Chardham Yatra
April - October/ 15 Days
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Sri Lanka, a country with great history, wonderful culture and diversity! Set forth on 7 days/6 nights Sri Lanka tour package that gets you familiar with its diverse landscape, lifestyle and wildlife. Visit cities that are economic and administrative hubs and experience life at small mountain towns and wildlife sanctuaries.
Sri Lanka has close ties with religion. With sites and temples that are believed to have been part of mythological epics to scared Buddhist relics, the country has some of the most beautiful places of worship for all religions. History in the form of various dynasties have left behind their imprints and are seen in various shapes and forms all across the country. With diverse landscapes, excellent weather conditions, pristine beaches and vast expanses of the ocean, Sri Lanka has something that caters to tourists of every kind !
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Assistance on arrival, transfer to Negambo. Visit a fishing village or at leisure in the beach.
Overnight stay in Negambo.
Leave for Anuradhapura after breakfast. First Capital of Sri Lanka in the 3rd Century BC. Declared as a World Heritage Site. Visit Sri Maha Bodhi, the oldest historically documented tree in the world, the Brazen Palace, Dagobas, Ruwanwelisaya, Abeygiri & Jetawana Monasteries, finely preserved rock-cut statues of Lord Buddha and ruins of palaces, Isurumuniya rock temple.
Overnight at Anuradhapura.
Leave for Sigiriya, a 650 feet high rock fortress in the sky, a masterpiece of construction, artistry & irrigation. A world Heritage Site (5th Century AD). The world famous fresco paintings of Heavenly maidens are housed in a cave. In the afternoon Take a jeep safari through the Kaudulla National Park, looking for elephants, deer, peacocks, boars and many kinds of birds.
Overnight at Sigiriya.
Leave for Kandy via Dambulla. The Golden Rock is a cave temple which dates back to the 1st Century BC. Its rock ceiling is one large sweep of colorful frescoes which depict Buddhist mythology and the tales of the Buddha’s previous births. The caves house the largest collection of Buddha statues in one place.
From Dambulla drive to Matale to visit a spice garden. In Kandy, visit the Temple of the Tooth. View a cultural dance in evening.
Overnight at Kandy.
Kandy, last seat of the Sinhala Kings, is a very popular destination for visitors from home and abroad. After breakfast, Visit Pinnawela, the Elephant Orphanage, where elephants are cared for. Have an elephant ride; (if you wish) and see Elephant museum at Millennium Elephant Foundation.. Visit the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, with a fine collection of over 4000 species of exotic plants and overnight stay at Kandy.
After breakfast, 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. Visit Hakgala Botanical Gardens, which houses an exotic collection of roses and ferns.
Overnight at Nuwara Eliya.
Leave for Colombo or to the airport.
