Seven nights eight days Tour Colombo – Anuradhapura – Polonnaruwa- Sigirya – Kandy – Nuwara Eliya.
Day 1:
Leave Colombo early morning for Anuradhapura (UNESCO Cultural heritage city)via Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage (the first and only Elephant orphanage in the world).
Late morning and afternoon – visit the ancient archaeological sights such as temples (some as high as the pyramids of Egypt), monuments, famous rock carvings, ruins of the Brazen Palace and the 2300 year old Bo tree(the oldest tree in recorded history- a sapling from the tree where Lord Buddha attained Buddhahood).
Night stay at Palm Garden Village or similar hotel
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Day 2:
Early breakfast and leave for Polonnaruwa (UNESCO Cultural heritage city) via Mihitale. Visit the ruins of the Royal Palace , the Gal Viharaya.
Afternoon/evening hours city tour of Polonnaruwa.
Night at Deer Park hotel or similar
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Day 3:
Leave for Sigiriya early morning. During the morning hours climb Sigiriya Rock Fortress and view the ancient frescos of the ‘Heavenly maidens’ and also visit the Dambulla Rock Temple . Both these locations are UNESCO Cultural heritage sites.
Night stay at Sigiriya Village or similar hotel.
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Day 4 & Day 5:
After breakfast leave for Kandy via Matale visiting famed Spice Gardens. City tour of Kandy- also a UNESCO Cultural heritage city, which was the last kingdom of Sri Lanka.Here you will visit the impressive Palace where the tooth relic of Lord Buddha is housed.
Night at Mahaweli Reach Hotel or similar for two nights.
Day 6 and Day 7:
Next morning after breakfast leave for the upcountry town of Nuwara Eliya. On your way you will see water falls and endless green mountains covered in tea bushes and maidens picking tea leaves.City tour of Nuwara Eliya to visit a tea estate and the grandeur of our colonial past.
Night at Hill Club, Grand Hotel or similar.
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Day 8:
Return to Colombo. Accommodation in city hotel with city tour. In Colombo you can shop at upmarket shopping arcades and sri Lankan craft shops, visit the national museum, enjoy the night life, just relax by the pool and more