7-Day Sri Lanka Heritage Tour with Sigiriya and Minneriya Safari

• Meet your tour guide upon arrival in Sri Lanka and transfer to a beach hotel in Negombo.
• Visit a fishing village or spend time relaxing on the beach.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Negombo.

Approximately: 26 minutes / 17 km

• Leave for Anuradhapura after breakfast. It was the first capital of Sri Lanka in the 3rd century BC and is now declared a World Heritage Site.
• Visit Sri Maha Bodhi, the oldest historically documented tree in the world, the Brazen Palace, Dagobas, Ruwanwelisaya, Abeygiri, Jetawana Monasteries, with finely preserved rock-cut statues of Lord Buddha and ruins of palaces, and the Isurumuniya rock temple.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Anuradhapura.

Approximately: 3 hours 35 minutes / 168 km

• Have breakfast and check out from the hotel to leave for Sigiriya. Sigiriya is one of Sri Lanka's most fascinating UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a 650-foot-high rock fortress in the sky and a masterpiece of construction and artistic imagination. The world-famous fresco paintings of heavenly maidens are housed in the cave.
• Enjoy an elephant ride, if you wish, and go on a bullock cart ride through the countryside. Enjoy delicious rural foods along with more activities.
• Take a jeep safari through Minneriya National Park, looking for elephants, deer, peacocks, boars, and many kinds of birds.

Note: Spa herbal treatment will also be available for you to relax.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Sigiriya.

Approximately: 1 hour 30 minutes / 74 km

• Have breakfast and check out from the hotel.
• Visit the Golden Rock Temple, a cave temple dating back to the 1st century BC. Its rock ceiling is one large sweep of colourful frescoes depicting Buddhist mythology and tales of the Buddha's previous births. The cave houses the largest collection of Buddha statues in one place. From Dambulla, drive to Matale to visit a spice garden.
• Reach Kandy and visit the Temple of the Tooth. View a cultural dance in the evening.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Kandy.

Approximately: 2 hours 5 minutes / 103 km

• Have breakfast and visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, where elephants are cared for. Have an elephant ride, if you wish, and see the Elephant Museum at the Millennium Elephant Foundation.
• Visit the Peradeniya Botanical Garden, with a fine collection of over 4,000 species of exotic plants.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Kandy.

Approximately: 1 hour 15 minutes / 40 km

• Enjoy your breakfast, check out of the hotel, 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.
• Go to Hakgala Botanical Gardens, which houses an exotic collection of roses and ferns.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

Approximately: 2 hours 30 minutes / 76 km

• Travel to Colombo. If you have time, we will have a city tour in Colombo. Colombo is the capital of Sri Lanka, as well as its largest city and main port. It is also the commercial and financial centre of Sri Lanka. A bustling metropolis, the city is an attractive blend of old and new. It has the lazy charm of a bygone era combined with the verve and vivaciousness of a modern city.
• Visit important places in the capital city of Colombo, such as the Parliament, Gangarama Temple, Independence Square, Galle Face Green, the museum, and the World Trade Center.
• Transfer to the airport on time for your flight.