5-Day Sri Lanka Highlights Tour with Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Bentota

Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport, where you will meet your guide and representatives before transferring to your hotel in Kandy. En route, take a short break to visit the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. This institution cares for orphaned or injured elephants that would otherwise have surely died. You can also watch the elephants bathe in the river after the youngest babies are milk-fed.

Continue to Kandy with a visit to the Spice Garden along the way. In Kandy, visit the Temple of the Tooth and enjoy a cultural dance performance in the evening. Kandy, the last seat of the Sinhala Kings, is a very popular destination for visitors from home and abroad.

Dinner and overnight stay in Kandy.

After breakfast at the hotel, leave for Nuwara Eliya. En route, visit a tea factory, a tea plantation, and Ramboda waterfall. Sri Lanka is famous for its "Ceylon Tea," which has added cheer to many around the world for over a century.

Arrive in Nuwara Eliya and be greeted by its fresh wintry atmosphere, cottage-style bungalows, and colonial air. Nuwara Eliya is also known as "Little England." Here, you will visit more attractions, including:

• The Botanical Garden
• Sri Hanuman Baktha Temple
• Gregory Lake
• Nuwara Eliya city tour
• Golf ground
• Victoria Park
• Sitha Amman Temple

Dinner and overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya.

Have breakfast at the hotel and leave for Bentota. En route, visit the Kithulgala River Beach Stay, which offers many choices for spending your time. Enjoy leisurely strolls on the golden beaches and become enthralled by the magical atmosphere. Relax on a sun deck, read a book of your choice, and sip a cool, fresh tropical fruit drink of pineapple, mango, and banana.

You may also indulge in water skiing, windsurfing, snorkeling, or cutting through the choppy water on a jet scooter, and much more. You will also visit:

• Devon Falls
• Madu River Safari (Optional)
• Turtle Farm
• Bentota Beach

Dinner and overnight stay in Bentota.

After breakfast at the hotel, travel to Colombo for a city tour. Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, is the country's largest city and main port. It is also the commercial and financial center 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 Nelum Mal Pokuna, BMICH, the Art Gallery, Gold Face, Old Parliament, the World Trade Center, Pitakotuwa, the Old Port, the Old Museum, and Manjid Mosque.

Overnight stay in Colombo (excluding dinner).

After breakfast at the hotel, travel to the airport. Transfer to the airport on time for your flight. Thank you for visiting Sri Lanka. We hope you enjoyed your holiday.

Tour end.