Colombo Trip Overview
Sri Lanka’s Hill Country is the island at its most scenic, a mist-wrapped land of emerald peaks and stupendous views, of hillsides carpeted with tea plantations and graced by astonishing waterfalls. This is a place where you can wear a fleece in the daytime and cuddle up beside a log fire in the evening. Ride a train utterly bewitched by the vistas.Enjoy the drumbeat of traditional dance and then savour the silence on a lonely mountaintop.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Hill Country is the island at its most scenic, a mist-wrapped land of emerald peaks and stupendous views, of hillsides carpeted with tea plantations and graced by astonishing waterfalls. This is a place where you can wear a fleece in the daytime and cuddle up beside a log fire in the evening. Ride a train utterly bewitched by the vistas.Enjoy the drumbeat of traditional dance and then savour the silence on a lonely mountaintop.
Itinerary
Day 1: COLOMBO | KANDY
Stop At: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
In the crown jewel of the city, Kandy is the famed Sri Dalada Maligawa, also known as the Temple of the Tooth. The golden-roofed Temple of the Sacred Tooth houses Sri Lanka’s most important Buddhist relic – a tooth of the Buddha. The entire temple complex, from peaked tiled roofs to white walls with large airy windows, is built using classical Kandyan architecture.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Amaya Hills, Kandy
Day 2: ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS | NUWARA ELIYA
Stop At: Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya Road, Peradeniya 20400 Sri Lanka
The famous garden in which includes more than 4000 species of lovely flowers, herbs, tall trees and renowned for its collection of orchids is the Royal Botanical Gardens located in Peradeniya.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Nuwara Eliya, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province
Get ready to traverse from the humid weather to a chilly surrounding in just a few hours. You will proceed to the hill station of Nuwara Eliya today. The “little England” of Sri Lanka, home to all the tea estates manufacturing the best-flavoured tea, an immense field of beautiful flowers and vegetables. In the evening, you’ll also be stopping at a tea factory to witness and discover more about the process of transforming the fresh tea leaves into delightful sips of tea.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Gregory Lake, Nuwara Eliya Sri Lanka
Gregory Lake was created in 1873 by the British era Governor at the time, Sir William Gregory, supposedly for the purpose of providing electricity. However the lake was mainly used for leisure and recreation after it was built.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Oliphant Bungalow, Nuwara Eliya
Day 3: HORTON PLAINS | COLOMBO
Stop At: Horton Plains National Park, Nuwara Eliya Sri Lanka
With a packed breakfast you’ll be leaving for the Horton Plains National Park and hike to the World’s End and Bakers Falls – one of the best Nuwara Eliya waterfalls! Horton Plains National Park is capped by mountainous grassland and cloud forests on Sri Lanka’s highest elevation over 2100m above sea level. This destination is a peculiar and peaceful region with an eye-popping diversity of landscape. Explore the thick grasslands and marshes, experience the feeling of washing your face from the natural chilly streams,
lakes and breathtaking waterfalls.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
