Cost includes

- Accommodation on half board basis commencing with dinner on day 01 and ending with breakfast on the last day as per programme.

- Air-conditioned transportation with the services of an English speaking chauffeur up to 6 pax and services of a separate English speaking guide for groups of 7 and above.

- All applicable Entrance fees as per the itinerary for 1 passenger only

- Cultural show in Kandy.

- All applicable Government taxes.

Cost excludes

- Camera charges etc.

- Tips of a personal nature.

On arrival at the Bandaranaika International Airport, meet your Walkers Tours representative before setting off for center of commerce of Sri Lanka
– Colombo.

Transfer time: Approx. 1 hour
In the afternoon, explore the Capital City.
The trade capital has long been the traditional gateway to the orient. Today, Colombo is a fascinating city with a happy blend of east & west, Past & Present with a charm of its own. The main seaport of Sri Lanka is in Colombo & adjoining it is Pettah, which is the local bazaar & trading area.

Dinner & overnight at Cinnamon Grand, Colombo (Deluxe Wing Double on Half Board Basis)

A day of elephantine delights await you!! Partake in an early breakfast before you set off for the world famous Pinnawela
Elephant Orphanage.

A venture initiated by the Sri Lankan Government to safe gaurd one of its National Treasures, the Pinnawela Elephant
Orphanage has been operating for over 30 years, nurturing orphaned calves, treating the feeble and rehabilitating the injured. Today, the orphanage has 60 elephants, with hundred watching their antics during their bathing times!! It is a definite treat watching them frolick in the water and observe the unique characteristics of each and everyone of Sri Lanka’s gentle giants! The ideal time to watch them is 1000hrs-1200hrs and 1400hrs-1600hrs.

Travel time: Approx. 2 hours
Arrive finally at the city of famed city of Kandy. (Nuwara). The Last Kingdom of Sri Lanka, Kandy holds a special place in
every Sri Lankans heart as it accommodates the Temple of the Tooth, which houses the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha.
The Temple of the Tooth which is commonly known as "Sri Dalada Maligawa" is situated in the city of hills, Kandy. It is an important shrine for Buddhists as it holds the tooth relic of Lord Buddha. It is famous for its carvings and the beautiful art that is unique to Sri Lanka.
The most important part of the Dalada Maligawa is the octagon (Pathirppuwa). The Sri Dalada Maligawa is the most sacred temple in the whole of Sri Lanka. Thousands of people line up each day to get a glimpse of its majesty
Transfer time: Approx.1 hour Chaaya Citadel, Kandy is a four star hotel with a touch of history. Located alongside the Mahaweli River, the location of the hotel was once a main attraction to the King of Kandy himself. And, as the legend goes, the King of Kandy would make it a point to break journey at this very location whenever he passed by in his boat. It is said that hedid not simply stop to rest, but to bathe in the river and spend some time at the Wallauwa.
(http://www.chaayahotels.com)

In the evening experience a show on the cultural dances of Sri Lanka.

Dinner & overnight at Chaaya Citadel, Kandy (Deluxe Double on Half Board Basis)

After breakfast, explore the Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya.

About 64 km (4 miles) southwest of the town center at Peradeniya on the Colombo highway, close to the banks of the Mahaweli Ganga, these gorgeous gardens were first planted and laid out for King Kirthi Sri Rajasingha (1747 – 1780) and cover some 60 ha (150 acres) of trees, lawns and
flowering shrubs, including a 20 ha (50 acre) arboretum of more than 10,000 trees.

Under British rule, the royal park became a botanical garden in 1821 and is the largest of Sri Lanka’s three main botanical gardens. Here exotic crops such as coffee, tea, nutmeg, rubber and cinchona (quinine) – all of which later became important to Sri Lanka’s economy – were tested. Sights include a palm avenue planted by the British in 1905. Another British import was the enormous spreading Java fig, which sprawls across the lawn, grown from a sapling brought from East Indies. The garden also have stands of towering bamboos from Burma, Japan, China, and the East Indies, and a fine collection of orchids from Sri Lanka and further a field In the center of the gardens is an artificial lake in the shape of the island of Sri Lanka, beside which a white- domed rotunda commemorates George Gardner, superintendent of the gardens in the mid 19th century.

Spend the afternoon at leisure, or visit optional sights such as the Spice Gardens - indulge your senses and dabble in the
homeopathy remedies of the East! Alternatively visit the Batik Factory and witness the manufacture of beautiful Batik prints.
Dinner & overnight at Chaaya Citadel, Kandy (Deluxe Double on Half Board Basis)

After breakfast leave for Nuwara Eliya visiting a tea plantation and a tea factory en route Sri Lanka’s picturesque hill resort at 5199 ft above sea level is renowned for its perennial spring like climate, pretty waterfalls, and carpets of lush green tea between deep chasms. Once the favourite town of British planters, the buildings still resemble old English cottages.

