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Day 01
You will be met by a representative and
begin the trip to Kandy.
Afternoon - commence city tour of Kandy, including Upper Lake
Drive, Market Square and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
Kandy
The country's hill capital and venue of annual Perahera (August
festival). The last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally
ceded to the British in 1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism's
influence in Sri Lanka today. Temple's shrines and monasteries
keeping alive Buddhist traditions are everywhere. Explore colourful
art and craft markets, take a stroll by the lake, visit temples,
shrines and churches amongst the hilly terrain of Sri Lanka's
second largest city.
Sacred
Tooth Relic Temple
Ever since 4th Century A.D, when the Buddha's Tooth was brought
to Sri Lanka hidden from sacrilegious hands in an Orissan princess'
hair, the Relic has grown in repute and holiness in Sri Lanka
and throughout the Buddhist world. To the people if Sri Lanka,
it is considered the country's most prized possession.
Evening entertainment of a cultural show featuring various dance
types of Sri Lanka.
Dinner and overnight stay at Mahaweli
Reach Hotel - 5 STAR, Kandy.
Day 02
Enjoy breakfast visit Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya. Sixty
seven hectares of exquisite beauty and botanical treasurers
containing more than 4000 species of wild and wonderful plants,
animals and birdlife. This is haven is not only for scientists
but be enjoyed by all those who appreciate natures wonders.
Thereafter leave for Nuwara Eliya en route visiting a tea plantation & a factory.
Tea
Plantation
Tea was first planted in Sri Lanka in 1824 at the Botanical
Gardens at Peradeniya, when a few plants were brought from China.
More were introduced from Assam in 1839. In 1867, a Scottish
planter named James Taylor planted tea seedlings on 8 hectares
of forested land, the Loolkandura Estate. In 1873, the tea export
industry of Sri Lanka began with a modest 23lbs being shipped
to London. Tea will only grow on rolling terrain and is classified
by elevation into three main groups; low grown, medium, grown,
high grown. In 1996 Sri Lanka had produced 244 million kgs of
tea for export and has earned in excess of Rs. 34,000 million.
Dinner and overnight stay at Grand
Hotel - 4 STAR, Nuwara Eliya. |
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Day 03
Enjoy breakfast leave for Ella visiting
Rawana Falls.
Ella
127 miles from Colombo and 8 miles from Bandarawela, on
the leeward side of the central mountains. The view from
Ella Gap is one of the most spectacular scenic sights in
Sri Lanka - the landscape falls away in a dizzy drop of
3000ft to the eastern plains.
Afternoon - at leisure or optional nature walk. Dinner and
overnight stay at Ella Adventure Park - 3 STAR+, Ella.
Day 04
Enjoy breakfast, leave for Colombo. Rest of the day at leisure.
Dinner and overnight stay at Galadari
Hotel - 4 STAR, Colombo.
Day 05
Enjoy breakfast, transfer to the airport for departure OR
transfer to the preferred beach resort.
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