Sri Lanka

The Overnight Kandy Tour is a brilliant excursion packed full of adventure! Explore the cultural city of kandy, enjoy a Kandyan dance performance and visit the famous elephant orphanage.

Day 1
Leave your beach hotel and travel to Kandy visiting Tea and Rubber Factories en-route. In the afternoon, enjoy a sightseeing tour of Kandy including visits to the Temple of the Tooth Relic, Upper Lake Drive and Market Square. In the evening you’ll witness a fantastic Kandyan dance performance.

Day 2
After breakfast you’ll leave for Royal Botanical Gardens. The Royal Botanical Gardens consists of 147 acres and during World war 2 this was the head quarters of Lord Mount Battern, Governor of the British Empire. After the gardens you’ll proceed to the Elephant Orphanage to watch the bottle feeding and bathing of the baby elephants. You’ll return to your beach hotel in the afternoon.

The tour is based on half board and includes transfers, entrance fees and taxes.
Day 1:
08.00 - Pick up from your hotel and proceed to Kandy
13.00 - Arrive in kandy
16.00 - City tour of Kandy
17.30 - Kandy temple and Cultural show. Dinner and overnight, – Kandy.

Day 2
09.00 - Proceed to your beach resort en-route visiting the Peradeniya Botanical gardens
13.00 - Elephant orphanage
17.00 - Arrive back at your beach hotel

day 1: After breakfast, proceed towards Nuwara Eliya. This afternoon, take a guided tour of Nuwara Eliya. Overnight at the Hill Club or St Andrews Hotel.
day 2: Head for the royal city of Kandy, visiting a tea factory and plantation en route. Take a guided tour of Kandy and witness a Kandyan dance performance before returning for dinner and an overnight stay at the Chaaya Citadel. day 3: Visit the Royal Botanical Gardens and the Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawela. Afternoon drive back to your beach hotel.

It’s an early morning start from your beach hotel today for a trip to Kandy. En route, visit the wonderful Elephant Orphanage and witness the bottle-feeding of the baby elephants, a Tea Factory, for that simply invigorating brew and The Royal Botanical Gardens consisting of an amazing 147 acres; during World War 2 this was the head quarters of Lord Mount Battern, Governor of the British Empire. Also, take in the Temple of The Sacred Tooth, a spectacular golden-roofed temple that is an ancient religious centre for Buddhism. Built in the late 1600’s, it is thought to house a canine tooth of Lord Buddha himself!

Leave your beach hotel at around 6am by car for today’s fascinating trip to Sinharaja Forest, accompanied by your English-speaking guide. Perfect for the nature lover in you, trek amongst the only considerable patch of rain forest remaining on the island, most of Sri Lanka’s endemic species of birds and the highest number of endemic mammals and flora can be found here. Recognised by UNESCO as part of its international network of biosphere reserves, it has one of the highest levels of bio-diversity in the world and has been included in the list of world heritage sites. Please note: wear good walking shoes, Insect repellent and be aware of leeches.

After breakfast, set off from your beach hotel and proceed to Colombo. On arrival, do some sightseeing with a tour of the city. Colombo is a fascinating city with a happy blend of east and west, past and present and with a charm of its own. Experience the main seaport of Sri Lanka and the adjoining Pettah, the local bazaar & trading area. Other highlights include shopping stops to a Gem and Jewelers shop, departmental stores, handicraft shops and a tea boutique.