10 Days Blast
(9 Nights)
This tour you can watch many animals, go safaris , see ancient cities and go beautiful train ride. Among the animals you see, elephants and whales are fascinating creatures. You will also be able to learn about the Buddhist culture of Sri Lanka. So come and enjoy.
Tour Highlights
Watch Elephants feeding and bathing
Whale Watching and boat ride on sea
Adventure Safari in Yala
Hiking Mountain
Map
Itinerary
After being picked up at the airport or your hotel in Colombo you leave for Pinnawala to visit the Elephant orphanage. This orphanage was set up by the government to take care of baby elephants lost or abandoned in the wild. Witness the feeding of the elephants. Thereafter observe them as they take their daily bath in the river nearby, which offer marvellous photo opportunities. Bath time is enjoyed by all elephants, young and old alike and it is a good time to closely observe their tightly knit family structure. Daily feeding times – 9.15 am, 1.15 pm, and 5.00 pm. bathing times – 10.00 am, 2.00 pm, and 4.00 pm.
Afterwards head for Dambulla and explore the famous Golden Rock cave temple which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Recognised as a sacred pilgrimage site for approximately 22 centuries, this cave monastery is the largest best preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka.
Overnight Stay : Hotel in Dambulla
Day two begins with a hearty breakfast, and a tour to Anuradhapura Town. Anuradhapura is the first kingdom in Sri Lanka. It was founded by King Pandukabhaya. You can visit the main religious sites of the Buddhist people. In this area, known as the “Kingdom of Tanks”, you can see large tanks.
Overnight Stay : Hotel in Dambulla
On the third day we will visit the ancient city of Polonnaruwa. This is the second kingdom of Sri Lanka. You can see many ruins from that time. You can also see many shrines. You can also see the Parakrama Samudra, the largest lake in Sri Lanka.
Overnight Stay : Hotel in Dambulla
Continue on to Kandy. the bustling hill country capital is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The sacred ground of the city also home the much venerated tooth relic of Lord Buddha, in the Temple of the tooth relic which is a focal point for Buddhist veneration. Apart from that the city still projects an aura of royal beauty, echoing the grandeur of Sri Lanka’s last royal kingdom through iconic features such as; the Kandy Lake (built in 1807) and the Peradeniya Botanical Garden.
Overnight Stay : Hotel in Kandy
After breakfast, we will go to Ambuluwa. After reaching the top, we can see a very scenic environment. After that, we will leave to the Nuwara Eliya. On the way, we can see the scenic waterfalls. Ramboda Falls and Ramboda Tunnel are very scenic places.
Overnight Stay : Hotel in Kandy
Today, we take you to the train station of Nanu Oya . The train takes three hours to go from Nanu Oya to Ella. In actual kilometers it’s a pretty short journey but the train has to cross a lot of mountain ranges and descends from 1800m down to 1000m, passing through tea plantations, eucalyptus forests, mountains, villages and more tea plantations. Much of the track snakes it way along the edge of the mountains overlooking huge valleys of firstly tea plantations and small villages, then forests and waterfalls, before crossing to the other side of the range and being greeted with more valleys of tea plantations and small villages the scenery was stunning. In the afternoon you hed for Haputhale.
Overnight Stay : Hotel in Haputhale.
Today we are going to the Adisham Bungalow. Adisham Bungalow, located 3km from Haputale in Sri Lanka, is a stunning 1931 Tudor-style country house built by British planter Sir Thomas Villiers. Now known as St. Benedict’s Monastery, it is a Roman Catholic monastery open to the public on weekends, public holidays, and school vacations, featuring scenic gardens and a preserved library.. Then we will come to Yala. On the way there we can see Diyaluma Falls.
Overnight Stay : Hotel in Yala.
Today you start to a Safari in Yala NP, early in the morning. Yala is famous for ist population of elefants, lepards, bears, mungos, birds……. Then we will go to Kataragama. There you can visit the sacred places in Kataragama. At the end of the day we will go to Tangalle.
Overnight Stay : Hotel in Thangalle.
After a delicious breakfast, we will go to Mirissa. There you can go whale watching. And also enjoy the beauty of a beach. After that, we will go to the Coconut Hill. Then we will go to Koggala. There you will be taken on a boat ride on the Koggala Oya.
Overnight Stay : Hotel in Koggala.
Today we are going to Galle Fort. It is a very ancient heritage, completed by the Dutch. Its lands are of very high value and it is a place of great tourist attraction.
Afterwards we will take you to the airport or your beach hotel
