Morning leave for Kandy. Visit elephant orphanage at Pinnawala and a tea factory en route. Visit the golden roofed Dalada Maligawa, temple of the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha, shop for handcrafts, gems and jewellery. Many interesting old temples closeby. Witness a Kandyan dance performance by night. Overnight Kandy .
Early morning proceed to Nuwara Eliya through Ramboda pass-beautiful scenery, 6187 ft. above sea level –tea carpeted hills, Ramboda waterfall (329 ft), Hakgala Botanical Gardens. Back to Colombo through Ginigathhena, may stop for lunch at Kitulgala, location of the famous film bridge on the river kwai. Now, getting famous for white-water rafting in the kelani river with encounters of grade 2 & 3 rapids.
Trip 02 Kandy, Anuradapura, SigiriyaEarly morning leave for Anuradapura, Sri Lanka’s ancient capital, monuments date back to 3rd c. BC-8th c.AD Anuradapura was an example par excellence of a hydraulic civilization. The construction of reservoirs, canals irrigation channels during this period exhibited an amazing knowledge of trigonometry and the design of reservoirs a thorough grasp of hydraulic principles proceed to Habarana. Overnight habarana.
Morning drive through picturesque Kandy visiting the 5th century AD Sigiriya rock fortress en route. Proceed to Colombo.
Trip 03 Gem City, National Park, SinharajaEarly morning leave for Rathnapura (Gem City) see gem mines and a museum proceed to Uadawalawe national park famous for elephants, visit the Sinharaja rain forest en route. Overnight Udawalawe
In Udawalawe National Park, enjoy wild life and return to Colombo via the south coast.
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