| Day | Route | Scenic Places | Over Night |
| 1. | Airport-Dambulla | Dambulla cave temple, Sigiriya, Elephant safari | Dambulla |
| 2. | Dambulla-Kandy | Aluvihara temple, Temple of tooth relic, Kandy city tour, Kandyan cultural dance. | Kandy |
| 3. | Kandy-Negombo | Pinnawala elephant orphanage. | Negombo |
| 4. | Negombo-Airport | Muthurajawela marsh Boat safari. |
On arrival at the Colombo International Airport you will be warmly welcomed by our representative, introduce your guide lecture and proceed to Kandy. Visit the pinnawala elephant orphanage en-route. This orphanage for baby elephants was established to feed, nurse & house young elephants found abandoned by their mothers. The feeding and bathing times are the highlight of the day.
Then proceed to Dambulla. The name Dambulla derives from Damba – Rock and Ulla – fountain. One sees the incessant drip of water from the fountain within the main image house .This rock cave temple is must for any tourist who visits Sri Lanka. In history, Dambulla back dates to the 1st century BC. It has five caves under a vast overhanging rock, carved with a drip line to keep the interiors dry. The Dambulla cave monastery is still functional and remains the best-preserved ancient edifice in Sri Lanka.
(Optional: The Sigiriya site consists of a 200 meter tall granite rock; all sides are so steep that at some points the top overhangs the base. Ruins of an ancient palace complex, stairways and pools can be seen at the top of this rock. There is a stone stairway leading from the base to the top of the mountain. About half way to the top, there is a giant pair of lions paws which is in fact are the remains of a huge head of a lion whose open mouth served as the entrance to the royal palace. Surrounding the palace complex are the ruins of a garden complex consisting of two moats and various pools, some with water fountains still functioning after 1500 years. Sigiriya is world famous for its frescoes. It is believed that there were paintings all over the rock which were later destroyed, only 22 still remaining. The frescoes are the only non-religious old painting in Sri Lanka. Sigiriya is one of the 7 world heritage sites in Sri Lanka and it is one of most popular tourist destinations.
After breakfast at the hotel we proceed to Kandy. Visit the famous Aluvihara cave temple on the Kandy-Dambulla road is having a great historic importance. The history of Aluvihara is traced back to the 3rd Century B.C. in the reign of King Devanampiyatissa. Aluvihara is one of the most important cultural sites in Sri Lanka. It was believed to be, Buddhist doctrines were first recorded on Ola leaves after passing through orally, here in the 1st century BC, during the reign of King Vattagamini Abaya. This Dhamma record is known as 'Thripitakaya' and today it is concern as main guiding Dhamma book of Theravada Buddhism. Aluvihara is significant for the huge rocks which lead to classified it as a rock temple.
Visit Sri Muththumari Amman Hindu Temple and Nalanda gedige en-route. Sri Muththumari Amman temple was made by Indian people 100 years ago. Story of the Nalanda Gedige belongs to King Ravana Era. There is an unidentified statue found in Nalanda gedige by archaeology department of Sri Lanka and according to the appearance it has no similarity with a human being but it shows more similarities to an extra terrestrial being. In very old days it was kind of a centre where ancient Sinhalese had used it to acknowledge the time throughout the island. The survey department of Sri Lanka has proved that this location is exactly the middle of the island. From ancient times it has been used to acknowledge the period of sun setting. The meaning of ‘gedige’ in English ‘stands for house of bell’ . So we can conclude that those days there was a bell which had been used to acknowledge the people the hours of day.
Then we reached to Kandy, the last royal capital of Sri Lanka is a major tourist destination. The city established in the 15th century was the last royal capital where 2500 years of royal rule ended. (465 meters above mean sea level). Famous for the Temple of the Tooth and many other temples the city could be called the cultural capital of the island. Kandy Perahera, the pageant of the temple of tooth where Buddha’s tooth is kept is held either in July or August each year to parade the golden caskets is a must see itinerary if one is visiting Sri Lanka during these months. The final night procession is the most spectacular event of the country. More than 50 elephants parade the city accompanied by the drummers, dancers and chieftains.
We visit temple of tooth relic, Kandy city tour.
Evening enjoy a typical Sri Lankan Cultural show of drumming dancing music and walking on fire.
You're overnight staying at Kandy.
After the breakfast at hotel, we proceed to Negombo we can visit Pinnawala elephant orphanage and Pinnawala open Air zoo en-route.
Pinnawala is the most popular and accessible place to see large numbers of these lovable animals in a natural habitat. It is the most popular elephant ‘attraction’ with tourists because nowhere else, The orphanage was originally founded in order to afford care and protection to the many orphaned Elephants found in the jungle. The main attraction is clearly observe the feeding milk by bottle and bathing elephants from the tall river bank, as well as it allows visitors to observe the herd interacting socially, bathing and playing.
(Optional: Pinnawala open Air zoo. This is the first open air zoo in the Sri Lanka. The Pinnawala zoo is home for the many endemic animals in Sri Lanka. The zoo is divided into two sections: the Sri Lankan zone and the World zone. Currently, the zoo is home for many native animals such as chital, Sri Lanka leopard, Purple-faced leaf monkey, Wild boar, Sambar, Asian elephant, and different endemic bird species. The leopard watching area is the largest of them all.)
Negombo is the Dutch captured the town from the Portuguese in 1640. It is referred as “little Rome”. The town is dotted with shrines and churches as a majority of Negombo population is Roman Catholic. St. Mary’s church, built in 1874 the biggest of them all is worthy of a visit. Negombo fish market, Dutch fort, Dutch canal are
The other highlighted places to visit.
Dutch canal boat tour or Muthurajawela marsh boat safari are depend on time to departure.
You're overnight staying at Negombo.
After breakfast leave to the Airport for your departure. (Depend on your flight schedule leisure at the Negombo beach)
This itinerary can be tailored to your specific requirements, budget and tastes.
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