Explore Sri Lanka | Scenic & Cultural Vacation in 8 Days

Arrive by (flt no) at (00hrs). Please clear immigration & visa formalities, collect your baggage and proceed to the arrival lounge through the green channel if you do not have goods to be declared to customs. The Green Holiday Centre Representative will page you by your name. Thereafter you will be assisted to the Car park / Coach Park to begin you journey as per the booked itinerary. Proceed to Sigiriya. On the way Visit Dambulla cave temple. Dambulla Dambulla is famous for the five cave Temples on a rock. The first 03 caves are better, older and larger than the other two. Some caves dates to 1st C.B.C. All the 5 cave walls and ceilings are covered with Buddhist murals and there are more than 130 Buddha statues, statues of Gods and Kings are also found here.

After breakfast at the hotel, proceed to Kandy. Leave to Pinnawala. Pinnawala elephant orphanage App. 55 miles from Colombo, off the Colombo – Kandy road is Pinnawala, where an orphanage was started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded elephants. The number of elephants has increased to more than 65 now; including Baby Elephants brought from various parts, as well as some of the more than 25 babies born, as a result of the captive breeding programme. The best time to visit is the feeding time from 0930-1000 hrs and 1330-1400 hrs and the bathing time from 1000-1030 hrs and 1400-1430 hrs when all the elephants are taken to the river close by.

After the breakfast proceed to Visit tea factory plantation and Ramboda falls on the way to Nuwara Eliya. Leave to Ella. Arrive in Ella. Demodara Nine Arches Bridge- This is one of the iconic bridges in Sri Lanka. Leave to Ella. Arrive in Ella. Demodara Nine Arches Bridge- This is one of the iconic bridges in Sri Lanka. The Ravana Ella Falls is a wonderful sightseeing attraction Ranks as one of the widest falls in Sri Lanka The waterfall measures approximately 25 meters (82 ft) in height and cascades from an oval-shaped concave rock outcrop The falls form part of the Ravana Ella Wildlife Sanctuary A ten minute ride or a half hour walk away from the resort Visit the nearby Ravana cave, which according to history, is famed to have held Seetha captive who was kidnapped from India by Ravana Leisure & overnight stay at an Ella hotel.

After the breakfast proceed to Ella Tea Factory. Enjoy Ella Spice Garden Cooking Session. Ella Spice Garden provides cooking methods of Sri Lankan special food, which can be visited by appointment. Various spices such as: cloves, cardamom, pepper, etc. can be seen here. Here you can also buy cheap and quality tea and spices. Leave to Yala. Spend the rest of the day leisurely. Overnight stay at Yala Hotel.

Early in the morning with packed breakfast enjoy Jeep safari YALA (RUHUNA) NATIONAL PARK The Ruhunu National Park covers 126,786 hectares including the Strict Natural Reserve (Block II). The most familiar is Block I (14,101 hectares) and this were established in 1938.Yala is famous for its big herds and large number of Elephants, Leopards, Spotted Deer, Sambhur, Crocodiles, Mongoose, Wild Boar, Wild Buffalo, and many other animals. More than 130 bird species are recorded which includes the resident and winter visitors. Leave to Mirissa.Overnight Saty at Mirissa Hotel.

Early in the morning with packed breakfast, proceed to Mirissa. Whale Watching The world's largest blue whale colony is in Sri Lanka. Hundreds of the blue whales are gathering in Indian Ocean. They feed on tiny plank tonic crustaceans krill. These foods are available in large quantities in the Indian Ocean. The whales are marine mammals of the order cetacean having a stream lined body and horizontal tail and breathing air through a blow whole on the head. The weight of the matured blue whale is about 200 tongs. The length is around 27-30 meters.

After breakfast, Proceed to Colombo. Arrive in Colombo. City tour in Colombo + Shopping Colombo - a drive through the Colombo - a drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street - the Goldsmith’s quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings, and the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal dating back to 1749. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha and Independence Square, Viharamahadevi Park, Old Parliament, Gangarama temple. Overnight stay at the Colombo hotel.

After the breakfast, proceed to airport. Departure Proceed to airport for your scheduled flight with so much to remember and cherish one day! Have a safe flight!