Highlights Of Srilanka

Upon arrival welcome and assistance by our representative and transfer to Colombo hotel (01 Hour drive) Colombo- A cozy mixture of the past and present. The Portuguese, Dutch and British have all left in their wake churches and monuments, names and religions, costumes and food and smatterings of their languages which have been absorbed into the speech of the Sri Lankan.

Overnight: Colombo

After breakfast leave for Kandy. Enroute visit Pinnawala elephant orphanage where Volunteers and caretakers provide shelter and take care of orphaned, abandoned and injured elephants within the park. You can watch caretakers feed, bathe and help these gentle giants. You want to walk with the herd to the nearby river to watch the elephants bathe and play around in the water. Visit Spice & Herbal Garden Enroute .Proceed to Kandy and check-in at the hotel

Overnight: Kandy
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

After breakfast, Enjoy Kandy city tour. While on your city tour you will visit one of the world heritages as well as a sacred place for the Buddhists all over the world; namely the Temple of the Tooth Relic known to the Sri Lankans as Dalada Maligawa.
Visit the Gem Museum. Sri Lanka produces the finest quality of gems in the world. Semi- precious gems, the sapphires of Sri Lanka, which are very exclusive and come in shades of blue, red, green, white etc.
Peradeniya Botanical Gardens is a paradise for nature lovers. This beautiful flower Eden is restored with over 300 different varieties of orchids, other spices, medicinal plants and Palm trees. Every year more than 1.2 million people are enchanted by the beauty of these 147-acre flower gardens. Later transfer to hotel.

Overnight: Kandy
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

After breakfast, leave for Bentota .Arrive at the hotel in the evening

Overnight: Bentota
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, Visit Turtle hatchery in the morning
Later visit Madhu River boat ride and Cinnamon Island
Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery: Of the eight varieties of turtle known to exist, Sri Lanka has five and all are endangered. They are the Leathery Turtle; the Clove-Backed Ridly Turtle. The Loggerhead Turtle, the Hawksbill Turtle and the Green Turtle. Although it is illegal to do so, turtles are still captured and their flesh sold in the markets, as are their eggs. The Hawksbill is slaughtered for its beautifully patterned shell. To help save the turtle, hatcheries have sprung up along the West Coast, particularly between Bentota and Kosgoda. Fishermen are paid to collect the eggs (laying mostly takes place between November and April) and hand them over to thehatchery staff who then bury the eggs in sand inside protective fencing designed to keep dogs and other hungry predators from digging them up. Incubation times vary according to the type of turtle, but with Leatherbacks it is between 62 and 65 days and with the Green Turtle 48 to 52.
MADU RIVER: Which flows across Balapitiya (approx. 80kms down south from Colombo) is one of the rarely visited and unspoiled attractions any nature lover can find in Sri Lanka. She boasts of having a cluster of 64 small islands scattered along her path and the most of which are uninhabited and covered with mangroves. The smallest islet of the lot is called "Satha Paha Doowa" where there is a tiny shrine with a statue built in respect of the gods of Kataragama (Katharagama). According to folklore this islet had been purchased for five cents but some say the name has derived due to its shape of the five-cent coin. Madu is certainly a placid and memorable place of interest to any nature lover who longs to witness mesmerizing landscape of the nature. But over thrilled visitors are forewarned!

Overnight: Bentota
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel and leisure time. Optional tours depending on the departure flight.

Meals: Breakfast

                                             
                                         End tour with happy memories