Dinner & overnight at St Andrews, Nuwara Eliya (Standard Double on Half Board Basis)

Today you will set off for an exciting excursion to the Udawalawe National Park.

This is an area of 31,800 hectares, which was declared a protected sanctuary with full national park status in 1972. The park area which falls within two provinces of Sri Lanka has an annual rainfall of 1,520 mm and an average temperature of 29.4 C.

Surrounded by mountain ranges, the terrain of the park is a mixture of grassland, which of all Sri Lanka’s wildlife reserves, best rivals the Savanna of Africa and shrub
jungle. Teak plantations, water holes and two important factors make this park special

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- the large Udawalewe Reservoir and the Walewe River, which ensure a supply of water for the fauna within. Internationally renowned for its large herd of elephants, the park is also known for several species of Deer, Wild Boar, the dangerous Wild Buffalo, Jackal and very rare sightings of Leopard.

Approx transfer time: 5 hours
Dinner & overnight at Dickwella Village, Dickwella (Standard room on Half board basis)

Early morning leave for a day long excursion to the following places of interest.

Mulgirigalla Rock Temple - " The summit of the Rock " :- was confusingly known as adam's berg or Adam's Peak until the 18th
century. The Portuguese, infamous for their destruction of Buddhist sites, misunderstood the monks who explained that the frescoes were of the " first man " . Rather than Buddha, they decided that these were images of Adam and left the cave temples untouched. In the 17th century a Dutch general misled some visiting persians who hadlanded in Matara asking to be taken to Adam's Peak. Having no intention of marching 160km (100miles) through difficult territory, he led them on a roundabout route from matara to Mulgirigalla dragging the journey out for six days.

Probably founded in the 1st Century BC, this 105-metre (350ft) rock temple is smaller than Sigiriya but rises almost vertically out
of the surrounding forest. With well preserved and beautifully painted cave temples carved into five levels, the rock was also th
site of an important Discovery; the ola-leaf scripts discovered here in the 19th century were the key to the translation of Sri lanka's most informative ancient text, the Mahavamsa. It is also the
site of a Buddhist graveyard, a rarity enforced on the monks by the British who disapproved of cremation.

On completion proceed to visit the Blowhole in Dickwella The “Hummanaya” or Blowhole:-
It’s a natural fountain, caused when sea water rushes through a submerged cavern and is pushed upwards. The spray is often as high as 25 meters,giving onlookers a sea bath on land Return to the hotel for an early dinner before setting off to see the Rakawa Turtle sanctuary where members of the turtle conservation project would conduct a short briefing of the conservation project before taking you to the protected beaches to witness Turtles laying their eggs. Although chances are fare in spotting Turtles through out the year the season is usually between January and April of each year.

Return to the hotel to retire for the night Dinner & overnight at Dickwella Village, Dickwella (Standard room on Half board basis)

After breakfast, set off to your beach hotel, stopping enroute at the historic city and UNESCO world heritage city of Galle.
This is southern Sri Lanka’s most important town, and though planted squarely on the beach circuit it derives its apotheosis from reasons other than golden stretches of sand. It is famous for its Old Dutch fort and ramparts.

DAY 06
DAY 07

06 Nights / 07 Days Tour – Splendors of Sri Lanka
COST: (Based on GBP)
12th April 2009 – 30th June 2009 2 pax on twin/double sharing only Cost for 2 people travelling USD 600.00 Cost includes

- Accommodation on half board basis commencing with dinner on day 01 and ending with breakfast on the last day as
per programme.

- Air-conditioned transportation with the services of an English speaking chauffeur up to 6 pax and services of a
separate English speaking guide for groups of 7 and above

- All applicable Entrance fees as per the itinerary for 1 passenger only

- Cultural show in Kandy.

- All applicable Government taxes.

Cost excludes

- Camera charges etc.

- Tips of a personal nature.

IMPORTANT

-All prices are valid for 2 persons travelling based on twin /double occupancy only.

- Offer not applicable for single occupancy

- Child discounts not valid

- The tour will begin from the airport and clients have the option of being dropped in Colombo or any preferred beach hotel of their choice at the end of the tour

- Walkers Tours reserves the right to combine tours starting and ending on similar dates of travel

- Entrance fees are included for 1 person. Partners travelling must settle applicable entrance fees to the respective sites direct locally with the assistance of the designated guide

Note;

- All above hotel rates are subjected to revision as and when government taxes are revised or when respective hotel
managements revise the rates. Most of the hotels are undergoing refurbishment. They will advise new rates on completion

- The above mentioned hotels will only be confirmed on availability at the time of booking. If otherwise suitable
alternatives will be suggested prior to confirmation.

- Bars, Clubs or similar entertainment is prohibited during “Poya” Days. As such liquor will also not be served in public areas of the hotels during this time

- IMPORTANT – Kindly note that check in time to all hotels will be at 1400 hrs and check out is at 1200 noon.