Sri Lanka 2022

HIGHLIGHTS: AIRPORT I PINNAWALA I SIGIRIYA I HIRIWADUNA I MINNERIYA I MATALE I KANDY I RAMBODA I BENTOTA I COLOMBO I AIRPORT

Our Sri Lanka Tours in 2022 can be easily adjusted to your departure date from India, allowing you the flexibility to choose the perfect arrangement. 
Additionally this Secial Sri Lanka Tour 2022 can be tailor-made to cover more of your interests and requirements. Extended Shopping in Colombo can be added to this Sri Lanka Tour. Just let us know in the 'Remarks' field of your booking form.

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This Special Sri Lanka Tour offer the perfect opportunity to explore the jewel of the Indian Ocean in 2022. Sri Lanka has it all - endless white sandy beaches, UNESCO World Heritage sites, wildlife, religious iconography and ancient cultures.

Accommodation at selected hotels.

Day 1 AIRPORT I PINNAWALA I SIGIRIYA
Arrive at the Bandaranayake International Airport, meet, and transfer to the first hotel in Sigiriya. On the way visit the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. It is established in 1975 as a place for shelter and cares for the wounded elephants and abandoned baby elephants found in the jungle. The main daily activities that take place in the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage are feeding milk to baby elephants and bathing sessions.
Overnight at Kassapa Lions Rock Hotel / Sigiriya.

Day 2 SIGIRIYA I HIRIWADUNA I MINNERIYA l SIGIRIYA
In the morning climb the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sigiriya Rock, part of Sri Lanka’s ‘Cultural Triangle’, where you will have a chance to gaze over the stunning views of Central Sri Lanka. Sigiriya (sometimes called Lion’s Rock) is the ruins of an ancient palace in a 200m high rock fortress, overlooking the beautiful plains of North-Central Sri Lanka. Built for an exiled Indian prince, the breathtaking ruins are one of Sri Lanka’s main tourist attractions and date back to AD 477. Despite its age, Sigiriya still retains much of its former beauty and features some of the finest examples of ancient art in the form of wall paintings, as well as a network of attractive gardens and reservoirs, and Sigiriya’s namesake – a gigantic pair of lion’s paws cut into the rock. With its fascinating history and unerring beauty, Sigiriya is often referred to as the 8th wonder of the world and the UNESCO-sponsored Central Cultural Fund has even restored Sigiriya’s 5th century Water Gardens, so that you can get a glimpse of what Sigiriya might have been like thousands of years ago.
Next, you will get the chance to experience a local traditional village. Hiriwaduna is just 02 Km (05 minutes - drive from Sigiriya, Trek through the archetypal Sri Lankan Typical village. The trek begins with an awesome walk along a bund of a Wewa or manmade reservoir. The reservoir itself, the surrounding scrub jungle, marshland, and village are a hive of early morning or evening activity. The amazing birdlife, butterflies, and possible sightings of crocodiles only add to the charm of seeing the villagers as they go about their early morning tasks of fishing, or washing clothes at the periphery of the lake. Initially one wades through a shallow stream and thereafter crosses a wider tributary in a catamaran of an obliging farmer to inspect Chena cultivation (slash and burn agriculture). Enjoy the farmer's humble hospitality. With the guidance of the farmer, pick some fresh vegetables from the plot and join in the preparation of a simple meal prepared in the traditional method using earthenware pots and firewood as fuel. This is a great opportunity to sample the authentic local cuisine. The journey continues through dense shrub forests, home to many forest birds and other wildlife including monkeys, bears, pythons, and even elephants. In Hiriwaduna you can do a bicycle trip, oxcart trip, or boat trip.
Later in the afternoon visit the Minneriya National Park. Minneriya National Park was designated as a national park on 12 August 1997, having been originally declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1938. The reason for declaring the area as protected is to protect the catchment of the Minneriya tank and the wildlife of the surrounding area. The park is a dry season feeding ground for the elephant population dwelling in the forests of Matale, Polonnaruwa, and Trincomalee districts. Along with Kaudulla and Girithale, Minneriya forms one of the 70 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of Sri Lanka.Large numbers of Sri Lankan elephants are attracted to grass fields on the edges of the reservoir during the dry season. The Minneriya tank contributes to sustaining a large herd. Elephants gathered here is numbering around 150-200. Some reports account for a number of elephants as high as 700. They migrate here from Wasgamuwa National Park and benefit from the food and shelter of the park's forest. Tourists visit Minneriya largely because of elephants, especially.
Overnight Kassapa Lions Rock / Sigiriya.

