DAY 4 -ANURADHAPURA

Breakfast at hotel. Full day sightseeing tour of Anuradhapura. Located on the dry plains of the North Central Province within the Cultural Triangle. The ruins at Anuradhapura tell tales of a royal capital of 113 successive kings who made it the greatest monastic city of the ancient world. Tour of this ancient city which was established in 500 BC and served as an administrative center of Sri Lanka and as the island’s capital for 1400 years. The oldest historically documented tree on earth, The Sacred Bo Tree - is also located in this city. The perfection and scale of the dagobas or relic chambers like the Ruwanveliseya, Abhayagiri and the Jetavanarama, which are the largest in the world, are staggering, the latter vying with the largest pyramids at a height of 122m. Return to your Hotel for Dinner and Overnight Stay.

DAY 5 – ANURADHAPURA / TRINCOMALEE

Breakfast at hotel and transfer to Trincomalee for sightseeing tour. Trincomalee is a port city on the east coast of Sri Lanka. The city is built on a peninsula, which divides the inner and outer harbors. It is one of the main centers of Tamil-speaking culture on the island. Historically referred to as Gokanna or Gokarna it has been a sea port that has played a major role in maritime and international trading history of Sri Lanka. Trincomalee is a natural deep-water harbor, which is rated as one of the finest of its kind in the world and attracted great sea farers like Marco Polo, Ptolemy and Sea Traders China and East Asia from the ancient times. The long and wide beaches here offer surfing, scuba diving and fishing and whale watching. The small peninsula jutting out of Trincomalee town, near the stadium and the main shopping streets, is the Portuguese built Fort Frederick. It’s still a working military base but, you can walk through it. Inside the fort grounds are plenty of colonial style British army buildings, cannons and other leftovers from previous inhabitants and, bizarrely, loads of deer poking their heads out from behind the military offices. This sea town is home to the Thirukonesvaram Kovil, which is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Sri Lanka here are many things to do and see in town and the views across the three main bays are very pretty. It is found on Swami Rock, just above Fort Frederick. It’s very colourful and you can walk around the grounds. The temple is built on top of the cliff, tottering right on the edge of the Indian Ocean. Next to Koneswaram Temple is Lovers Leap. The name kind of gives it away but it is indeed a favorite suicide spot, with a sheer drop to the ocean crashing against the rocks below. There’s a memorial and shelter, commemorating the legend behind the name. Apparently the daughter of an Old Dutch official here threw herself off the cliff when her forbidden lover had to sail back to Europe, never to see her again. The story was dampened slightly when records revealed that the girl in question in fact grew old in the town, married with children. But the name and memorial remains. Check-in at your hotel for Dinner and Overnight Stay.

DAY 6 - TRINCOMALEE / POLONNARUWA / GIRITALE

After breakfast leave for Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka’s medieval capital in 11th & 12th Century AD. Travel via Mutter and Vakarai along the East Coast. Polonnaruwa is a well-preserved city of ancient dagobas, moonstones, beautiful parks, massive buildings and stunningly beautiful statues. The majestic King’s Council Chamber, the Lotus Bath, the Lanka Thilaka Viharaya, the Gal Viharaya (rock temple) and the statue of one of Polonnaruwa’s great kings, Parakramabahu, are a few of this capital’s memorable sights. The Sea of Parakrama - a vast 12th century man-made reservoir dominates the city. Moreover, the monuments here are located in a more compact area, and their development is easier to follow. Transfer to Giritale and check in at you hotel for Dinner & Overnight stay.

