Sri Lanka: Secrets of the Spice Island
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Land in Colombo, enjoying fast-track on-arrival, and transfer to your hotel. Spend the rest of your day at leisure.
This morning, meet with your Resident Tour Director and fellow travellers for a tour briefing before exploring the island’s capital in the quintessential way — by tuk-tuk. Weave your way through the city’s bustling bazaars and markets, past landmark monuments and new...
Before leaving the city, make a short stop at No. 11 Bawa Residence, designed and built by the great Geoffrey Bawa — a Sri Lankan architect — during the 1960s. An essay in architectural bricolage, the house was built from four smaller bungalows that Bawa bought and co...
A healthy start to the day as you visit the organic garden to pick fresh produce for use in a cooking demonstration at the resort’s traditional hearth kitchen. Watch as your fresh herbs and vegetables are transformed into lip-smacking Sri Lankan delicacies, which you’...
Discover a world of ancient ruins today in the Cultural Triangle. Start at one of Southeast Asia’s most impressive sites, Anuradhapura, the country’s first ancient capital that dates from the fifth century BC. Marvel at giant stupas (dome-shaped structures erected as ...
Delve further into the Cultural Triangle at UNESCO-listed Polonnaruwa, an interesting blend of Buddhist and Hindu archaeological monuments. Don’t miss the famous rock temple of Gal Vihara, which comprises four colossal statues of Buddha cut into the stone. If you’re f...
Rise early for an exhilarating hot air balloon ride over the surrounding landscape, glimpsing Sigiriya from above (additional cost, paid locally). Then, challenge yourself with a steep climb 656 feet up through the Lion Gate to the top of the imposing fifth-century ro...
Get an early start to visit the extraordinary Buddhist cave temples at Dambulla, with statues and murals dating back to the third century BC representing Sinhalese Buddhist art at its best. Continue south to Kandy, the country’s cultural capital, with sundowners and a traditional Kandyan cultural performance this evening.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Dinner
Join a professor at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya for a guided walk through the extraordinary botanical collection, comprising over 4,000 plant species, including a priceless collection of 300 varieties of orchids. Relax for the remainder of the day before...
Travel through the misty highlands into hill country, past lush green tea estates and scenic waterfalls. Lunch in Nuwara Eliya before an afternoon tea experience. Visit tea plantations and a factory to learn from an expert about the journey from planting and plucking ...
Part hotel, part museum, Heritance Tea Factory is where you’ll unwind today. Select one of these Design Your Day® activities. Spot sambar deer and endemic monkeys, and take in the view from World’s End on a trek in Horton Plains National Park. Take the scenic train ...
Journey south to the colonial seaside city of Galle, arriving in time for sunset at the ramparts of the fort. Dine in a local home for an evening of Sri Lankan family cuisine and warm hospitality.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Join a local archaeologist and heritage expert on an absorbing walking tour of Galle Fort. Built by the Dutch in 1663, the fort is the largest remaining European fortress in Asia. Walk clockwise from the Old Dutch Church to the Old Gate, bearing the British coat of ar...
Transfer to Colombo Airport for your departure flight.
Meals Provided : Breakfast
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