Ancient Cities & Wildlife Safari Wildlife

Kandy City

Gem Museum, Wood Carving Factory, and Batik Factory

First visit will be to the Gem Museum and get to see up close the Gems in Sri Lanka. And after you will get to visit the Wood Carving Factory in Kandy and see how they work on each carvings. Next visit will be the Batik factory in Kandy and see up close how the famous batik clothes are made. After the visit to the Batik Factory you will have lunch at a restaurant of your choice.

Different types of Gems

Wood Carving Factory

Woman working on the Batik

Lunch

After the morning activities you will have lunch at restaurant of your choice and after lunch you will spend time shopping around in Kandy.

Kandy Royal Botanical Gardens

Next stop is the Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya in the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka and attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids. It includes more than 4000 species of plants, including of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees.

Traditional Kandyan Dance

After visiting the Botanical Gardens you will get to see the traditional Kandyan Dance. The Kandyan Dance is a dance form that originated in the area called Kandy of the Central hills region in Sri Lanka.

Kandyan Dance Class

Kandyan Drummer and Dancer

Kandyan Drummers and Dancers

Temple of the Tooth

Visit ​Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic which is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka and see or get involved in the evening Pooja (worship) Ceremony. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of Buddha.

Temple of the Tooth

Temple of the Tooth from an Aerial View

Audience hall seen partially

Dinner

After all the activities for the day you will have dinner at restaurant of your choice.

Kandy, Dambulla, Sigiriya & Polonnaruwa

Matale Hindu Temple

Good Morning Sri Lanka, and your first visit will be to the Hindu Temple in Matale.

Dambulla Cave Temple

Next visit will be Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is a World Heritage Site (1991) in Sri Lanka. A sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this cave monastery, with its five sanctuaries, is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist mural paintings (covering an area of 2,100 m2 ) are of particular importance, as are the 157 statues.

Inside Dambulla Cave Temple

Stupa with Buddha statues

Image of a reclining Buddha

Habarana Village Tour

Next stop will be at Habarana for a village tour. You will be taken around the village on a Bullock cart. And after seeing how a typical village functions you get to have a complimentary lunch at the village.

Bullock Cart Village Tour

Habarana Lake

Elephant Rides in the Village

Minneriya Wildlife Safari

Visit Minneriya National Park which gives the opportunity to sight herds of Elephants throughout the year. Gathering is the largest known meeting place of Asian Elephants in the world. Huge herd of elephants, sometimes numbering up to 300. This Elephant Gathering is a thrilling spectacle that would be remembered for rest of the life of all those who were fortunate to witness it. Not only elephants but 23 other mammal species, 170 bird species, and 9 amphibians & 25 reptile species are at the National Park.

A chance to spot a Leopard

Wildlife Safari

Elephant Gathering

Elephants

Sri Lankan axis deer

Ayurvedic Spa

After all the sightseeing for the day, you will get to relax by spending some quality time at a Ayurvedic spa at Habarana. And after the Ayurvedic spa you will have Dinner at a restaurant of your choice in Sigiriya.

Sigiriya & Polonnaruwa

Sigiriya Rock Fortress

Good Morning and the first stop will be to visit Sigiriya the Rock Fortress. The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 180m high (the 'Lion's Rock', which dominates the jungle from all sides). A series of galleries and staircases emerging from the mouth of a gigantic lion constructed of bricks and plaster provide access to the site.Sigiriya today is a UNESCO listed World Heritage Site. It is one of the best preserved examples of ancient urban planning and is the most visited historic site in Sri Lanka.

Rock Fortress

Frescoes

Royal Stone Throne

Sigiriya View from Above

First Boulder

Sigiriya Water Garden

Polonnaruwa Ancient City Ruins

After visiting Sigiriya you will visit the Polonnaruwa Archaeological Museum. And then visit the Ancient city of Polonnaruwa. The second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, Polonnaruwa was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Cholainvaders in 1070 to reunite the country once more under a local leader. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the monumental ruins of the fabulous garden-city created by Parakramabahu I in the 12th century.The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa has been declared a World Heritage Site.

Thuparamaya : Buddhist place of worship

Council Chamber

Royal Palace

Nissanka Latha Mandapaya

Statue of King Parakramabahu

Reclining Buddha in Gal Vihara

Lunch & Dinner

After the activities you will have Village lunch at Polonnaruwa and Drive to Kandy in the afternoon. And After arriving in Kandy you will check in to your hotel and have dinner at a restaurant of your choice.

Kandy & Ramboda

Blue Field Tea Factory

Good Morning and the first visit will be to the Blue Field Tea Factory and get to see up close how tea is processed and refresh yourself with a cup of tea. Also get to enjoy the scenic Tea estate stretching across the Tea Factory.

Blue Field Tea Factory

Inside Blue Field Tea Factory

Tea Leaves

Blue Field Tea Fields

Blue Field Tea Factory

Machinery

Ramboda Falls

Visit the beautiful Ramboda Falls, Swim in a natural pool and have lunch at Ramboda Falls hotel or at a restaurant of your choice. Ramboda Falls is 109m high and 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 729th highest waterfall in the world.

Ramboda Falls

View of Ramboda Falls

Ramboda Falls Hotel

Ayurvedic Spa

After all the sightseeing for the day, you will get to relax by spending some quality time at a Ayurvedic spa in Kandy. And after the Ayurvedic spa you will be driven back to your hotel in Kandy and have dinner at a restaurant of your choice.

Kandy - Bandaranayake International Airport

Proceed to Airpot

As the tour has come to an end we will drive you back to the Airport for the departure. Every goodbye makes the next hello closer, so until next time have a safe flight back home.

Bon Voyage