Colombo Trip Overview
This 3 days tour to the Hill Country of Sri Lanka will definitely be a memorable and pleasing tour to any nature lover! Starting off from the scared city of Kandy which was the last capital of the ancient kings’ era in Sri Lanka and where the scared temple of tooth is located. Then on the second day be ready to experience the world’s most scenic train ride from Peradeniya to Nanu Oya. Enjoy the views of rolling green fields of tea as you travel in a scenic train journey from Peradeniya to Nanu Oya. Travel up the tightly winding mountain roads to the city of Nuwara Eliya. Go on a tour of this city that was once the holiday resort town of the British. See the old colonial style mansions and calm lake gregory.and see the yala national park.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
This 3 days tour to the Hill Country of Sri Lanka will definitely be a memorable and pleasing tour to any nature lover! Starting off from the scared city of Kandy which was the last capital of the ancient kings’ era in Sri Lanka and where the scared temple of tooth is located. Then on the second day be ready to experience the world’s most scenic train ride from Peradeniya to Nanu Oya. Enjoy the views of rolling green fields of tea as you travel in a scenic train journey from Peradeniya to Nanu Oya. Travel up the tightly winding mountain roads to the city of Nuwara Eliya. Go on a tour of this city that was once the holiday resort town of the British. See the old colonial style mansions and calm lake gregory.and see the yala national park.
Itinerary
Day 1: Kandy
Stop At: Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya Road, Peradeniya 20400 Sri Lanka
Sprawling garden with flowers & plants Expansive botanical garden featuring many plant species & known for its orchid collection.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Evening watch kandy culturel dance show. Overnight Stay In Kandy
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Kandy – Nuwara Eliya (Scenic Train Ride)
Stop At: Nine Arches Bridge, Ella Sri Lanka
Your tour will start at 7:30 am from your hotel in Kandy . You will then proceed to the Kandy Railway Station getting there by 8:00 am. The train will leave at 8:40 am and you will be booked optimal seats for sightseeing. As the train travels to Ella you will be able to see many sights. The initial part of the ride will let you feast your eyes on the sight of the sun rising over the misty mountains. As the time reaches mid morning the bright green tea estates and the rolling slopes of the valleys will become visible. You will be able to see brilliantly colored wildflowers in untouched meadows and occasional villages and towns with invitingly cosy-looking homes. As you get closer to Ella you will find yourself passing through stands of trees and patches of forest with increasingly taller trees. You will be able to take photographs of all these and more.
After the train ride we pick up you from station and proceed to famous nine arch bridge, and many attractions in ella.
Duration: 8 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: from ella to yala national park and back to colombo
Stop At: Yala National Park, Yala National Park
After breakfast we drive to the Ella waterfalls, A popular sightseeing attraction in Sri Lanka. It currently ranks as one of the widest falls in the country. This waterfall measures approximately 25 m (82 ft) in high and cascade from an oval-shaped concave rock outcrop. After we visit the waterfalls we proceed to Tissamaharama (Tissa), In the afternoon around 2:30 we will start the Jeep Safari in the Yala National Park. Elephants are the most often-spotted inhabitants of the Yala National Park in the southeast of Sri Lanka, east of Matara, but they share the reserve with 130 different species of birds and other creatures like sambhur, spotted deer, sloths, crocodiles, monkeys, wild boar and porcupines. There is also a small population of leopards. After the Saffari we back to colombo.
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
