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Luxury Tour in Sri Lanka
Tour Itinerary |
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D a y 01 |
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Arrival at the Colombo
International Airport and welcome by Explore
Vacations Representative and transfer to
Colombo with the services of English
Speaking Chauffeur Guide |
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Arrives at Cinnamon
Grand Hotel |
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Pre registration
arranged in advance |
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Afternoon at Leisure
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Overnight at Cinnamon
Grand Hotel OR Cinnamon Lakeside Resort,
Colombo |
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Buffet breakfast at
the Hotel |
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The Tour Commences
from Colombo by Luxury Car OR 4x4 Jeep with
the services of Speaking Chauffeur Guide
throughout |
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Proceed on Route A1 in
the direction to Kandy, traveling via
Pineapple and Cashew Country. Stop-by at a
fruit vendor and taste the juicy pineapple
peeled and sliced right in front of you! |
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Continue
onwards not missing to tarry a while by the
colorfully attired damsels in the varied
cashew stalls by the roadside. |
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Arrives in Pinnawala
Elephant Orphanage |
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Elephant Orphanage set
up to save abandoned and orphaned wild
elephants, which is indeed the most popular
elephant attraction in Sri Lanka.
Controlled by their keepers, bottled fed at
the right times, these Baby Giants of the
Jungle endanger no one - a rare place
indeed, where you meet over 50 young
elephants some of them so young and small,
where an elephant may step on your foot but
you might walk away with only a smile! This
is a heart warming experience. Meal times
are very interesting with the really small
baby elephants guzzling down many huge
bottles of milk. |
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And after leave to
Sigiriya via semi-jungles teak plantations |
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Afternoon in the midst
of nature in this beautifully located
eco-friendly hotel in a forest |
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Dinner and overnight
stay at Heritance Kandalama OR Similar
Hotel, Kandalama |
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D a y 03 |
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Buffet breakfast at the Hotel |
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Morning Day excursion to Polonnaruwa |
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Polonnaruwa - The Capital of Sri Lanka from
11th - 13th Century contains some splendid
and spectacular status. Lankatilake,
Tivanka and Thuparama are the most beautiful
and largest shrine ruins and Tivanka has the
best example of frescoes of the Polonnaruwa
period. Rankot Vihara and Kiriwehera are
well preserved large stupas, and Gal Vihare
- a rock shrine, has four Buddha statues,
two seated, one standing and one reclining
and Parakrama Bahu statue are examples of
Sinhalese stone carver. |
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The Vata-da-ge is a unique creation of Sri
Lankan artists. |
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And after return to Minneriya for Safari
tour at Minneriya National Park by Jeep |
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Evening return to Hotel |
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Dinner and overnight stay at Heritance
Kandalama OR Similar Hotel, Kandalama |
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D a y 04 |
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Buffet breakfast at
the Hotel |
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Morning proceed to
Climb the Sigiriya Rock Fotress |
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Sigiriya - The Rock
Fortress in the sky is a huge rock out-crop
that arises almost sheer to a height of
nearly 200 metres from the scrub jungle. The
only known work of Sinhala secular paintings
survives here. The frescoes of life-size
"heavenly maidens of SIGIRIYA in all the
freshness and delicacy of their original
colours. These frescoes are painted in earth
pigments on plaster. |
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Afternoon proceed via
Kekirawa to see the Aukana |
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Aukana - an image of
the Buddha, a colossus carved out of living
rock, supposedly around the year 500 AD.
