Colombo Trip Overview
This tour includes sight seeing, ancient places and feel cool hill country climate experience. This tour covers different kind of climate areas in Sri lanks.
Additional Info
Duration: 6 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 tour includes sight seeing, ancient places and feel cool hill country climate experience. This tour covers different kind of climate areas in Sri lanks.
Itinerary
Day 1: Airport to Sigiriya via Dambulla Golden Temple
Stop At: Golden Temple of Dambulla, Dambulla 21100 Sri Lanka
Dambulla is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains.There are more than 80 documented caves in the surrounding area. Major attractions are spread over five caves, which contain statues and paintings. These paintings and statues are related to Gautama Buddha and his life. There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses. The latter include Vishnu and the Ganesha. The murals cover an area of 2,100 square metres (23,000 sq ft). Depictions on the walls of the caves include the temptation by the demon Mara, and Buddha’s first sermon.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel accommodation
Day 2: Sigiriya to Polonnaruwa (Visit Sigiriya and Polonnaruwa)
Stop At: Sigiriya, Sigiriya, Central Province
According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Culavamsa, this site was selected by King Kashyapa (477 – 495 CE) for his new capital. He built his palace on the top of this rock and decorated its sides with colourful frescoes. On a small plateau about halfway up the side of this rock he built a gateway in the form of an enormous lion. The name of this place is derived from this structure — Sīnhāgiri, the Lion Rock (an etymology similar to Sinhapura, the Sanskrit name of Singapore, the Lion City).
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Polonnaruwa, Polonnaruwa, North Central Province
The second most ancient of Sri Lanka’s kingdoms, Polonnaruwa was first established by the Chola dynasty as their capital in the 10th century. The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa has been declared a World Heritage Site.[1
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel accommodation
Day 3: Sigiriya to Kandy (Visit Botanical garden,herbal garden and Temple of tooth relic )
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. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a World Heritage Site mainly due to the temple.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel accommodation
Day 4: Kandy to Nuwaraeliya (Visit Gem museum and Tea factory)
Stop At: Natural Gems and Gemmological Museum, 530, Colombo Road, Kandy 20442 Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s gem industry has a very long and colorful history. Sri Lanka was affectionately known as Ratna-Dweepa which means Gem Island. The name is a reflection of its natural wealth. Marco Polo wrote that the island had the best sapphires, topazes, amethysts, and other gems in the world.[1] Ptolemy, the 2nd century astronomer recorded that beryl and sapphire were the mainstay of Sri Lanka’s gem industry. Records from sailors that visited the island states that they brought back “jewels of Serendib”. Serendib was the ancient name given to the island by middle – eastern and Persian traders that crossed the Indian Ocean to trade gems from Sri Lanka to the East during the 4th and 5th century.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel accommodation
Day 5: Nuwaraeliya to Colombo (Watch waterfalls and do water rafting)
Stop At: Devon Falls, Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya 22200 Sri Lanka
Devon Falls, known as the ‘Veil of the Valley’, is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, situated 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya District on the A7 highway. The falls is named after a pioneer English coffee planter called Devon, whose plantation was situated nearby the falls.[2] The waterfall is 97 m (318 ft) high and is the 19th highest in the country. The falls are formed by Kothmale Oya, a tributary of Mahaweli River.[3] Altitude of Devon falls is 1,140 m (3,740 ft) above sea level.[4][5][6]
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Adventure LK white water rafting kitulgala, ginigathena road Yatiberiya kitulgala, Kitulgala 71720, Sri Lanka
Experience White Water Rafting in the picturesque Kelani River, covering 5 major rapids and 4 minor rapids. This activity is for anyone above the age of 10 years …
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: Colombo City tour and leaving for departure flight
Stop At: Colombo, Colombo, Western Province
Colombo (/kəˈlʌmboʊ/; Sinhala: කොළඹ, romanized: Kolamba, pronunciation [ˈkəlɐmbɞ]; Tamil: கொழும்பு, romanized: Koḻumpu, Tamil pronunciation: [koɻumbu]) is the commercial capital[3] and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million,[4][5][6][7] and 752,993[2] in the city proper. It is the financial centre of the island and a popular tourist destination.[8
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
