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Trekking &Cycling Tour Programme |
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13 DAYS/12 NIGHTS |
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Day 01 |
| on arrival transfer to Colombo hotel for Overnight Stay. |
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Day 02 |
| After breakfast leave for Sigiriya. Evening at leisure. Dinner & overnight stay at Sigiriya. /Giritale. |
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Day 03 |
| After breakfast, jeep safari to Minnariya/Kaudulla Park. Evening climb Sigiriya, This 600 ft rock fortress was a royal citadel for more than 18 years. In a sheltered pocket, approached by a spiral stairway, are the world famous frescoe paintings. The summit of the rock, with an area of nearly one hectare, was the site of the old palace the outer wall of which was built on the very brink |
| of the precipice. Most interesting is the Mirror wall, Lion stairway & water gardens. A UNESCO sponsored World Heritage Site. Back at hotel for dinner & overnight stay. |
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Day 04 |
| After breakfast leave for Kandy . En-route visit Dambulla, The 1 st Century rock temple, a World Heritage site consists of five caves, walls & ceilings covered with 18 Century Buddhist murals, some of its frescoes are over 2000 years old. In one of the caves, there is a colossal figure of the recumbent Buddha carved out of solid rock, some |
| 14 meters long. Dambulla rock temple houses the biggest collection of Buddha statues in one place. Also visit a spice garden & a batik factory. Evening visit Temple of the Tooth. Check in at hotel for dinner & overnight stay. |
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Day 05 |
| After breakfast city tour of Kandy , Sri Lanka 's hill capital, 488 metres above sea level, next to Colombo is the most visited place. The main attraction in Kandy is the Temple of the tooth relic of Lord Buddha and it's highlight is the Esala Perahera , Asia 's grandest pagent in August is a glittering spectacle with over 100 elephantsparading the streets, accompanied by |
| exotically costumed dancers & drummers. Visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, The Royal Botanical gardens covering 59 – hectares with an exotic collection of trees, plants & flowers, is a must. Kandy is an exciting place for shopping silverware, ebony, brass, lacquer works, rush & reed ware & gems. In the evening view a cultural dance programme. Back at hotel for dinner & overnight stay. |
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Day 06 |
| After breakfast leave for Nuwara Eliya, en-route visit a tea factory. Nuwara Eliya is a serene retreat situated 1890 metres above sea level and is set in the tea country. The British succeeded in creating an English countryside complete with Queen Anne & Georgian architecture, an 18-hole golf course, well-kept lawns with hedges, a lake, |
| track for horse racing, streams abound with rainbow trout & Hakgala Botanical Gardens with a fine collection of roses & ferns. Dinner & overnight stay at hotel in Nuwarta Eliya. |
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Day 07 |
| After breakfast pick up from hotel and transfer to Horton Plains. Sri Lanka 's highest and most isolated plateau. Nature lovers will revel in these wide Patna grass covered plains, the haunt of many yet harmless animals and the home of many species of birds, bridle paths through the plains lead to the precipice known as the World's End, a sheer drop of 1050 meters. En-route in |
| close proximity to Nuwara Eliya on a long scenic drive, view 02 impressive waterfalls. Devon Falls (80 meters) tall and narrow framed in a glittering silvery silhouette se t against a background of a green steep precipice, and St.Clare Falls – 73 meters small but lovely broad double cascade that flows from the hills within site of the Devon Falls. (picnic lunch provided). After lunch proceed to Ella. Pick up from Boralanda and transfer to hotel at Ella for dinner & overnight stay. |
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Day 08 |
| Early breakfast & transfer to Ella Railway station to board train at 0700 hrs. 02 hours train ride and get off at Kalupahana and start trekking towards Bambarakanda Water falls.(14 kms), enjoying the wet zone jungles, shrubby vegetation, tea plantations, paddy fields & remote villages. Picnic lunch at a villager's house. Transfer to hotel at Belihul Oya by coach for dinner & overnight stay. |
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Day 09 |
| After breakfast transfer to Embilipitiya, mountain bike is available for those who are keen to bike downhill on this picturesque route enjoying the nature. (50 kms) A jeep safari to Uda Walawe National Park, is approx. 30, 821 hectares in extent & lies within the Ratnapura & Monaragala districts – acts as the catchment to the Uda . |
| Walawe Reservior and is located in the dry zone. It comprises grasslands, thorn scrubs and many valuable species of trees. Large herds of elephants, species of deer, wild boar along with a variety of avifauna that abounds the park. Check in at hotel for dinner & overnight at Embilipitiya |
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Day 10 |
| After breakfast transfer to the point of Canoeing, start canoeing down Kalu Ganga River – en-route enjoy nature, village life especially the way of life of villagers. Observe sand extracting, illicit river-bed gemming and other panoramic sceneries on the river banks. (02 – 03 hrs). Canoeing ends at Kiriella camp site. Dinner & overnight stay at Kiriella . |
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Day 11 |
| After an early breakfast, excursion to Sinharaja Rain forest, a biodiversity hotspot, with it's own unique eco – system consisting of protected birds, flora & fauna. A single foot path cuts through the heart of it's 50 squre miles . Vegetation is many layered as in the Amazon or Congo. One walks in a cathedral gloom. Rain falls 200 inches annually here spread throughout the year. Return to |
| Kiriella in the evening for dinner & overnight stay. |
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Day 12 |
| After breakfast leave for Colombo. Rest of the day free for shopping and to explore Colombo city. Overnight stay at a hotel in Colombo. |
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Day 13 |
| Transfer to airport |
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