Escape Sri Lanka.07 Days / 06 Nights

Arrive at the Bandaranaike International Airport and transfer directly to Colombo by
the expressway. (Approx driver timer 45 minutes)
Evening Leisure.
Lunch, Dinner, and overnight at a Hotel in Colombo.
Meals: Lunch & Dinner.

Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
Heading to Kandy, visiting the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage en route.

PINNAWELA ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE – set amongst the verdant hills of Kegalle is a unique orphanage,
where the tiny tots weigh 60 kg or more. This is the Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, the world’s first
and only elephant orphanage established to feed, nurse and house young elephants lost or abandoned
by their mothers. Other occupants are elephants displaced from their natural environs by development
projects or those found wounded. Visitors could see the baby elephants being fed milk from gigantic
feeding bottles or bathed in the river which flows nearby – an unforgettable sight! Established in 1975,
by the Wildlife Department and National Zoological Gardens which subsequently led to a breeding
program through which more than twenty-five elephants have been born since 1984.Evening City tour
of Kandy including a visit to the Temple of Tooth and a Gem Lapidary.

TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH
Temple of the Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is in the royal palace
complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the Relic of the Tooth of the Buddha.
After visiting the Temple of Tooth witness a Cultural Dance.
Heading to the hotel in Kandy and checking in at Kandy.
Dinner and overnight at a Hotel in Kandy.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Check out and head to Peradeniya Botanical Garden.
Visit the Peradeniya Botanical Garden. Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. This botanical garden was first
built as a pleasure garden by a Sinhala king and was expanded by the British. It is 147 acres in extent
and provides an amazing variety of trees, plants, and flowers. Thereafter proceed to Nuwara Eliya
visiting a tea plantation and a factory en route.

Check in to the hotel in Nuwara Eliya for lunch. Evening City tour of Nuwara Eliya including a visit to
the Seetha Amman Kovil. Seetha Amman Kovil – The Sita Amman Temple can be seen en route to
the Hakgala Botanical Gardens. The prominent temple architecture will not fail to attract your
attention. Ancient statues of Rama and Sita can be seen on one side of the temple. The temple
today is a modern building with its paintings, statues, and pillars decorated with sculptures; all
depicting the tale of Rama and Sita.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast at the hotel.
Check out from the hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
Heading to Bentota for a beach stay.

Check in to a hotel in Bentota for Lunch. Evening Boat tour in Madu River (Madu Ganga) which is a
boat tour through the Mangroves. Also, you will experience a Fish Massage. Madu Ganga – At the
outset, Madu Ganga is considered as Sri Lanka’s second largest wetland consisting of 28 islands
including two main islands providing shelter to 215 families. Over the past generations, Madu
Ganga has played an important role in providing food and shelter and of course, providing easy
access to the mainland via small wooden boats. During the pre-colonization, Madu Ganga was used
as one of the main waterways connecting cities and ancient Sinhala Kingdoms. The main treasure of
Madu Ganga is its mangroves which act as a bio-lock to the area in giving protection to the variety
of aquatic plants and animal life. They provide a home for different kinds of aquatic plants, crabs,
shrimps, fish, various invertebrates, and other animal life including crocodiles. According to villagers
the main secret of the Madu Ganga is the tide. On any given day during the low tide the sea water
comes inland and mixes with fresh water and in the evening, it is the other way around – the magic
of nature. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Bentota
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

(On a sharing group boat)
Duration on the water: 3 – 6 hours Report time around 6.30 am to from Mirissa fishery harbor/
Start time @ 7.00 am Whale Watching service starts at Mirissa Fishery Harbour. Whale watching in
Mirissa has become one of the greatest locations for spotting Blue, spam, and Killer whales in the
world. Mirissa is the best city spotting more blue whale watching and the possibility of whale watching with
my Ceylon adventures is more than 90%. Out of the largest mammals on earth, Sri Lanka is the place where
you can observe the largest land mammal the Elephant, and the largest sea mammal the Whale. Sri Lanka
whale observers gather to watch an awesome display of power & beauty of one of the largest, intelligent,
aquatic mammals on this earth. Southern Sri Lanka is one of the best places in the world for seeing Blue
whales. They breathe air through blowhole(s) into lungs (unlike fish who breathe using gills). Whales have
sleek, streamlined bodies that move easily through the water. Whales feed on small fish. The biggest whale is
the blue whale, which grows to be about 94 feet (29 m) long – the height of a 9-story building. These
enormous animals eat about 4 tons of tiny krill each day, obtained by filter feeding through baleen. Adult blue
whales have no predators except men. The smallest whale is the dwarf sperm whale which as an adult is only
8.5 feet (2.6 m) long.
Available whale species: – (Spotting whales / Dolphins will depend on the day and we do not recommend this
100%)
→ Blue Whales
→ Bryde’s Whales
→ Sperm Whales
→ Killer Whales
→ False Killer
→ Dwarf
→ Melon Headed Whales
→ Cuvier’s Beaked Whales
→ And if lucky, the elusive Indian Blue Whales

ACTIVITY WILL INCLUDE
✓ Transport from Hotel to Mirissa harbour and back to
✓ hotel in Air-Conditioned vehicle
✓ Accompanying English speaking chauffeur guide
✓ Experience Nature Guide
✓ Charges for the group boat
✓ Government Wildlife tax.
✓ Safety Jacket
✓ Insurance Cover for both Boat and
✓ Passengers
✓ Snacks & Bottles of water.
ACTIVITY EXCLUDES
 Any additional beverages or food
Meals: Breakfast.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Leisure at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast.

After breakfast proceed to Colombo by expressway. Scenic City tour of Colombo and proceed to the
Airport for departure.

COLOMBO

The trade and commercial capital has long been the traditional gateway to the Orient. Sri Lanka’s
largest city, it is located on the west coast and draws together all the cultures, religions, and
influences of foreign lands into a pot-pourri of sounds, smells, and a kaleidoscope of color. The
original traders and settlers – the Arabs, Portuguese, Dutch, and British have left in their wake
churches and monuments, names and religions, costumes and food, and smatterings of their
languages which have been absorbed into the speech of the Sri Lankan. Today, Colombo is a
fascinating city – a happy blend of east & west, past & present, with a charm of its own. A less
known but amazingly true fact is that Colombo has a superb range of high-quality restaurants
serving food from all over the world and some of the best shopping opportunities in Asia. The main
seaport of Sri Lanka is in Colombo & adjoining it, is Pettah, a local bazaar & trading area.
Other places of interest are the beautiful Buddhist temples, Hindu temples, mosques, the historic
Wolfendhal church, (1749) residential areas where you find the stately homes of the affluent, the
Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, the New Parliament in Sri Jayewardenepura,
the Folk Art Centre, Art Galleries, Parks, Independence Square, the Zoo, the Ceramic Corporation
famous for its well-known brand “Noritake” and ODEL the renowned shopping center.

Meals: Breakfast.