Sri Lanka Holidays : Sri Lanka Tour 4 - Duration: 14 nights and 15 days

Cultural Attractions: Anuradhapura (437 BC-845 AD), The Lion Rock Citadel, Sigiriya (479-496 AD), Polonnaruwa (846 AD-1302 AD), Golden Dambulla Rock Temple (76 BC-1778 AD), Kandy the Royal City (1469-1815 AD) (All are World Heritage sites).

Colonial Heritage: Nuwara Eliya in the Central Highlands, VOC Galle Dutch Fort (WHS)

Beaches: Bentota Bay Beach Resort

Itinerary

+	We are at your service on arrival at Colombo International Airport. We will meet & assist you at the airport. And transfer to a hotel in the capital, Colombo.
+	Evening we can drive around the city of Colombo - Galle Face green, colonial old parliament building, Town Hall, & if the time permits a visit to Kelaniya Royal Temple of splendid paintings.
+	Dinner & overnight at a hotel in Colombo.

+	After breakfast, we leave for Anuradhapura (437 BC-845 AD) via Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage & Golden Dambulla Rock Temple (76 BC-1778 AD).
+	Orphaned elephants of all ages from baby elephants to elderly matriarchs are adopted at Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. And they breed in captivity too. We will see them fed in the orphanage & bath & play in the nearby river. Golden Dambulla Rock Temple. The king who found sanctuary in these rock caves in 1st Century B.C from the Dravidian invaders from South India converted them into a monastery upon regaining his kingdom. This is home to more that 150 magnificent Buddha statues & numerous paintings.
+	Dinner & Overnight stay at Hotel in Anuradhapura.

+	Anuradhapura. A sacred city. The first capital of Sri Lanka founded in the. City Tour includes. We will visit Isurumuniya rock temple, Golden Sand Stupa, Sacred Bo-tree, the Brazen - Palace, Samadhi Buddha Statue, Abhayagiri Stupa, Twin Ponds and Jetavana Dagoba.
+	Mihintale is the first decaled wildlife sanctuary in the world & you will find the ruins of the first recorded hospital in the world. A Buddhist monastery with Stupa, rock caves & ponds on the summit of a rock climbed by way of magnificently carved stone stairway. Conversion of Sinhalese to Buddhism by bhikku (monk) Arhath Mahinda, the son of Emperor Asoka of India took place herein. A sacred site.
+	Overnight stay at Hotel in Anuradhapura.

+	After breakfast we leave for Polonnaruwa (846 AD-1302 AD).
+	Polonnaruwa was the capital of Sri Lanka during 846-1302 AD. We will visits drive along the bank of Parakrama Samudra (The Sea of Parakrama ), the great rainwater reservoir, visit the Gal Vihare with its majestic rock statues of the Buddha in seated, reclinings & standing postures, the Thuparamaya, the princes' pond, Lankatilaka Vihara and the relic houses of magnificent Polonnaruwa Vatadageya, Hatadageya and the Atadageya.
+	We make a move to The Lion Rock Citadel, Sigiriya (479-496 AD).
+	Overnight stay at Hotel in Sigiriya.

+	After breakfast at hotel we leave for Kandy the Royal City, (1469-1815 AD).
+	The Lion Rock Citadel, Sigiriya (479-496 AD) was built in the period of 7 years from 479 to 485 A.D. This World Heritage Site has Asia's oldest surviving landscape garden. Boulder gardens, water gardens and terrace gardens leading to the stone stairways through Gigantic Lions paws. Magnificent frescos of celestial nymphs are tucked into a pocket of the rock.
+	We will visit a spice garden at the city of Matale which grows herbs for Ayurvedic medication & Spices of Sri Lanka. Spices of Sri Lanka attracted the early sea faring merchants.
+	P.M. We will visit art and craft centre and Gem Bureau.
+	Overnight stay at Hotel in Kandy.

