Day 01 : ARRIVAL TRANSFER / PINNAWALA / SIGIRIYA

Meet & Assist on arrival by our Representative and transfer from Airport to Sigiriya.
Visit Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage en route.
Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage: The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage is one of Sri Lanka’s most popular tourist attractions. The orphanages population has now mushroomed to around 65, making it the world’s largest collection of captive elephants. The elephants here range in age from newborns to elderly matriarchs, and include orphaned and abandoned elephants, as well as those injured in the wild.
Check in at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight stay at Aliya Resort & Spa, 4*

Day 02 : SIGIRIYA / DAMBULLA / SIGIRIYA

Breakfast at Hotel.
Morning climb the sigiriya rock fortress.
Sigiriya Lion Rock: Climb the 5th century Sigiriya Rock fortress which is a UNESCO world heritage site, built by King Kashyapa (477-495). The spectacular citadel of Sigiriya rises sheer and impregnable out of the plains of the dry zone. It is the country’s most memorable single attraction, a remarkable archeological site made unforgettable by its dramatic setting. The rock was the innermost stronghold of a 70 hectare fortified town. A moat, rampart and extensive gardens including the renowned water gardens ring the base of the rock. Visit the world-renowned frescoes of the 'Heavenly Maidens' of Sigiriya, which are in a sheltered pocket of the rock approached by a spiral stairway.
Transfer from Sigiriya to Dambulla.
Visit Dambulla Cave Temple.
Dambulla Cave Temple: Dambulla Viharaya contains an abundance of valuable material from the very earliest times till the late eighteenth century, and shows the evolution of the Singhalese Buddhist art. Such vast material in one place, combined with a long history, is a rare find anywhere. The temples contain 153 Buddha images, 3 images of kings and 4 images of gods and goddesses. There are also 4 main monasteries and it was within this complex that the monks began the militant nationalist movement against the British in 1848.These 80 or more caves tell of the inhabitants dating back to the 3rd Century BCE. Five main caves hold the holy Buddhist shrines. The stupa was built in the 5th century AD and the caves contain precious paintings and innumerable Buddha sculptures. Among the paintings, two of the most magnificent depict the temptation of the Buddha by the demon Mara and the First Sermon of the Buddha.
Transfer from Dambulla to Sigiriya.
Overnight stay at Aliya Resort & Spa, 4*

Day 03 : SIGIRIYA / KANDY

Breakfast at Hotel.
Transfer from Sigiriya to Kandy.
Check in at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight stay at Earl’s Regent, 4*

Day 04 : KANDY

Breakfast at Hotel.
Morning visit Peradeniya Botanical Garden.
Peradeniya Botanical Gardens: Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is situated about 5.5 km to the west from the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka and attracts 1.2 million visitors annually; It is renowned for its collection of more than 300 varieties of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees.
Enjoy a city tour in Kandy.
Kandy City Tour: Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Kandy which is a UNESCO world heritage site. The historic city about 480m above sea level surrounded by mountains was known to Sri Lankan as Kanda Uda Rata, which means the hill country. Kandy was home to Sri Lanka's last independent Kingdom, which survived two centuries of colonial incursion before finally falling to the British at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Visit the Temple of the tooth, The Royal Botanical Gardens, the Peradeniya University campus and catch a panoramic view of the picturesque town from Upper Lake Drive.
Evening visit Temple of Tooth.
Temple of the Tooth: According to legend, the tooth was taken from the Buddha as he lay on his funeral pyre. It was smuggled to Sri Lanka in 313 AD, hidden in the hair of Princess Hemamali who fled the Hindu armies besieging her father's kingdom in India. It immediately became an object of great reverence and was enshrined in a series of nested jeweled reliquaries. The tooth was brought out for special occasions and paraded on the backs of elephants, which are sacred to the Buddha. Where it survived numerous attempts to capture and destroy it. When the capital was moved to Kandy, the tooth was taken to the new city and placed in temples built to honor it. The temple was originally built under Kandyan kings between 1687 and 1707, but later severely damaged during the 18th-century colonial wars against the Portuguese and Dutch. After the wars, the original wooden structures were restored in stone. In January 1998 Hindu Tamil separatists bombed the temple, damaging its facade and roof. Restoration began immediately afterward.
Late evening visit Kandyan Dance Performance.
Kandyan Dance Performance: The Kandyan dance has become most distinctively Sinhalese and is readily associated with the idea of a National Dance. This development can be explained by the fact that the Kandyan Kingdom was the last of the Sinhala kingdoms to fall under foreign rule (1815).
On completion return to the hotel.
Overnight stay at Earl’s Regent, 4*

