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Special Features included:
• 10 Days (09 Nights)
• Tour coverage: Ancient Heritage, Wild Life Safari (Optional),
Highlands & Tea Country, Beach Escape & Colombo
• Transport in Private A/C Vehicle
• English speaking Chauffeur Guide
• Airport Transfers (Pickup & Drop-off)
• Hotel accommodation with Breakfast
• Entry Fee for 11 Attractions
• Optional Wild Life Safari (Entry fee not included)
• 03 Days Beach Escape
• Colombo Tour and 01 Night accommodation
Tour Reference: ST17-01-WEB
Duration: 09 Nights / 10 Days
Type: Mid-Range & Upper Mid-Range
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Tour Summery
Inclusions (tour price include)
• Accommodation: 09 Nights in Double or Triple room/s Sharing, on Bed and Breakfast Basis
• Transport: Airport Transfers, Hotel transfers and the tour as per the tour itinerary on a private
A/C vehicle driven by an English speaking Chauffeur Guide. (Optional: Minneriya Wild-Life
Safari in a Safari Vehicle/Jeep)
• Applicable Taxes
• Entrance Fees to following sites/attractions:
Optional : Additional Charges apply - please see Tour Prices section
• Wild Life Safari (including Jeep) at Minneriya National Park.
• Half Board (Breakfast & Dinner) upgrade from Day 02 to Day 8 (07 Days).
Date Destination Activity / Attraction
01 Negombo Arrival, Airport pickup, Over-night Negombo
02 Sigiriya/Habarana Enroute Anuradhapura Ancient City Excursion
03 Sigiriya/Habarana Sigiriya Lion Rock Climb. Optional: Evening Minneriya Safari *
04 Kandy Enroute Dambulla Cave Temple, Kandy Temple of the Tooth, Kandy
City Tour, Cultural Dance Show
05 Nuwara Eliya Tea Plantation & factory visit, Nuwara Eliya City Tour
06 Beach Via Hatton, see Water Falls, Leisure at Beach
07 Beach Leisure
08 Beach Leisure
09 Colombo Galle Fort, Turtle Hatchery, Colombo Shopping & City Tour
10 Departure Airport drop off, Departure. **** END OF TOUR ****
* Optional - additional cost involved
1. Anuradhapura – Ancient City Excursion
2. Sigiriya Lion Rock
3. Dambulla Cave Temple
4. Temple of the Sacred Tooth at Kandy
5. Kandy Cultural Show
6. Kandy City Tour
7. Tea Plantation & Tea factory
8. Nuwara Eliya City Tour
9. Galle Dutch Fort excursion
10. Turtle Hatchery visit
11. Colombo City Tour
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Exclusions (tour price does not include)
• Airfares (flight tickets) or Visa charges/arrangements.
• Early check-in or late check-out charges at the hotels.
• Meals for Day 1 and Lunches, Dinners, snacks, beverages during the tour
• Extra entry and activity fee/cost which are not included in above “inclusions” section
• Tips or gratitude’s and any expense of personal nature.
• Minneriya Wild Life Safari (Optional): USD 40 per person
• Use of vehicles other than the allocated vehicle (with the chauffeur guide) in the Itinerary
• Video / Camera Permits and applicable charges
• Any other costs, services and items not included in above “Inclusions” sections.
Suggested Hotels
Destination Mid-Range Package Upper Mid-Range Package
Negombo Beach Boutique OR Goldi Sands Jetwing Blue OR Surya Resort
Sigiriya / Habarana Saunter Paradise OR
Danawwa Resort
Amaya Lake OR
Village by Cinnamon
Kandy Heaven Seven Kandy OR Emerald
Hills OR Sandriana Lake View
OZO Kandy OR Earl’s Regent
Nuwara Eliya Heaven Seven Nuwara Eliya OR
Glenfall Reach OR Royal Hills
Jetwing St. Andrew’s OR
Araliya Green Hills
Beach Taprobana Wadduwa OR The Surf
OR Bentota Beach Hotel
Citrus Waskaduwa OR
Eden Resort & Spa
Colombo OZO Colombo OR ZMax Fairway
Colombo
Kingsbury Hotel OR Hilton
Hotel
Note : If rooms in above hotels are not available at the time of your booking, we will allocate similar standard
hotels. Please contact us for applicable hotels at the time of your booking.
