Pearls of Sri Lanka

Arrival in Colombo in the morning: transfer to the hotel in Kandy (about 4 hours and a half) and accommodation in the reserved rooms. Afternoon free for relaxation, diving in the pool or a relaxing massage in the hotel SPA (optional, to be paid possibly on site).

Inclusions: Accommodation, Transportation .

Morning dedicated to visiting the beautiful tea plantations around Kandy, in Pilimatalawa; in the afternoon, visit the most sacred city of Sri Lanka, as well as the third capital of the Sinhalese kingdom: the Temple of the Sacred Tooth (Dalada Maligawa), the lake, the market square.

Inclusions: Accommodation, Breakfast, Dinner, Transportation, Tourist Guide, Entrance fees.
Highlights: Tea Plantations, The Temple of the Sacred Tooth (Dalada Maligawa), The Lake, The Market Square.

In the morning visit the beautiful Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, then depart for Dambulla. Along the way there will be a stop at a spice plantation at Matale. Visit the beautiful temples carved into the caves at Dambulla (they are located on the top of a hill with 400 steps; the climb takes about 40').

At the end of the visit, with a short "craft" catamaran ride on Lake Kandalama you will reach a point where one or two elephants (belonging to a private "elephant compound", exclusively open only for our customers) go to take a bath together with their "mahouts": it will be possible to participate in the exciting bathing experience, playing with the elephants in the water and rewarding them at the end with delicious fruit!

Inclusions: Accommodation, Breakfast, Dinner, Transportation, Tourist Guide, Entrance fees.
Highlights: Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Spice Plantation, Dambulla Cave Temple, Elephant Compound.

In the morning departure for Sigiriya: visit of the imposing fortress, declared World Heritage by UNESCO, built on the rock in the 5th century and about 370 meters high. (The climb will take a couple of hours or so, because there are more than a thousand steps!).

In the afternoon, visit of Polonnaruwa (also declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO), the second ancient capital of the Sinhalese kingdom between the 11th and 13th centuries AD, whose temples and sculptures are among the best preserved in the country. After the visit, continuation to Pasikuda and hotel accommodation.

Inclusions: Accommodation, Breakfast, Dinner, Transportation, Tourist Guide, Entrance fees.
Highlights: Sigiriya, Spice Plantation, Polonnaruwa.

Rest of the day at leisure, time for relaxation and water activities.

Inclusions: Accommodation, Breakfast, Dinner, Transportation, Tourist Guide.

Rest of the day at leisure, time for relaxation and water activities.

Inclusions: Accommodation, Breakfast, Dinner, Transportation, Tourist Guide.

Rest of the day at leisure, time for relaxation and water activities.

Inclusions: Accommodation, Breakfast, Dinner, Transportation, Tourist Guide.

In the morning return to Colombo (about 6 hours) and panoramic tour of the capital (residential and commercial areas, Pettah bazaar, Government Palace...). Then transfer to the hotel near the airport and dinner. No overnight stay. After dinner, transfer to the airport and board the night flight back home.

Inclusions: Breakfast, Dinner, Transportation .
Highlights: Colombo, Dutch Hospital, Colombo Commercial Areas, Pettah Bazaar.