Sri Lanka - Tour 12 Days
Day 1 - Arrive Colombo
Arrival at the international airport of Colombo, formalities of entry and withdrawal of luggage. Meet the guide and transfer to hotel. Arrival and accommodation in private rooms the chosen hotel. Depending of flight operations, in the afternoon we will make a short tour of the the commercial capital of the country. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Colombo.
Day 2 - Colombo ~ Galle ~ Kataragama
Departure to Kataragama with a stop along the way to the colonial town of Galle, located at the tip south-west of Sri Lanka. with the imposing fortress built by the Dutch from 1663, a beautiful collection of colonial architectural wonders and exotic atmosphere overflowing the smell of spices and sea winds. In 1988 UNESCO included it in the list of World Heritage Humanity. Continue journey to Kataragama, arrival and accommodation in hotels, Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 3 - Kataragama ~ Nuwara Eliya
Packet breakfast. Early in the morning excursion-jeep safari in Yala National Park, it is one of the most big island covers an area of nearly 1200 square kilometers of bushland, lakes and rocky outcrops is a particularly suitable location for observing the elephants. Departure for Nuwara Eliya, the Station colonial and favorite retreat of the English, who were attracted by the temperate climate and the landscape This picturesque town situated at an altitude of 1,868 meters. Arrival to hotel. Time Free for a walk. Dinner and overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya.
Day 4 - Nuwara Eliya ~ Kandy
Breakfast. Departure to Kandy, en route stop at a plantation and its factory tea production in Sri Lanka. Continuing transfer to Kandy. Arrival, lunch and afternoon visit to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth of Buddha, containing the most revered relic in Sri Lanka and which preserves extraordinary testimonies of the past with its greatest symbol Buddhism. Before returning to the hotel, stopping to watch a performance of local cultural dances. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Kandy.
Day 5 - Kandy
Breakfast. Transfer to Pinnawela Orphanage, famous for the elephant orphanage who you got lost from the wild Lunch. Continue to visit the beautiful gardens Botanical Peradenya, located 6 km from Kandy and extending over an area of 60 hectares of land. These gardens are considered among the richest in the world for the variety of species ornamental and spice that host. After a short city tour of Kandy. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Kandy.
Day 6 - Kandy ~ Dambulla
Breakfast. Departure to Dambulla with a stop at the farm of Matale, to discover the perfumed spice island and also where you will be offered a massage with herbs (head or feet) of period of 10 minutes. Continuation and stop at Dambulla Cave Temples, place where the historic-religious. They are kept in five different caves 150 statues of Buddha. Arrival and accommodation in rooms confidential chosen hotel. The afternoon is dedicated to a Village Safari Tour, interesting experience that will allow you to put you in contact with the rural life of the local people. The excursion will take place using the local usual means, you get to the edge of the typical tuk tuk, we continue on carts pulled by oxen and then a boat ride. (Optional, on request possibility of Elephant Back Safari). Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Habarana and / or Dambulla.
Day 7 - Dambulla
Breakfast. Morning excursion to the Rock Fortress of Sigiriya. Located 300 meters height, was built atop a red stone monolith that dominates a harmonious set of gardens. The palace built on the summit can be reached via a narrow staircase that winds through the huge paws of a stone lion. Lunch during the excursion. In the afternoon excursion Polonnaruwa, the ancient royal capital of Sri Lanka. Architectural complex consists of temples, palaces and a pool in the shape of lotus. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Habarana and / or Dambulla.
Day 8 - Dambulla ~ Trinconmalee
Breakfast. Departure for Trinconmalee stopping along the way to visit the ruins of Ritigala an ancient monastery located in the forest and successively to Medirigiriya, home of suggestive Vatadage temple. Continuation and arrival in Trincomalee on the eastern coast of the Sri Lanka, once an important commercial port that landed travelers like Marco Polo and Tolomeo. Today seaside resort thanks to white sand beaches and the beautiful sea. Hotel accommodation and the rest of the afternoon free to relax seaside. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 9th to 11th - Trinconmalee
Breakfast. Boat trips to the (whale watching) whale watching. Afternoon free for relaxation or for a walk on the famous white sand beaches of area of Trincomalee which is also the only one in Sri Lanka that has coral reefs. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. It continues until the 11th day. Full board.
Day 12 - Trinconmalee ~ Colombo Airport
Breakfast. Beginning of the long transfer to the Colombo International Airport with stops along the way. Arrival in time for the return flight to the city of origin.
