Arrival in Sri Lanka.

Upon arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport you will be met by your personal guide/chauffeur guide who will assist you with your luggage and guide you to your vehicle.

Transfer to Habarana.

Arrival and check-in to the hotel – Standard check-in time: 14h00.

Safari in Minneriya National Park, home to elephants, leopards and sambar deer. In the central part of the park is the lagoon built in the 3rd century BC by King Mahasena which, in the dry season, serves as a water reservoir for elephants and birds that come here to fish.

Dinner and overnight at Cinnamon Lodge or similar.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure to Sigiriya to visit the rock fortress built by King Kassapa as a palace and refuge after he murdered his father to take the throne that rightfully belonged to his brother. Here you will find the famous frescoes of the bare-breasted nymphs painted on the rock. Access is via a spiral staircase. After viewing the frescoes, one can reach the lion’s paws to climb to the top of the rock and see what remains of the Kassapa palace with a magnificent panoramic view.

Visit the archaeological city of Polonnaruwa.

Polonnaruwa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that preserves evidence of Sri Lanka’s medieval period. One of its most outstanding monuments is Gal Vehera, a collection of Buddha statues carved into the rock.

Dinner and overnight at Cinnamon Lodge or similar.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure to Kandy.

On the way we will visit the Dambulla Cave Temple. The chapels of the Dambulla monastery, built in a cave in the 1st century. The complex houses five caves of about 2000 square metres, which preserve Buddhist paintings and images. The largest figure is about 14 metres high.

On the way to Kandy we will stop at a Matale Spice Garden where we will attend a cooking demonstration.

Arrival in Kandy and orientation tour of the city, the last monarchical capital of Sri Lanka, which was conquered by the British in 1815 AD. We will visit the university area of Peradeniya, the temple where the relic of the Buddha’s tooth is kept, the upper part of the city and a panoramic view from Upper Lake Drive.

We will attend a Kandy dance performance.

Dinner and overnight at Cinnamon Citadel or similar.

Free day at the hotel on half board basis at the hotel.

(The vehicle will be available with an allowance of 80Km per day)

Proposed optional visits

1.    Udawatta Kele, a beautiful forest behind the Temple of the Tooth, has a long history dating back many centuries. This was a forest forbidden by the kings of old and protected by law. The forest consists of giant trees, vines, lichens, mosses, ferns and a variety of birds and other wildlife that can be observed during a nature walk along the trails.

~Supplement: USD 10/pax

2.    Royal Botanical Garden of Peradeniya, famous for its variety of orchids (over 300 varieties), spices, medicinal plants and palms. Next to it is the National Herbarium. In total 147 hectares of land.

~Supplement: USD 10/pax

3.    Nelligala Temple

The Nelligala Sacred Area was created in 2014 by conserving a forest. It took six years of dedication to build this sacred place in the middle of the blue mountain range. The statues and designs here are golden in colour and the bodhi tree in a large golden bowl is special. The seventy-foot high bubble pagoda stands out among other gold creations against a blue background. Another surprise is that the stupa was completed in three months.

~Supplement: USD 10/pax

Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure to Negombo via Kitulgala.

Kitulgala is a small town along the Kelani River and is surrounded by lowland rainforest. It was the site of the 1957 Hollywood classic ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ of which only the concrete foundations of the bridge remain. Together with Sinharaja, this area is home to one of the last remaining tracts of lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka and provides a haven for great biodiversity. It is particularly popular for bird watching, especially for endemic species such as Serendib’s scops owl, chestnut-rumped owl and green-billed coucal. Today, Kitulgala is known as the rafting capital of Sri Lanka, where the rapids along the fast-flowing Kelani River offer ideal conditions for this high-octane adventure sport.

You have the possibility to enjoy white water rafting – Supplement USD 30.00 per person.

La aventura definitiva: experimente el rafting en rápidos a lo largo del rápido río Kelani. Esta aventura cubre cinco rápidos principales y cuatro rápidos menores. Esta es una actividad para huéspedes mayores de 10 años. Las instrucciones de seguridad adecuadas y el equipo de seguridad, las balsas modernas y los operadores con licencia de clase mundial hacen de esta una experiencia única en la vida.

Continue to Negombo. Check in.

Dinner and overnight at Goldi Sands or similar.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Free time until transfer to the airport for departure flight.

Rooms must be vacant by 12:00 p.m.