Upon your arrival at the Colombo International Airport, you will be welcomed by a professional English speaking chauffeur guide of Hayleys Tours. Thereafter, you will be transferred to the hotel in Kandy.

On your way, you can visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and spice garden at Mawanella. En route you can visit the famous Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage for one of a kind viewing and interacting experience with the magnificent elephants within.

Pinnawala is the home for young Elephants who have been displaced or lost from their natural habitat. The success story of Pinnawala has drawn the attention of scientists from all over the world.

En route you can also visit the Mawanella Spice Gardens.

Once you arrive in Kandy, check-in to the hotel.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Kandy.

After breakfast at the hotel, do a city tour in Kandy.

Late evening, visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic which is located in the royal palace complex which houses the Relic of the tooth of Buddha. Kandy was the last capital of the Sinhalese kings and is a UNESCO world heritage site partly due to the temple.

Witness a cultural dance show.

These classical dance forms are associated with the performance of various rituals and ceremonies which are centuries old and are based on the folk religion and folk beliefs going back to times before the advent and acceptance of Buddhism by the Sinhalese people in the third century B.C.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Kandy.

After breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to visit Peradeniya Botanical Garden. 147 acres in extent; Started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the Kings of Gampola and Kandy. There are more than 5,000 species of trees, plants and creepers. Some rare and endemic as well as flora from the tropical world are found in the gardens. Spice Garden and Orchid House are popular with tourists.

On completion proceed to Nuwara Eliya. En route tea plantation and waterfalls.

Nuwara Eliya, popularly known as ‘little England’, is a beautiful city situated in the Central Province at a distance of 180 km from the capital Colombo. It is the city which has the lowest temperature of the whole country. It has got the name little England as a result of the houses and other buildings built by the British during their time of reign following English architectural styles and many of these buildings still remain in their original status.

After the tour, check-in to the hotel and relax.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

After breakfast at the hotel. Do a city tour in Nuwara Eliya. Spectacular sceneries and places of interest are endless around Nuwara Eliya. Seeing the famous Anglican Church, strolling in the Victoria Park, boating at Gregory Lake, pony and horse riding at the Turf Club are a few things available for your enthusiasm inside the town. For those who want more excitement, there are other activities available like visits to tea plantations, golfing and hiking. The hikes would take you around the beautiful landscape which is full of waterfalls and plateaus jewelled with a variety of flowers and plants.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

After breakfast proceed to Beach en route visiting Kitulgala. It is one of the most famous places for White Water Rafting adventures. Chief among these are the historic Belilena Caves, where the pre-historic Balangoda Man supposed to have lived. The caves are reached after a short 10 km drive from the main road through the Kitulgala tea estate. David Lean’s epic war film ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ was filmed in this area of the Kelani River, which runs through Kitulgala, and the ruins of the bridge still remain.

Rest of the day is at leisure!

Overnight stay at a hotel in Waskaduwa or Bentota.

Breakfast at the Hotel. Visit Kosgoda. Here you can see five species of turtles-Green Turtles. The eggs collected by the Villagers and Fishermen are purchased by the Kosgoda Hatchery and kept in sandy pens until they are hatched. This Hatchery alone has released more than 1,750,000 young turtles to the sea. An endowment by the Hasselblad Estate was responsible for the establishment of this hatchery.

On completion, proceed to visit Balapitiya.

The 915 hectares Madu Ganga Estuary is connected by two narrow channels to the Randombe Lake, forming a complex wetland system encompassing 64 mangrove islets. This remarkable diversity has led to its being classified under the RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands in 2003.

On completion, return to the hotel and relax.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Waskaduwa or Bentota.

After breakfast, you will be transported to the airport after spending a memorable time and adventure on the island known as the pearl of the Indian Ocean.

Tour Ends