Northern Experience in Sri Lanka

After an early breakfast, proceed to Anuradhapura.  Check in at hotel for overnight. If you are interested, you can take optional tour of the Ancient City of Anuradhapura. Return to hotel for overnight.

Check-out from hotel at 12noon and leave for Jaffna. Check in at hotel for overnight stay.

After breakfast, leave for a city tour and explore the historical attractions. Take in activities with locals and just relax. Taste local cuisine at restaurants during your travel. Return to hotel for overnight.

After breakfast, leave for a city tour and explore the historical attractions. Enjoy activities with the locals and relax. Taste local cuisine at restaurants while travelling in the city. Return to hotel for overnight stay.

After breakfast, leave for a city tour and explore the historical attractions. Enjoy activities with the locals and relax. Taste local cuisine at restaurants while travelling in the city. Return to hotel for overnight stay.

Now drive to the eastern port city of Trincomalee. Check in at beach resort and rest for the rest of the day. Overnight at hotel.

After breakfast, leave for a city tour (WRITE ABOUT ATTRACTIONS IN TRINCO) and return to the hotel to enjoy the beach. Overnight at hotel Overnight at hotel.

Arrive at the hotel and relax for the rest of the day. You may pre-book an Ayurvedic massage therapy at the hotel. Enjoy the sounds of nature and take walk along the lush vegtations. Overnight at hotel.

In the early morning, visit the rock fortress of Sigiriya. The legendary sky citadel of Sigiriya, the “Lion Rock” famous for its frescoes of ‘Celestial Maidens’ is the most impressive site in Sri Lanka. Built by King Kasyapa in the 5th century on top of a vast 200m granite rock it took seven years to build and was abandoned after ten years of occupation when the King, defeated by his brother, committed suicide. Although it is a steep climb, the views and frescoes are definitely worth the effort. Sigiriya is best visited first thing in the morning or just before sunset when it is cooler and less crowded. Take a tour of a local village nearby, enjoying the walks through paddy fields and the cool breeze.  It is an opportunity to get acquainted with the typical village life, as you meet village folk and their families.  You will engage in cookery demonstration along with a bullock cart ride. Just after the bullock cart ride you will also have a boat ride end to the with an authentic Sri Lankan lunch. Located between Habarana and Polonnaruwa, the 8,890 hectares of Minneriya National Park consists of mixed evergreen forest and scrub areas and is home to favorites such as Sambhur deer and elephants.  However, the central feature of the park is the ancient Minneriya Tank (built in 3 rd. century AD by King Mahasena). This tank is an incredible place to observe the elephants that come to bathe and graze, as well as the huge flocks of birds (cormorants and painted storks to name but a few) that come to fish in the shallow waters. Return to the hotel for overnight stay.

After breakfast, leave to the city of Kandy. Visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha in the late afternoon. Ever since it was founded in the 16th Century, it has housed one of the most sacred relics of Buddhism – a tooth of Buddha collected from his funeral pyre and which is now protected within the gold-roofed Temple of the Tooth. At 1600hrs take part in a cultural dance show. Return to the hotel for overnight stay.

After early breakfast check out from the hotel and proceed to Nuwara Eliya by train. You will board the Badulla Train and enjoy a brief train ride to Nanu Oya station. Your vehicle will travel ahead of you and pick up from this station. Continue the rest to Nuwara Eliya by your vehicle. En Route you will visit a local tea factory and plantation. Rest of the day is free to relax. Overnight stay at hotel.

After breakfast, leave for Colombo. This is a scenic route in which you will see the tea estates, water falls and spectacular valleys. Arrive in Colombo for some shopping and Colombo´s buzzing city life. Return to hotel for overnight. Have dinner in one of many award winning restaurants.

Check out from hotel and leave to the airport.