Day 01: Airport / Pinnawala / Kandy
- arrive at bandaranaike international airport and meet our representative.
- proceed to kandy.
- en route visit: (pinnawala elephant orphanage).
- founded to care for orphaned elephants found in sri lankan jungles.
- elephants bathe twice daily in the river.
- baby elephants under 3 years are bottle-fed.
- main attraction: watching elephants bathe.
- spice herbal garden.
- aromatic spices like cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, pepper, and mace.
- learn about sri lanka’s ancient spice industry.
- ayurveda massages available using herbal oils.
- proceed to the hotel in kandy.
- dinner and overnight stay at hotel in kandy.
Day 03: kandy / nuwara eliya
- breakfast at the hotel
- proceed from kandy to nuwara eliya
- en route visits
- peradeniya botanical garden: (oldest formal garden in sri lanka, houses over 4000 plant species including orchids, spices, medicinal herbs, and palms, famous for long palm avenues and orchid collections, covers 147 acres and maintained by the department of agriculture).
- bhakta hanuman temple: (linked to ramayana; believed to be a resting spot of lord hanuman during his search for sita devi, nearby village “ravana goda” adds to its mythological relevance, “rampadai” (tamil for ramboda) means “rama’s force”).
- ramboda falls: (formed by ramboda oya river in a scenic valley, visible as a trio of waterfalls near the main colombo–kandy–nuwara eliya highway).
- tea factory and plantations: (visit lush green tea estates and learn about the tea-making process, nuwara eliya is sri lanka’s prime tea-producing region).
- nuwara eliya city tour includes: (sri lanka’s oldest post office, colonial architecture and st. xavier’s church, victoria park, nuwara eliya race course, lake gregory with paddle boats and water sports).
- dinner and overnight stay at hotel in nuwara eliya.
Day 04: nuwara eliya / bentota
- breakfast at the hotel.
- visit the following key attractions before heading to bentota:
- sita amman temple: (believed to be the site where sita devi was held captive by king ravana, a nearby stream is said to have been used by sita for bathing, hanuman's footprints and black soil (believed to be from when hanuman burnt the area) are notable features, ancient idols were found in the stream about a century ago).
- ashokavanam / ashoka vatika: (the garden where sita chose to stay instead of ravana’s palace, provided shelter and comfort under a symbolic ashoka tree, believed to have been partially destroyed by lord hanuman during his rescue mission, sita remained here until the end of the battle between rama and ravana).
- transfer to bentota.
- en route visit
- turtle hatchery: (conservation project to protect sea turtles from extinction, nurtures eggs until the turtles are 2 to 4 years old, home to species like green turtle, leatherback, and olive ridley).
Day 05: bentota / city area / colombo
- breakfast at the hotel.
- enjoy a city tour of bentota.
- optional water sports & beach activitie: (bentota is known as sri lanka’s top water sports destination on the west coast).
- enjoy activities like: (river cruises, diving & snorkeling, water skiing, speed boating, kite surfing & windsurfing, banana boating & tubing).
- top locations: bentota beach, aturuwella, and bentota river.
- guided experiences available at bentota water sports centre and river adventures.
- madhu river safari: (a scenic boat safari along madu ganga and bentota river).
- spot wildlife like: (water monitors, blue-eyed cormorants, fruit bats, infant monkeys, crocodiles & water snakes).
- experience sri lanka’s rich riverine ecosystem from narrowboats.
- transfer to colombo.
- afternoon at leisure.
- dinner and overnight stay at hotel in colombo.
Day 06: colombo / airport
- breakfast at the hotel.
- proceed to the airport for departure.
- en route enjoy a panoramic colombo city tour, covering:
- sightseeing highlights: (galle face green, kovil (hindu temple), viharamahadevi park, national museum, twin world trade center towers, old parliament building, fort district, independence hall at independence square, prominent places of worship (buddhist, hindu, islamic, and christian), note: entrance fees to sites are not included).
- dinner and overnight stay at hotel in colombo.
- shopping options: (odel, house of fashion, beverly street, majestic city, noritake showroom).