Colombo Trip Overview
Spend the Vacation of your dreams.Experience the culture,heritage,wildlife and nature.Walk in the City of Culture,Kandy,the City of Heritage and History,Polonnaruwa and the current Commercial city of Sri Lanka,Colombo. Have a diverse experience in one tour.Experience the chilling breeze of Nuwara Eliya with a warm cup of Ceylon tea.Go on a safari in Minneriya where you will see an abundance of wild elephants roaming freely.Get the rare chance to spot a large number of Elephants in one place.Enjoy a chilled beer and watch the sun descend to the Horizon in the Galle Face Green marking the end of the day.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 days
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Spend the Vacation of your dreams.Experience the culture,heritage,wildlife and nature.Walk in the City of Culture,Kandy,the City of Heritage and History,Polonnaruwa and the current Commercial city of Sri Lanka,Colombo. Have a diverse experience in one tour.Experience the chilling breeze of Nuwara Eliya with a warm cup of Ceylon tea.Go on a safari in Minneriya where you will see an abundance of wild elephants roaming freely.Get the rare chance to spot a large number of Elephants in one place.Enjoy a chilled beer and watch the sun descend to the Horizon in the Galle Face Green marking the end of the day.
Itinerary
Day 1: Airport > Sigiriya
Stop At: Dambulla, Dambulla, Central Province
Meet and Greet you Guide at the pickup location and head towards Dambulla.
Stop At: Dambulla Cave Temple, Jaffna Hwy, Habarana 50150 Sri Lanka
Enter the historic caves of the Golden Temple of Dambulla,dating back to the 1st century BC.View the ancient murals depicting the lie story of Lord Gautama Buddha.Look at the hundreds of figurines of Buddha and other deities scattered throughout the five main caves.Visit the cave of the Divine king,Cave of the Great king and the great new Monastery.See the giant golden Buddha statue just a little distance outside the cave complex.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Sigiriya >Polonnaruwa > Minneriya > Sigiriya
Stop At: Polonnaruwa, Polonnaruwa, North Central Province
Visit the ancient city of Polonnaruwa,which was the second major capital of Sri Lanka.Walk through the ruins of the city that flourished between the 10th to the 13th century AD.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Gal Vihara, 440/225 Palm Grove State Minuwangoda road, Polonnaruwa 51000 Sri Lanka
View important monuments such as Gal Vihara.
Stop At: Polonnaruwa Vatadage, Sacred City, Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka
Vatadage
Stop At: Lanka Thilaka Temple, X273+4FC, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
The lotus bath,Lankathilaka Temple and the statue of King Parakramabahu whose reign was considered the golden age of Polonnaruwa. Get to know more about Sri Lanka’s ancient history.
Stop At: Minneriya National Park, Maradankadawala-Habarana-Thirukkondaiadimadu Highway, 50150 Sri Lanka
Prepare to “Get wild”,this three and half-hour safari takes you on a ride through the Minneriya National park.Enjoy the sight of over 150 elephants congregating in one place during the famous great elephant gathering,which happens in the dry season between May to October.In addition to elephants,get a chance to also see many mammals,birds,reptiles and amphibians in the scrub lands,forests and other areas.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Sigiriya > Kandy
Stop At: Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka
Climb the 5th century AD rock fortress,Sigiriya,where the king Kasyapa ruled.Walk through the entrance framed by the paws of a lion that is quite appropriate for its name,’the Lion Rock’,View the beautiful unfading murals that brought Sigiriya its fame.Climb the steep staircase to see the terraced gardens and still working cisterns.Walk through the tunnels leading to the palace as you get a feel for times long past.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Euphoria Spice and Herbal, Kandy Road Arunaloka Farm Madawalaulpatha, Matale 21000 Sri Lanka
Spice and Herbal is located 12km away from Matale(The spice capital of sri Lanka). Enriched ith herb,spice groves and plants with fragrant greenery shading from the tropical trees that enlightens the unique aroma of each spice and herb.you can get free massage too
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kandy Lake Club – Cultural Dance Show, 7 Sangamitta Mawatha, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Experience the famous Cultural dance show at a stadium in Kandy where you can get a wonderful show playing with fires and all the way of Sri Lankan Culture.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Kandy > Nuwara Eliya
Stop At: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic a UNESCO World Heritage Site which was built in the 16th century as the place o veneration and protection for Lord Buddha’s sacred tooth.Walk through the beautifully embellished passageways and elaborately painted halls,done in red ,cream and black.Lounge against delicately carved pillars and get amazed by the beautiful golden statues.Get an unforgettable experience of history and art.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bluefield Tea Gardens, Ramboda, Nuwara Eliya 22200 Sri Lanka
Visit a Tea Factory and a plantation where you would see how the world’s famous ” Ceylon Tea” is manufactured.In 1824 a tea plant was brought to Ceylon by the British from China and was planted in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya for non-commercial purposes.James Taylor was a British citizen who introduced commercial tea plantation in Sri Lanka(Ceylon).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nuwara Eliya, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province
Nuwara Eliya is set in the heart of Tea-country is a beautiful town where the British succeeded in creating a replica of the English countryside,with homes in styles from Georgian to Queen Anne.Well-kept lawns with hedges,an Anglican church,a famous golf course and beautiful parks give the place an air of nostalgia.Situated 6,200 feet above sea level,the air is cool and fresh-a serene retreat from the hustle and bustle of the city life.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: Nuwara Eliya > Ella
Stop At: Little Adam’s Peak, Passara Road, Ella 90090 Sri Lanka
Explore Ella’s most interesting places.Pass through bright green tea fields,and tough stretches of rock,and get to seethe magical views of Little Adam’s Peak.Walk over the history seeped Nine Arches Bridge and listen to the story of its construction.End your hike at the Demodara Railway station with its unique loop-over track design.This tour gives you the chance to see the best sights of Sri Lanka.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: Ella > Yala
Stop At: Yala National Park, Yala National Park
This amazing Safari offers the opportunity to visit Yala National Park, the second largest in the island based off the Southeastern coast of Sri Lanka.Get a chance to see the famous Sri Lankan leopards,indigenous wild water buffalo, Sri Lankan Sloth Bear and large herds of Sri Lankan Elephants.The Park is also home to many other species of mammals,birds,reptiles, amphibians,fish and invertebrates.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 7: Yala > Colombo
Stop At: Galle Fort, Church Street, Galle 80000 Sri Lanka
Galle Fort in Sri Lanka :A UNESCO World Heritage Site The Galle Fort,or Dutch Fort as it is also known,is a fortification first built by the Portuguese on the Southwestern coast of Sri Lanka.The initial fortifications,which were built in the late 16th century,were quite basic.However the fort underwent extensive modifications in the 17th century by the Dutch,making it one of the most important archaeological,architectural and historic monuments to illustrate the European influence in South East Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries.According to a statement by UNESCO the site was recognised as a World Heritage Site for its unique exposition of an urban ensemble which illustrates the interaction of European architecture and South Asian traditions from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Colombo, Colombo, Western Province
Head to the Urban Commercial Area in Sri Lanka and explore the busy City life sightseeing the Pettah Bazaar,Jumial Alfar Mosque,Gangaramaya Temple and more
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 8: Colombo > Airport
Stop At: Airport Garden, Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Head to the Air port and end your beautiful vacation
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