This exquisitely sculpted image of the 12
metre high standing Buddha called Aukana
meaning "sun-eating" is best viewed in the
morning. One of the more interesting facets
of this work of art of a by-gone era is that
although the statue is narrowly joined at
the back to the Rock face, the lotus plinth
on which it stands is altogether a separate
piece of artistry. |
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Dinner and overnight
stay at Heritance Kandalama OR Similar
Hotel, Kandalama |
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D a y 05 |
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Buffet breakfast at
the Hotel |
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Morning proceed to
Dambulla |
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En-route visit the
Dambulla Cave Temple |
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Dambulla The
Rock Cave Temples some dating back from 500
BC to 1400 AD, where the story of Buddhism
unfolds in stone, wood and mud. The way to
the summit of this rocky mountain of caves
is as fascinating with the many monkeys that
one may encounter. There is also a panoramic
view of the surrounding areas from top of
this rock. |
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Travel through Matale
and proceed on to KANDY |
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En route stop in Spice
Garden |
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Visit a Spice Garden -
follow a conducted tour of the spice
plantation where cinnamon, cardamom, the
pepper creeper, ginger, cloves, nutmeg,
coriander, turmeric and a host of other
spices, some of which indigenous to Sri
Lanka, will be introduced. |
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Arrives in Kandy and
check in at the hotel |
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Evening Visit to the
Temple of the Sacred Tooth of Lord Buddha
and, If Desired participate in the "POOJA"
ceremony Cultural Performance Attend a
Cultural Performance with KANDY Dancers and
Drums. |
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Dinner and overnight
at Randholee Luxury Resor OR Similar, Kandy |
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D a y 06 |
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Buffet breakfast at
the Hotel |
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Morning proceed to
visit the Royal Botanical Garden in
Peradeniya |
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Visit Royal Botanical
Garden - visit to this garden will provide
spectacles at Royal Botanical Garden
extraordinary beauty and absorbing interest
for any nature lover and casual visitor.
This garden dates from 14th century. The
best know attraction of the garden is the
orchid House, which houses more than 300
varieties of exquisite orchids. Mahaweli
River, Sri Lanka's longest river surrounding
this garden gives an added beauty to this
garden. It wont be wrong to say that this
garden is one of its best kind in the world
and the best in Asia. |
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Afternoon proceed to
visit of Temples visit the Temples of
Lankathilaka, Gadaladeniya and Embekke |
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Lankathilaka -
with an image house and paintings of the
kandyan period Gadaladeniya - a
Buddhist Shrine with a Hindu Devale
Embekke - an architectural masterpiece
of the period of the Kandyan Kingdom And
after return to Hotel Back to Hotel |
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Dinner and overnight
at Randholee Luxury Resor OR Similar, Kandy |
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D a y 07 |
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Buffet breakfast at
the Hotel |
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Morning proceed to
visit the Upper-lake drive for a picture
post card view of the city Meditation -
Travel to a Hermitage some kilometres from
the City of Kandy a few hours of Meditation,
where one could relax and comfort the spirit
by experiencing mental serenity and inner
peace |
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Afternoon
proceed to Nuwara Eliya Continue journey
through many kilometers of Tea Gardens and
wind your way through hairpin bends to
arrive at a Tea Factory. En route stop-view
the Ramboda Water Falls considered the
third largest Waterfall in Sri Lanka |
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Visit to a Tea
Factory - Tea, the cornerstone of the Sri
Lanka economy, is manufactured in
multi-storied Tea Factories; study the
difference of the high-grown, and low-grown
teas, and their subtle flavors, the secrets
of names such as Broken Orange Pekoes (BOP)
and Finings, and all this directly from the
Tea Maker himself, who is the master
brew-man responsible for the process by
which the "two-leaves and a bud" brings you
the "cup that cheers" |
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Arrived in Nuwara
Eliya and check-in at Tea Factory Hotel OR
Grand Hotel |
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Dinner and Overnight
stay at Tea Factory Hotel OR Grand Hotel,
Nuwara Eliya |
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D a y 08 |
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Buffet breakfast at
the Hotel Full day leisure in Nuwara Eliya
in the coolest place in the county |
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Dinner and Overnight
stay at Tea Factory Hotel OR Grand Hotel,
Nuwara Eliya |
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D a y 09 |
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Buffet breakfast at
the Hotel |
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Morning proceed to
Kitulgala - travel through tea plantation
roads via Nanu Oya and Talawakele, passing
by the St. Clair Falls and Devon Falls to
Hatton |
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Proceed on through
Ginigathhena onwards via changing terrain to
Kitulgala famed for the film Bridge on the
River Kwai Continue onwards through rubber
and tea plantation to arrive at Bentota |
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Check in at Saman
Villas |
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Leisure on the beach
Dinner and overnight stay at Saman Villa OR
Similar Hotel, Bentota |
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D a y
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Breakfast at the Hotel
and full day leisure |
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Dinner and overnight
