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Colombo & Hill Country Package - Srilanka
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[Reservation] |
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Top Hotel or Hotel Topaz / Galway Forest Lodge / Grand Oriental Hotel
/ Earl's Regency / The Tea Factory / Taj Samudra / Hotel Hilton or
Galadari Hotel |
Colombo & Hill Country 4
Nights & 5 Days Package |
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| DAY 01 |
Meet on arrival and transfer
to Colombo. Do a half a day city tour of Colombo.
Colombo : Colombo, like
many capital cities in developing countries is fast changing
its face. Almost overnight, skyscrapers arise from where old
buildings once stood. Yet in some parts, the old world charm
is retained. For example, there is a 100-year-old clock
tower and several British built colonial buildings. Other
places of interest are a Hindu and a Buddhist temple,
residential areas where you find the stately homes of the
affluent, the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference
Hall (BMICH) - an outright gift to Sri Lanka from the
People's Republic of China & the Old parliament.
Overnight stay in Colombo. |
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02
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Breakfast at the
Hotel. Transfers from Colombo to Nuwara Eliya via Kitulgala.
Kitulgala : The Kelani
River (the broadest river in Sri Lanka) flowing through
Kitulgala was the main location where the Oscar winning Movie
Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed. On the hill above this
town, a prehistoric cave was recently discovered containing
large middens of shells from some unknown civilization.
Afternoon - Visit Nuwara Eliya.
Nuwara Eliya :
Nuwara Eliya, because of its invigorating mountain climate and
scenery, is Sri Lankas most popular hill resort. Nuwara Eliya
is also the heart of Sri lankas tea country producing a
significant share of the worlds best tea. Sri Lankas highest
mountain Pidurutalagala (8282 feet) is located here. Nuwara
Eliya also has one of the finest 18 hole golf courses in South
Asia.
Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya. |
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Breakfast at the
Hotel. Transfer from Nuwara Eliya to Kandy.
Enroute - Visit a tea plantation
and a tea factory, where the best tea in the world is
produced. Here you could observe all about the process of
manufacturing tea. You can also see how tea is graded. Taste a
cup of pure Ceylon tea in the factory.
Afternoon - Do a city our of
Kandy.
Kandy :
Kandy was the
last capital of the Sri Lankan Kings and is a World Heritage
Site. The name "Kandy" conjures visions of splendour and
magnificence. Many of the legends, traditions and folklore
are still lovingly kept alive. Drive around the Kandy lake
built by the last Sinhala king, Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe in
1798. Visit the Kandy town and bazaar, the arts and crafts
centre, a gem museum and a lapidary. Also visit the Temple
of the Tooth Relic in Kandy. Thereafter witness a cultural
show.
Overnight stay in Kandy. |
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04
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Breakfast at the
Hotel. Morning - Visit the Royal Botanical Gardens in
Peradeniya.
Royal Botanical Gardens,
Peradeniya : This botanical garden was first built as a
pleasure garden by a Sinhala King and was expanded by the
British. It is 147 acres in extent and provides an amazing
variety of trees, plants and flowers.
Thereafter proceed to Colombo.
Enroute - Visit the Pinnawela
Elephant Orphanage.
Pinnawela Elephant
Orphanage : The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, established
in 1975, commenced with seven orphans. Today some of these
orphans enjoys the fortune of seeing their grandchildren born
in the same location. The original objective of establishing
the orphanage inclined more towards tourism, but is soon
became a conversation and educational centre. With the help of
local and foreign elephant experts, Pinnawela started a
scientific captive-breeding programme for elephants. The free
movement of the herd enhanced the chances for respective
individuals of both sexes to get together and mate. The nearby
river played a dominant role in this regards, and in 1984, the
first baby of Pinnawela was born.
The success story of Pinnawela
has drawn the attention of scientists from all over the world.
Almost considerable number of books and research articles on
Pinnawela have been published in several languages. The
members of the Pinnawela herd have been filmed, videoed and
photographed thousands of times by professionals.
Late afternoon - Do a shopping
tour of Colombo including visits House of Fashions, ODEL,
Noritake ceramic shop & a local souvenir shop.
Overnight stay in Colombo. |
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After breakfast
transfer from Colombo to connect the departure flight. |
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With Standard Package
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Grand Oriental Colombo / Galway Forest Lodge, Nuwara
Eliya / Hill Top Hotel or hotel Topaz, Kandy.
With Deluxe Package
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Earl's Regency Kandy
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The Tea Factory, Nuwara Eliya
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Galadari Hotel Colombo
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Taj
Samudra , Hotel Hilton |
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