Last week of Sep 2009 was an apt time for us to travel to Sri Lanka coz it was rainy season and the weather was amazing. Relief from the scorching heat of Dubai. Felt like we were in our hometown Mangalore.
The places we visited were hotspot tourist destinations. A must visit for everyone once in a lifetime. Sri Lanka's economy is very low and their major income is from tourism. Thus very convenient for a traveller to be there.
www.sunwayholidays.lk planned our vacation, it was a smooth ride.
Our itenerary for the trip was as below: (We couldn't visit Pinnawela orphanage)
The places we visited were hotspot tourist destinations. A must visit for everyone once in a lifetime. Sri Lanka's economy is very low and their major income is from tourism. Thus very convenient for a traveller to be there.
www.sunwayholidays.lk planned our vacation, it was a smooth ride.
Our itenerary for the trip was as below: (We couldn't visit Pinnawela orphanage)
TOUR – ATM 4 (5 Days / 4 Nights)
Day 1 : Arrival – Transfer to Kandy. City tour of Kandy.
Day 2 : Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage – Nuwara eliya
Day 3 : Waterfalls – South west Beach (Bentota / Beruwela)
Day 4 : Transfer to Colombo & City Tour of Colombo
Day 5 : Transfer to Airport
DETAILED TOUR ITINERARY – TOUR ATM 4
Day 1 : Arrival, Meeting at the airport, transfer to hotel in Kandy. In the afternoon information on the tour. Afterwards make a City Tour of Kandy, visits to Royal Botanical Gardens, Gem Museum, Upper Lake, Arts & Crafts Centre, and explore the Kandy bazaar. Later in the evening view a performance of Cultural Dances. Overnight at Hotel in Kandy.
Day 2 : Breakfast at hotel & proceed to Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawela. See the elephants in nature, being fed, working & bathing in the near by river. Ride on an elephant. Visit a spice garden to see different spices, and how some of these spices are grown and processed. Leave for Nuwara Eliya, known as “Little England”. See the mountains covered with tea bushes and cascading waterfalls. En route visit a tea factory and a plantation to see the tea manufacturing
process. Enjoy a freshly brewed cup of tea. Evening make the city tour of Nuwara Eliya. Overnight at hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
Day 3 : After breakfast leave for the south-west coast of Sri Lanka. Travel through a beautiful landscape & see the widest waterfall of Sri Lanka, “St. Clair”. Enjoy the rich nature. Make a brief stop at the Tea Kiosk passing the “Devon” waterfall. Drive through Kithulgala where the Oscar winning movie “Bridge on the River Kwai” was filmed. Make a visit to a rubber plantation. See the rubber manufacturing process. For those who love adventure, (optional) white water rafting could be arranged at Kitulgala, down river Kelani, Sri Lanka’s second largest. Overnight stay at Hotel in South West Coast Beach.
Day 4 : Breakfast at hotel. Make a safari in the Madhu River to see village & bird life. Early afternoon leave for Colombo. Enroute visit a Turtle hatchery. In Colombo enjoy the sightseeing & shopping tour, which includes Fort, Pettah, Sea Street, the Gangarama Temple, a Museum and the Town Hall etc. Discover the city & explore the shopping malls, such as House of Fashion, Odel, Arena, etc. Night life lovers visit Casinos, Discos etc & enjoy Colombo’s entertainment and nightlife. Overnight stay at Hotel in Colombo.
Day 5 : Breakfast & departure transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
Day 2 : Breakfast at hotel & proceed to Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawela. See the elephants in nature, being fed, working & bathing in the near by river. Ride on an elephant. Visit a spice garden to see different spices, and how some of these spices are grown and processed. Leave for Nuwara Eliya, known as “Little England”. See the mountains covered with tea bushes and cascading waterfalls. En route visit a tea factory and a plantation to see the tea manufacturing
process. Enjoy a freshly brewed cup of tea. Evening make the city tour of Nuwara Eliya. Overnight at hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
Day 3 : After breakfast leave for the south-west coast of Sri Lanka. Travel through a beautiful landscape & see the widest waterfall of Sri Lanka, “St. Clair”. Enjoy the rich nature. Make a brief stop at the Tea Kiosk passing the “Devon” waterfall. Drive through Kithulgala where the Oscar winning movie “Bridge on the River Kwai” was filmed. Make a visit to a rubber plantation. See the rubber manufacturing process. For those who love adventure, (optional) white water rafting could be arranged at Kitulgala, down river Kelani, Sri Lanka’s second largest. Overnight stay at Hotel in South West Coast Beach.
Day 4 : Breakfast at hotel. Make a safari in the Madhu River to see village & bird life. Early afternoon leave for Colombo. Enroute visit a Turtle hatchery. In Colombo enjoy the sightseeing & shopping tour, which includes Fort, Pettah, Sea Street, the Gangarama Temple, a Museum and the Town Hall etc. Discover the city & explore the shopping malls, such as House of Fashion, Odel, Arena, etc. Night life lovers visit Casinos, Discos etc & enjoy Colombo’s entertainment and nightlife. Overnight stay at Hotel in Colombo.
Day 5 : Breakfast & departure transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
HOTELS FOR TOUR – ATM 4
Kandy - Amaya Hills Resort
Nuwara Eliya - Grand Hotel
South-West Beach - Riverina Hotel
Colombo - Galadari Hotel
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