Nuwara Eliya, a city in the Central Province of Sri Lanka

Seetha amman temple is a hindu temple in nuwara eliya

Sri Lanka Package

Itinerary:

Day 01: Airport – Sigiriya (3 hours and 30mins approx.)- if straight driven

Upon arrival welcome and assistance by our representative and transfer to hotel in Sigiriya for Leisure.En route visit the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. And Dambulla rock cave temple. Overnight stay at the Hotel in Sigiriya.
Pinnawala Elephant orphanage: Pinnawala is the most popular and accessible place to see large numbers of these lovable animals in a natural habitat. It is the most popular elephant ‘attraction’ with tourists because nowhere else, except at the splendid ‘pereheras’ will you see so many elephants at such close quarters. The government opened it in 1975 since many more baby elephants than usual had become separated from their herds that year. The persistent drought had dried up many village wells into which the young elephants had fallen, while attempting to get a drink.
Dambulla Rock Temple - was built by king Walagambahu in the 1st century B.C. Dambulla is a world heritage site and is the most impressive of Sri Lanka’s cave temples. The complex of five caves with over 2000 sq. meters of painted walls and ceilings is the largest area of paintings found in the world. The caves contain over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock and spanning 14 meters.

Day 02: Sigiriya – Kandy (2 hours and 45 mins approx.) if straight driven.

After Breakfast at the hotel climb the sigiriya rock fortress and proceed to kandy Enroute visit the Gem Museum and Herbal Gradens in Matale. Overnight stay at the hotel in Kandy.
Spice Gardens - visit a spice garden to see the different spices that Sri Lanka is famous for. You will be introduced to different spices and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed. Kandy – a lovely exotic city, the Hill Capital and last stronghold of the Sinhalan Kings is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which retains an aura of grandeur, time has not affected. Encircled by hills, with a tranquil lake in its centre, it is the site of the renowned temple that enshrines the Tooth Relic of the Buddha and the Royal Botanical gardens – home to one of the world’s best collections of Orchids.
A cultural sanctuary where many legends, traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive, Kandy and its satellite villages are the centre of the islands handicraft industry (items of wood, brass ; silver) exquisite silver or gold jewellery and precious gems of many varieties including the world’s best blue and star sapphires. The highlight of the city’s calendar is the Esala Perahera, when a replica of the casket enclosing the Tooth is taken in procession for ten glittering nights in July/August by exotically costumed dancers, drummers and approximately 100 Elephants.
Kandy Temple -The busy town is situated in a valley at an elevation of 600m, inside a wide loop of the Mahaweli River and is surrounded by hills covered with tropical vegetation. Home to the Sri Dalada Maligawa – the beautiful temple that houses the tooth relic of Lord Buddha

Day 03: Kandy – Nuwara.Eliya (Train journey).

After breakfast at the hotel proceed to Nuwara eliya enroute visit Ramboda falls and shri bahkta hanuman kovil. In the Evening visit the Seetha amman kovil in Nuwara eliya. overnight stay at the hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
SRI BAKTHA HANUMAN TEMPLE, RAMBODA: On these hills of Ramboda where Hanuman was searching for Sitadevi, the Chinmaya mission of Sri Lanka
built a temple with Hanuman as the presiding deity. On every full moon day special poojas are conducted and witnessed by thousands of devotees.
NuwaraEliya – Sri Lanka& premier hill resort with a fine bracing mountain climate, NuwaraEliya is also the heart of Sri Lanka's tea country, producing some of the world’s best tea. The mountain slopes and valleys are a carpet of velvety green tea plantations, interspersed with gushing streams and tumbling waterfalls. Red or green roofed plantation bungalows, English country style homes and hotels with lovely flower gardens, a fine 18 hole golf course and a racecourse gives NuwaraEliya a decidedly British character.
Seetha Amman Temple / Ashok Vatika - the main place where Seetha was kept in hiding and the Sita Amman Temple - which is dedicated to all major characters Sita , Rama , Lakshman and Hanuman where the differently sized foot marks prove the immense powers of Hanuman passing through Sita Eliya where she was allowed to live a free life

Day 04: Nuwara Eliya- Bentota (5hours and 30 mins approx.) if straight driven

After breakfast at the hotel proceed to Bentota for leisure at the hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel in bentota.
BENTOTA: situated on the south west coast, at the confluence of the sea and the Bentota River, the sun drenched location and its golden, palm-fringed beaches which border the warm, sparkling waters of the Indian Ocean made it a natural choice for development as the first tourist resort. Today it is known in Sri Lanka’s global tourist markets as a highly attractive holiday resort with a wide and varied choice of distinctive hotels to suit every taste and purse. Bentota has a complete range of tourist facilities, great seafood and very popular water sports centres which provide boating, water skiing, jet skiing, snorkelling and wind surfing which provide boating, water skiing, jet skiing, snorkelling and wind surfing.

Day 05: Bentota

After breakfast at the hotel do a boat safari at madhu river and visit turtle hatchery farms. Later arrive back to hotel and stay leisure at the beach,overnight stay at the same hotel. Turtle Hatchery - is the prime turtle nesting site which was open by the Wild life Protection Society in 1981. Visitors can see huge tanks filled with new born turtle hatchlings. After being fed, the baby turtles are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old, usually during the safer hours of darkness.
Madu River: Which flows across Balapitiya (approx 80kms down south from Colombo) is one of the rarely visited and unspoiled attractions any nature lover can find in Sri Lanka. She boasts of having a cluster of 64 small islands scattered along her path and the most of which are uninhabited and covered with mangroves. The smallest islet of the lot is called "Satha Paha Doowa" where there is a tiny shrine with a statue built in respect of the gods of Kataragama (Katharagama). According to folklore this islet had been purchased for five cents but some say the name has derived due to its shape of the five cent coin. Madu is certainly a placid and memorable place of interest to any nature lover who longs to witness mesmerizing landscape of the nature. But over thrilled visitors are forewarned! - Madhu River is also a known den for crocodiles.

Day 06: Bentota – Colombo (3 hours approx.) if straight driven

After breakfast at the hotel proceed to colombo, Later in the afternoon do a city tour including (Gangarama Temple, Shopping at One Galle Face Mall, Visit Fort Bazar and in the evening relax at the galle face beach) Overnight stay at the hotel in Colombo.
Colombo – the trade and commercial capital has long been the traditional gateway to the Orient. Sri Lanka’s largest city, it is located on the west coast and draws together all the cultures, religions and influences of foreign lands into a pot-pourri of sounds, smells and a kaleidoscope of colour. The original traders and settlers - the Arabs, Portuguese, Dutch and the British have left in their wake churches and monuments, names and religions, costumes and food and smatterings of their languages which have been absorbed into the speech of the Sri Lankan. Today, Colombo is a fascinating city - a happy blend of east, west, past & present, with a charm of its own. A less known but amazingly true fact is that Colombo has a superb range of high quality restaurants serving food from all over the world and some of the best shopping opportunities in Asia. The main seaport of Sri Lanka is in Colombo & adjoining it, is Pettah, a local bazaar & trading area. Other places of interest are the beautiful Buddhist temples, Hindu temples, mosques, the historic Wolfendhal church, (1749) residential areas where you find the stately homes of the affluent, the Ceramic Corporation famous for its well-known brand “Noritake” and ODEL the renowned shopping centre.

Day 07: Colombo – Airport (1 Hour approx.)

After breakfast at the hotel depending on the flight times assist for the airport for departure and Fly back home safely.

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