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7-Day Culture and Heritage tour of Sri Lanka
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Itinerary
Day 1: Colombo - Kandy
Stop At: Kandy Lake, Centre of Kandy City, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Having arrived in Sri Lanka you will be greeted by your chauffeur guide at the airport itself. Take a leisurely drive to Kandy. Check-into your hotel and spend your time at leisure.
Duration: 15 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a Hotel in Kandy.
Day 2: Kandy - Kandy
Stop At: Embekka Devalaya, Embekka Pilimatalawa Road, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
After a tasteful breakfast, embark on a journey to three compelling temples in central highlands - Embekke; Lankathilaka and Gadaladeniya, sometimes referred to as the ‘three-temple loop’. This tour will be a memorable expedition for a heritage lover.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Lankatilaka Temple, Gadaldeniya Rd, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Lankatilaka Temple
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Gadaladeniya Rajamaha Viharaya, Gadaladeniya Junction, Daulagala-Pilimathalawa Rd, Sri Lanka
Gadoladeniya Temple
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Thereon, enjoy a guided city tour in Kandy – the Hill Capital of Sri Lanka and the last stronghold of the Sinhalese Kingdom, enjoy a city tour including Kandy temple - which housed the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue, Bahirawa Kanda Rd, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Bahirawakanda temple.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kandy View Point, Rajapihilla Mawatha, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Upper lake drive.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kandy Lake Club - Cultural Dance Show, 7 Sangamitta Mawatha, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Lastly visit a gem lapidary, art and craft center along with a traditional cultural show.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a hotel in Kandy.
Day 3: Kandy - Sigiriya
Stop At: Nalanda Gedige, Matale 21152 Sri Lanka
Awake on your 3rd day and move to visit Nalanda gedige - a Fascinating Fusion of Buddhist and Hindu Architecture.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Oak Ray Handcrafted Wood Carvings, 9 Deveni Rajasinghe Mawatha. Gatembe, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Thereon, you will move to get live wood carving experience at a small wood carving factory in the Village of Matale.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Dambulla Cave Temple, Jaffna Hwy, Habarana 50150 Sri Lanka
Late afternoon visit Dambulla Rock Cave Temple - one of the most impressive and well-preserved cave temples in Asia. Walk through the caves will prove to be both insightful and a very memorable experience.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a hotel in Sigiriya.
Day 4: Sigiriya - Sigiriya
Stop At: Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka
Following breakfast, you will move to explore the wondrous ruins and monuments of the ancient capital of Polonnaruwa.This is a well-preserved city with ancient dagobas, moonstones, beautiful parks, massive buildings and stunningly beautiful statues.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Main Road, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka
Afternoon, explore a majestic 5th century fortress in the sky - Sigiriya a UNESCO world heritage site. Climb up 1200 steps all the way to the top where a panoramic view of the surrounding landscape awaits those who dare to make it.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a hotel in Sigiriya.
Day 5: Sigiriya - Sigiriya
Stop At: Mahamevnawa Dhammachethiya Buddhist Monastery Anuradhapura, Watawandana Rd, Anuradhapura 50000 Sri Lanka
After a scrumptious breakfast, start your journey to Anuradhapura to discover the majestic ruins which are remarkably well-preserved in Sri Lanka’s first capital. Explore the extensive complex of monasteries, temples, buildings and bathing pools along with complex irrigation systems at that time.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Mihintale, Anuradhapura Sri Lanka
On your way back to Sigiriya, stop at Minintale - which recorded as being the birthplace of Buddhism in Sri Lanka in 3rd century BC.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a hotel in Sigiriya.
Day 6: Sigiriya - Negombo
Stop At: Yapahuwa Rock Fortress, Yapahuwa Sri Lanka
Enjoy breakfast and proceed to visit Yapahuwa - 4th Kingdom of Sri Lanka. This is an enormous yet little-visited rock fortress which housed the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha for 11 Years.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Negombo Beach, Negombo Sri Lanka
Now having visited best of Sri Lanka’s unforgettable historical sites, you will be ready for a relaxing night in Negombo.
Duration: 15 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a hotel in Negombo.
Day 7: Negombo - Katunayake
Stop At: Bandaranaike International Airport, Canada Friendship Rd, කටුනායක 11450, Sri Lanka
As all good things come to an end, proceed to the airport for your flight home with fond memories Refreshingly Sri Lanka – Wonder of Asia!
Duration: 15 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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Day 1: Colombo - Kandy
Stop At: Kandy Lake, Centre of Kandy City, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Having arrived in Sri Lanka you will be greeted by your chauffeur guide at the airport itself. Take a leisurely drive to Kandy. Check-into your hotel and spend your time at leisure.
Duration: 15 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a Hotel in Kandy.
