Heritage and Wildlife Tour
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Overview
Highlights
- Discover Sri Lanka
- Explore Sigiriya where you will be climbing the 5th century rock fortress (built by King Kashyapa) which is now a World Heritage Site
- Visit the amazing Peradeniya’s Royal Botanical Garden, built as a ‘joyful garden
- Visit fascinating Yala is the biggest National Park in Sri Lanka and a residence to wild boar, elephants, leopard, buffalo and other more
- Visit Galle Fort originally built by the Portuguese (World Heritage Site)
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Trip includes
- Accommodation in standard rooms on BB basis for 12 nights from breakfast on day 2 to breakfast on day 13 at hotels specified or of similar standard
- Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees to Gangaramaya Temple , Colombo Museum , Elephant Orphanage , Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya , Dambulla , Botanical Gardens , Cultural Show , Kandy Temple , Horton Plains Entrance , Yala National Park
- Cost of separate transfer from Nuwara Eliya to Horton Plains Entrance, Yala Safari Jeep only.
- Services of a English Speaking Chauffeur Guide
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Itinerary
On your arrival to Colombo you will be greeted at the Airport and transferred to your hotel.
Begin your day with a breakfast at the hotel and then be ready to discover the capital city Colombo. The city has come a long way where once you would not have seen any high rise buildings to now becoming a multi diverse city but still they have managed to keep the co...
After breakfast, you will be driven to Pinnawala (approximately 1 hour). Pinnawala is where the famous Elephant Orphanage is. This fantastic home for the elephants was established in 1975. It is now a main attraction in Sri Lanka for tourism, conservation and educatio...
Ensure you enjoy your breakfast before heading to Sigiriya where you will be climbing the 5th century rock fortress (built by King Kashyapa) which is now a World Heritage Site. You will see the ‘Lion Rock’ carved into a rock from the hilltops of the jungle. The ‘Heave...
Today once breakfast is finish you will be heading to Dambulla rock temple - the most remarkable of Sri Lanka's cave temples. This complex of five caves houses 2000 sq. metres of painted walls and ceilings – the largest collection of its kind anywhere in the world. Th...
On today’s agenda we visit the amazing Peradeniya’s Royal Botanical Garden, built as a ‘joyful garden’ by King Wickramabahu III in the 14th century. Its 147 acres offer an floral plantations and a wide variety of trees makes this place peaceful and full of happiness. ...
We off to the next hotel Nuwara Eliya but on the way we will make a pit stop in the tea plantation and factory. We will learn about the tea growing process, tea grading and finally you will enjoy a tasty cup of finest Celyon tea to top the day off. Overnight at the Tea Factory
Today after breakfast, the tour drives to Horton Plains National Park. Features include World’s End – an escarpment which drops vertically for about 4,000 feet – and the beautiful Backers falls. Mammals endemic to the area include sambhur deer, leopard and the bear mo...
After breakfast at the Tea Factory Hotel the tour transfers from Nuwara Eliya to Tissamaharama – (four hours journey) Overnight stay at The Safari
Today be ready for a jeep ride to Yala National Park. Yala is the biggest National Park in Sri Lanka and a residence to wild boar, elephants, leopard, buffalo, crocodiles and bears. Large flocks of migrant and native birds are found here. Overnight stay at The Safari
Today, once you have had breakfast the tour will go to Galle, once the chief port of Ceylon and well known for its hand-made lace. You can also visit Galle Fort originally built by the Portuguese (World Heritage Site). We will drive (1 hour) from Galle to Bentota, the final destination of the tour. Overnight stay in Bentota
Today in Bentota you have the day to your own leisure
Overnight stay in Bentota
Today the tour ends with your final breakfast and a transfer back to the airport (approximately three hours journey)
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Pricing Notes:
The prices listed below are based on US dollars
Start Date
End Date
Double Standard
Availability
2017-08-10
2017-08-31
$2,624
Limited
2017-09-01
2017-09-30
$2,709
Limited
2017-10-01
2017-10-31
$2,709
Limited
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What's excluded
- Video Camera permits at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.
- Video Camera and Still Camera permits at the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy.
- Lunch & dinner throughout the tour.
- Entrance fees & fares to sites not specified above.
- Christmas and New Year’s eve supplements at hotels.
- Supplement for accommodation in Kandy during Kandy Esala Perahera period. (July or August)
- Cost of ticket to view the Kandy Esala Perahera which will be held in Kandy.
- Cost of beverage throughout the tour.
- Anything in relevant to Air Ticketing.
- Additional running other than above specified program.
- Expenses of a personal nature.
- Tips and Porterage
- Any other services not specified above.
Accommodation
Boutique
Parts of your stay on this tour will include boutique accommodation. Hotels will be confirmed once the booking in made. For more information on which accommodation(s) and which part of your stay please contact a sales member today.
Three Star Accommodation
Parts of your accommodation stay on this tour will include three star accommodation. Hotels will be confirmed once the booking in made. For more information on which accommodation(s) this may include please contact a travel expert today.
Four Star Accommodation
Parts of your accommodation stay on this tour will include four star accommodation. Hotels will be confirmed once the booking in made. For more information on which accommodation(s) this may include please contact a travel expert today.
Cancellation of your holiday must be notified to us in writing. The cancellation charges for our holidays depend upon when your written notice is received and the loss incurred by you will be as follows (relevant to the total value of the package):
More than 70 days will be Loss of Total Deposit Paid Only
29 - 70 days is 60% loss
15- 28 days will be 80% loss
14 days or less will be 100% loss
The above terms apply for holidays booked on the minimum deposit value of £95 per person. Those booked with higher deposit values such as full flight costs and/or additional components as deposit, will be liable for the total deposit paid plus the additional standard cancellation charges as above.
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