Tailor Made Sri Lanka: Leopards & Tea Country
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Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport. After clearing customs and immigration, you are met and transferred to your hotel in nearby Kotugoda.
After breakfast, drive approximately five hours overland to Thirappane, the heart of Sri Lanka’s monument-rich Cultural Triangle region. Spend the remainder of the evening at leisure.
Meals Provided : Breakfast
Today, explore the sacred city of Anuradhapura, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This ancient city is believed to have sprouted from a cutting of the Buddha’s tree of enlightenment brought here in the third century BC by Sanghamitta, founder of an order of Buddhist nuns....
This morning, discover Sigiriya Rock Fortress (“Lion’s Rock”), a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the fifth century AD. Rising over 600 feet from the scrub jungle, it was once the innermost stronghold of the fortified town. Standing tall over the surrounding plains...
Depart overland for Kandy, stopping at the impressive Dambulla Cave Temples, some of the most stunning in all of Sri Lanka. Also, visit the workshop of a local batik maker to learn about the artisan tradition of making designs on fabric.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
This morning, explore Kandy city with a drive around Kandy Lake. Visit the bazaar, gem museum and lapidary. Return in the evening to visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic during evening prayer services. It is here that — according to tradition — a sacred tooth of Lord B...
After breakfast, explore Peradeniya's Royal Botanical Gardens, where 300 varieties of orchids are cultivated. Founded in 1824, it contains some of the most valuable collections of plants and trees in the world. Later, board a train bound to Hatton. Sit back and take i...
After breakfast, take in a special hotel tea service featuring handpicked Ceylon tea leaves. Enjoy the remainder of the day at your own pace, perhaps unwinding with a spa treatment or setting out on a bicycle ride through the surrounding tea plantations.
Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
This morning, transfer to your boutique accommodations just outside of Yala National Park. A vast ecosystem of dry woodlands and open grasslands that stretch on for miles, the park is home to a stunning array of wildlife, including abundant herds of Asiatic elephants....
Get a jump on the wildlife with an early morning safari through Yala National Park. Your guide leads the way as you track leopards, elephants, wild buffalo, musk deer, mongooses, pangolins, sloth bears, black bears, macaques, jackals and 215 species of birds. Return t...
After one final morning game drive, travel to the ancient trading post of Galle, where you enjoy lunch at your colonial-style hotel. Set out on an evening walking tour of the UNESCO World Heritage City of Galle, visiting its Dutch fortress.
Meals Provided : Breakfast
This morning, you see the famous stilt fishermen, who use an age-old fishing method to bring in their daily catch. Perched several feet above the water's surface on wooden masts embedded in the sea floor, these patient fishermen cast their lines for herring and macker...
Return to Colombo today. In the afternoon, embark on a historic walking tour with a Colombo native. Experience Pettah Bazaar, and visit the Old Dutch Museum, former home to Count August Carl Van Ranzow.
Meals Provided : Breakfast
Transfer to the airport and board your departure flight.
Meals Provided : Breakfast
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