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Sri Lanka · Tea Plantation Tours
The journey
Explore Sri Lanka's treasured highlights on a 5-day journey from Colombo to Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, and Udawalawe. Visit sacred temples, meet elephants at the Pinnawala orphanage, stroll through the renowned Peradeniya Botanical Garden, and discover how Sri Lankan tea is produced in Nuwara Eliya. Take in panoramic views of tea plantations, waterfalls, and mountain ranges before heading on safari in Udawalawe National Park to spot elephants, water buffalo, wild boar, macaques, and more. End your trip with a sightseeing tour of Colombo's historic landmarks, including Beira Lake, Independence Square, and Old Parliament House.
Its large elephant population is the main attraction, with around 400-500 wild elephants residing in the park.
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Day by day
Meet your Sri Lanka driver-guide and transfer to Kandy while relaxing after a long flight journey.
Enjoy a tour around Kandy and see its beautiful lake, colourful streets, colonial architecture, museums, arts and crafts workshops, oriental marketplace, and bazaar.
Visit Gadaladeniya Temple and Embekka Temple.
Stay overnight in Kandy.
Have a good breakfast at the hotel and leave to visit the elephant orphanage in Pinnawala, established in 1975. Today, some of these orphans enjoy the fortune of seeing their grandbaby elephants born in the same location.
Visit Peradeniya Botanical Garden in Peradeniya, which is well known for its collection of over 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants, and palm trees.
Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth.
See how the famous Blue and Star sapphires are mined, cut, and polished using traditional methods.
End the day by enjoying a cultural show in Kandy.
Stay overnight in Kandy.
Have a good breakfast, then depart for Nuwara Eliya, the 'little England' known for its Victorian-era structures and mild weather. Its chilled-out climate and eccentric scenes of tea plantations, waterfalls, and mountain ranges will be the highlight of your journey.
Proceed to Nuwara Eliya Tea Factory to see how the tea you drink is produced.
Visit the local market and Gregory Lake in the evening.
Stay overnight in Nuwara Eliya.
After breakfast, transfer to Udawalawe via Ella.
Visit Ella Gap and Rawana Falls.
Reach the hotel in Udawalawe, and in the evening, prepare yourself for a safari in Udawalawe National Park. The national park is a hot spot for rare bird conservation, including the Black-capped Kingfisher and the White Wagtail. Its large elephant population is the main attraction, with around 400-500 wild elephants residing in the park.
See water buffalo, wild boar, macaques, langur monkeys, and various deer species. You may also rarely spot the Sri Lankan Leopard in the national park.
Stay overnight in Udawalawe.
After breakfast, transfer to Colombo.
Enjoy a city tour in Colombo in the afternoon. Go for a city walk, which is complimentary in your package. Colombo has Ayurvedic centres, the Dutch architecture of Pettah, the remaining colonial-era fort, Galle Face Green, Independence Square, Old Parliament House, and the surroundings of Beira Lake.
Transfer to Katunayake International Airport.
Where this trip takes you
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Lake Gregory (Nuwara Eliya), Udawalawe National Park
The route
The fine print
English-speaking Sri Lanka driver-guide
Flight tickets
Entrance fees
Logistics
Your 5 days finish where they began, in Canada Friendship Rd.
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