stay at Saman Villa OR Similar Hotel,
Bentota |
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D a y
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Breakfast at the Hotel |
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Morning proceed to
Colombo International Airport for departure |
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 End of the Tour in Sri Lanka with
great Memories |
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03 Days / 02 Nights Short
Tour in Sri Lanka |
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Program: Kandy / Colombo
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Places Visit: Colombo -
Pinnawala - Kandy |
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Sri
Lanka, an island in the Indian Ocean and located south of
the Indian subcontinent, is also known as the Island of
Serendipity. Sri Lanka lies between 5° 55' and 9° 55' north
of the equator and between the eastern longitudes 79° 42'
and 81° 52'. From North to South it has a maximum length of
435 km and at its widest point it measures 225 km, giving it
a land area of 65,600sq.km. This entire stretch encompasses
beautiful tropical beaches, verdant vegetation, ancient
monuments and a thousand delights to please all tastes. |
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D a y 01 |
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Arrival at the Bandaranayaka International
Airport in Katunayake, welcome and assist by
a representative of our Company and transfer
to Kandy. |
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On route A1 in the direction of KANDY,
travelling via Cashew Country. Stop-by at a
fruit vendor and taste the juicy pineapple
peeled and sliced right in front of you!
Continue onwards not missing to tarry a
while by the colorfully attired damsels in
the varied cashew stalls by the roadside. |
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Check in at Hotel |
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Afternoon Sightseeing tour of
Kandy. |
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Kandy
was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings
and is a World Heritage Site. The name
Kandy conjures visions of splendor and
magnificence. Many of the legends,
traditions and folklore are still lovingly
kept alive. Drive around the Kandy
Lake built by the last Sinhala king Sri
Wickrama Rajasinghe in 1798. Visit the
Kandy town and Bazaar, the arts & crafts
center and a gem museum and a lapidary. |
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Evening visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth
and view a Display of Kandyan Dance and Fire
Walking. |
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Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic -
ever since 4th Century A.D, when the
Buddha's Tooth was brought to Sri Lanka
hidden from sacrilegious hands in an Orissan
princess's hair, the Relic has grown in
repute and holiness in Sri Lanka and
throughout the Buddhist world. It is
considered Sri Lanka's most prized
possession. |
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Dinner and overnight stay in Kandy |
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D a y 02 |
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Buffet
breakfast
at the Hotel with many varieties
Morning proceed for a city tour of Kandy
visit the Kandy City Center and lake area |
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Morning proceed to visit Pinnawala Elephant
orphanage and return to Colombo |
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Visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage -
a novel concept set up is to save abandoned
and orphaned wild elephants, which is indeed
the most popular elephant attraction in
Sri Lanka. Controlled by their keepers,
bottled fed at the right times, these Baby
Giants of the Jungle endanger no one - a
rare place indeed, where you meet over 50
young elephants - some of them so young and
small, where an elephant may step on your
foot but you might walk away with only a
smile! This is a heart-warming experience.
Meal times are very interesting with the
really small baby elephants guzzling down
many huge bottles of milk. |
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Check in at the Hotel |
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Evening Sightseeing and shopping tour of
Colombo |
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Colombo
Drive
through the city taking you through busy
commercial areas as well as the tree-lined
residential Cinnamon Gardens area. Visit
Fort, the former British administrative
center and military garrison, Sea Street
(the goldsmiths quarters in the heart of
Pettah), Hindu Temple with elaborate stone
carvings, and the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal
dating back to 1749, and visit Noritake
Ceramic Center, Shopping at
ODEL and HOUSE OF FASHION. |
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Dinner and overnight stay in Colombo |
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D a y 03 |
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Buffet
breakfast
at the Hotel with many varieties
Morning leave to Colombo International
Airport for Departure to your next
destination |
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End
of the Memorable Stay in Sri Lanka |
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04 Days / 03 Nights Tour in
Sri Lanka |
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Program:
Hill Country / Colombo
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Places Visit:
Colombo - Pinnawala - Kandy |
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Sri
Lanka, an island in the Indian Ocean and located south of
the Indian subcontinent, is also known as the Island of
Serendipity. Sri Lanka lies between 5° 55' and 9° 55' north
of the equator and between the eastern longitudes 79° 42'
and 81° 52'. From North to South it has a maximum length of
435 km and at its widest point it measures 225 km, giving it
a land area of 65,600sq.km. This entire stretch encompasses
beautiful tropical beaches, verdant vegetation, ancient
monuments and a thousand delights to please all tastes. |
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D a y 01 |
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Arrival at the Bandaranayaka International
Airport in Katunayake, welcome and assist by
a representative of our Company and transfer
to Kandy.
