Pinnawala – Kandy 

Arrival at Bandaranayke International airport. On arrival the group will be met by the local tour guide who will be accompanying them around the Island. PINNAWELA ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE- App. 55 miles from Colombo, off the Colombo – Kandy road is Pinnawela, where an orphanage was started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded elephants. The number of elephants has increased to more than 65 now; including Baby Elephants brought from various parts, as well as some of the more than 25 babies born, as a result of the captive breeding programme. The best time to visit is the feeding time from 0930-1000 hrs. And 1330-1400 hrs. And the bathing time from 1000-1030 hrs. And 1400-1430 hrs. when all the elephants are taken to the river close by Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic - ever since 4th Century A.D, when the Buddha's Tooth was brought to Sri Lanka hidden from sacrilegious hands in an Orissan princess' hair, the Relic has grown in repute and holiness in Sri Lanka and throughout the Buddhist world. It is considered Sri Lanka's most prized possession. City tour of Kandy Kandy - the hill capital, venue of the annual Perahera. The last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally ceded to the British in 1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism's influence in Sri Lanka today. Temple's shrines and monasteries keeping alive Buddhist traditions are everywhere Royal Botanical Gardens - 147 acres in extent: started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the Kings of Kandy. There are more than 5000 species of tree and plants. Some and endemic as well as flora from the tropical world. Spice garden and Orchid House are popular with Tourists. Drive to upper lake drive, Market square, Arts & Crafts centre, Gem Museum Evening witness the Kandy Cultural Dance Performance Overnight stay at Kandy Hotel.

Kandy – Nuwara Eliya 

After breakfast, leave to, Visit Hanuman Temple - Sri Baktha Hanuman Temple, According to the ancient stories, Ramboda is an area, where the forces of Rama's gather to fight against King Ravana. This temple was built by the Chinmaya mission of Sri Lanka and dedicated to Hanuman. This temple houses for 16 feel height statue of Hanuman. Nuwara eliya via Ramboda Falls en route visiting a tea estate & factory City tour in Nuwara Eliya The ‘Little England’ of Sri Lanka, is set against beautiful backdrops of Mountains, Valleys, Waterfalls and Tea Plantations. It is supposed to be one of the coldest places on the island, but is really just like an England spring day although the temperature does drop at night. All around Nuwara Eliya you will see evidence of the British influence. Houses are like country cottages or Queen Ann style mansions. Overnight stay at Nuwara Eliya Hotel.

Nuwara Eliya – Bentota 

After Breakfast Leave to, Seetha Amman Temple - The kidnapping of Seetha by Ravana (was King of Lanka) - meant that Ravana had to hide Seetha in several locations. The Seetha Amman temple was named after the wife, Sitadevi, of Lord Rama. The structure was built on one of the exact sites where the demon king Ravana held Seetha as his captive, in the Ashoka Forests of the region. It is believed that the Lordess used the stream by the temple and meditated by the rocks along the stream St Clair & Devon waterfalls, Optional Kithulgala White water rafting Overnight stay at Bentota Hotel.

Bentota – Madu Ganga – Colombo 

After Breakfast Leave to, Madu Ganga for a Boat Ride The estuary of the Madu Ganga river is a complex coastal ecosystem of mangroves and islands. It may be one of the last remaining tracts of pristine mangrove forests in Sri Lanka. A boat trip is a wonderful way of seeing some of the hundreds of species of plants and animals – monkeys eat fruit in the trees, a water monitor lizard glides slowly through the water, and cormorants, egrets and kingfishers wait patiently on the banks, eyeing the water for prey. There are around 64 islands in the river and lagoon, from a tiny speck housing a deserted shrine to one housing 250 families connected to the mainland with a very long footbridge. You can visit an island with a Buddhist monastery, where the friendly young monks will show you a 150-year-old book made of palm leaves and how they cook on cinnamon wood on an open fire. The main occupations of the local inhabitants are producing cinnamon and prawn fishing – if you take the trip in the evening you will see the fishermen in their canoes lighting lanterns to attract the shellfish into their traps. Turtle Hatchery - Kosgoda is famous for its sea turtle conservation project operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1988 to protect Sri Lanka’s turtles from extinction. Since then it has released about 3.5 million baby turtles into the wild. The hatchery pays fishermen for eggs that they collect at night along the long sandy beach. Although October to April is the main laying season, some eggs (mostly green turtles) can be found at Kosgoda throughout the year. The hatchery buries the eggs in sand, and when they hatch around 50 days later the baby turtles are released into the sea at night. Only about one in 1,000 turtles survive to maturity. Kosgoda turtle hatchery also has tanks for injured or disabled turtles, including albino turtles that would not survive in the wild. OPTIONAL – WATER SPORT ACTIVITIES Banana ride - Jet sky - Tube ride - Overnight stay at Colombo Hotel.

Colombo 

After Breakfast Leave, Colombo - a drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street - the Goldsmith’s quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings and the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal dating back to 1749. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha and Independence Square Shiva Temple - Sri Ponnambalam Vanesar Temple is located in the Kochchikade area in the Colombo city. The temple got two entrance with ample car park and sanitary facilities. This temple is designed according to the Indian vedic plans (resembles human body) and was elected with black stones where beautiful statues are placed as gods for worshiping according to Hindu religion. Annual temple festivals used to place here and daily poojas are carried out by well-educated Brahmin Gurus. Every Hindu religion festivals are celebrated here along with each Fridays you can participate in the special poojas. Also on Tuesdays too there will be a large gathering of devotees due to "Amman" poojas and lot of pilgrims who used to visit the nearby St. Anthony's church used to come over here. City tour + Shopping in Colombo. After they can have lunch Leave to Airport for Departure.