Itinerary

1. Day 1 - Katunayake to Kandy via Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage (120 Km, 3.5 Hours)

   • Arrive at Bandaranayake International Airport and meet the designated guide, who will take you to Kandy via Pinnawala. Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is an orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants. The main attraction at Pinnawala is watching the elephants walk down to the river twice daily to have their bath. Feeding time for baby elephants is also very popular at the orphanage.
   • Lunch and walk along a small trail in the spice garden to touch and smell Sri Lankan spices and herbs used in tasty curries.
   • Witness the Kandyan cultural show from 5.15 P.M. It is an electrifying cultural show that showcases traditional music and dance performances. The skills of the traditional musicians of Kandy, their drums and dance, are very entertaining.

   Dinner and overnight stay at Oakray Regency Hotel in Kandy.

2. Day 2 - Kandy to Nuwara Eliya via Ramboda (76 Km, 2.5 Hours)

   • After breakfast, leave for Nuwara Eliya, a picturesque colonial town set amongst the island’s central highlands and renowned as a centre for producing Sri Lankan tea.
   • En route, stop at the Ramboda falls and visit a tea plantation and non-working tea factory with the opportunity for a tasting session.
   • Arrive at Nuwara Eliya, also known as 'Little' England', was the favourite hill station of the British who tried to create Nuwara Eliya into a typical English Village. The old brick Post office, country house-like hill club, with its hunting pictures, mounted hunting trophies and fish, and its strict formal dinner attire, the 18-hole golf course, race course etc., all remind you of 'England'.

   Dinner and overnight stay at The Ashford Hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

3. Day 3 - Nuwara Eliya to Bentota via Kitulgala (240 Km, 5 Hours)

   • After breakfast, leave for Bentota. En route, stop at Devon falls‚ St. Clair's Falls and visit Kitulgala‚ the site used for the filming of the famous film 'Bridge over the River Kwai' and is the base for white-water rafting in Sri Lanka.

   Dinner and overnight stay at The Palms Hotel in Bentota.

4. Day 4 - Bentota to Colombo (65 Km, 2 Hours)

   • After breakfast, leave for Colombo. In an afternoon sightseeing tour through the capital of Sri Lanka, see the old parliament, Buddhist and Hindu temples, the Market quarter of Pettah and the municipality.

   Dinner and overnight stay at The Pegasus Reef Hotel in Colombo.

5. Day 5 - Colombo to Katunayake (35 Km, 1.5 Hours)

   • After breakfast at Pegasus Reef Hotel, transfer to Bandaranaike International Airport for the departure flight.