DAY 01,
PINNAWELA ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE, KANDY CITY TOUR, TRMPLE OF THE TOOTH, MARKET SQUARE, CULTURAL SHOW, CHAAYA CITADEL (KANDY)

Today, meet your Luxury Trips representative in Sri Lanka. And set off for a tour to discover Sri Lanka! Your first stop will be Pinnawela Orphanage.

A venture initiated by the Sri Lankan Government to safe guard one of its National Treasures, the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage has been operating over 30 years, nurturing orphaned calves, treating the feeble and rehabilitating the injured. Today, the Orphanage has 60 Elephants, with hundred watching their antics during their bathing times!! It is a definite treat watching them frolick in the water and observe the unique characteristics of each of each and everyone on Sri Lanka’s gentle giants! The ideal time to watch them is 1000hrs – 1200hrs and 1200hrs – 16hrs.

(Pinnawela to Kandy – transfer time: 1 hour)

Later, explore the city of Kandy, visiting the bazaar (market place) and also investigate the gem mining process.

Early evening, witness a show on cultural dances of Sri Lanka, which will provide you with glimpse of the diverse arts that practiced in this small island!!

In the evening visit the farmed Temple of the Tooth which is commonly known as “Sri Dalada Maligawa” is situated in the city if hills, Kandy. It is an important shrine for Buddhists at holds the tooth relic of Lord Buddha. It is famous for its carvings and the beautiful art that is unique to Sri Lanka. The most important part of the Dalada Maligawa is the octagon (pathirippuwa). The Sri Dalada Maligawa is the most sacred temple in the whole of Sri Lanka’ Thousands of people line up each day to get a glimpse its majesty.

Dinner & Overnight Chaaya Citadel, Kandy (Superior Double rooms on Half Board Basis)
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DAY 03,
ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS, NUWARA ELIYA CITY TOUR, GRAND HOTEL (NUWARA ELIYA)
 

This morning  Explore the Royal Botanical Gardens – which was initially built as a pleasure garden for Sri Lanka King. This garden houses many rare and endemic plants of Sri Lanka.

 

Located 460m above sea-level close to kandy and surrounded from three sides by the river Mahaveli, Peradeniya botanical garden was founded in the year 1824. One of the best and most valuable collections of plants and trees in the world ( more than 4000 species, indoor and outdoor). Giant trees of “Ficus” family, different bamboo and Palm trees of the world, rare Ayurvedic plants, Orchid House, spice garden, timber trees such as ebony, teak, satinwood, mahogany, tamarind and jack etc. can be seen here.
 

Most of the honorable guests who visited Sri Lanka, for Instance The Queen Elizabeth, Marshal Tito, Chancellor Henry Kiesinger  and Juri Gagarin, have planted memorable trees in this park.

Next set off explore the quaint town of Nuwara Eliya, visit a  tea plantation enroute and tea factory where on the best teas’ in the world is produced. You will be told all about the process of manufacturing tea and also see how tea is graded. Taste a cup of pure Ceylon tea in the factory.

 

(Kandy to Nuwara Eliya – 2 ½ hours)

Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of Sri Lanka’s tea country producing 50% of the world’s best tea. Sri Lanka’s highest mountain Pidurutalagala (8282 ft) is located here. Nuwara Eliya is the location for finest 18 whole golf courses in Asia.

Dinner & Overnight at Grand Hotel, Nuwara Eliya (Golf wing Double rooms on Half Board Basis)

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DAY 4,
UDAWALAWE NATIONAL PARK, DICKWELLA VILLAGE HOTEL (DICKWELLA)

Today, set off early to visit the Udawalawe National Park

(Nuwara Eliya to Udawalawe – Transfer time: 4 hours)

Udawalewe National Park – is an area of 31,800 hectares, which was declared a protected sanctuary with full national park status in 1972. The park area which falls within two provinces of Sri Lanka has an annual rainfall of 1,520 mm and an average temperature of 29.4 C. Surrounded by mountain ranges, the terrain of the park is a mixture of grassland, which of all Sri Lanka’s wildlife reserves, best rivals the Savanna of Africa and shrub jungle, Teak plantations, water holes and two important factors make this park special – the large Udawalewe Reservoir and the Walewe River, which ensure a supply of water for the fauna within. Internationally renowned for its large had of elephants, the park is also known for several species of Deer, Wild Boar, the dangerous Wild Buffalo, Jackal and very rare sightings of Leopard.

(Udawalawe to Dickwella – Transfer time: 3 hours)

Dinner & Overnight at Dickwella Village, Dickwella (Standard Double rooms on Half Board Basis)

DAY 05, BEACH TRANSFER Leave in the morning to relax at your chosen beach hotel on the southern coast.