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Ceylon Discovery Trail

General information

DurationDestinationDeparture
10 days and 9 nights
Sri Lanka (Colombo, Galle, Kataragama, Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Dambulla, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee)
Sri Lanka (Colombo)

Description

A fascinating tour that allows you to discover all aspects of Sri Lanka between culture, nature and the sea. A journey full of curiosity and history that ends with a dip in the blue. A complete experience that will satisfy the desire of the East.

Category

 
Standard Hotels - With English Speaking Guide (Private Tour)
Full Board 3 Stars
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Superior Hotels - With English Speaking Guide (Private Tour)
Full Board 4 Stars
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Deluxe Hotels - With English Speaking Guide (Private Tour)
Full Board 5 Stars
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Standard Hotels - With Spanish Speaking Guide (Private Tour)
Full Board 3 Stars
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Superior - With Spanish Speaking Guide (Private Tour)
Full Board 4 Stars
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Deluxe - With Spanish Speaking Guide (Private Tour)
Full Board 5 Stars
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Program

Day 1:
Arrival – Colombo
Arrival at the international airport in Colombo, formalities for entry and baggage claim. Meeting with guide and transfer to hotel. Arrival and accommodation in private rooms of the chosen hotel. Depending of flight operations, in the afternoon we make a short tour of the country's commercial capital. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Colombo.

Day 2:
Colombo – Galle – Kataragama
Departure to Kataragama with a stop along the way to the colonial town of Galle, located on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka. with the imposing fortress built by the Dutch from 1663, a beautiful set of colonial architectural wonders and exotic atmosphere overflowing smell of spices and sea winds. In 1988 the UNESCO has listed as a World Heritage Site. Continue journey to Kataragama, arrival and accommodation in hotels,
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 3:
Kataragama – Nuwara Eliya
Packeted Breakfast. Early in the morning excursion-jeep safari in Yala National Park, is one of the largest island covers an area of almost 1,200 square kilometers of bush, lagoons and rocky outcrops is a particularly suitable for observing the elephants. Departure for Nuwara Eliya, the station colonial and favorite retreat of the British, who were attracted by the temperate climate and the landscape of this picturesque town situated at an altitude of 1,868 meters. Arrival at hotel. Free time for a walk. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

Day 4:
Nuwara Eliya – Kandy
Breakfast. Departure to Kandy, en route stop at a plantation and its factory for the production of tea in Sri Lanka. Continuing transfer to Kandy. Arrival, lunch and in the afternoon visit to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth of Buddha, containing the most revered relic in Sri Lanka, and retaining extraordinary testimonies of the past with its greatest symbol of Buddhism. Before returning to the hotel, stopping to watch a performance of local cultural dances.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Kandy.

Day 5:
Kandy
Breakfast. Transfer to Pinnawela Orphanage, famous for the elephant orphanage who are lost from the wild Lunch. Continue to visit the beautiful gardens Botanical Peradenya, located 6 km from Kandy and extending over an area of 60 acres. These gardens are considered among the richest in the world for the variety of ornamental species and spices that host. After a short city tour of Kandy.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Kandy.

Day 6:
Kandy – Dambulla
Breakfast. Departure to Dambulla with a stop at the farm of Matale, to discover the fragrant spices of the island and also where you will be offered a massage with herbs (head or feet) lasting 10 minutes. Continuation and stop at Dambulla Cave Temples, religious-historical place where they are kept in five different caves 150 Buddha statues. Arrival and accommodation in private rooms of the chosen hotel. The afternoon is devoted to a Village Safari Tour, interesting experience that will allow you to put you in contact with the rural life of the local population. The excursion will be done using the local usual means, you begin to edge of the typical tuk tuk, you continue on bullock carts and then a boat ride. (Optional, on request possibility of Elephant Back Safari). Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Habarana and / or Dambulla.

