Srilanka Nature Tours

Cities: Kandy (2N), Nuwara Eliya (2N), Colombo (1N)

Package Highlights

• Explore the best of the city in only 3 hours
• Ride in a Local Tuk Tuk
• Find a huge variety of flowers, ferries and swings to add a mood to the Victoria Park
• Take a 20-minute guided tour of the plantation factories
• Watch many Buddhas in one place at Gangaram Temple

Flight & Transport

• All Transport in an Air Conditioned Vehicle with the service of an English speaking driver.

Accommodation

• 2 Night(s) in Kandy at Amaya Hills Kandy or similar
• 2 Night(s) in Nuwara Eliya at Araliya Green Hills Hotel or similar
• 1 Night(s) in Colombo at Ramada Colombo or similar

Sightseeing

Kandy, Sri Lanka

• Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
• Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
• Royal Botanical Gardens
• Kandy Lake

Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

• Sri Baktha Hanuman Temple
• Hakgala Botanical Garden
• The Victoria Park
• Gregory Lake
• Sita Amman Temple

Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Kelaniya Buddhist Temple
• National Museum of Colombo

Entry Fees & Activity Cost  Will Be Applicable In Below Sightseeing.

Kandy

1. US$ 05  Cultural show

Nuwara Eliya

1. US$ 12  Hakgala Botanical Garden
2. US$ 03   Victoria Park
3. US$ 25  Hortan Plain National park
4. US$ 45 per jeep/Micro Van to  (max 4 pax per jeep) Hortan Plain National park

Colombo

1. US$ 03  Gangarama Temple
2. US$ 07  National Museum  
3. US$ 05  Zoological garden Dehiwala

Meals

• 5 Breakfast
• 5 Dinner

Visa & Taxes

• Hotel Luxury Taxes

Transfer from Airport to Kandy.
Meet & assist on arrival. Proceed to Kandy via Pinnawela elephant orphanage.
Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage: The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage is one of Sri Lanka’s most popular tourist attractions. The orphanages population has now mushroomed to around 65, making it the world’s largest collection of captive elephants. The elephants here range in age from newborns to elderly matriarchs, and include orphaned and abandoned elephants, as well as those injured in the wild.
Proceed to Kandy. Leisure day. Dinner & Overnight stay at the Hotel.

After your breakfast. Kandy city tour.
Temple of the Tooth Kandy: According to legend, the tooth was taken from the Buddha as he lay on his funeral pyre. It was smuggled to Sri Lanka in 313 AD, hidden in the hair of Princess Hemamali who fled the Hindu armies besieging her father’s kingdom in India.
Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is about 5.5 km to the west from the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is near the Mahaweli River It is renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. Attached to it is the National Herbarium of Sri Lanka.
Kandy Lake also known as Kiri Muhuda or the Sea of Milk, is an artificial lake in the heart of the hill city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe next to the Temple of the Tooth.
Kandyan Dance Performance: The Kandyan dance has become most distinctively Sinhalese and is readily associated with the idea of a National Dance.
Optional: Kandy city tour can be even done on Tuk Tuk.. “Kandy by TUK TUK”
Dinner & Overnight Stay at the Hotel

Kandy to Nuwara eliya.
Transfer from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya via Ramboda.
Bhaktha Hanuman Temple and visit to Tea Factory and Tea Plantation. Afterwards visit Seetha Amman Temple.
Visit en route Hanuman Temple at Ramboda & Ramboda waterfalls.
Sri Baktha Hanuman Temple
It is believed that Lord Hanuman was searching for Sitadevi from these hills of Ramboda.
Note: Chinmaya mission of Sri Lanka has built a temple with Lord Hanuman as the presiding deity on this hill. On every full moon day special poojas are conducted and witnessed by thousands of devotees. The status of Lord Hanuman here is carved out of granite and is 16 feet in height.
Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel.

Nuwara Eliya city tour :
Nuwara Eliya meaning “the city of dawn” is the town at the highest elevation (about 2000m above
sea level) in Sri Lanka and its tallest peak, Piduruthalagala (2555m) could be seen from here.
Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of the tea country and you can visit a plantation and a factory enroute here and witness how the famous “Ceylon Tea” is brewed.

Hakgala Botnical Garden :
The Gardens (27ha) were established in 1860 as an experimental Cinchona plantation from which the anti- malarial drug quinine is derived. Subsequently the gardens were used for experiments in acclimatizing temperate-zone plants to life in tropics.
The Victoria Park is a public park located in Nuwara Eliya,  Originally the park was the research field of Hakgala Botanical Garden. The park was formally named in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
Gregory Lake was build under the period of British Governor Sir William Gregory in 1873. This is the most prominent attraction in Nuwara Eliya and all the vistors used to come here and spent some time by the lake and relax. This was used as a place for water sports and for re recreational activities.
Overnight stay at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from Nuwara eliya to Colombo.
Transfer from Bentota to Colombo.
COLOMBO CITY TOUR.
Colombo is the business and commercial center and the new capital is Sri
Jayawardhanapura Kotte, only a few miles away. Colombo was only a small seaport. Colombo became the capital of Sri Lanka in 1815 after Kandyan Kingdom was ceded to the British. The remains of the buildings during the period of the Portuguese, Dutch and British rule are found in every area of the city. Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street – the Goldsmith’s quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area where there is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings, the Kayman’s Gate with the Belfry at the original gate to enter the Fort, the Dutch Church of Wolfendhaal dating back to 1749, Kelaniya Buddhist Temple dating to 6th C.B.C., Davatagaha Mosque, Colombo Museum and the Natural History Museum are some of the sites to be visited. Dinner at Outside restaurant.. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer from Colombo to Airport for departure.
We bid you farewell and look forward to see you soon again on another adventure.

Inclusions

• Meet & Assistance at the airport
• Accommodation in above mention Hotel on Breakfast & Dinner Basis.
• City tour & visiting of sites in cities where the clients are spending the night
• Entrance Tickets Included : Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Kandy Temple, Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Gregory Lake
• Transport in an A/C vehicle with the service of an English Speaking driver in strict compliance with COVID – 19 protocols
• All the applicable tax and service charge
• Highway chargers / tolls during the tour

Exclusions

• 5% GST Extra
• 5% TCS Extra
• Air fare
• Visa charges
• 01PCR test (Arrival & Departure) per person and Covid-19 Insurance.
• All entrance fees/ Boat Ride / Jeep Safari cost. All the entrance fees at sightseeing should be paid directly by the clients.
• Early check in & late check out.
• Camera & video permits.
• Any expenses of a personal
• Any other expenses not mentioned above.
• Tips & Portages.
• Usage of vehicle beyond the given route drives after 06.00 PM, usage of guide beyond the mentioned timings or anything beyond the itinerary.
• Lunch throughout the tour.
• Late Check-out & Early check in charges at the Hotels.
• Any compulsory room / Peak period supplements during the tour.
• Any other services not specified in above itinerary.
• Visa charges & other charges (Entry Visa Fees, please visit www.eta.gov.lk for more details / submit your individual visa application)

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