7 Days Cultural Tour in Sri-Lanka
Highlights
Sigiriya, Dambulla, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Udawalawe National Park, Mirissa
Locations Covered
Sigiriya, Dambulla, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Udawalawe National Park, Mirissa
nature, educational, cultural
Private Tour
7 Days
Medium
English
Description
Enjoy a comfortable private transfer by a professional English-speaking guide and visit the land of Sri-Lanka with a lavish collection of rich history, gorgeous beaches, lush forests, incredible mountain trails and spectacular wildlife!
Itinerary
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Pick up from airport - Pinnawala elephant orphanage - Sigiriya
You are picked up from the airport and transfer to Pinnawala orphanage. You can feed the elephants and watch the way about 80 elephants bath and play in the Maha Oya River. Drive to Sigiriya and spend the night there.
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Sigiriya - Kandy
Start the journey at 7.00 a.m., and you will visit the eight wonder of the world, which contains huge walls, water canals, security guard rooms, natural stoned arches, mirror stone and world-famous Sigiri paintings. It is an isolated rock, kingdom more than 200m in height. You have to spend more than two and a half hours.
Your second destination is the Dambulla cave temple, the largest and the best-preserved cave temple in Sri Lanka. The caves were converted into a temple complex by king Walagamba during the 1st century. There are about 153 buddha statues and murals, which covers 2100 square meters. You have to spend around one and a half hours to cover the entire temple complex.
Travel to Kandy Enjoy Kandyan dancing event in the evening between 5.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. and visit the tooth relic temple. The lord buddha's most sacred molar tooth is placed in seven golden caskets, under a golden ceiling. Spend the night in Kandy.
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Kandy - Ella
You can visit the Peradeniya botanical garden after breakfast. The garden is full of colourful flower plants, herbal plants, endemic and epidemic plant species and palm family trees, all-inclusive more than 4000 varieties can be seen here.
You can be a witness of scenic landscapes and waterfalls while you are travelling to Ella. Upland tea estates are highly remarkable in Nuwara Eliya, and massive land areas are dedicated to the high grown upland tea plantation.
Next stop is Macwoods tea factory, where you are explained about entire tea processing and the tea varieties according to the taste and quality. You can purchase fresh tea products from the factory outlet. Stay in Ella.
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Ella - Udawalawa
Begin at 5.00 a.m.and drive to Lipton seat to catch the sun rising. The path drags along the tea estates, with busy tea pluckers in the morning.
Next destination would be Udawalawa national park and safari starts at 2.30 p.m. where can be seen natural habitats of wild elephants more than 250 and Sri Lankan leopard and Sri Lankan sloth bear also habitat in udawalawa are rarely seen and can be spent 3-4 hour there and drive back to the hotel in Udawalawa.
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Udawalawa - Mirissa
Drive to Mirissa. On your way, you can see Hummanaya blowhole and turtle hatchery. Hummanaya blow hole which pumps seawater up to 40 feet from a natural hole between two closest rocks and splints water into the sky. Stay the night in Mirissa.
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Mirissa - Dolphins and Whales Watching- Beach activities
Dolphins and whales watching tour begins at 6.00 a.m and continues for until four hours. Kayaking, Canoeing and Banana boat rides, jet skiing and tube rides are some joyful events that you can enjoy in the sea. Relax in the evening.
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Mirissa - Drop in airport
There are no itinerary plans and you are dropped back to the airport according to your flight departure time.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.