On route A1 in the direction of KANDY,
travelling via Cashew Country. Stop-by at a
fruit vendor and taste the juicy pineapple
peeled and sliced right in front of you!
Continue onwards not missing to tarry a
while by the colorfully attired damsels in
the varied cashew stalls by the roadside. |
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En route visit the Pinnawala Elephant
Orphanage in Pinnawala |
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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
was started in 1975 to house abandoned and
wounded elephants. The sanctuary covers 25
acres of lush vegetation with an approximate
population of about 77 consisting of both
adult and baby elephants. The best time to
visit is the feeding time and the bathing
time; when all the elephants are taken to
the river close by. |
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Afternoon Check in at the hotel |
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Kandy
was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings
and is a World Heritage Site. The name
Kandy conjures visions of splendor and
magnificence. Many of the legends,
traditions and folklore are still lovingly
kept alive. Drive around the Kandy
Lake built by the last Sinhala king Sri
Wickrama Rajasinghe in 1798. Visit the
Kandy town and Bazaar, the arts & crafts
center and a gem museum and a lapidary. |
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Evening sightseeing tour of Kandy and visit
the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and
thereafter witness a performance of
cultural Dance |
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Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic -
ever since 4th Century A.D, when the
Buddha's Tooth was brought to Sri Lanka
hidden from sacrilegious hands in an Orissan
princess's hair, the Relic has grown in
repute and holiness in Sri Lanka and
throughout the Buddhist world. It is
considered Sri Lanka's most prized
possession. |
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Dinner and overnight stay in Kandy |
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D a y 02 |
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Buffet
breakfast
at the Hotel with many varieties.
Morning proceed for a city tour of Kandy
visit the Kandy City Center and lake area |
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Kandy
the laidback capital of the hill country,
and the historical bastion of Buddhist
power, is built around a peaceful lake and
set in a picturesque bowl of hills. Today it
is the center of Buddhism, Arts, Crafts and
Culture. |
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And after visit Royal Botanical Gardens in
Peradeniya |
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Royal Botanical Gardens
Peradeniya
147 acres in extent; Started in 1374 as a
pleasure garden of the Kings of Kandy.
There are more than 5000 species of trees
and plants. Some rare and endemics as well
as flora from the tropical World. Spice
Garden and Orchid House are popular with
tourists. |
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Afternoon return to Colombo |
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Check in at the hotel |
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Evening leisure at the Hotel or free for
shopping |
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Dinner and overnight stay in Colombo |
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D a y 03 |
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Buffet
breakfast
at the Hotel with many varieties.
Morning
proceed for sightseeing and shopping tour of
Colombo |
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Colombo
is the hub of commerce and administration of
Sri Lanka. Colombo was a fort city during
the times of occupation by successive
European powers and architecture of
buildings is a blend of the past influences.
Highlight places of visit include the
Colombo Museum, the Independence Square,
Bandaranaike Memorial International
Conference Hall, Town Hall and Parliament. |
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Evening leisure at the hotel or free for visit the
Night Clubs OR Casinos etc., |
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Dinner and overnight stay in Colombo |
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D a y 04 |
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Buffet
breakfast
at the Hotel with many varieties |
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Morning leave to Colombo International
Airport for Departure to your next
destination |
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End
of the Memorable Stay in Sri Lanka |
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