Sri Lanka Mountain Peaks & Ocean Retreat

PICK UP FROM BANDARANAIKE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND TRANSFER
TO KANDY

En route to Kandy, you can visit one of the most important tourist attractions in Sri Lanka, the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. 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.
Lying amidst the hills, Kandy is the last capital of the ancient kings of Sri Lanka. While being the second largest city in Sri Lanka it is also famous for its immense beauty and named as one of the seven UNESCO declared World Heritage sites in the country. With its luxuriant prairie, picturesque lake, Longest River in the country, and misty mountains, Kandy successfully mesmerizes every visitor unsurprisingly. Heavily jeweled with a rich and colorful history is witnessed through the numerous shrines and temples as well as frescoes, ancient paintings, and stone carvings.

City Tour Start your journey from one of the world heritages as well as a sacred place for Buddhists all over the world; namely the Temple of Tooth Relic known to the Sri Lankans as Dalada Maligawa. The real evidence of the richness will be affirmed by your visit to the Gem Museum. Sri Lanka produces the finest quality gems in the world. Semi-precious gems, the sapphires of Sri Lanka, are very exclusive and come in shades of blue, red, green, white etc. After your journey, you will be dropped in hotel safely.

Enroute to Nuwara-Eliya Visit Ramboda Tea Factory ; visit the main attractions of the town which include visit a working tea factory where the slow-growing tea bushes of this highland region produce some of the world’s finest Orange Pekoe tea. Nuwara Eliya (City of Lights), blessed with salubrious climate, breathtaking views of valleys, meadows, mountains and greenery; Surrounded by hills and tea plantations, the town of Nuwara Eliya enjoys spring-like weather throughout the year. It is also known as “‘Little England” which was the favorite hill station of the British who tried to create Nuwara Eliya into a typical English Village. The old brick Post office, country house like hill club with its hunting pictures, trophies and strict formal dinner attire; the 18-hole golf course, horse race course, etc., all remind you of ‘England”.

Nuwara Eliya City Tour: City tour: During the city tour in Nuwara Eliya you will You can also add Seetha Eliya and Haggala Gardens. Seetha Eliya is a temple which was mentioned in the famous epic Ramayana. Haggala is a temperate hill-country garden where languid low-country lotus and water lily float in their serene loveliness.

Bentota is the city of the Golden Beaches. You will be able to relax and feel the spirit of the sea and the warmth of the soft sand. The day is divided into spending Swimming in the water and bathing in the sun. Bentota provides the perfect turf for an unfurled vacation at the beach. While enjoying the sun, sea and sand beach lovers can enrol themselves in various water sports bringing in the unique pleasure of this locale

City tour: On your city tour you will enjoy a boat ride along the Madhu River. It is a scenic tour
relaxing and interesting while passing many islets forested with mangroves and experience the
natural rhythms as well. Then visit to turtle Hatchery which give unforgettable experience. The
Turtle Hatchery is the prime turtle nesting site which was open by the Wild life Protection Society in 1981. Here you can see huge tanks filled with new born turtle hatchlings. After being fed, the baby turtles are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old, usually during the safer hours of darkness. After your journey you will drop to the Hotel safely.

Drop Off to Bandaranaike International Airport Free at town until pickup time, transfer to airport for homebound flight