri Lanka with a gamut of activates from snorkeling/scuba diving along the Barberyn reef running very close to the shore or to a distant ship wreck operated by PADI qualified instructors, wind surfing along the coast is sheer exhilaration as nothing beats the powerless cruise along the water, water skiing along the river dragged by an experienced boater, or for the speed freaks the jet ski along the river or if you want a bit more adventure in the squalls of the Indian Ocean.

• Overnight at hotel in Bentota/ Beruwala

 

Day 10

Route : Bentota/ Beruwala to Airport

Meal Type : BB

• Breakfast at Hotel

• Proceed to Colombo

• Enjoy river safari at Madu River

• Madu Ganga River safari, A boat excursion is the best way to navigate and enjoy what’s on offer at Madu ganaga, a stretch of lake with almost placid water dotted with many islets. You can visit an island with a Buddhist monastery, where the friendly young monks will show you a 150-year-old book made of palm leaves and how they cook on cinnamon wood on an open fire.

• Thereafter proceed to airport with an abundance of memories from your mystique adventures in Sri Lanka

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