DAY 7 - GIRITALE / SIGIRIYA / DAMBULLA / MATALE / KANDY

After breakfast leave for Kandy, beautiful Hill capital, the last Kingdom Capital of the Sri Lanka’s royalty. Kandy is surrounded by the lush tropical scenery. En route climb the Sigiriya Rock, the fascinating fortress which was a stronghold of a fifth century king who murdered his father. The red stone rises 600 feet from the green scrub jungle and it is famous for its frescoes painted within a sheltered rock. Only 19 out of the 500 painted in the 5th century remain. The Lion stairway, the mirror wall and the water gardens are amongst Sigiriya’s other highlights. Also visit Dambulla Rock Cave Temple, where you will see the frescoes over 2000 years old and the colossal figure of the recumbent Buddha carved out of the living rock about 14 meters long. It also holds its own treasure - a magnificent temple, which is a series of five caves established as a monastery in the 3rd Century BC. These caves built at the base of a 150m high rock during the 1st Century BC to 993 AD and are by far the most impressive of the many cave temples found in Sri Lanka. Proceed to Kandy, En route visit a Spice Garden in Matale which grows spices and herbs used for Sri Lankan cuisine and medication. Check-in to your hotel In Kandy for Dinner & Overnight stay.

DAY 8 - KANDY / PINNAWALA / BOTANICAL GARDEN / KANDY

After breakfast visit the Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawala near Kegalle to see the daily routine of up keeping of baby elephants and other abandoned elephants. The unique concept of the Elephant Orphanage of Pinnawala is one of the most visited sites in Sri Lanka. Founded in the year 1975, with 05 baby elephants found abandoned in the forest, is today the home of nearly 93 elephants of different ages and sizes. Bottle feeding of the baby elephants is the highlight event of the place. There after visit Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya which has been 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. In the evening see a typical Sri Lankan Cultural Show of drumming, dancing, music and fire walking followed by a visit to the most sacred place of the Buddhist world, the Dalada Maligawa - Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relics of the Lord Buddha. Dinner and Overnight stay at the hotel.

DAY 9 - KANDY / TRAIN JOURNEY FROM PERADENIYA TO NANU OYA / NUWARA ELIYA

After breakfast transfer to Peradeniya Railway Station to get on board the air conditioned Observation Car train journey to Nanu Oya. The train journey from Peradeniya to Nanuoya is one of the most scenic rides in the world. This train powers up through Sri Lanka’s central hill country, through the tea plantations, into the clouds and then weaves in and out of the many mountain tunnels as it ascends to reach Nanuoya. The journey then goes passing lush greenish tea estates, many tunnels, farming fields, villages, various types of forests etc. On arrival at Nanu Oya Railway Station your chauffeur guide will meet you and transfer to Nueara Eliya. Check in at your hotel for Dinner and overnight Stay.

DAY 10 -NUWARA ELIYA / HORTON PLAINS / NUWARA ELIYA

Early hours visit Horton Plains lies shrouded in cold mists on top of Sri Lanka’s mountains, at a height of more than 2,000m. A part of the Peak Wilderness Sanctuary and dramatically different from the coastal plains thousands of feet below, it is a plateau of 3,150 hectares in area. It is a wild and windswept plain of grasslands or patanas and patches of eerie forests. Residents include elk, monkeys, eagles, horned lizards and the occasional leopard. The Plains were uninhabited by the local population but were prized hunting and fishing grounds for the Europeans who “discovered” them in the early 19th century. The visit from your hotel to the entrance will have to be done by jeep. In the evening do the sightseeing tour of Nuwara Eliya; the Tea Garden of Sri Lanka situated 6200ft above the sea level. The hill station of Nuwara Eliya is celebrated for its fresh climate, the wonderful scenery all around, and its “Englishness”. Wonderful mountain panoramas surround the wide valley, into which fall many lovely but icy waterfalls. You can visit Tea factory at Nuwara Eliya and taste a cup of Factory fresh tea. Dinner & overnight stay at your hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

DAY 11 - NUWARA ELIYA / YALA

After breakfast leave for Yala via Ella Wellawaya and stop for view the Ravana Falls and the Ella Gap. Check-in to your hotel in Yala or Camp in Yala. In the afternoon visit the Yala National Park which has a large wildlife sanctuary and offers the wild life enthusiast and nature lover the opportunity to observe a great variety of fauna. Visit the Yala National park and the tour will be conducted through the park where you will have the opportunity to see Leopards, Bears, Sambhurs, Wild Boar and Elephants. Dinner & overnight stay at your hotel in Yala.