Day 05 : KANDY / NUWARA ELIYA

Breakfast at Hotel.
Transfer from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya, you would also visit a tea factory and estate en route and witness how the famous "Ceylon Tea" is brewed.
Check in at hotel.
Enjoy a sightseeing tour in Nuwara Eliya.
Nuwara Eliya City Tour: Nuwara Eliya meaning "the city of dawn" is the town at the highest elevation (about 2000m above sea level) in Sri Lanka and its tallest peak, Piduruthalagala (2555m) could be seen from here. The city established by the British in the nineteenth century, and known as "Little England" and is a popular holiday resort for Sri Lankans & tourists due to its cool climate and quaint colonial feel with its little bungalows surrounded by hedgerows.
On completion return to the hotel.
Overnight stay at Araliya Green Hills, 4*

Day 06 : NUWARA ELIYA / TISSAMAHARAMA

Breakfast at Hotel.
Transfer from Nuwara Eliya to Tissamaharama.
Check in at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight stay at The Safari Hotel, 4*

Day 07 : TISSAMAHARAMA

Breakfast at Hotel.
Enjoy a jeep safari in Yala National Park.
Yala National Park: Sri Lanka’s most known National Park is popular for Elephant, Leopard, Bear, Crocodile and Wild Boar. 97,800 hectares in extent, this is the second largest of Sri Lanka’s National Parks. Its open undulating terrain made it famous for elephants for many years, but recently the park has also received much fame through publicity by National Geographic and the Discovery TV channels, which focused on a leopard research/conservation and identification project. Claims have subsequently been made that Yala National Park has the world’s highest concentration of leopard per square kilometer. Vegetation is primarily grassland and shrub jungle with patches of dense growth while several salt and fresh water lagoons are a haven for a large variety of resident and migrant birds. Areas popular with leopard are rock strewn hillocks with dense shrub in which the animals hide.
On completion return to the hotel.
Overnight stay at The Safari Hotel, 4*

Day 08 : TISSAMAHARAMA / BENTOTA

Breakfast at Hotel.
Transfer from Tissamaharama to Bentota.
Check in at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight stay at The Surf Hotel, 4*

Day 09 : BENTOTA

Breakfast at Hotel.
Full day at leisure on the beach. (Vehicle at disposal maximum 80 km’ only).
Optional – enjoy a madhu river boat ride in Balapitiya & visit turtle hatchery farm in Kosgoda.
Overnight stay at The Surf Hotel, 4*

Day 10 : BENTOTA / COLOMBO

Breakfast at Hotel.
Transfer from Bentota to Colombo.
Check in at hotel.
Afternoon enjoy a city tour in Colombo.
Colombo City Tour: Enjoy a city tour of Colombo which is the largest city and former administrative capital of Sri Lanka and is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life and remnants of a bygone colonial era. Due to its large harbor and its strategic position along the East-West sea trade routes, Colombo was known to ancient traders 2,000 years ago. However it was only made the Capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815. The main city is home to a majority of the Sri Lanka’s corporate offices, restaurants and entertainment venues. On this tour you will visit many of the historical, religious and commercial sites of Colombo including the historic and bustling Fort and Pettah, the elite residential Cinnamon Gardens, the Galle face Green, Viharamahadevi Park and much more.
On completion return to the hotel.
Overnight stay at OZO Colombo, 4*

Day 11 : COLOMBO / DEPARTURE TRANSFERS

Breakfast at Hotel.
Transfer from Colombo to Airport for departure.