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Airport – Colombo
Day 1
At the airport you will be greeted by you chauffeur guide who will take your residence for the next five nights.
After completing formalities at the airport, take a leisurely drive, just under an hour into Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka and check in to your hotel.
After settling in, it is time to explore the city of Colombo. Visit some interesting features such as the old city of Fort, the main markets of Pettah, the Hindu Temple at Sea Street, the Dutch Church at Wolfendal, the historic Davatagaha Mosque, the Colombo Museum amongst others. Another option is to indulge in some shopping whether it is value for money clothes or impressive antiques.
Colombo – Nuwaraeliya
Day 2
Breakfast in the hotel
Then we will transfer to Nuwaraeliya (Little England). During the drive relish to endless views of tea carpeted valleys and the bright flash of female “tea pluckers” in their pimento, fuchsia and cerise saris. We will visit a tea factory on our way and you will also be able to taste a cup of pure Ceylon tea in the factory.
Once in Nuwara Eliya you will realize that the abundant rainfall combined with sunshine, cold nights and misty mornings offers the perfect climate for producing high grown teas. With brick and stone-built houses, rose gardens and perfect lawns Nuwara Eliya in many ways resembles a 'small English village'. Enjoy a guided stroll pass the 18-hole golf course, the colonial member’s only Hill Club and English styled country homes.
Nuwaraeliya – Horton Plains – Nuwaraeliya
Day 3
Breakfast in the hotel
Then we will head to Horton plains, the highest plateau in the country. It is one of the very important National parks in Sri Lanka especially for its topographical variations. It has unique vegetation and is famous for many rare and endemic highland birds. The most awesome physical feature of the Horton Plains is the escarpment that falls 880 meters to the lowlands of the southern region of the island. Aptly known as the 'World’s End' the view from the precipice of the countryside below towards the south coast is spectacular.
Return to Nuwara Eliya upon completion. After lunch and at your convenience commence a sightseeing tour of the city. Visit the Nuwara Eliya Town, Market place, Golf Course, (one of the finest 18 holes Golf courses in Asia) the Hill club, and drive around this hill station viewing Lake Gregory.
Nuwaraeliya – Kandy
Day 4
Breakfast in the hotel
Then we will head to Kandy, which is known as the center of Buddhism. It is famous for the Temple of the Tooth Relic, which houses the most sacred religious relic, the tooth of the Lord Buddha, the Kandy Lake built in 1807, which is an attractive center piece to the town. Other attractions in Kandy include Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Tea Museum, Royal Palace Kandy and many more.
We will visit the sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic and enjoy the outer surrounding of Kandy. In the evening, enjoy a Kandyan Cultural show at the Kandyan Arts & Cultural Centre. The show features the graceful and rhythmic dancers and drummers culminating in an impressive fire walking display.
Kandy – Pinnawala/Kitulgala – Colombo - Airport
Day 5
Breakfast in the hotel
We will transfer to Colombo. On the way, you may choose either to visit the Pinnawala elephant orphanage or Kitulgala for a white water rafting adventure.
Spend the rest of the day enjoying some sightseeing in Colombo along with some shopping and spend the night in Colombo.
Alternatively, you could always soak up some sun on Colombo’s prestige beaches which is close as an hour away from the airport.
As all good things must come to an end, your chauffeur guide with comfortable take you back to the international airport for a safe journey home.
