Colombo Trip Overview
During this 6 days Round Tour we will be sight-seeing areas in the following destinations: The guests will be provided with good quality, air-conditioned, comfortable vehicles with a driver-guide to help with your tour and free wi-fi. We provide hotel accommodations for 5 nights in good quality hotels varying from Economy / Budget hotels to Standard Hotels to Luxury Hotels. The charges will change depending on your selection.
Additional Info
Duration: 6 days
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
During this 6 days Round Tour we will be sight-seeing areas in the following destinations: The guests will be provided with good quality, air-conditioned, comfortable vehicles with a driver-guide to help with your tour and free wi-fi. We provide hotel accommodations for 5 nights in good quality hotels varying from Economy / Budget hotels to Standard Hotels to Luxury Hotels. The charges will change depending on your selection.
Itinerary
Day 1: COLOMBO AIRPORT -KANDY
Stop At: Kandy, Kandy, Kandy District, Central Province
On arrival at the Bandaranayke International Airport, our clients will be welcomed by our
representatives. On the way to Kandy
Kandy is a major city located in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the ancient
king’s era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of
tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is both an administrative and religious city and is also the capital
of the Central Province. Kandy is the home of The Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), one
of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1988.
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
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Kandy
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation (depending on your selection of standards – Budget / Economy hotel or Standard hotel or Luxury hotel)
Day 2: KANDY CITY TOUR
Stop At: Bahiravokanda Vihara Buddha Statue, Bahirawa Kanda Rd, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
The Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue is situated on a hill named just 2 km from the Temple of the Tooth Relic. This beautifully sculptured white Buddha statue was built in 1972. Standing at 88 feet, it is considered as one of the biggest Buddha statues in Sri Lanka. There is a Buddhist temple located alongside the Buddha statue in the Bahirawa Kanda hill. The hill provides panoramic views of the Kandy city including the mountain range nearby and the Bogambara prison. Devotees can worship in the temple.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kandy View Point, Rajapihilla Mawatha, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Kandy City View Point is a place to capture the picturesque view of Kandy city. It stands overlooking the Kandy Lake with the Temple of the Tooth Relic in the background. It is a good place to visit during sunrise or sunset for an amazing panoramic view of this city surrounded by mountains. It is a popular place to take photographs. This viewpoint is situated in Rajapihilla Mawatha. It is also called Arthur’s Seat and is supposedly the highest point in Kandy standing 550 meters above sea level.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya Road, Peradeniya 20400 Sri Lanka
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. In 2016, the garden was visited by 1.2 million locals and 400,000 foreign visitors. It is near the Mahaweli River. It is renowned for its collection of orchids
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Kandy Lake Club – Cultural Dance Show, 7 Sangamitta Mawatha, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
In the evening we will enjoy The Kandy Lake Club Cultural Dance Show is a stimulating Sri Lankan Arts, Dance & Cultural Heritage Show that is a must-see for any visitor who visits the historic city of Kandy. The Kandy Lake Club Dance started in 1982 with the view of having a cultural dance performance bringing together all Sri Lankan dance types to one platform. It is the first Cultural Dance Show of its kind to be established in Sri Lanka. It has since become a tourist attraction for many people visiting the country and keen on a glimpse of its rich cultural heritage. Hence it has been performing continuously for the last 35 years.
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Kandy
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation (depending on your selection of standards – Budget / Economy hotel or Standard hotel or Luxury hotel)
Day 3: KANDY- SIGRIYA
Stop At: Sri Muthumariamman Temple, 680 17 Kandy-Jaffna Highway, Matale 21000 Sri Lanka
After breakfast the next morning we will leave for Sigiriya. On the way, you will visit the Hindu Temple, Matale Aluvihare, and Dambulla Cave Temple. Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple is dedicated to Mariamman, the goddess of rain and fertility.
Muthumariamman Temple or Arulmigu Sri Muthumari Amman Kovil is a Hindu temple in Matale, Sri Lanka. The prefix “Muthu”, literally means “pearl”. “Mari” means rain and “Amman” means mother in the Tamil language. The temple is dedicated to Mariamman, the goddess of rain and fertility.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Aluvihara Rock Cave Temple, Matale, Aluvihara Aluvihara Junction, Matale Rd, Matale 21000 Sri Lanka
Aluvihare is a suburb of Matale, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located 3.5 km north of Matale and 150 km north-east of Colombo. The suburb is situated on the Kandy-Jaffna highway. It was founded by King Devanampiyatissa, around 300 B.C. but did not receive the name Aluvihare until a later date.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ranweli Spice Garden, No. 99 Kaudupellella, Matale 21000 Sri Lanka
Ranweli Spice Garden is situated in Kawudupelella in Matale. The garden includes many herbs and plants of medicinal value. It is a good place to learn about Sri Lankan spices and experience them for yourself.
