Breakfast at the hotel and proceed to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. ( 2 hours Travel time ) Visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.( 1.5 hour’s site Visit ) Lunch at the Restaurant in Pinnawala. Proceed to Dambulla. ( 2.5 hour’sTravel ) Check in to Nice Place Hotel. Visit Sigiriya Lion Rock Fortress.( 2 hour’s site Visit ) Dinner at Hotel and Overnight Stay.

Elephant Orphanage. established in 1975, commenced with seven orphans. Today some of these orphans enjoy the fortune of seeing their grandchildren born in the same location. The original objective of establishing the orphanage inclined more towards tourism, but is soon became a conservation and educational centre. With the help of local and foreign elephant experts, Pinnawala started a scientific captive breeding programme for elephants. The free movement of the herd enhanced the chances for respective individuals of both sexes to get together and mate. The nearby river played a dominant role in this regard, and in 1984, the first baby of Pinnawala was born. The success story of Pinnawala has drawn the attention of scientists from all over the world. A considerable number of books and research articles on Pinnawala have been published in several languages. The members of the Pinnawala herd have been filmed, videoed and photographed thou sands of times by professionals. Sigiriya Lion Rock Fortress In the 5th century, King Kasyapa chose to build his new capital upon this rock. He built his palace at the top of the rock and decorated the sides with colorful frescoes. On a plateau halfway up, he built a gate, guarded by a statue of a lion. This gave rise to the name Lion Rock. You can still see the remains of the lion’s paws, although its head is long gone. After the death of King Kasyapa, the capital and royal palace were both abandoned, before being used as a Buddhist monastery up until the fourteenth century. It is now one of Sri Lanka’s seven UNESCO World Heritage sites and the most visited attraction in the country.

Visitors to the palace entered via a stone stairway that took them into the lion’s mouth and through its throat — hence Sigiriya’s alternative name, “Lion Rock.” Only the lion’s massive paws remain today, but they indicate how gigantic the rest of the carving must have been. A new stairway has been attached to the side of the rock to allow access to the summit, enabling visitors to stroll around the ruins of the palace and gasp at the panoramic views. Two water tanks, used for bathing and drinking, still fill with rain water, but in Kasyapa’s day a sophisticated pumping system was used to fill the tanks from a lake at the foot of the rock.

Visit Dambulla Cave Temple at 8.00am.( 20 minute’s Travel time )|( 1.5 hour’s site Visit ) 10,00am Proceed to Traditional Village tour in Sigiriya. ( 2.5 hour’s site Visit ) Village Local Lunch. Check out from hotel. Proceed to Matale and Visit Spice Garden.( 45 minute’s Travel time)|( 45 minute’s site Visit ) Visit Tooth Temple in Kandy & evening go for Cultural Dance Performance. There after Transfer to Cassendra Hotel in Kandy Dinner at the hotel and Overnight Stay.( 10 minutes Travel time )

Dambulla Rock Temple History The Dambulla Rock Temple had first been constructed during the rein of King Vatta gamini Abhaya( 103 BC and 89-77 BC ). The Sinhalese often call him as King Valagamba. During a South Indian invasion the king had to abandon his Anuradhapura Kingdom . For 12 years, King Valagamba was in hiding and had frequented these caves for his safety. After regaining the kingdom of Anuradhapura and becoming the King, to show his gratefulness for his safe place, he converted those caves into Buddhist Temples by constructing walled partitions under the rock overhang which spans the entire area as a single large cave. He got drip ledges made along this large cave and made it suitable to withstand rainy weather and avoided water seeping inside the caved areas. The three cave temples named as Devarajalena, Maharajalena and the Paccimalena were constructed by him. The Village Tour The Sigiriya Village Tour gives you a chance to experience traditional Sri Lanka with all its authenticity. Spend time with the villagers and understand village life. Engage in many village activities that form everyday life; such as an oxen cart ride, a catamaran ride and a walk through the fields. Learn to cook traditional Sri Lankan food. You will finish off with an exceptionally delicious buffet lunch, served in classic Sri Lankan style. This is your truly Sri Lankan holiday experience Spice Gardens Enjoy the Sri Lanka’s world renowned spices at their source. Visit a spice garden, where smells of cinnamons, pepper, cardamom, nutmeg and mace overwhelm the senses and the visitors are provided an insight into an age old industry of spice production, which attracted many a European and Asian merchants to the ports of ancient Sri Lanka. Kandywas the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings which is a World Heritage Site. The name “Kandy” conjures visions of splendor and magnificence. Many of the legends, traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive. Drive around the Kandy Lake built by the last Sinhala king Sri WickramaRajasinghe in 1798. Visit Bazaar area, Arts & crafts centre, a Gem museum and a lapidary etc In the evening visit Temple of the Tooth Relic. Late evening witness the Cultural Show

Morning Breakfast at the hotel and proceed to NuwaraEliya. En route visit Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden. Visit Tea Factory &Tea Plantation. ( 20 minutes Travel time )|( 1 hour site Visit ) Visit Gregory Lake Park. Lunch at Nuwara Eliya Restaurant. Transfer to Stam ford Hotel Free & Easy. Dinner at the Hotel& Overnight Stay.

Nuwara Eliya Of ten referred to as ‘Little England’, this genteel highland community does have a rose-tinted, vaguely British-country-village feel to it, with its colonial-era bungalows, Tudor-style hotels, well-tended hedgerows and pretty gardens. Indeed, Many Tea Plantations Nuwara Eliya was once was the favored cool-climate escape for the hard-working and hard-drinking English and Scottish pioneers of Sri Lanka’s tea industry

Early in the Morning get packed of Breakfast from the Hotel and go for Yala National Park Jeep Safari On Completion Proceed to Mirissa and Lunch on the way. Check in to Randiya Sea view Hotel in Mirissa Free and Easy. Enjoy the Beach. Dinner at the Hotel and Overnight Stay.

Yala National Park Situated in Sri Lanka’s south-east hugging the panoramic Indian Ocean, Yala was designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1900 and was designated a national park in 1938. Ironically, the park was initially used as a hunting ground for the elite under British rule. Yala is home to 44 varieties of mammal and 215 bird species. Among its more famous residents are the world’s biggest concentration of leopards, majestic elephants, sloth bears, sambars, jackals, spotted dear, peacocks, and crocodiles. The best time to visit Yala is between February and July when the water levels of the park are quite low, bringing animals into the open.

Early in the Morning get packed of Breakfast from the Hotel and go for Whales& Dolphin Watching. On Completion Proceed to Galle and visit Galle Dutch Fort.( 1 hour Travel time ) Lunch at Galle Restaurant. There after proceed to Colombo. Colombo City Tour.( 3 hour’s site visit ) Visit ODEL Shopping Center – House of fashion – Independent Square – Gangarama Temple Evening Transfer to Airport for Departure. ( 1 hour Travel time )