Featuring the most famous Muruga Temple of Katharagama. (7 days)
Day 1 - AIRPORT / KANDY
Arrive at Bandaranayake International Airport, met by "Triptosrilanka" Representatives and transfer to Hotel in Kandy. En route visit Elephant Orphanage Pinnawala ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE Pinnawala, the foster – home of elephants of different age and size feeding, bathing, playing together and even mating. These have been found injured or left abandoned in the wilderness. There are even little baby calves born in captivity. SPICE GARDEN Visit a spice garden at mavanella, which grows spices and herbs used for Sri Lankan cuisine and medication. Spices of Sri Lanka attracted the early sea faring merchants who made the long voyages to purchase this precious merchandise. Overnight stay at Hotel in Kandy.
Day 2 - KANDY
After Breakfast, leave for Kandy City Tour and Shopping. BOTANICAL GARDEN Next visit the Botanical Garden Peradeniya. Which was a pleasure garden of a Kandyan King of the 16th Century and later made in to a Botanical Garden during the British regime. p.m. visit art and craft center and Gem Bureau where you will be shown a documentary film on how Sri Lankan Gem mining is traditionally done. Enjoy a typical Sri Lankan Cultural Show of Drumming Dancing music and fire walking. TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH RELIC Visit the Temple of the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha. This temple, the most important one for The Sri Lankan Buddhists was built in the 16th Century A.D. solely for the purpose of housing the tooth relic. Sight seeing of Kandy including Upper Lake Drive. Overnight stay at Hotel in Kandy.
Day 3 - KANDY / NUWARA ELIYA
After Breakfast leave for Nuwara Eliya. NUWARA ELIYA Nuwara Eliya also known as Little England is where the homesick British ( The Tea Planters) built themselves a home away from home. A touch of old England could be experienced by taking a drive through the city. SITA AMMAN TEMPLE This Temple considered as one of the oldest is said to mark the spot where Rawana held the queen Sita captive, The streamlet that flows by the rock on which the Temple stands on is supposed to be where the queen Sita bathed. Although the story of Rama Sita and Rawana is a legendary epic poem, The evidence such as this sparks off another dimension to imagination. As a Temple much revered, many stop by and step into invoke blessings and favours from the gods. Overnight stay at Hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
Day 4 - NUWARA ELIYA / ELLA / KATHRAGAMA
Breakfast and leave Tissa. En route stop at Ella Grand Motel to enjoy the view of the famous ella gap, Also view the beauty of the Ravana Falls as you descend to the low lands. Pooja at Katharagama. Dinner and Overnight Stay at Hotel in Tissa.
Day 5 - KATHRAGAMA / INDURUWA
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Induruwa. En route visit Yala Safari. P.M. Safari at Yala National Park. YALA NATIONAL PARK (Optional) Visit Ruhunu National Park at Yala. This will include a Safari tour by jeep with a jungle tracker, where you can see animals in the Jungle, including elephants, Bears, Wild boar, Dear, Buffalo, Monkeys and many other animals if you are lucky, leopards too. You also could see different types of birds. It’s a small experience for bird watch lovers. Next visit Galle Fortress GALLE Galle is one of the ancient sea ports of Sri Lanka and was an anchor point in the Silk Route. It was later discovered by the Portuguese where they built a fortress and the Dutch that succeeded them fortified it further. This fortress is today a World Heritage Site.
Day 6 - INDURUWA / COLOMBO
After breakfast leave for Colombo. p.m. City Tour and Shopping CITY TOUR AND SHOPPING The City Tour will include places of Tourist interest such as Old parliament, Bandaranayake Memorial International Conference Hall, Buddhist Hindu Temple and Town Hall. Shopping at Odel, House of Fashion, Bare foot and etc. at Colombo. Overnight stay at Hotel in Colombo.
Day 7 - COLOMBO / AIRPORT
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Airport for Departure End of Tour with Triptosrilanka.com
A tour of worship sight seeing and fun. Colombo, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Katharagama and Beach