Ceylon Cultural Trail - (07 Days)

Day 1: Dambulla

Katunayake - Habarana
Arrival at the international airport in Colombo, formalities for entry and baggage claim. Meeting with guide and transfer to Habarana.
Arrival and accommodation in private rooms of the chosen hotel.
The afternoon is devoted to a Village Safari Tour, interesting experience that will allow you to put you in contact with the rural life of the local population. The excursion will be done using the local usual means, you begin to edge of the typical tuk tuk, you continue on bullock carts and then a boat ride.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Habarana and / or Dambulla.

Day 2: Dambulla

Habarana
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning excursion to the Rock Fortress of Sigiriya. Located 300 meters high, was built on top of a monolith of red stone that dominates a harmonious set of gardens. The palace built on the summit is reached by a narrow staircase that winds through the huge paws of a stone lion.
Lunch during the excursion.
In the afternoon excursion to Polonnaruwa, the ancient capital of the kingdom of Sri Lanka. Architectural complex consisting of temples, palaces and a beautiful swimming pool in the shape of a lotus flower.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Habarana and / or Dambulla.

Day 3: Kandy

Habarana - Kandy
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure to Kandy, stopping along the way to visit the Dambulla Cave Temples, religious-historical place where they are kept in 5 different caves 150 Buddha statues. Dambulla is believed to have been founded in the first century BC King Vattaganemani.
Continuation and stop at spice garden of Matale, to discover the fragrant spices of the island and also where you will be offered a massage with herbs (head or feet) lasting 10 minutes.
Lunch in Spice Garden
Arrival in Kandy, accommodation
Afternoon visit to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth of Buddha, containing the most revered relic in Sri Lanka. Before returning to the hotel, stopping to watch a performance of local cultural dances.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Kandy

Day 4: Kandy

Kandy
Breakfast. Visit the beautiful Botanical Gardens in Peradenya, located 6 km from Kandy which extend over an area of 60 acres. These gardens are considered among the richest in the world for the variety of ornamental species and spices that host.
After continuing for Pinnawela Orphanage, famous for the elephant orphanage who are lost from the wild.
Lunch in a restaurant in Pinnawela.
Return to Kandy and the rest of the afternoon off further visits or shopping.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Kandy

Day 5: Nuwara Eliya

Kandy - Nuwara Eliya
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure for Nuwara Elyia, along the way stop at a tea plantation and factory.
Lunch at restuarant en route.
Check-in the hotel. In the afternoon walk-tour of this colonial town, situated at the foot of the highest mountain in Sri Lanka, the Pidurutalagala, in one of the most scenic areas of the tour.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Nuwara Eliya

Day 6: Colombo

Nuwara Eliya - Colombo
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure to Colombo, via Kitulgala locations where it was filmed the famous movie "The Bridge on the River Kwai". Stop along the way to Melsna Tea Centre with the opportunity to sample the precious tea, unique and ideal for photographing waterfalls of St. Clare and Devon.
Lunch during the transfer.
Arrival in Colombo and brief tour of the country's commercial capital.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Colombo.

Day 7:

Colombo - Katunayake
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport for flights to return to the city of origin.