Programme : CULTURAL TOUR
On arrival transfer clients to
Kandalama. Afternoon and evening is at leisure. Overnight stay at Kandalama
Hotel, Kandalama or Culture Club, Dambulla.
After breakfast morning at
leisure or optional excursions (payment direct by the clients on the spot)
to Sigiriya or Polonnaruwa. Overnight stay at Kandalama Hotel, Kandalama or
Culture Club, Dambulla.
After breakfast proceed to
Kandy enroute visit a spice garden in Matale to see the different spices,
which Sri Lanka is famous for. You will be introduced to different spices
and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed. In the afternoon
do a city tour of 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 & crafts centre and a gem museum and a lapidary. In the evening visit
the Temple of the Tooth Relic and thereafter witness a cultural show
featuring traditional Sri Lankan dancing. Overnight stay at Earl's Regency
Hotel, Kandy or Le Kandyan Hotel, Kandy or Tree of Life Hotel, Kandy.
After breakfast visit the
Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. 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 Pinnawala and visit the elephant orphanage in
Pinnawala. This orphanage is the home for about 60 elephants, out of which
some are baby elephants found abandoned or orphaned in the wild. They are
being cared, fed and trained by the wild life authorities. The best time to
visit is during the feeding times, when one will have the opportunity of
seeing the baby elephants being bottle-fed. Also could accompany the
elephants to a river close-by and see them having their daily bath.
Thereafter return Kandy. Overnight stay at Earl's Regency Hotel, Kandy or Le
Kandyan Hotel, Kandy or Tree of Life Hotel, Kandy.
After breakfast proceed to
Nuwara Eliya enroute visit a tea plantation and a tea factory, where the
best tea in the world is produced. You will be told 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. Overnight stay at Hotel Tea Factory.
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