Day 2: Kandy - Kandy
Stop At: Embekka Devalaya, Embekka Pilimatalawa Road, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
After a tasteful breakfast, embark on a journey to three compelling temples in central highlands - Embekke; Lankathilaka and Gadaladeniya, sometimes referred to as the ‘three-temple loop’. This tour will be a memorable expedition for a heritage lover.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Lankatilaka Temple, Gadaldeniya Rd, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Lankatilaka Temple
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Gadaladeniya Rajamaha Viharaya, Gadaladeniya Junction, Daulagala-Pilimathalawa Rd, Sri Lanka
Gadoladeniya Temple
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Thereon, enjoy a guided city tour in Kandy – the Hill Capital of Sri Lanka and the last stronghold of the Sinhalese Kingdom, enjoy a city tour including Kandy temple - which housed the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue, Bahirawa Kanda Rd, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Bahirawakanda temple.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kandy View Point, Rajapihilla Mawatha, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Upper lake drive.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kandy Lake Club - Cultural Dance Show, 7 Sangamitta Mawatha, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Lastly visit a gem lapidary, art and craft center along with a traditional cultural show.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a hotel in Kandy.
Day 3: Kandy - Sigiriya
Stop At: Nalanda Gedige, Matale 21152 Sri Lanka
Awake on your 3rd day and move to visit Nalanda gedige - a Fascinating Fusion of Buddhist and Hindu Architecture.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Oak Ray Handcrafted Wood Carvings, 9 Deveni Rajasinghe Mawatha. Gatembe, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Thereon, you will move to get live wood carving experience at a small wood carving factory in the Village of Matale.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Dambulla Cave Temple, Jaffna Hwy, Habarana 50150 Sri Lanka
Late afternoon visit Dambulla Rock Cave Temple - one of the most impressive and well-preserved cave temples in Asia. Walk through the caves will prove to be both insightful and a very memorable experience.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a hotel in Sigiriya.
Day 4: Sigiriya - Sigiriya
Stop At: Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka
Following breakfast, you will move to explore the wondrous ruins and monuments of the ancient capital of Polonnaruwa.This is a well-preserved city with ancient dagobas, moonstones, beautiful parks, massive buildings and stunningly beautiful statues.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Main Road, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka
Afternoon, explore a majestic 5th century fortress in the sky - Sigiriya a UNESCO world heritage site. Climb up 1200 steps all the way to the top where a panoramic view of the surrounding landscape awaits those who dare to make it.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a hotel in Sigiriya.
Day 5: Sigiriya - Sigiriya
Stop At: Mahamevnawa Dhammachethiya Buddhist Monastery Anuradhapura, Watawandana Rd, Anuradhapura 50000 Sri Lanka
After a scrumptious breakfast, start your journey to Anuradhapura to discover the majestic ruins which are remarkably well-preserved in Sri Lanka’s first capital. Explore the extensive complex of monasteries, temples, buildings and bathing pools along with complex irrigation systems at that time.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Mihintale, Anuradhapura Sri Lanka
On your way back to Sigiriya, stop at Minintale - which recorded as being the birthplace of Buddhism in Sri Lanka in 3rd century BC.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a hotel in Sigiriya.
Day 6: Sigiriya - Negombo
Stop At: Yapahuwa Rock Fortress, Yapahuwa Sri Lanka
Enjoy breakfast and proceed to visit Yapahuwa - 4th Kingdom of Sri Lanka. This is an enormous yet little-visited rock fortress which housed the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha for 11 Years.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Negombo Beach, Negombo Sri Lanka
Now having visited best of Sri Lanka’s unforgettable historical sites, you will be ready for a relaxing night in Negombo.
Duration: 15 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a hotel in Negombo.
Day 7: Negombo - Katunayake
Stop At: Bandaranaike International Airport, Canada Friendship Rd, කටුනායක 11450, Sri Lanka
As all good things come to an end, proceed to the airport for your flight home with fond memories Refreshingly Sri Lanka – Wonder of Asia!
Duration: 15 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Included
- 6x Breakfast
- Accommodation included: 6 nights
- Accommodation in 4-star hotels on Bed & Breakfast basis.
- Transport is based on 01 Air-conditioned Vehicle
- Service of an English-speaking chauffeur guide for the entire tour
- Mineral water during sightseeing tours & overland trips (500ml water bottle will be given per day per person)
- All current taxes as on date
- Breakfast
- Bottled water
- Entry/Admission - Kandy Lake
- Entry/Admission - Embekka Devalaya
- Entry/Admission - Lankatilaka Temple
- Entry/Admission - Gadaladeniya Rajamaha Viharaya
- Entry/Admission - Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
- Entry/Admission - Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue
- Entry/Admission - Kandy View Point
- Entry/Admission - Kandy Lake Club - Cultural Dance Show
- Entry/Admission - Nalanda Gedige
- Entry/Admission - Oak Ray Handcrafted Wood Carvings
- Entry/Admission - Dambulla Cave Temple
- Entry/Admission - Polonnaruwa
- Entry/Admission - Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress
- Entry/Admission - Mahamevnawa Dhammachethiya Buddhist Monastery Anuradhapura
- Entry/Admission - Mihintale
- Entry/Admission - Yapahuwa Rock Fortress
Not included
- Gratuities
- Any others expenses not mentioned in Inclusions section
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Hotel pickup is available from most of the centrally located hotels in Colombo, Mount Lavinia and Negombo.
- Airport pick up will be arranged based on your flight details.
- You must wear clothing that covers your shoulders and knees for visiting sacred or holy places.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- The duration of transfers is approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions.
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel.
- Gratuity is not included and is left to individual discretion.
- This activity is not wheelchair accessible.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 1 paying adult
- Children 4 Years +11 months and younger are complimentary when accompanied by a paying adult.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cultural
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Aquatic
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