Family Holiday In Sri Lanka
Adult
From
$855.00
Per Adult
Description
The Tour :
Crafted specially for those who have no more than a week to spare, this itinerary includes a few key UNESCO World Heritage sites along with some easy thrills, a visit to the chilly tea country and 02 days of care-free beach stay.
When to go :
Generally, throughout the year. Ideal during school holidays. You’d be doubly lucky if your vacation falls around August when the world’s biggest elephant-gathering occurs in Minneriya and when the colorful street procession ‘Esala Perahera’ with hundreds of elephant’s parades through the night streets of Kandy City.
Language
English
Included
- Accommodation
- Breakfast
- Private
- English-speaking chauffer-guide
- All Mentioned Activities
- City Tour in all locations
- warm Welcome by Elegantisland tours representative
Excluded
- International Flights and Domestic Flights
- Tips and personal expenses
- All Entrance fees
Travel Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrival-pick up | Colombo
Transfer to the hotel in Colombo. In the afternoon set out on a city tour of Colombo. Visit the vividly colorful Gangarama Temple, cluttered with artifacts, and the Colombo National Museum. Don’t miss out the stuffed ‘man-eater of Punani’ displayed at the National Museum of Natural History.
Accommodation: NH Collection Colombo
Day 2 - Colombo | Dambulla
Enjoy a trip to the elephant orphanage in Pinnawala, the only of its kind in the world. And travel north-east to Dambulla town. Visit the 2000 year old, UNESCO-listed Dambulla cave temple. Walls and ceilings of the 05 caves here are coated in centuries old murals. Later on be transferred to the Amaya Lake Hotel on the banks of tranquil Kandalama Lake.
Accommodation: Amaya Lake
Day 3 - Dambulla | Sigiriya | Habarana | Dambulla
Start the morning off climbing the Sigiriya Rock, Sri Lanka’s most visited tourist attraction. The famous gigantic lion paws gate-guard the stairs to the summit where once stood the monarch’s palace. In the afternoon enjoy a thrilling jeep safari in the Minneriya National Park, renowned for the largest seasonal elephant-gathering in the world.
Accommodation: Amaya Lake
Day 4 - Dambulla | Kandy
Take an informative walk in a spice garden in Matale. Transfer to the hotel in Kandy. In the afternoon embark on a city tour. The bustling city offers great shopping opportunities too. In the evening enjoy a Cultural show followed by a visit to the Temple of the Tooth Relic.
Accommodation: Thilanka Hotel
Day 5 - Kandy | Nuwara Eliya
Take a relaxed walk in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya, located on the banks of Mahaweli River. A number of dignitaries including Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and Queen Elizabeth II have planted trees to mark their visits here. Later on sit back and enjoy the spectacular views of endless lush tea fields as we drive to Nuwara Eliya, the hill country resort located at 1800 m above sea level. En route, stop-over to catch a glimpse of the beautiful Ramboda Falls and to visit a tea factory. Factory fresh tea can be purchased at the factory outlet. In the afternoon enjoy a city tour of Nuwara Eliya.
Accommodation: Araliya Green Hills
Day 6 - Nuwara Eliya | Negombo
This morning hop aboard a scenic train bound for Kandy, which offers sweeping views of tea plantations, waterfalls, reservoirs and a countless number of tunnels. From Kandy be transferred by road to the beach-front hotel in Waikkal, which is just a 30-minutes drive from the airport.
Accommodation: Club Dolphin negombo
Day 7 - Negombo
Spend the day at leisure relaxing by the pool or taking a dip in the ocean.
Accommodation: Club Dolphin hotel
Day 8 - Negombo | Airport
At noon be transferred back to the airport for your flight.
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