Classic Family Tour
An exclusive package especially designed for the likes of a family to explore the most charming attractions of the Island, visit the optimum possible attractions, to travel safely and to be together with family on a tour covering almost every aspect of Sri Lanka’s most intriguing attractions in 14 days and nights in a nutshell. This is designed to journey around the Island in the anti clockwise direction starting from Colombo, circling down south and coming back from the east.
Day 01
Arrival / Negombo - Bandaranaike International Airport - Hotel
Relax on the splendid beach to unwind, kick back and chill
Option : Visit the Fish Market, Dutch Canal, Negombo Dutch Fort, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Guruge Water Park, Morawala Pebble Beach, St. Sebastian’s Church, St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Bird Watching at Muthurajawela Marsh Estuary,
Day 02
Transfer to Galle – Former Portuguese Capital named by the French
to sound like Gaule, the name stands even though the French were defeated
Visit the Galle Dutch Fort – a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Enroute : Madu River Estuary Excursion for Bird Watching
Watch the Stillness of Stilt Fishing at Ahangama / Kaluwella Beach
Steam Bath / Sauna / Pool
Day 03
Transfer – Galle to Yala
Visit the Yala Wildlife National Park in the Afternoon –
Embark on a Jeep Wildlife Safari to see Tropical Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Birds … etc. Spotting Black Cats & Leopards is a suspense that one can expect in this exercise of cruising slowly in the wild wilderness
Day 04
Yala / Ella – Transfer.
En route: Stopover at Buduruwagala – Site of Ancient Mahayana Buddhist Carvings inspired by Nagarjuna in Sri Lanka compared to the rest in the Isle
Visit Ravana Ella Waterfalls, Ravana Caves, Little Adam’s Peak, Ella township & Visit the Nine (9) Arches Stone Bridge built with rock without using any steel
Day 05
Take a Train Ride to Nuwara Eliya on Rolling Stocks to view the Rolling Hills of the Central Highlands
Explore Nuwara Eliya Township of 'Tealands' & 'Greenlands', British Architecture & the splendid Landscaping of ‘Little England’ to get the feeling of being in England when the British lived, planted Tea plantations, built roads, bridges, viaducts & railroads
Evening : Transfer to Kandy
Day 06
Explore Kandy – Ancient Capital prior to the fall of the Monarchy
Visit The Consecrated Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic – Dalada Maligawa opposite the Kandy Lake – a UNESCO World Heritage Site & City Tour
Visit the Royal Botanical Gardens, at Peradeniya – a complete park of Flora
Visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage to watch Baby Elephants playing in the riverside
En route: Tea, Batiks, Gem & Jewelry Shops, Handicrafts Shop
Kandy Cultural Dance Performance at 5 pm
Day 07
Kandy / Sigiriya Transfer
Enroute : Visit the Spice Gardens at Matale to check out how Spices are Grown, Sorted & Processed
Visit the Ancient Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple to see Murals & Buddhist Artwork
Stargazing sans the glare of built-up areas to see the Milky-way Galaxy in all it’s beauty & wonder
Day 08
In Sigiriya all day
The magical ‘Lion Rock’ – Wonder of Ancient Hydraulics to pump water to a higher elevation to the ancient pond on the top of the Rock Fortress
Trek the Sigiriya Rock Citadel – a UNESCO World Heritage Site Ancient fresco paintings, mirror walls, royal palace garden & other anomalous sculptures & carvings
Afternoon : Visit Polonnaruwa Ancient Ruins including ‘Gal Vihara’ – Stone Sculpture Temple & other Ruins such as Vatadage
Evening : Cooking Class to Prepare Seven (7) ‘Hands-On’ Sri Lankan dishes & dine in at Hiriwadunna Traditional Sinhalese Remote Village
Ayurveda Spa - Massage Therapy / Steam Bath / Sauna / Pool
Day 09
Sigiriya / Trincomalee Transfer
Enroute : Watch Elephants Swimming between Islets in the Gal Oya National Park Lake environs – Unique to Sri Lanka – (though Seasonal)
Day 10
Explore Trincomalee by meeting the spotted Deer in downtown
Visit Swami Rock Cliff to take an unreal view of the Trinco Sound & the 2nd Largest Natural Harbor in the world
Explore the pristine beaches to kick back, relax, unwind & chill on the golden sand & pebble beach fronts
Day 11
Trincomalee / Anuradhapura Transfer
Enroute : Launch on an Elephant Safari at Habarana to explore the countryside, moving slowly enabling one to ‘slow down’ to a medieval pace of life & Watch the Elephants at Minneriya N. P. where one can find the largest congregation of the gentle giants in the Island during the hot ‘summer’ season
Day 12
In Anuradhapura all day
Visit Ancient Ruins of the 1st Capital of Sri Lanka after the 1st Century BC
Visit the 3rd Stargate of the world after Egypt & Peru at Ranmasu Uyana (Royal Goldfish Park) to witness the Stone inscriptions of the concentric circles needed to depict the Solar System, drawings of the Universe & non local / alien animal creatures on the Rocks. These artworks survive in a park landscaped for the Royals with beautifully laid paths, green grass, ponds full of gold fish where the royal families of the monarchs walked for exercise located besides the Tissa lake & the Isurumuniya Temple.
Evening : Transfer from A’pura to Negombo
En route : Explore Wilpattu Wildlife National Park – Embark on a Protected Jeep Safari to explore dry zone wildlife with a good chance of spotting Black Cats & Leopards
Day 13
Explore Negombo
City Tour of Negombo
Sight See the diverse Architecture including Colonial & Christian designs, Fish Market, Dutch Canal, Negombo Dutch Fort, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Guruge Water Park, Morawala Pebble Beach, St. Sebastian’s Church, St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Bird Watching at Muthurajawela Marsh Estuary, Hamilton Canal, Fish Market, Bodhiraja Temple, Blue Lagoon etc. are some of the main attractions in Negombo to visit.
Day 14
Departure
If time permits, shopping for Sri Lankan Souvenirs / Relax on the beach
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