Lanka Beach & Heritage – 15 Days (SLBH150017)

Airport - Negombo

Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel Upon arrival at the airport you will be welcomed by our chauffer guide and the airport representative and will be driven to Negombo. Arrive at the hotel, relax and spend time by the pool at leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel.

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Negombo - Sigiriya

After breakfast at the hotel proceed to Sigiriya.

Sigiriya Rock Fortress

After an early breakfast at the hotel proceed to Sigiriya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You also have the option to visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage en-route. Arrive at Sigiriya; hike the rock fortress of Sigiriya after the lunch break at a local restaurant

World Heritage listed site, also known as the “Fortress in the Sky”. The climb up to the top of the fortress doesn’t only offer the reward of breathtaking views but there is so much to discover during your climb to the top. Highlights of the climb include water gardens, artistic frescoes, mirror wall, the lion gate and the magnificent views from the rock summit.

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Sigiriya - Polonnaruwa - Sigiriya

Polonnaruwa

After breakfast at the hotel proceed to Polonnaruwa, the second kingdom of Sri Lanka, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site and it is famous for its better kept ruins.

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Sigiriya - Kandy

Kandy City tour, Matale Spice Garden, Alu Vihara Temple complex

After breakfast at the hotel you will be driven to the ancient and Buddhist city of Kandy, also world famous as the home of the Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha. En-route stops at Matale Spice Garden and Alu Vihara Temple complex. Arrive at Kandy; enjoy a short tour around the lake, Embekke Temple complex, Lankatilake temple, Gadaladeniya temples before checking in at the hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel

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Kandy

Kandy Temple of the Tooth Relic, Fire Walk show, Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya

After breakfast at the hotel join the morning pooja at Kandy Temple of the Tooth Relic followed by a visit to the Queen’s Hotel Kandy, one of the most famous and colonial hotels. Visit the Kandyan arts and Crafts centre for an evening full of color and passion as you will be shown with a cultural dance show along with a fire walk show.

Overnight stay will be in Kandy

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Kandy - Nuwara Eliya

Train ride to Nuwara Eliya, Tea Experience After breakfast at the hotel, the chauffer guide will drive you to the Peradeniya Railway station to catch the train to Nuwara Eliya. You will be able to enjoy beautiful sceneries of tea carpeted mountains, misty hills and aroma of freshly brewed tea. You will be picked up from the Nanu Oya Station and the tea experience will begin with a visit to a famous tea factory to observe the process of making raw black tea, grading tea, coloring and firing tea leaves to arrive at the finished product.

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Nuwara Eliya - Yala

Breakfast at Hotel. Proceed to Tissamaharama and Yala National Park. Relish your stay in the jungles where you will have unlimited time to take both morning and evening game drives.

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Yala

Yala National Park Wildlife Safari

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Yala - Galle

Tour of Galle:

Galle, recognized as the Sothern Capital (116 km from Colombo) and is home to the popular Fort called “Santa Cruz”, which is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Fort which was initially built by the Portuguese in 1619 has been expanded and further developed by the Dutch and the British. Galle was the main seaport of Sri Lanka before Colombo and still handles shipping and cruising yachts to present. During the tour of Galle, you will have the opportunity to visit Galle Fort, Old Dutch Church and Walk along the Rampart.

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Galle

After breakfast relax at the hotel.

EXCURSION: OPTIONAL WHALE AND DOLPHIN WATCHING – Seasonal

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Galle

After breakfast relax at the hotel.

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Galle

After breakfast relax at the hotel.

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Galle (Meals – B/-/-)

After breakfast relax at the hotel.

KOSGODA TURTLE HATCHERY

The eggs collected by the Villagers and Fishermen are purchased by the Kosgoda Hatchery and kept in sandy pens until they are hatched. The newly hatched ones are kept in seawater tanks and released to the sea in the night. This Hatchery alone has released more than 1,750,000 young turtles to the sea. An endowment by the Hasselblad Estate was responsible for the establishment of this hatchery.

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Galle-Colombo

After breakfast at the hotel, check out and proceed to Colombo. Arrive at the commercial capital of Sri Lanka; Colombo, check in at the hotel and refresh at the hotel at leisure upon arrival. In the evening enjoy a city tour in Colombo.

Highlights : Gangarama Temple, Seema Malaka Temple, Galle Face Green, Dutch Hospital Complex, Independence Square, Replica of Aukana Buddha Statue

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Colombo - Airport

Breakfast at the Hotel