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VISIT SRI LANKA

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VISIT SRI LANKA

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WILD LIFE & NATURE WITH CULTURAL HERITAGE

03 Days & 02 Nights

Airport – Kandy – Sigiriya – Sigiriya – Departure 

Looking for a travel destination for wildlife, nature, history, and authenticity?  Sri Lanka is the best option to consider as this island is an all-in-one travel destination that covers wildlife, nature, village life, ancient history, ruins, iconic traditions, world-famous arts, handicraft, and many more. A 3-4 day tour is more than enough for you to explore all these attractions with Rawana Travels Sri Lanka is a country known for hospitality, authentic food menus, and cultural events that you won’t see & experience in most other tourist destinations. Rawana Travelsis here to make your Sri Lanka Tour the best ever one for you.

Note that we can tailor this itinerary according to your preferences. So, feel free to ask for modifications.

Itinerary

DAY 01 AIRPORT / KANDY

Pick up from Colombo International Airport or at the pre requested location in Negombo as per your arrival time, transfer to Kandy, second largest city of Sri Lanka. You may visit Pinnawala elephant orphanage en route. In the evening spend the time touring Kandy town including a visit the cultural performance, Kandy lake and ceremony in the Temple of Tooth Relic at 6:30 p.m.

Overnight stay at Kandy

DAY 02 KANDY / SIGIRIYA

After the breakfast at the hotel visit, Kandy view point and transfer to Sigiriya, en route visit Ceylon spice garden in Matale and Rock cave temple in Dambulla. In the evening depart to the Lions Rock fortress in Sigiriya, a UNESCO world heritage site adorning a palace on its peak, a must visit for anyone visiting Sri Lanka.

Overnight stay at Sigiriya

DAY 03  SIGIRIYA / POLONNARUWA / MINNERIYA

After the breakfast head out to visit Polonnaruwa, the second ancient of Sri Lanka’s kingdoms. After the lunch in Polonnaruwa, transfer to Minneriya National Park to visit wild elephant paradise by evening jeep safari.

Overnight stay at sigiriya

DAY 03  SIGIRIYA / DEPARTURE

After the breakfast you will be dropped off at the airport or at the pre requested location in Colombo or Negombo as per your departure time.

It’s time for the safe departure with the awesome memories you collected with Rawana Travels

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DAY 01

KANDY
The ancient kingdom of Kandy is home to the Temple of the Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha as well as Edwardian buildings, a king-made lake, a nature reserve and exciting shops. As the island's largest town and the capital of the Central Province, Kandy has evolved from being a medieval kingdom to a friendly, busy town set in wooded hills encircled by tea plantations and close to Peradeniya's Royal Botanical Gardens. There are many Buddhist monasteries and Hindu worship areas to visit as well as cultural dance performances to watch as well as the Tooth Temple. Kandy is a convenient base for staying for a couple of days while exploring the Cultural Triangle as there are comfortable hotels suitable for every budget. The town can be readily reached by rail and highway.
PINNAWELA ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE
This is a place initiated by the Sri Lankan Government to protect one of its National Treasures, the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage has been operating for over 30 years, nurturing orphaned baby elephants, treating the feeble and rehabilitating the injured. This has become the shelter for about 60 elephants, with hundreds coming to watch their antics during their bathing times! It is a definite treat watching them frolic in the water. The ideal time to watch them is 1000hrs-1200hrs and 1400hrs-1600hrs.
KANDYAN CULTURAL SHOW
This cultural display, held in Kandy town, portrays multiple types of Kandyan dancing that was once indigenous to the region but has now spread to distinct areas of the island. Originating from a dance conducted by Indian shamans who went to the island, Kandyan dance plays a significant part in the culture of Sri Lanka and is a highly anticipated event during the processions of perahera. During the show, you will see several dances depicting the graceful motions of birds and animals that trace their roots back to the ancient ritual known as the Kohomba Kankariya, as well as vigorous acrobatic performances where people execute a sequence of jumping pirouettes and stunts such as plate-spinning and the spectacular fire walk that ends the show.
TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH.
The golden canopy of the medieval Temple of the Tooth is a landmark dominating the ancient kingdom, now contemporary town, of Kandy. The Sacred Relic of Buddha's tooth was brought from India in the 4th century before being placed in the 16th century in a specially built temple in Kandy. The moat was later added to the octagonal structure. The relic of the tooth is enclosed within the confines of the temple in seven golden caskets decorated with gemstones, in the form of a Stupa. The temple is open to visitors. In August there will be an annual procession (Perahera) of a tooth casket replica. Elephants are colorfully caparized and garlanded with flowers and lights as crowds love the sight of fire eaters, stilt dancers, whip crackers and jugglers parading Kandyan drums' rhythmic vibrations.