Getting to Ranweli Spice Garden
From Matale travel approximately 13.7 km along the Kandy Road to reach the Ranweli Spice Garden situated in Kawudupelella.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Golden Temple of Dambulla, Dambulla 21100 Sri Lanka
Dambulla cave temple also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is a World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the country.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka
In the evening we will visit the Sigiriya or Sinhagiri is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. The name refers to a site of historical and archaeological significance that is dominated by a massive column of rock nearly 200 meters high
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Sigiriya
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation (depending on your selection of standards – Budget / Economy hotel or Standard hotel or Luxury hotel)
Day 4: SIGRIYA-POLONARUWA
Stop At: Polonnaruwa, Polonnaruwa, North Central Province
After breakfast the next morning we will leave for Polonnaruwa. Polonnaruwa is the second most ancient of Sri Lanka’s kingdoms. The ancient city of Polonnaruwa remains one of the best planned
archaeological relic cities in the country, standing testimony to the discipline and greatness of the Kingdom’s first rulers and has been declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Thuparama, Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka
Situated at the ancient capital of Polonnaruwa in the Dalada Maluwa premises, the Thuparama Image House is one of the few buildings where the roof completely made of bricks can be seen and is characterized as the “Gedige” type. Despite the fact that it is the smallest gedige, it is the main gedige in Polonnaruwa that is as yet secured by a roof. It has amazingly thick block dividers that were barrel-vaulted and finished with concrete figures all around. This structure is a mix of Sri Lankan and South Indian architecture styles and patterns still can be seen on the well preserved semi-cylindrical roof and the remains of large seated Buddha statue even after 900 years after construction.
Stop At: Nissanka Latha Mandapaya, Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka
Nissanka Latha Mandapaya is a square building with a fine rock-cut railing g going all-around lying the Dalada Maluwa area of the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa. This building has been built by King Nissanka Malla (1187-1196).
The most important feature of this building is the shape and the carvings of the stone pillars. These pillars are carved in the shape of a lotus stem and are curved in three places. The top of the pillars takes the form of a lotus flower. In the center is a small Stupa. The whole building is surrounded by a fence made out of stone.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sathmahal Prasada, Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka
This pyramid-shaped, seven-storied building called Sathmahal Prasadaya is thought to be an unusually shaped stupa built during the Polonnaruwa Period (11th -13th century)
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Siva Devale No 2, Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka
Shiva devalaya in Polonnaruwa which is one of the 14 Hindu shrines is dedicated to God Shiva in Polonnaruwa. This shrine was built by Chola invaders who ruled ancient Sri Lanka during the 13th century AD. The shrine is located in Polonnaruwa and between the royal palace complex of the King and the sacred quadrangle. The devalaya is a full stonework and a Kandyan architectural style construction.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, North Central Province
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Anuradhapura
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation (depending on your selection of standards – Budget / Economy hotel or Standard hotel or Luxury hotel)
Day 5: ANURADHAPURA
Stop At: Mihintale, Anuradhapura Sri Lanka
After breakfast the next morning we will visit Anuradhapura and Mihintale, Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Dagoba of Thuparama, Anuradhapura Sri Lanka
Thuparamaya is the first Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. Located in the sacred area of Mahamewna park, the Thuparamaya Stupa is the earliest Dagoba to be constructed in the island, dating back to the reign of King Devanampiya Tissa
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Lovamahapaya Brazen Palace, End of Trincomalee Rd, Anuradhapura 50000 Sri Lanka
Lovamahapaya is a building situated between Ruwanweliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is also known as the Brazen Palace or Lohaprasadaya because the roof was covered with bronze tiles. In ancient times, the building included the refectory and the uposathagara.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ruwanwelisaya, Abhayawewa Rd, Anuradhapura 50000 Sri Lanka
The Ruwanwelisaya is a stupa and a hemispherical structure containing relics, in Sri Lanka, considered sacred to many Buddhists all over the world. Two quarts or one Drona of the Gotham Buddha’s relics are enshrined which is the largest collection of his relics anywhere
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Anuradhapura
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation (depending on your selection of standards – Budget / Economy hotel or Standard hotel or Luxury hotel)
Day 6: ANURADHAPURA- COLOMBO AIRPORT
Stop At: Colombo, Colombo, Western Province
After breakfast the next morning Our clients can leave for the airport to depart or start the beach stay.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