+	We will visit Udawatte Kele Sanctuary & Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens.
+	En-route, we will visit the Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya, one of the finest in Asia. Located in a loop of River Mahaweli, it is a place of beauty and site for bird watchers.
+	Stillmore we will pay a visit to The Holy Temple of the Tooth, one of the holiest Buddhist temples in the world. It was built in the 16th Century A.D. solely for the purpose of housing the tooth relic. We will witness & enjoy the magnificent Art & Architecture of Kandyan era of the history of Lanka. We will also go on a city sight seeing tour of Kandy around the man-made lake & visit to Art and Crafts Center.
+	Overnight stay at Hotel in Kandy.

+	After Breakfast leave for Nuwara Eliya. Nuwara Eliya, the misty city is located at 5960 feet above sea level.
+	Kandy - Nuwara Eliya Road is one of the most scenic roads in Sri Lanka. We will be driving along a winding ascending road amidst seamless tea plantations covering hills from top to bottom to skirt the road all the way up to the destination interspersed by cascading waterfalls.
+	Arrive in Nuwara Eliya ("Little England"), a world away from Colombo with its fresh wintry atmosphere with gardens, lawns & meadows. The cottage type bungalows and the hotels & guest houses of colonial architecture & landscape are supplemented with luxuriant green spaces of Golf Course, expanse of Lake Gregory & birds of Victoria park.
+	Dinner & Overnight stay at Hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

+	Leave early in the morning with packetted breakfast to the The World's End. Never fear.
+	Horton Plains National Park covering an area of 10,000 acres is situated 7200 feet above sea level. We will have one of the greatest nature trekking through plains, water springs (which are the starting points of many rivers) by the side of rhododendron Giant fern & crossing brooks now & then, & then to the worlds end which is a steep precipice. It's a magnificent site down the valley & all the way to the southern coast. We will trek along to Bakers Falls too.
+	Dinner & Overnight stay at Hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

+	Having taken the breakfast at Hotel, we leave for Ruhuna Yala National Park.
+	Ella: En route we make a stop at Ella Grand Hotel to enjoy the view of the famous Ella gap, Also view the beauty of the Ravana Falls as you descend to the low lands.
+	Overnight stay at Yala.

+	Breakfast at Hotel. A. M. at leisure.
+	P.M. We will be on a Safari tour by jeep with a jungle tracker. Elephants, Dear, Wild boar, Bears, Buffalo, Monkeys, Leopards & birds.
+	Overnight stay at Yala.

+	Breakfast at Hotel. Leave for Bentota via Dutch Fort at Galle sea port.
+	En route we will visit Kirinda, a small but beautiful ancient beach village.
+	VOC Galle Dutch Fort, a World Heritage Site is one of the best preserved Dutch forts in Asia. The Dutch Governor's residence built in 1684 was converted into New Oriental Hotel in 1863 & traded under the name for 140 years. In 2005 it was fully renovated, restored & branded an Amana resort by the name Amangalla. Situated close to the Amangalle is the oldest Protestant church in the country, "Groote Kirk" built by the Dutch. We can view the sunset on the rampart of the Fort. The visit to the Fort at the port would definitely be an unforgettable colonial experience.
+	Turtle hatcheries. We will visit one of the turtle hatcheries set up to protect turtle eggs till they hatch & mature enough to get into the ocean.
+	Overnight stay at Hotel in Bentota.

+	Breakfast at Hotel.
+	Bentota - Beach holidays. Golden Beach, Lagoon, river, the paradise island peninsula with ocean on oneside & the lagoon on the other side.
+	Wind Surfing, Water skiing, Snorkeling or cutting through the choppy on a jet water scooter and much more.
+	Kill, spend your time lazing on a Sun deck watching the beach, reading a book, and sipping a cool fresh tropical fruit drink of Pine apple, Mango, Banana.
+	Enjoy a river safari by boat.
+	Overnight stay at a Hotel in Bentota.