DAY 02

CEYLON SPICE GARDEN
Sri Lankan spices, wealth and diversity offered perfect grounds for traditional Ayurveda. Ayurveda is an ancient medicine type, the Long Life Science, which uses natural remedies to attain physical and mental well-being. In Ayurveda massage and alternative therapies, herbs, spices and their natural oils are prominent. Sri Lankan spices are used with 24 herbs and spices in a range of perfume, soap and other cosmetics, essential oils aromatherapy and Ayurvedic toothpaste.
DAMBULLA
The temple of Dambulla has five caves and 157 Lord Buddha statues, many paintings on the ceilings and walls that emphasize the ancient artistic talent. The cave, rock and temple history dates back to the first millennium B.C. These caves' attraction is not only the statues, but also the many complex and sensitive paintings produced with indigenous traditional paintings that cover the ceiling and walls. The premises were proclaimed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1991 due to the history, archeological and artistic consequences. For over 22 centuries, the temple has been in use and still has a feeling of benevolence and spirituality. Visitors may climb up steps to the temple and the view from the top of the rock is as inspiring as the temple's golden interior.
SIGIRIYA ROCK FORTRESS
Called for its initial name of "Sinhagiri" by many names including "The Lion Rock," Sigiriya is close to the town of Dambulla and is a colossal rock column nearly 200 m elevated. It was a royal citadel for 18 years (477-495) when it was fortified by King Kasyapa. Sigiriya's architectural and irrigation technologies, like the Water Gardens, are still baffling engineers. Steep metal steps with railings climb up pass a wall adorned with bare-breasted women's frescoes. They are considered unique by art specialists. The rock's summit is a hectare in region and the palace's exterior wall was built on the rock's edge with gardens and a lake softening the eerie’s harshness. Because it was built more than 1,500 years ago, it is asserted as the Eighth Wonder of the World by enthusiasts and is still a World Heritage Site.

DAY 03

POLONNARUWA ANCIANT CITY
Great Citadel mixed in three major sectors as Religious Royalty and Civilization bears witness to several developments in economic, agricultural, cultural and religious value and provides a great learning point of technology with enormous Structural Brick Works, Wonderful Irrigation Systems, Classic Arts where King Parakramabahu created a golden era in which the premise of no water drop was to be wasted, and each one was to be used for the growth of the soil, totally self-sufficient with sophisticated agricultural and irrigation systems with a multitude of religious buildings Buddhist & Hindu Temples, Pagodas and Lakes proved to be the best in the preparation of archeological relics to bear witness to the Kingdom's regard and prominence.
MINNERIYA NATIONAL PARK
Minneriya National Park, Sitting in the center of the cultural triangle, Minneriya is a nice solution to the busier parks in the south and in a day between visiting the ancient towns, it is simple to weave here. The dry season is the best time to visit the 8,890-hectare park, preferably from June to September, when the old tank, the lake that dominates the region, dries out and the grasses and shoots move through. During this period you can see herds of feeding and washing up to 150 elephants, as well as toque macaques and sambar deer. Cormorants and painted storks are among the hungry bird flocks. Minneriya, nearest to the ancient town of Polonnaruwa by vehicle, has been upgraded from a nature reserve to a national park due to the increasing amount of visitors coming to see the elephants.
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