This Srilanka Tour Package is tour for Kandy & Colombo .This is short trip budget package for 5 days .
Day 01 –
Arrival & transfer to Kandy, enroute visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Overnight stay at the hotel Kandy.
Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage – set amongst the verdant hills of Kegalle is a unique orphanage, where the tiny tots weigh 60 kg or more. This is the Pinnewela Elephant Orphanage, the world’s first and only elephant orphanage established to feed, nurse and house young elephants lost or abandoned by their mothers. Other occupants are elephants displaced from their natural environs by development projects or those found wounded. Visitors could see the baby elephants being fed milk from gigantic feeding bottles or bathed in the river which flows nearby – an unforgettable sight! Established in 1975, by the Wildlife Department and National Zoological gardens which subsequently led to a breeding programme through which more than twenty five elephants have been born since 1984.
Day 02 –
Breakfast at the hotel and proceed for a city tour of Kandy including Temple of Tooth Relic and the Royal Botanical garden.
Rest of the day leisure at the hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel Kandy.
Kandy – a lovely exotic city, the Hill Capital and last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which retains an aura of grandeur, time has not affected. Encircled by hills, with a tranquil lake in its centre, it is the site of the renowned temple that enshrines the Tooth Relic of the Buddha and the Royal Botanical gardens – home to one of the world’s best collections of Orchids. A cultural sanctuary where many legends, traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive, Kandy and its satellite villages are the centre of the islands handicraft industry (items of wood, brass & silver) exquisite silver or gold jewellery and precious gems of many varieties including the world’s best blue and star sapphires. The highlight of the city’s calendar is the Esala Perahera, when a replica of the casket enclosing the Tooth is taken in procession for ten glittering nights in July/August by exotically costumed dancers, drummers and approximately 100 Elephants.
Peradeniya – Botanical Gardens was first built as a pleasure garden by a Sinhala king and was expanded by the British. it is 147 acres in extent and provides an amazing variety of trees, plants and flowers.
Day 03 –
Breakfast at the hotel, and transfer to Colombo.
Overnight stay at the hotel Colombo.
Colombo – the trade and commercial capital has long been the traditional gateway to the Orient. Sri Lanka’s largest city, it is located on the west coast and draws together all the cultures, religions and influences of foreign lands into a pot-pourri of sounds, smells and a kaleidoscope of colour. The original traders and settlers – the Arabs, Portuguese, Dutch and the British have left in their wake churches and monuments, names and religions, costumes and food and smatterings of their languages which have been absorbed into the speech of the Sri Lankan. Today, Colombo is a fascinating city – a happy blend of east & west, past & present, with a charm of its own. A less known but amazingly true fact is that Colombo has a superb range of high quality restaurants serving food from all over the world and some of the best shopping opportunities in Asia. The main seaport of Sri Lanka is in Colombo & adjoining it, is Pettah, a local bazaar & trading area. Other places of interest are the beautiful Buddhist temples, Hindu temples, mosques, the historic Wolfendhal church, (1749) residential areas where you find the stately homes of the affluent, , the Ceramic Corporation famous for its well-known brand “Noritake” and ODEL the renowned shopping centre.
Day 04 –
After breakfast leisure at the hotel, in the afternoon do a city shopping tour of Colombo. Overnight stay at the hotel Colombo.
Day 05 – Departure
Breakfast at the hotel, and transfer to the airport for departure.
hotels (3*)
02 Nights at Hotel Kandy City, Kandy
02 Night at Hotel Grand Oriental, Colombo
Price per person sharing twin room for minimum of 04 adults travelling together:- USD 164.00
Entrance fees supplement : USD 22.00 per Adult for Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawala, Temple of Tooth Relic, Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden
Remarks: Kindly note that Cultural dance show will be provided on FOC.
~ Rates are valid for Indian passport holders only ~
Value added services on Complementary basis
ü Free Wi-Fi in Company Vehicles(subject to availability)
ü Free Mobile sim card on arrival ( Passport details required for registration)
ü Free coupon worth LKR 1000/- for playing at Casino, Colombo(coupon provided on request only – Please request upon confirmation of the booking)
ü Discount voucher to shop at ODEL dress boutique in Colombo.
ü 15% Discount voucher at a Jewelry shop (only in Colombo or Kandy )
ü 5% Discount voucher to shop at Noritake Lanka Porcelain in Colombo
ü Wheel Chair for People with a disability (on request)
ü One bottle of Mineral Water per person on arrival (For round tour clients only)
The above price is inclusive of
- Accommodation at the hotels mentioned or similar on BB basis starting from B’ fast on day 02 and ending with B’ fast on day 05
- Transportation in an air-conditioned Van with the service of a English speaking chauffeur
- City / Half day city shopping tour of Colombo / Kandy
- Government Tax (VAT 15%).
The Price is Exclusive of
- Entrance fees to sites mentioned in the program including to the Cultural Show in Kandy.
- Toll Charges
- Any meal not mentioned on the above program during the tour.
- Visa Fees (please log on to www.eta.gov.lk)
- Any fluctuations in the dollar component will affect the costing.
- Early check in or late checkout charges.
- Camera or Video permits.
- Expenses of a personal nature.