Srilanka – Colombo, Bentota , Kandy, Nuwara Eliya

<p>Upon arrival in Colombo you will be transferred to Kandy Visiting the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage en route. The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is one of Sri Lanka’s most popular tourist attractions. The orphanage’s population has now mushroomed to around 65, making it the world’s largest collection of captive elephants. The elephants here range in age from newborns to elderly matriarchs, and include orphaned and abandoned elephants, as well as those injured in the wild. Transfer from Pinnawala to Kandy. </p><p></p><p>En route we will also visit Temple of Tooth Relic.</p><p></p><p>Dinner will be served at the hotel</p>

<p>After breakfast proceed on the city tour of Kandy. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Kandy which is a UNESCO world heritage site. The historic city about 480m above sea level surrounded by mountains was known to Sri Lankan as Kanda Uda Rata, which means the hill country. Kandy was home to Sri Lanka’s last independent Kingdom, which survived two centuries of colonial incursion before finally falling to the British at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Visit the royal Botanical Gardens, and the Peradeniya University campus. Also enjoy a panoramic view of Kandy from upper lake drive.Kandy is also famous for its shopping, gems and jewellery, handicrafts, batiks, silks etc. And you will have the opportunity of browsing to your heart’s content. Early evening, you will visit a Kandyan Dance performance and be treated to a spectacular fire walking finale.Overnight at Hotel in Kandy.</p>

<p>After breakfast at the Hotel, transfer from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya, visiting a tea factory and estate en route.Nuwara Eliya meaning "the city of dawn" is the town at the highest elevation (about 2000m above sea level) in Sri Lanka and its tallest peak, Piduruthalagala (2555m) could be seen from here. The city established by the British in the nineteenth century, and known as "Little England" and is a popular holiday resort for Sri Lankans & tourists due to its cool climate and quaint colonial feel with its little bungalows surrounded by hedgerows. Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of the tea country and you can visit a plantation and a factory en route here and witness how the famous "Ceylon Tea" is brewed. Overnight at Hotel in Nuwara Eliya. </p>

<p>After breakfast we will checkout from the hotel and then visit Sita Amman Temple.</p><p></p><p>We will head to Bentota for a lovely stay</p>

<p>Post breakfast, get ready and check-out from the hotel. On the 5th day of your Sri Lanka holiday, travel to Bentota and enjoy the whole day doing fun activities.</p><p></p><p>On your city tour, you will enjoy a boat ride along the Madhu River. Pass islets forested with mangroves on this scenic tour which is both relaxing and interesting. Also visit the Turtle Hatchery, the prime turtle nesting site. Visitors can see huge tanks filled with new born turtle hatchlings. After being fed, the baby turtles are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old, usually during the safer hours of darkness.</p><p></p><p>Come back to your hotel in Bentota for a good night's rest.</p>

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<p>Begin the day on a healthy note with a scrumptious breakfast and spend some time leisurely before your departure. In the afternoon, check-out from the hotel and you will be transferred to Colombo International Airport to board your flight back to India with sweet memories of your Sri Lanka vacation.</p>