Sri Lanka Tour Packages from Mumbai

Day 1 : Colombo - Dambulla

Arrive to the Colombo Airport. Welcome to Sri Lanka and Transfer to Dambulla ,En route visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage & Dambulla Rock Temple. Overnight Stay at “ Dambulla Pinnawala 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 Pinnewela 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 programme through which more than twenty five elephants have been born since 1984 Dambulla Rock Temple - was built by king Walagamba in the 1st century B.C. Dambulla is a world heritage site and is the most impressive of Sri Lanka™s cave temples. The complex of five caves with over 2000 sq. meters of painted walls and ceilings is the largest area of paintings found in the world. The caves contain over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock and spanning 14 meters

Night Stay

Day 2 : Dambulla

After the breakfast at the hotel, Transfer to Sigiriya & rest of the day at leisure. (Overnight Stay at - Dambulla Sigiriya Rock Fortress - which is a world heritage site, built by king Kashyapa (473 “ 491 A.D). The œlion rock is a citadel of unusual beauty rising 200 meters from the scrub jungle. The rock was the innermost stronghold of the 70 hectare fortified town. The base of the rock is ringed by a moat, rampart, and extensive gardens including the renowned water gardens. The world-renowned frescoes of the heavenly maidens™ of Sigiriya which are in a sheltered pocket of the rock approached by a spiral stairway is one of the main attractions. The frescoes are painted in earth pigments on plaster

Breakfast Night Stay

Day 3 : Dambulla - Kandy

After breakfast proceed Kandy city tour including the spice garden and Temple of tooth relic. Overnight stay at - Kandy Kandy “ a lovely exotic city, the Hill Capital and last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which retains an aura of grandeur, time has not affected. Encircled by hills, with a tranquil lake in its centre, it is the site of the renowned temple that enshrines the Tooth Relic of the Buddha and the Royal Botanical gardens “ home to one of the world™s best collections of Orchids. A cultural sanctuary where many legends, traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive, Kandy and its satellite villages are the centre of the islands handicraft industry (items of wood, brass & silver) exquisite silver or gold jewellery and precious gems of many varieties including the world™s best blue and star sapphires. The highlight of the city™s calendar is the Esala Perahera, when a replica of the casket enclosing the Tooth is taken in procession for ten glittering nights in July/August by exotically costumed dancers, drummers and approximately 100 Elephants.

Breakfast Night Stay

Day 4 : Kandy “ Nuwara Eliya

After the breakfast transfer to Nuwara Eliya, and en route visit a Tea plantation / factory .Overnight stay at “Nuwara Eliya Tea Plantation - visit a tea plantation and a tea factory where one the best tests 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 Nuwara Eliya “ Sri Lanka's premier hill resort with a fine bracing mountain climate, Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of Sri Lanka's tea country, producing some of the world™s best tea. The mountain slopes and valleys are a carpet of velvety green tea plantations, interspersed with gushing streams and tumbling waterfalls. Red or green roofed plantation bungalows, English country style homes and hotels with lovely flower gardens, a fine 18 hole golf course and a racecourse gives Nuwara Eliya a decidedly British character.

Breakfast Night Stay

Day 5 : Nuwara Eliya - Bentota

After Breakfast proceeds to Bentota, en route visit Turtle Hatchery Farm in Kosgoda (Overnight stay at “Bentota) Bentota “ situated on the south west coast, at the confluence of the sea and the Bentota river, the sun drenched location and its golden, palm-fringed beaches which border the warm, sparkling waters of the Indian Ocean made it a natural choice for development as the first tourist resort. Today it is known in Sri Lanka™s global tourist markets as a highly attractive holiday resort with a wide and varied choice of distinctive hotels to suit every taste and purse. Bentota has a complete range of tourist facilities, great seafood and very popular water sports centres which provide boating, water skiing, jet skiing, snorkelling and wind surfing which provide boating, water skiing, jet skiing, snorkelling and wind surfing Turtle Hatchery - turtle hatchery operated by the wild life protection society of srilanka. several species of turtle, especially the hawksbill, are endangered; most vulnerable of all are their eggs; which are left uncovered on beaches all around the coast. the goodwill of kosgoda area fishermen, who bring these eggs gratis to the hatchery, has led to the hatching and release of 100,000 young turtles in only two years since the hatchery opened.

Breakfast Night Stay

Day 6 : Madhu River Boat Ride

After breakfast proceed to do a Madhu river boat ride Overnight stay at the hotel-Bentota Madhu River -which flows across Balapitiya (approx 80kms down south from Colombo) is one of the rarely visited and unspoiled attractions any nature lover can find in Sri Lanka. She boasts of having a cluster of 64 small islands scattered along her path and the most of which are uninhabited and covered with mangroves. The smallest islet of the lot is called "Satha Paha Doowa" where there is a tiny shrine with a statue built in respect of the gods of Kataragama (Katharagama). According to folklore this islet had been purchased for five cents but some say the name has derived due to its shape of the five cent coin. Madhu is certainly a placid and memorable place of interest to any nature lover who longs to witness mesmerizing landscape of the nature. But over thrilled visitors are forewarned! - Madhu River is also a known den for crocodiles.

Breakfast Night Stay

Day 7 : Bentota “ Colombo

Breakfast at the hotel, and transfer to Colombo, in the evening proceed to do a city shopping tour of Colombo. Overnight stay at“ Colombo 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 colour. The original traders and settlers - the Arabs, Portuguese, Dutch and the 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 Ceramic Corporation famous for its well known brand Noritakeâ and ODEL the renowned shopping centre.

Breakfast Night Stay

Day 8 : Colombo Airport departure

Today is the last day of your tour. After breakfast proceed to the Airport for the departure