East Coast Getaway

Negombo & Sigiriya

Dambulla Cave Temple

First 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

Lunch & Check-in Hotel

Have Lunch in Dambulla at a restaurant of your choice and then Check-in to your Hotel where you can spend a couple of hours resting and relaxing before leaving to Sigiriya to watch the sunset from the summit.

Lunch

Check-in Hotel

Sunset at Sigiriya Rock Fortress

Next stop is Sigiriya the Rock Fortress, and get the chance to see the sunset from the summit of Sigiriya the Rock Fortress, it will be a great opportunity to take some great photos. 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

Sunset from above Sigiriya

Sunset seen from the Summit of Sigiriya

Sunset Seen from the Summit

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

Village Tour

First thing in the morning you will get to see the beautiful way of life in a typical Village. by going on a village Tour – Jeep ride, Bullock cart ride, Canoe ride and later complimentary lunch is given after the village tour is done

Minneriya Wildlife Safari

Next visit is the 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.

Dinner

Have Dinner at a restaurant of your choice after arriving back in Sigiriya.

Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa & Pasikuda

Polonnaruwa Ancient City Ruins

First visit will be to the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa Archaeological Museum. And after you will get to see the ruins of the Ancient Kingdom 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

Have a village lunch at Polonnaruwa

Pasikuda

Visit Pasikuda and check into your hotel. And spend the rest of the day by snorkeling, swimming, surfing, and resting along the beach and enjoy the view of the beautiful and shallow coastline.

Dinner

After all the sightseeing you will get to have Dinner at a your hotel.

Pasikuda

Pasikuda

Spend your entire day in Pasikuda snorkeling, swimming, surfing, resting and playing water sports along the beach and enjoy the view of the beautiful and shallow coastline.

Pasikuda - Arugam Bay

Check-in Hotel & Lunch

After arriving in Arugam Bay, check-in your hotel and have Lunch at your hotel.

Arugam Bay

Spend the rest of the day in the famous Arugam Bay on the beach swimming and surfing.

Arugam Bay

Arugam Bay

Spend the entired the day in the famous Arugam Bay on the beach.

Arugam Bay - Nuwara Eliya

Ravana Falls and Little Adam's Peak

After checking-out of your hotel in Arugam Bay, you will proceed to Nuwara Eliya and see Ravana Falls at Ella and then climb and visit Little Adam's Peak next. After you will have an early lunch at a restaurant of your choice before leaving to Nuwara Eliya town.

Rawana Falls

Nuwara Eliya

Check-in your hotel in Nuwara Eliya and spend the rest of the afteroon in hillside city of Nuwara Eliya and Lake Gregory with a picturesque landscape and temperate climate. Take pictures, enjoy a walk around the lake and join in with a few activities around Nuwara Eliya and enjoy and take in the breathtaking environment all around you before leaving back to Kandy.

Nuwara Eliya & Kandy

Blue Field Tea Factory

Check-out of your hotel and visit 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 Hotel

Visit Ramboda Falls Hotel, and get to View 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

Traditional Kandyan Dance

Visit and 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. And have Dinner at a restaurant of your choice after visiting the Temple of the Tooth.

Temple of the Tooth

Temple of the Tooth from an Aerial View

Audience hall seen partially

Kandy City

Gem Museum, Batik Factory& Wood Carving Factory

Getting to visit the Batik factory in Kandy and see up close how the famous batik clothes are made. After spending some time there the next stop will be the Gem Museum in Kandy. The Gem museum specialized mostly on Sapphire. And after finishing the tour of the Gem Museum you will get to visit the Wood Carving Factory in Kandy and see how they work on each piece. After the visit to the Wood Carving Factory you will have lunch at a restaurant of your choice.

Different types of Gems

Woman working on the Batik

Wood Carving Factory

Lunch & Shopping

Have Lunch at a restaurant of your choice and after lunch enjoy some time shopping around Kandy City.

Lunch

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.

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 have Dinner at a restaurant of your choice.

Kandy - Bandaranayake International Airport

Millennium Elephant Foundation

Visit Millennium Elephant Foundation and get an opportunity to ride on an elephant ride, give elephant a bath, and get an elephant to give you a shower while riding it.

Elephant Bath

Taking Pictures with Elephants

Elephant in the foundation

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