Sri Lanka’s Capital Colombo, a port city, with a rich colonial heritage, on the Western coast is a potpourri of races, religions and cultures. Colombo displays the best and worst the country has to offer. The city is a contrast itself, with mansions, lush gardens, fine dining options, shopping malls packed with expensive designer brands standing next to urban slums; diesel fumed congested roads and street markets.
Day 01 : Arrival At Airport And Transfers To Colombo
Arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport. Welcome to Sri Lanka!! You are met by our Representative in the arrival area and transfer to Colombo. Check in to your HotelIn the early evening City and shopping tour in Colomb. Colombo (derived from Sinhalese name Kola-amba-thota which means "mango harbour",altered by the Portuguese to honour Christopher Columbus), is the cultural capital and largest city and commercial center of Sri Lanka. (The new administrative capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardenepura-Kotte.) Sightseeing highlights include the Colombo National and Dutch period museums, old and new parliament houses, Gangarama Buddhist Temple, Town Hall, Nelum Pokuna Theater and the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall. Apart from excellent shopping, Colombo offers visits to one of the world’s leading tea auctions, an 18 hole Golf Course, seasonal Buddhist and Hindu pageants, international cricket tournaments, plush casinos, enjoyable evening entertainment and excellent restaurants. State-of-the-Art communications and Cyber services are available in the hotels and other outlets. The Pettah area, which is in the heart of Colombo, is a beehive of activity. Traders and pavement hawkers of all kinds flock to Colombo and it’s a well- known fact that Pettah is where the best bargain can be found. In the evening relax or may be just take a walk on the long front promenade outside your hotel which will remind you that you are in a beautiful exotic land. Overnight stay at Your Hotel.
Day 02 : Colombo / Pinnawela / Trincomalee
Day 03 : Trincomalee / Sigiriya Sightseeing
After breakfast a visit to Pigeon Island by boat and do a bit of scuba diving.Following transfer to Sigiriya.In the early evening you can climb the famous rock fortress in Sigiriya.Climb the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sigiriya – one of Sri Lanka’s major attractions. The “Fortress in the Sky” and see the remains of the Palace on the summit, Lion-staircase, Sigiriya Graffiti - the verses written on the Mirror Wall Paintings of the Damsels designed Pleasure Garden (Water garden, boulder garden), the caves with pre-Christian inscriptions, remains of inner and outer fortifications. Overnight stay at your hotel.
Day 04 : Sigiriya Sightseeing
Breakfast at the hotelIf you were unable to climb the Sigiriya Rock yesterday you can do so today. Or You can relax with an Ayurveda Treatment in the Hotel (direct payment)In the evening relax or you can visit Minneriya National Park to enjoy the wild life of Sri Lanka. Located between Habarana and Polonnaruwa, the 8890 hectares of the Minneriya National Park is an ideal eco location in Sri Lanka. The park consists of mixed evergreen forest and scrub areas and is home to Sri Lanka’s favorites such as elephant, sambar deer and leopard. Overnight stay at Your Hotel.
Day 05 : Sigiriya / Kandy / Nuwerea Eliya
Breakfast and transfer to Nuwera Eliya. On the way visit an exotic spice Garden in Matale. Here you will be treated to a local cookery demonstration where you could enjoy the taste and aroma of the world famous spices since the early days.Thereafter transfer to Kandy.Kandy - (the Sacred City of Kandy) - The monumental ensemble of Kandy is an example of construction that associates the Royal Palace and the Temple of the Tooth. It was one of a series of temples built in the places where the relic, the actual palladium of the Sinhalese monarchy, was brought following the various relocations of the capital city. The Temple of the Tooth, the palace complex and the holy city of Kandy are associated with the history of the dissemination of one of the most important religions of humanity, Buddhism. Kandy has now grown out to encompass Peradeniya, home to the Botanical Gardens. Kandy is also particularly famed for the great Kandy Esala Perahara (a Pageant of Elephants and Dancers), which is over ten days in the month of Esala (August) having many attractions to justify. Here you will visit the beautiful Dalada Maligawa, "the Temple Of The Sacred Tooth Relic OfLord Buddha", following which, you will really enjoy a Cultural Dance Program Following, visit the Royal Botanical Garden in Peradeniya. Royal Botanical Gardens. This botanical garden was first built as a pleasure garden by a Sinhala king and was expanded by the British. It is 147 acres in extent and provides an amazing variety of trees, plants and flowers. Finally you will transfer to Nuwera Eliya. On the way to Nuwera Eliya you will visit a typical Tea Factory and enjoy a freshly brewed cup of tea and in the evening, you will enjoy a City Tour of Nuwera Eliya. Overnight stay at Your Hotel.
Day 06 : Nuwera Eliya / Negombo
After breakfast, another wonderful drive to Negombo for you last night stays in Sri Lanka. Negombo is a town of about 65,000, population approximately 37 km north of Colombo, in Sri Lanka. It is located at the mouth of the Negombo lagoon, about 7 km from the Bandaranaike International Airport. Negombo has a small port, and its economy is mainly based on tourism and its centuries-old fishing industry, though it also produces cinnamon, ceramics, and brass ware. Arrive at your Hotel in Negombo. Overnight stay at Your Hotel.
Day 07 : Departure From Negombo
The day to relax and perhaps do some last minute souvenir shopping, as well as to bid goodbye to beautiful and exotic Sri Lanka, and it's wonderful people, scenery and mystical ambience. Today you will be accompanied to the airport in time to board your flight back home.