Day 7:
Dambulla
Breakfast. Morning excursion to the Rock Fortress of Sigiriya. Located 300 meters high, was built on top of a monolith of red stone that dominates a harmonious set of gardens. The palace built on the summit is reached by a narrow staircase that winds through the huge paws of a stone lion. Lunch during the excursion. In the afternoon excursion to Polonnaruwa, the ancient capital of the kingdom of Sri Lanka. Architectural complex consisting of temples, palaces and a pool in the shape of lotus. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Habarana and / or Dambulla.

Day 8:
Dambulla – Trincomalee
Breakfast. Departure for Trinconmalee with a stop along the way to Ritigala to visit the ruins of an ancient monastery located in the forest and successively to Medirigiriya, home to the impressive temple Vatadage. Continuation and arrival in Trincomalee on the east coast of Sri Lanka, once an important trading port to which landed travelers such as Marco Polo and Ptolemy. Today seaside resort thanks to the white sandy beaches and the beautiful sea. Accommodation in hotel and rest of the afternoon free to relax seaside. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 9:
Trincomalee
Breakfast. Boat trips to the (whale watching) whale watching.
Afternoon free to relax or for a walk on the famous white sand beaches of the area of Trincomalee which is also the only one in Sri Lanka that has coral reefs.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 10:
Trinconmalee – Colombo Airport
Breakfast. Beginning of the long transfer to the international airport of Colombo with stops along the way. Arrival in time for return flights to the city of origin.

Price does not include

- Air tickets
- Medical insurance
- Tips
- Photography permissions
- All that are not mentioned in the cost include

Itinerary

Day Overnight Itinerary highlights
1 3 Stars or similarColombo   Colombo - Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo - Arrival Hall
  Colombo - Colombo
2 3 Stars or similarKataragama   Galle - Galle
  Kataragama - Kataragama
3 3 Stars or similarNuwara Eliya   Nuwara Eliya - Nuwara Eliya
4 3 Stars or similarKandy
5 3 Stars or similarKandy
6 3 Stars or similarDambulla
7 3 Stars or similarDambulla   Sigiriya
8 3 Stars or similarTrincomalee
9 3 Stars or similarTrincomalee
10   Colombo - Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo

Accommodations provided in each place

PlaceStandard Hotels - With English Speaking GuideSuperior Hotels - With English Speaking GuideDeluxe Hotels - With English Speaking GuideStandard Hotels - With Spanish Speaking GuideSuperior - With Spanish Speaking GuideDeluxe - With Spanish Speaking Guide
ColomboGaladari Colombo or similarRamada Colombo or similarCinnamon Lakeside or similarGaladari Colombo or similarRamada Colombo or similarCinnamon Lakeside or similar
KataragamaKithala Resort or similarChaarya Resort or similarCinnamon Wild or similarKithala Resort or similarChaarya Resort or similarDouble Tree by Hilton / Cinnamon Wild or similar
Nuwara EliyaGalway Heights or similarAraliiya Greenhills or similarAraliya Greencity or similarGalway Heights or similarAraliya Greenhills or similarAraliya Greencity / Golden Ridge or similar
KandyThilanka Kandy or similarCinnamon Citadel or similarMahaweli Reach or similarThilanka Kandy or similarCinnamon Citadel / Radisson Kandy or similarMahaweli Reach / Golden Crown or similar
DambullaHotel Sigiriya or similarOccidental Paradise or similarCinnamon Lodge or similarHotel Sigiriya or similarOccidental Paradise / Habarana Village by Cinnamon or similarCinnamon Lodge / Amaya Lake or similar
TrincomaleeTrincomalee Beach Resort/ Amathyst Resort Passikudah or similarTrinco Blu By Cinnamon / The Calm Resort or similarAmaranthe Bey / Ananthaya Passikudah or similarTrincomalee Beach Resort / Amathyst Resort Passikudah or similarTrinco Blu by Cinnamon / The Calm Resort or similarAmaranthe Bey / Ananthaya Passikudah or similar