Day 3 SIGIRIYA l MATALE l KANDY
After breakfast leave for Kandy. On the way visit the Spice Garden in Matale. During Past history, Sri Lanka known as Taprobane was world-renowned for its Quality Spices. In the 16th century Ceylon, as it was then known, was discovered by the Portuguese who soon began trading in cinnamon and other spices. The Dutch and British followed bringing with them their own history and influences, forming a strong Western presence that created a history of food expressed with spices that can be tasted in the dishes today. Spices are an essential element of the cuisine of Sri Lanka and the Ayurvedic tradition and a visit to a garden specializes in the cultivation of these substances and an excellent way for purposes of new uses of certain ingredients that perhaps they knew well. Find cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, vanilla, cardamom, and black pepper, to name a few. Visitors can buy the products in their natural state or in the form of oils and potions that are used in Ayurvedic medicine, during the Dutch, very famous spices of Sri Lanka. Proceed to Kandy.
Visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy. Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy is the most prominent and sacred Buddhist shrine in Sri Lanka, even in the world. The relic of the tooth is kept in a two-story inner shrine fronted by two large elephant tusks. The relic rests on a solid gold lotus flower, encased in jeweled caskets that sit on a throne. The temple is joined to the Pattiripuwa (Octagon) tower, built-in 1803, that was originally a prison but now houses a collection of palm-leaf manuscripts. The king's palace is also in the temple compound.
In the evening you will watch a cultural dance show of fire dancers and Kandyan Dancers. With elaborate costumes, gyrating dance moves, and show-stopping, fire-breathing stunts, a Kandyan dance performance is one of the defining experiences of a stay in Kandy. Calling it a traditional Kandyan dance performance is something of a misnomer as the shows are very much aimed at audience entertainment and contain dance routines and costumes from across the country, including the famous ‘devil’ dances of the west coast (which are very hard to see in their home region).
Overnight at Topaz Hotel / Kandy.

Day 4 SIGIRIYA l RAMBODA l KANDY
After breakfast leave for Ramboda. You will visit a tea plantation and tea factory. No visit to the hill country is complete without a visit to a tea estate, where you can view the vibrant green fields of tea which for so many people epitomize the image of Sri Lanka. Surrounded by the breathtaking, idyllic landscape, you will also get a chance to taste and purchase some of the world’s finest tea. The process is unchanged from Victorian times, and you can follow it through from picking, drying, and crushing to fermenting, packing, and especially tasting and buying.
Next, you will visit the Hanuman Temple. According to the ancient stories, Ramboda is an area, where the forces of Rama gather to fight against King Ravana. This temple was built by the Chinmaya mission of Sri Lanka and dedicated to Hanuman. This temple houses for 16 feel height statue of Hanuman. Proceed back to Kandy.
Overnight at Topaz Hotel / Kandy.

Day 5 KANDY l BENTOTA/BERUWELA
After breakfast leave for Beruwela next to Bentota Beach. Visit the Madu Ganga. The estuary of the Madu Ganga River is a complex coastal ecosystem of mangroves and islands. It may be one of the last remaining tracts of pristine mangrove forests in Sri Lanka. A boat trip is a wonderful way of seeing some of the hundreds of species of plants and animals – monkeys eat the fruit in the trees, a water monitor lizard glides slowly through the water, and cormorants, egrets, and kingfishers wait patiently on the banks, eyeing the water for prey. There are around 64 islands in the river and lagoon, from a tiny speck housing a deserted shrine to one housing 250 families connected to the mainland with a very long footbridge.
Next visit a Turtle Farm. It is said that these sea turtles need a specified location or beach to lay down their eggs. Therefore they come to places like Sri Lanka ignoring many more beaches around the world. Eventually, they lay down the eggs on the sandy beaches and return back to sea. There are only 7 species of marine turtles in existence and Sri Lanka is visited by five of them – the Green Turtle, the Leatherback, the Hawksbill, the Loggerhead, and the Olive Ridley.All the tourists are demonstrated to ensure the life of turtles and conserve them. The Sea turtle hatchery is a daycare for newborn turtles.
Overnight at Palms Hotel / Beruwela.

Day 6 BERUWELA l COLOMBO l AIRPORT
After breakfast leave for Colombo. Go on a Colombo city tour. Colombo is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka. It is the financial center of the island and a popular tourist destination. In Colombo, you will see a fascinating mix of old and new, with a central cluster of high-rise office blocks and hotels overshadowing red-tiled colonial-era buildings and sprawling street markets which overflow with high piled fruit and vegetables, colorful silks and cotton, and deliciously fragrant spices. In Colombo, you can see the colorful street markets, colonial-era buildings, museums and galleries, churches, mosques, and temples.
Later transfer back to the airport for departure or your next destination in Sri Lanka.

RATES:
2 pax - 300 US$ p.p.*
4 pax - 250 US$ p.p.*
6 pax - 230 US$ p.p.*

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