Day 1: Airport / Colombo to Wadduwa
Met on arrival from your flight or picked up from
Colombo hotel. Leave for
Wadduwa, where you could spend the rest of the relaxing on the beach.
Dinner and overnight will be at the all-suite Privilege Resort.
Day 2: Wadduwa via Kalutara to Kalawana
Today you will travel to
Kalawana, a small village used a base to visit the Sinharaja Rain Forest.
Overnight will be spent at the Boulder Garden Nature Resort.
Day 3: Kalawana
Visit the Sinharaja Man and Biosphere reserve. This is the last remaining virgin rainforest, and it was declared a world heritage site in 1988.
Return to the Boulder Garden for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Kalawana via Rakwana to Unawatuna
Although Sri Lanka tea country is famously associated with the Central and Uwa provinces; you will be surprised to note that tea is grown ion the south as well. Drive through the seldom traveled lowland southern tea country to the south coast.
Arrive at
Unawatuna where you will staying at the Secret Garden.
Day 5: Unawatuna
You could relax today or visit the Dutch Fort at
Galle. Occupied by the Portuguese, followed by the Dutch and later the British.
The Dutch Fort contains spacious houses and the first Protestant church in Sri Lanka. It is an interesting place to wander about.
Galle is also famous for its traditional lace making.
Overnight will be at the Secret Garden, Unawatuna.
Day 6: Unawatuna to Rekawa / Ranna
Visit the remote 211 meter rock temple of
Mulkirigala. The route is quite attractive winding through coconut groves and valleys with rice paddies. You ascend via numerous steps to a series of natural caves which were
inhabited by monks as early as the first century B.C. Special structures, recently built, now protect seven caves located at different levels.
All have wall paintings and contain numerous sculptures of the Buddha. The works of art are not as old as the monastery, but were continually changed and updated to reflect the trends on the various periods throughout history.
Dinner and overnight will be at Darwins or Sinahawa.
Day 7: Rekawa / Ranna via Yala National Park to Kataragama
Leave for Yala National Park after breakfast at your resort. The afternoon 4WD safari of Yala National Park will be quite an interesting experience. This is the best park in the island for viewing mammals. Yala is the most visited park, which
has large open grassy plains where game could be watched at ease, and numerous water holes along the tracks, which are of easy access.
Elephant, Spotted & Barking Deer, Sambar, Grey Langur, Toque Monkey, Jackal, Water Monitor, Marsh & Estuarine Crocodile etc. could be seen quite easily. Leopard & Sloth Bear are not as common but could be spotted with some luck.
Proceed to
Kataragama, where you will spend the night at Rosen Renaissance.
Day 8: Kataragama
Kataragama - along with Adam's Peak - is one of the most important religious sites in Sri Lanka. It is a holy place for Buddhists, and Hindus. A Mosque too stands on this ground.
Across the Menik Ganga lies the large building complex containing sites of these major religions. There is a belief that King Dutugemunu built a shrine to the Kataragama Deviyo (resident god) in the 2nd century B.C., and the buddhist Kirivehera Dagoba dates back to the 1st Century B.C.
The fire walking ceremony is something most visitors look forward to.
Dinner and overnight will be at the Rosen.
Day 9: Kataragama to Ella
Today you will get the opportunity to visit the southern sites of histrionically interest. You will visit
Maligawila and
Dambegoda.
The colossal standing Buddha at
Maligawila near
Okkampitiya towers 34 ft. and is l0 ft. in width. Dating from around the 7th century A.D., the
Maligawila image, carved from crystalline limestone, is part of an ancient complex of terraces, gateways and a pillared council chamber, surrounded by jungle.
In close proximity at
Dambegoda is another striking colossus, 25 ft. in height, of Avalokiteswara, a future Buddha.
Proceed to
Wellawaya, from where you will visit the
Buduruwagala statue.
Buduruwagala means Buddha (Budu), images (ruva) of stone (gala). The figures are thought to date from around 10th century A.D. Carved in high relief on a cliff-face in thick jungle, the central Buddha figure of 51 ft. is flanked by two Bodhisatva figures and the Goddess Tara.
Leave to
Ella for dinner and overnight at Ella Adventure Park.
Day 10: Ella
You would be at leisure or free to try out some adventure activities at the resort. After lunch leave on a nature trail on
Meedeniya path. This 5 km walk through jungle and paddy fields leads to
Meedeniya, a self-sufficient village in the jungle, accessible only by bullock cart.
Return to Ella Adventure Park for dinner and overnight.
Day 11: Ella to Loinorn
Today you head towards the cool mountains of the central highlands. Once you arrive at picturesque
Loinorn, you are free to walk in the tea country.
Overnight will be at the North Cove.
Day 12: Loinorn
Today you could take a relaxing walk of 4 Km from
Loinorn to
Bogawa. The vehicle will pick you up at
Bogawa and bring you back to the North Cove.
Day 13: Loinorn to Kitulgala
Leave
Loinorn for
Kitulgala for some flat-water rafting, this morning. The whitewater rafting in flat water, will cover about 3 km and of about one hour s duration.
Alternately you could visit the
Beli Lena caves. This is a famous cave where the 12,000 year old skeletal remains of the Balangoda Man (Homosapiens Balangodensis) were found. Also found here are the waste parts of the food consumed by them.
Over night will be at the Rafter s Retreat.
Day 14: Transfer out
You will be taken to either a
Colombo hotel or the airport today.
Tour includes:
- Accommodation sharing twin on full board basis (accommodation, breakfast, lunch & dinner) at mentioned hotels or similar
- Air conditioned private transport
- Services of English speaking chauffeur / guide
- Supply of rafts, 4WD vehicles and appropriate safety equipment as required
- Entrance fees at locations as per itinerary
- Government tax and service charge for services provided
Tour does not include:
- International airfare
- Departure airport tax
- Beverages & expenses of a personal nature (telephone calls, laundry, etc,.)
- Personal travel and medical insurance
- Krankenversicherung oder medizinische Versorgung
Rates are per person quoted in Sri Lanka Rupies and valid till 31. Oct. 2005 |
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1 Person |
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2 Persons |
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3 - 6 Persons |
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Single supplement |
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| 01. Sept. 2004 - 15. Dec. 2004 |
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200.000,-- Rs |
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174.000,-- Rs |
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148.000,-- Rs |
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40.000,-- Rs |
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| 16. Dec. 2004 - 15. Jan. 2005 |
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240.000,-- Rs |
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200.000,-- Rs |
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174.000,-- Rs |
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54.000,-- Rs |
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| 16. Jan 2005 - 31. Oct. 2005 |
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200.000,-- Rs |
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174.000,-- Rs |
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148.000,-- Rs |
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40.000,-- Rs |
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| Extra bed |
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27.000,-- Rs |
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| Child: 2 - 6 years |
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33.500,-- Rs |
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27.000,-- Rs |
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| Child: 7 - 12 years |
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47.000,-- Rs |
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40.500,-- Rs |
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