Seasonal Tour 3

Colombo - Kandy

Train Ride

You will leave Colombo city by going to Colombo Train station to leave to Peradeniya, Kandy and you will be picked up at Peradinya Railway Station, Kandy.

Colombo Train Station

Kandy Train Station

Kandy Royal Botanical Gardens

Lets enjoy the morning by visiting the Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya in the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka which 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.

Check-in Hotel

Check-in your Hotel in Kandy after visiting the Botanical Gardens

Ayurvedic Spa

Get to relax by spending some quality time at a Ayurvedic spa in Kandy.

Dinner

Have an early Dinner in preparation to visit the Kandy Esala Perahera (the Festival of the Tooth) where you will be mesmerized by the festival

Kandy Esala Perahera (The Festival of the Tooth)

Get to see the breathtaking ​Esala Perahera (the festival of the tooth) which is the grand festival of Esala held in Sri Lanka. It is very grand with elegant costumes. It is a Buddhist festival consisting of dances and colourfully decorated elephants. There are fire-dances, whip-dances, Kandyan dances and various other cultural dances. The elephants are usually adorned with lavish garments. The festival ends with the traditional 'diya-kepeema'.

Kandy, Dambulla & 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

Habarana Village Tour & Inamaluwa Gem Museum

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. And after lunch you will proceed to Inamaluwa Gem Museum.

Bullock Cart Village Tour

Habarana Lake

Elephant Rides in the Village

Gem Museum

Gem Museum

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

Dinner & Check-in Hotel

After all the sightseeing at Sigiriya you will leave back to Kandy and have Dinner on the way to Kandy at a restaurant of your choice. After arriving in Kandy Check-in your Hotel and rest and Relax

Dinner at a place of your choice

Check-in and rest and relax

Rest and Relax

Kandy & Ramboda

Ramboda Falls Hotel

First visit will be to 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

Blue Field Tea Factory

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. After the Tea Field Tour you will be driven back to Kandy in preparation for the Esala Perahera.

Blue Field Tea Factory

Inside Blue Field Tea Factory

Tea Leaves

Blue Field Tea Fields

Blue Field Tea Factory

Machinery

Rest, Relax & Dinner

Arrive in Kandy, rest and relax at your hotel and have an early Dinner before departing to see the Esala Perahera (Festival of the Tooth).

Check-in and rest and relax

Rest and Relax

Dinner

Kandy Esala Perahera (The Festival of the Tooth)

Watch the breathtaking ​Esala Perahera (the festival of the tooth) which is the grand festival of Esala held in Sri Lanka. It is very grand with elegant costumes. It is a Buddhist festival consisting of dances and colourfully decorated elephants. There are fire-dances, whip-dances, Kandyan dances and various other cultural dances. The elephants are usually adorned with lavish garments. The festival ends with the traditional 'diya-kepeema'. And after the festival is over you will be driven back to your hotel.

Kandy - Bandaranayake International Airport

Millennium Elephant Foundation

After checking-out from your hotel your first visit will be the 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. After visiting the foundation you will have lunch at a restaurant of your choice.

Elephant Bath

Taking Pictures with Elephants

Elephant in the foundation

Elephant Orphanage

Next get to visit the Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawala. Pinnawalla is notable for having the largest herd of captive elephants in the world. In 2011, there were 88 elephants, including 37 males and 51 females from 3 generations, living in Pinnawala.

Bathing Elephant

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Herd of Elephants at the Orphanage

Getting Up close

Feeding Elephants

Take photos up close

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