This excursion is a wonderful way of seeing all the delights that a

Sri Lanka holiday has to offer.  The trip last four days and three nights and will guarantee you a fabulous holiday in Sri Lanka.

Day 1
Depart after breakfast from your Sri Lanka beach hotel. Our journey takes us northeast to Habarana and the Lodge Hotel. In the afternoon we begin our sightseeing with a visit to Polonnaruwa, a former Sinhalese capital dating from the 11th & 13th centuries. We will tour Polonnaruwa houses temples, figures and carvings which includes the incredible Gal Vihara, a granite rock carving of huge Buddha images. Dinner and overnight stay is at the Lodge Hotel.

Day 2
Following breakfast we drive the short distance to the 600ft rocky outcrop of Sigiriya rising almost vertically from the surrounding scrub and jungle. With a fortress bearing the ruins of King Kassapa's Palace dating back to the 5th century, Sigiriya boasts water gardens, boulder gardens, an enormous lion's platform as well as a mirror wall and impressive frescos. En route to Kandy we visit the most impressive of Sri Lanka's cave temples at Dambulla. Built in the 1st century BC this world heritage site is made up of five caves with more than 2,000 square metres of painted walls and ceilings. This is the largest area of cave paintings to be found anywhere in the world. After lunch we arrive in Kandy, where an afternoon tour showcases the most beautiful of Sri Lanka’s cityies, with its colonial buildings situated around the man-made lake. On the banks of the lake, you will see one of the most important sites for Buddhists, the sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic. The day is rounded off with in the evening with a Sri Lanka cultural show. Dinner and overnight stay is at the Mahaweli Reach Hotel.

Day 3
Following breakfast we travel the short journey south to Peredeniya on the banks of the Mahaweli Ganga to the Royal Botanical Gardens. The gardens were first planted and laid out for King Kirthi Sri Rajasingha (1747-1780) and covers some 150 acres.  Wiith lawns, flowering shrubs and in excess of 10,000 trees and 4,000 plant species this visit demonstrates the beauty of Sri Lanka. In 1821, during British rule, the Royal Park became a botanical garden. Here, exotic crops such as coffee, tea, rubber and cinchona (quinine) were all tested and now form a large part of the Sri Lanka’s economy. We continue our journey south into 'up country' and the hill resort of Nuwara Eliya, at 5,199 ft above sea level we experience a perennial spring-like climate. This area is famed in Sri Lanka for its tea plantations, cascading waterfalls and colonial buildings that resemble old English cottages. Here we visit a typical Sri Lanka tea plantation and a working tea factory. Dinner and overnight stay is at the Hill Club Hotel, Nuwara Eliya.

Day 4
We depart after breakfast for a tour of Nuwara Eliya, travelling through spectacular scenery including rubber and tea plantations and the stunning waterfalls of the 'Up country'. After our sightseeing in Nuwara Eliya we return to our Sri Lanka beach hotel stopping en route at Kitugala, which allows us the chance to see the Devon Falls. We arrive back at the Beach hotel in the early evening.

Price per person sharing double USD 375 including all taxes, car, fuel, driver/guide, meals on HB
The price includes overnight accommodation on half board (dinner and breakfast), private air-conditioned vehicle with English speaking driver/guide throughout the tour, all entrance fees, local taxes.

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