Day 01 - Arrival and transfer to Sigiriya. Dinner and overnight stay at Sigiriya.

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.

Afternoon leave for Kandy. Enroute visit Matale Spice garden and Dambulla cave temple.

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

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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After breakfast visit the Peradeniya Botanical gardens and 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 Buddha 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.

Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya
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 botanical 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.

Nuwara Eliya
Nicknamed the ‘Little England’ of Sri Lanka because of its climate and its 19th century colonial architecture, it is set against beautiful backdrops of mountains, valleys, waterfalls and tea plantations. Having an elevation of 5906ft above sea level it is one of the coldest places on the island, but is really just like an English spring day although the temperature does drop at night. Nuwara Eliya is an ideal place for bird watchers and eco-tourists. The town also has an 18-hole golf course.

Afternoon transfer to Nuwara Eliya. En route visit a tea factory and tea plantations.

Dinner and overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya.

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