Glimpse of Sri Lanka – 05 Days – 04 Nights DAY 01 : Negambo Transfer from Airport to Negambo Negambo is a tourist attraction. The city is so lively with the number of different restaurants, shops, pubs & hotels. The beach road is the ideal place for hanging out. Visit a Fishing Village Negambo is […]
Negambo is a tourist attraction. The city is so lively with the number of different restaurants, shops, pubs & hotels. The beach road is the ideal place for hanging out.
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage; just as the name suggests holds a unique disposition in the ex-situ animal care. Its success and fame has traveled not just within the country but throughout the world to an extent where Pinnawala synonymous with the Sri Lankan Elephant.
Currently being a home to 93 elephants the concept was actualized by the late Hon. Minister Kalugalle on the 16th of February 1975. Pinnawala at the time was a very remote area with lush coconut plantations and most importantly an area where the availability of mahouts was not lacking. Also, the immense amount of water required by the elephants is supplemented with the availability of “Ma Oya” running close by.
Kandy was the last capital of Sinhala Kings. The valley of Kandy is surrounded by magnificent hills which made it as the last bastion. Today Kandy offers its visitors rich collection of art and craft and historical buildings. It includes the collection of ancient temples buildings, handicrafts, souvenirs, bazaar and gem museum and the Temple of tooth relic which houses the most sacred Buddhist relic in the world, the Tooth of Lord Buddha. Visit the Kandy town, Lake and bazaar, the arts and crafts center, a gem museum and a lapidary. Witness a Cultural Show.
Visit the Silk Garden. Clients will be shown the process of making silk & how the handloom saris are been made in Sri Lanka. The ladies will be given a chance to wear a traditional Sri Lankan sari & it is an ideal opportunity to experience the Sri Lankan dressing culture. You can shop for Silk items, saris, sarongs, shirts & many other beautiful materials according to your choice
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is near the Mahaweli River. It is renowned for its collection of orchids
Highlights include a fine collection of orchids, a stately avenue of royal palms, the extraordinary, aptly named cannonball fruit tree and 40m-high Burma bamboo. Another big hit is the giant Javan fig tree on the great lawn, with its colossal central trunk and umbrella-like canopy of branches. Peradeniya is 6km from central Kandy.
A Sri Lankan coastal city famous for golden beaches, Bentota is situated on the southern coastal tip of the Galle District of the Southern Province. The town is a popular tourist attraction and also a favorite destination for watersports. It is especially famous among foreign tourists
In the afternoon, do a city tour of Colombo. Colombo is the commercial and business center of Sri Lanka located on the west coast. The city blends together with old colonial type building, high-rise commercial buildings, and hotels. It is filled with shopping malls. Some of the finest structures built during colonial times still preserved in one part of the City. For example, there is a 100-year-old clock tower. The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) which was a gift to Sri Lanka from the People’s Republic of China. It is the very first purpose-built convention center in Asia combines the best of professional facilities with the once in a lifetime opportunity to visit
When shopping in Colombo, your options are anything but limiting. From modern, air-conditioned malls to the famously buzzing street markets, there’s something for everyone. Knowing where to go is the key to getting the best out of Sri Lanka’s shopping haven.
Colombo itself has a fair share of shopping malls and department stores. With everything from the latest pair of shoes & designer jewelry to mobile phones and electronic items, Colombo has an exhaustive variety of things to buy.
No matter how much shopping you do in Colombo, your shopping isn’t complete without experiencing the hustle and bustle of Pettah. With almost anything being available in the many narrow streets, you will have plenty of shops to choose from that will satisfy your retail needs. Shops are located in clusters, with specific types of items being sold in each cluster. Although driving through, and parking may be problematic, the entire stretch of shops is located within a “walkable” distance. Whatever you choose to purchase, be sure to polish your bargaining skills, which is important to fetch the best prices.
“Clothing maketh man” goes the saying. Colombo stands strongly by this quote and offers the best of clothes shops and boutiques to suit every conceivable style. Be it office, casual, designer, sports or party wear, Colombo’s got it covered. You can shop till you drop.
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(Please note that the extra bed in a triple room will be foldable and rollaway bed)