Itinerary

1. Day 1: Colombo Airport to Negambo

   • Meet your tour guide at Bandaranaike International Airport and transfer to a beach hotel in Negambo.
   • Visit a fishing village or leisure at the beach. 

   Overnight stay in Negambo.

2. Day 2: Anuradhapura

   • Leave for Anuradhapura after breakfast, the first capital of Sri Lanka in the 3rd Century BC.  
   • Visit Sri Maha Bodhi, the oldest historically documented tree in the world, the Brazen Palace, Dagobas, Ruwanwelisaya, Abeygiri & Jetawana Monasteries, finely preserved rock-cut statues of Lord Buddha and the ruins of palaces.
   • Proceed to Isurumuniya rock temple. 

   Overnight at Anuradhapura.

3. Day 3: Sigiriya Wildlife Safari

   • Leave for Sigiriya, a 650 feet high rock fortress in the sky, a masterpiece of construction and a world Heritage Site. The world-famous fresco paintings of Heavenly maidens are housed in a cave. 
   • Take a jeep safari through the Kaudulla National Park, looking for elephants, deer, peacocks, boars, and many kinds of birds in the afternoon.

   Overnight at Sigiriya.

4. Day 4: Dambulla – Matale – Kandy

   • Leave for Kandy via Dambulla. The Golden Rock is a cave temple that dates back to the 1st Century BC. Its rock ceiling is one large sweep of colourful frescoes which depict Buddhist mythology and the tales of the Buddha’s previous births. The caves house the largest collection of Buddha statues in one place.
   • Drive to Matale to visit a spice garden. 
   • Visit the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy. 
   • Enjoy a cultural dance in the evening. 

   Overnight at Kandy.

5. Day 5: Kandy – Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

   • Explore Kandy, the last seat of the Sinhala Kings, after breakfast.
   • Visit Pinnawela, the Elephant Orphanage, where elephants are cared for. 
   • Have an elephant ride (if you wish) and see the Elephant museum at Millennium Elephant Foundation.
   • Visit the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, with a fine collection of over 4000 species of exotic plants.

   Overnight stay at Kandy.

6. Day 6: Nuwara Eliya Sightseeing

   • Have breakfast and leave for Nuwara Eliya. 
   • Visit a tea factory en-route to see how the world’s favourite drink is prepared. Nuwara Eliya resembles an old English town, complete with a lake, race track, well-kept lawns with hedges, an Anglican Church, and an 18 hole golf course. 
   • Visit Hakgala Botanical Gardens, which houses an exotic collection of roses and ferns. 

   Overnight at Nuwara Eliya.

7. Day 7: Nuwara Eliya - Colombo Airport

   • Have breakfast and leave for Colombo or the airport.