Sri Lanka



Day 1. Arrive Colombo. You will be met by a representative and transferred by private car to your hotel. In the afternoon, enjoy a city tour of Colombo. Dinner and overnight in Colombo.

Day 2. Colombo to Sigiriya. After breakfast, you will commence a tour of Polonnaruwa and visits to Lankatilleke, Thuparama and Gal Vihare. Dinner and overnight at Sigiriya.

Day 3. Sigiriya to Kandy. Start with an optional visit to the Sigiriya Rock Fortress and then on to the Dambulla Rock Cave Temple and the Spice Garden Matale before arriving in Kandy. Here, at the Temple of the Tooth a Kandyan Cultural Dance will be performed followed by dinner and overnight in Kandy.

Day 4. Kandy to Nuwara Eliya. You can commence with an optional visit to the Pinnawela Elephant Park, Lake Drive and a visit to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya. Later, you will have a visit to a Tea Plantation while en route to Nuwara Eliya with an afternoon tour of Little England. Dinner and overnight at Nuwara Eliya.

Day 5. Nuwara Eliya to Hambantota. Breakfast, then depart for Hambantota. There will be an afternoon visit to the Bundala Wildlife Park. Dinner and overnight in Hambantota.

Day 6. Hambantota to Colombo. Visit the Galle Dutch Fort then return to Colombo or transfer to a Beach Extension Hotel of your choice.

*****All itineraries are subject to change without notice.

Sri Lanka Country Facts

Sri Lanka is a beautiful island country in the Indian Ocean and lies about 32 kilometers off the south east coast of India. Its official name is the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and was formerly called Ceylon.

Occupied by the Portuguese in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century, the island was ceded to the British in 1802. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was subsequently changed in 1972.

Sri Lanka lies between a chain of tiny islands known as Adam's Bridge and is somewhat pear-shaped. The total area of the country is 65,610 km² (25,332 sq mi). Colombo is the commercial capital and the largest city.

It has an irregular surface with low-lying coastal plains running inland from the northern and eastern shores. The central and southern areas slope into hills and mountains. The highest peak is Pidurutalagala (2524m/8281ft).

Sri Lanka was part of the Empire of Asoka during the 3rd century, during which time the population was converted to Buddhism. The Sinhalese inhabitants later moved their capital to Polonnaruva in the south of the island to escape from repeated Tamil invasions during the 11th and 12th centuries.

The first Europeans to arrive were the Portuguese, quickly supplanted by the Dutch in the 17th century. In 1796 Sri Lanka (as Ceylon) was acquired from the Dutch by the British.

Initially, administration of the island was shared between the East India Company and the Crown, but the latter assumed full control in 1802. Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) eventually won independence in 1948.

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