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Minneriya National Park gives the opportunity to sight herds of Elephants throughout the year. Gathering is the largest known meeting place of Asian Elephants in the world.
Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka. The park is best known for its variety of wild animals. It's important for the conservation of Sri Lankan Elephants and aquatic birds.
Bundala National Park is an internationally important wintering ground for migratory water birds in Sri Lanka. Bundala harbors 197 species of Birds, the highlight being the Greater Flamingo, which migrate in large flocks.
After picking you up from the airport you will proceed to check-in to your hotel in Pinnawala.
Welcome To Sri Lanka
First visit will be to 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
Drive to Kandy and have Dinner, and after Dinner you will be driven back to your hotel in Pinnawala.
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
Check-in your Hotel in Habarana. And have Lunch at your hotel or at a restaurant of your choice
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
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 your hotel or at a restaurant of your choice.
Check-in your Hotel in Kandy after arriving from Habarana
Enjoy shopping around in Kandy and also enjoy walking around the Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake & Temple of the Tooth on the other side
Kandy Lake in the evening
Kandy Lake
Get to visit the Batik factory in Kandy and see up close how the famous batik clothes are made. After visiting the Batik Factory you will get to visit the Wood Carving Factory in Kandy and see how they work on each piece.
Painting up close
Veteran Working
Batik Factory in Kandy
Wood Carving Factory
Wood Carving Factory
Visit Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic which is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. 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 from an Aerial View
Inside the Temple
Temple of the Tooth
Inside the Temple of the Tooth
Audience hall seen partially
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.
Have Dinner at a restaurant of your choice.
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
Visit Blue Field Tea Factory and get to see up close how tea is processed and refresh yourself with a complimentary cup of tea. Also get to enjoy the scenic Tea estate stretching across the Tea Factory. Have lunch at Blue Field Tea Factory and proceed to Nuwara Eliya.
Blue Field Tea Factory
Inside Blue Field Tea Factory
Tea Leaves
Blue Field Tea Fields
Blue Field Tea Factory
Machinery
Get to see the 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 proceeding to Udawalawa.
Nuwara Eliya
Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya
Colonial style houses
Rest Area
Lake Gregory Nuwara Eliya
Lake Gregory
Air Taxi
Water Activities
The View from high ground
After arriving in Udawalawa, check-in your hotel and have Dinner at your hotel
Check-in and rest and relax
Dinner
Dinner
Go on a wildlife safari and see the herds of elephants, wild buffalo, sambar deer and leopards, Uda Walawe is the Sri Lankan national park that best rivals the savanna reserves of Africa. The national park was created to provide a sanctuary for wild animals displaced by the construction of the Udawalawe Reservoir on the Walawe River, as well as to protect the catchment of the reservoir.
After arriving in Yala, check-in your hotel and have Lunch at a restaurant of your choice.
Visit Yala National Park which is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka. Yala hosts a variety of ecosystems ranging from moist monsoon forests to freshwater and marine wetlands. It is one of the 70 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in Sri Lanka. Yala harbours 215 bird species including six endemic species of Sri Lanka. The number of mammals that has been recorded from the park is 44, and it has one of the highest leopard densities in the world, so do not forget to bring your cameras if you love taking wildlife photography. Safari Jeep will pick you up at your from your hotel at 2:00 pm.
Have Dinner at a restaurant of your choice.
Get your breakfast packed from your hotel for early morning departure to Bundala National Park/ Birds Sanctuary. Bundala National Park which is an internationally important wintering ground for migratory water birds in Sri Lanka. Bundala harbors 197 species of Birds, the highlight being the Greater Flamingo, which migrate in large flocks. In 2005 the national park was designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO, the fourth biosphere reserve in Sri Lanka.
After visiting the Bundala National Park you will be driven back to your hotel in Yala and have an early lunch and check-out of the hotel to leave to Mirissa.
Spend the rest of the afternoon on the beach swimming and relaxing. Enjoy and also watch the sunset and take pictures and see why it's called one of the most beautiful beaches in Sri Lanka.
Have Dinner at a restaurant of your choice - Recommended ‘Dewmini Roti Shop’ Ranked no. 01 in Mirissa
Watch the Giant Whales and dolphins in action - Leave your hotel at 5.45 am. Complimentary cup of tea will be given before departing to the harbor for the boat ride, and complimentary breakfast will be given on the boat. In the event that you do not sight a whale/s on the first day, a free of charge Whale Watching tour will be provided on the following day.
Have Lunch after returning from whale watching at a restaurant of your choice.
Learn how to make delicious Sri Lankan dishes and later you may eat the food that you tried for dinner free of charge.
Check-out of your hotel and will be driven to the Airport.
While on the way to the Airport, you will get to visit Habaraduwa Turtle Hatchery and get to see and hold little to big turtles in your hand and see how they protect these endangered ones.
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
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