Day 1

Colombo - Sigiriya / Habarana / Dambulla

Arrive Colombo and transfer to your hotel in Sigiriya/ Habarana/Dambulla. Evening at leisure. Overnight.

Day 2

Sigiriya/Habarana/Dambulla - Minneriya National Park

Breakfast. Proceed on a tour of the Minneriya National Park by jeep in search of wild life. Return to the hotel. In the evening visit the Dambulla Rock Temple, which 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 contains over 2000 sqm. of painted walls and ceilings with images of the Buddha. The largest is the colossal Buddha spanning 14 meters, carved out of rock. Overnight.

Day 3

Sigiriya / Habarana / Dambulla – Kandy

Breakfast. Drive to Kandy and check in at your hotel. Your afternoon city tour includes Kandy Lake, Kandy town and bazaar, the Arts and Crafts Centre, a gem museum and lapidary. In the evening, visit the Temple of the Tooth relic and enjoy a traditional cultural dance show. Overnight.

Day 4

Kandy – Bentota

Breakfast. Depart for Bentota. Enroute visit the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, which is home for about 60 elephants (out of which around 50 are baby elephants found abandoned or orphaned in the wild). The best time for your visit is at 9 a.m., when you will have the opportunity of seeing these babies being bottle-fed. You could also accompany the elephants to a river close by to see them having their daily bath. Continue to Bentota and transfer to your hotel. Overnight.

Day 5

Bentota

Breakfast. Full day at leisure. Bentota is a tropical paradise where you can go boating, enjoy some water sports, explore coral reefs in a glass bottom boat and more. Overnight.

Day 6

Bentota – Colombo

After breakfast proceed to Colombo. Arrive and check-in at your hotel. In the evening enjoy a city/ shopping tour of Colombo. Drive past the residential areas where you find the stately homes of the affluent, the Colombo Museum, the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall - an outright gift to Sri Lanka from the People s Republic of China, the New Parliament in Sri Jayawardenapura and the Folk Art Centre. Also visit the House of Fashion and Odel dress boutiques. Overnight.

Day 7

Colombo

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport.
includes:
2 nights accommodation in Sigiriya / Kandalama / Habarana / Dambulla inclusive of breakfast and taxes.
1 night accommodation in Kandy inclusive of breakfast and taxes.
2 nights accommodation in Bentota inclusive of breakfast and taxes.
1 night accommodation in Colombo inclusive of breakfast and taxes.
Transfer and sightseeing.