11 Days City Hopping Through Ceylon's Highlights
Highlights
Kandy, Sigiriya, Dambulla, Polonnaruwa, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Tissamaharama, Mirissa, Bentota, Hikkaduwa, Katunayake, Negombo
Locations Covered
Kandy, Sigiriya, Dambulla, Polonnaruwa, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Tissamaharama, Mirissa, Bentota, Hikkaduwa, Katunayake, Negombo
boating, educational, adventure sports
Private Tour
11 Days
Easy
English
Description
Enjoy a relaxing, and comfortable private transfer and professional English guiding through the highlights of Sri-Lanka.
Itinerary
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Pick up from airport-Negombo- Largest fish market
You are picked up from the airport and then drive to Negombo.
See the highest fish market and relax on the beach.
Stay overnight in Negombo.
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Negombo - Polonnaruwa
Go to Polonnaruwa, the capital of Sri Lanka for about 200 years. Finally, the kingdom was transferred to Dambadeniya and Polonnaruwa was concored by Indian king Kalinga Magha.
Visit the archaeological museum, royal palace, audience hall, swimming pool, sacred quadrangle, shiva devale, Pabalu Vehera, Rankot vihara, Kiri Vihara, buddha statue at lankatilaka, buddha figures at gal vihara etc.
Stay overnight in Polonnaruwa.
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Polonnaruwa-Sigiriya- Village Tour- Sri Lankan cookery demonstration- lion rock
Drive to Sigiriya.
Take a village tour to experience ancient village life with their day-to-day activities including oxen cart rides, catamaran rides, walk towards paddy fields, cookery demonstration on traditional Sri Lankan foods and enjoy a traditional meal.
Dedicate a whole evening to visit the eight world wonder of Sigiriya royal palace.
Witness the marvellous landscapes, irrigation technology and aesthetic abilities of ancient Sinhalese culture.
Stay overnight.
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Peradeniya botanical garden-upper lake view point Kandy-cultural show- temple of the tooth relic
Drive to Kandy and visit the largest royal botanical garden covered by colourful flower plants, herbal plants, endemic and epidemic plant species and palm family trees. More than 4000 varieties can be seen here.
Head to the viewpoint of Kandy. Enjoy the Kandyan dancing event in the evening.
Visit the temple of the tooth relic. The lord buddha's most sacred molar tooth is placed in seven golden caskets, under a golden ceiling.
Spend the night in Kandy.
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Hiking- Adams peak
Drive to Adams Peak. Another world heritage and multi-religious place in Sri Lanka. It is an isolated mountain peak of 7359 feet above the sea level. Adams peak is another most sacred, higher value and the most attractive place among local and foreign tourists. The season begins from the full moon poya day. It isn't easy to climb the rock during the weekend because it is too crowded with local pilgrims.
You can start the journey in the evening or at midnight to avoid the heat of the sun. Make sure to pack warm clothes and equipment according to your needs.
Stay overnight at the top of the mountain.
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Tea plantation–Ella
Come back to the hotel.
Drive to Ella and stay overnight.
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Ella-waterfalls- Tissamaharama- Yala national park –Wild life safari
Drive to Tissamaharama. You can see wonderful Rawana Ella waterfall soon after passing Ella. Rawana Ella is the widest fall in Sri Lanka as well as it is more attractive.
By 2.00 p.m., you can join Yala safari. It is an interesting and most popular event among tourists as Yala is the second largest wildlife reservoir in Sri Lanka. It contains a higher density of leopards population a national park in the world. If you are lucky, you can catch leopards into your eyes.
Stay overnight in Tissamaharama.
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Hummanaya blow hole- turtle hatchery- still fishing - Mirissa
Drive to Mirissa.
On your way, you can see Hummanaya blowhole and turtle hatchery. Hummanaya blow hole which pumps seawater up to 40 feet from a natural hole between two closest rocks and splints water into the sky.
Stay the night in Mirissa.
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Dolphins and whales watching- Mirissa baech- Galle Fort - Hikkaduwa
Dolphins and whales watching tour begins at 6.00 a.m.
Drive to world heritage “Galle Fort” built by Portuguese and was reconstructed during the Dutch period.
You can stay the night at Hikkaduwa.
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Scuba diving and snorkeling- Hikkaduwa beach-Beach activities- Madhu river boat safari-natural fish therapy-Bentota beach
See the coral reefs and enjoy scuba diving and snorkelling under the safety supervision of well-experienced professionals. Hikkaduwa coastal area is most suitable for surfing during November to April months.
In the evening, enjoy Madhu riverboat safari and get natural fish therapy for self-relaxing.
Stay the night at Bentota.
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Bentota beach- drop in airport
There are no itinerary plans; be dropped back to the airport according to your flight departure time.
What's Included
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.