Day 01 - Arrival and transfer to Negombo. Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel in Negombo.

Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
Home to some 60 or more elephant, Pinnawela is an orphanage situated about 90Km from Colombo. A place you will really enjoy and never forget. Most of these elephants are accustomed to human visitors and are harmless. Bathing time at Maha Oya, in front of the orphanage, is at 10.00am and 2.00pm. Feeding time is about an hour earlier. The orphanage now has the largest captive herd of elephants in the entire world and according to reports it has become the most successful elephant breeding centre as well.
Evening climb the Sigiriya rock.

Sigiriya
Sigiriya is the home to the ‘ Fortress in the Sky” a 5th century AD fortress which is perhaps the most fantastic single wonder of the Island. It is also known as Lion Rock because of the huge lion which used to stand guard at the entrance to the fortress. At the top of the rock, some 200meters high, is a complex system of water gardens – claimed to be the first of its kind in Asia. The fortress was once the palace of its creator King Kashyapa.

Dinner and overnight stay at Sigiriya.

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Dambulla
Dambulla is famous for Sri Lanka’s finest cave temples – built by King Valagam Bahu (104 – 76BC). The caves have a mixture of religious and secular paintings, sculptures and more than 130 Buddha statues. The ceiling too is covered with frescoes which depict great events in the life of the Buddha, and landmarks in the history of the Sinhala people.

Spice Garden at Matale
24km north of Kandy is the small town of Matale. Visit a spice garden in Matale to see many different types of spices Sri Lanka is famous for. You will be introduced to different spices and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed. You will also be able to purchase spices.

Batik Factory
You will get to see the printing of batiks. The shop contains a wide variety of Batik items.

Afternoon visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
"Sri Dalada Maligawa" or Temple of the Sacred Tooth is one of the main attractions in Kandy. This is the centre of Kandy and the Sacred Tooth of Budda is the heart of it. The Dalada Maligawa is one of the most sacred Buddhist temples' for Buddhists around the world. Throughout history the sacred Tooth has been guarded by kings - first in India (sixteen centuries ago) and then moved from one capital to another, always with the king. Once you enter the temple you will see the splendor with which it is decorated. Please note that visitors are required to remove any hats, caps, scarves or any form of head gear. Also women are required to wear suitable clothing.

In the evening watch a cultural show featuring all the exotic traditional dances of Sri Lanka.

Dinner and overnight stay in Kandy.

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Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya
The final visit for the day will be to the beautiful botanical ¬gardens in Peradeniya, Kandy. The botanical gardens date back to 1371 when King Wickramabahu III ascended the thrown and kept court at Peradeniya near the Mahaweli river. However the present botanic gardens at Peradeniya were established in 1821. Occupying 146 acres, it has about 4,000 species of plants including palms, orchids, gymnosperms and a great variety of beautiful flowering plants.

Thereafter transfer to the airport or a resort.