Mid Range: combination of upper 3 Star Hotels
Upper Mid Range: combination of 4 & 5 Star Hotels
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Tour Prices – Please contact us
Conditions • Special Season Offer tour prices valid until 15 May 2017. Tours to be completed by the indicated end date. • Indicated Tour Prices are subject to revise, change or withdraw at any time without further notice, due to factors beyond our control • Prices we quote are based on persons sharing a ‘double or triple bed room’ as per the indicated meal plan. • Minimum number of Passengers: 2 • acceptance of bookings subject to availability of Hotel rooms at the time of your booking • Hotels we will offer may situate at close by/bordering cities to destinations mentioned in the itinerary/plan • In the event of above suggested Hotels are not available at the time of your booking, a similar grade alternative hotel will be offered, and above tour prices may change/increase. • Changes to this itinerary including number of passengers, routine changes, meal plan or accommodation changes, or other modifications will change Tour Prices we quote you. • Tour booking Terms and Conditions of Celink Australia Pty Ltd trading as CHARIKA TRAVELS would apply for this tour. Booking and/or Purchasing this tour package from CHARIKA TRAVELS is considered as you have read, accepted and agreed to Tour booking Terms and Conditions of Celink Australia Pty Ltd trading as CHARIKA TRAVELS • All passengers should medically fit and healthy to participate for above indicated Tour • All passengers booking/purchasing our tour packages are to obtain and maintain a comprehensive, suitable and valid ‘Travel Insurance’ during the tour period.
Tour Description
Day 1
Upon Arrival to Sri Lanka at Colombo International Airport arrival lounge, our Chauffeur Guide will
meet you and welcome to Sri Lanka.
You will be transferred to a beach hotel near the Airport or Negombo for overnight rest. After a long
and exhausting journey, you will have a good night’s sleep and revive yourselves to start the next
exciting day.
Day 2
After an early morning breakfast, you will proceed to Habarana / Sigiriya.
En-route you will visit one of the most historical and ancient capitals of Sri Lanka – the Ancient city
of Anuradhapura.
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Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura Ancient City is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site. One of the earliest capitols of Sri Lanka and
considered as one of the oldest continuously inhabited
cities in the world. Additionally, Anuradhapura stands as
one of the eight World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka.
Anuradhapura was established as a major city in 4th
Century BC. The city’s greatest treasures include :
Sri Maha Bodhiya : original Southern branch of historical
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi at Bodhgaya under which Lord Buddha attained Enlightenment. Brought by Ven.
Arihat Sangamitta therani (the daughter of Aoska the great of India) in the year 288 BC and planted
in Anuradhapura holy city.
Ruwanwalisaya: Situated in Anuradhapura,
Ruwanwalisaya is also known as the Maha Stupa (or the
Great Stupa) is one the most prominent Buddhist Stupas
in Sri Lanka. Built by King Dutugemunu (161-137 BC),
enshrines Relics of Buddha.
Tuparamaya: Considered as the first Buddhist Stupa in
Sri Lanka, built by King Devanampiyatissa in 3rd Century
BC in which enshrines the sacred Right Collar Bone of
Lord Buddha.
Jethawanaramaya : Built in Anuradhapura by King Mahasena (273–301) this is considered as the
tallest stupa in the ancient world (height of the stupa 400 feet (122m)
Abhyagiriya : Built in Anuradhapura by King Valagamba during the period of his second reign, from
89-77 BC.
Anuradhapura ancient city, its high rising monuments, enormous man-made irrigational marvels and
thousand years old shrines are testaments for a glorious civilisation and tribute to powerful
monarchs who reigned the country for centuries.
After the Anuradhapura Ancient city excursion, you will be check-in to the hotel for day 2 overnight
stay.
Day 3
After Breakfast, you will visit and climb one of the ‘Ancient Wonders’ the Sigiriya Lion Rock.
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Sigiriya Lion Rock
Sigiriya is home to the 5th Century “Fortress in the Sky” which
is perhaps the most fantastic single wonder of the Island. It
is also known as Lion Rock because of the huge lion that used
to stand at the entrance to the fortress.
Within its triple-moated defence the huge rock rises almost
to a sheer height of 500ft. On its summit are the foundations
of what was once a great
and sumptuous palace
and gardens complete with swimming pool. On one of the
stairways the only known ancient work of secular painting
survived in the form of Frescoes of life sized damsels in all the
freshness and delicacy of their original colour.
Sigiriya Lion Rock is a UNESCO listed world Heritage Site and a
most visited historical site in Sri Lanka. The Lion Rock Fortress palace and fortifications were build
by King Kasyapa (477 – 495 CE) on Sigiriya Rock. Another attraction of Sigiriya is its’ ‘Mirror Wall’,
this wall is filled with ancient inscriptions which considered to be poems. Further, Sigiriya is
considered as a marvel of ancient urban planning and ancient landscaping skills.
If you have booked Wild-Life Safari at Minneriya National Park (Optional addition), you will proceed
for Minneriya Park, which is one of the best places in Sri Lanka to see wild Elephants. Otherwise,
you will spend rest of the day in leisure at the hotel
Minneriya National Park Safari (Optional)
One of the tourist attractions which is close to
Sigiriya/Habarana is Minneriya National Park
which was designated as a National Park in 1997
after it had been declared a wildlife sanctuary in
1938. Minneriya National Park is internationally
renowned for watching Elephants. Due to large
numbers of Elephants attracted to the Minneriya
reservoir and surrounding grass fields, the main
attraction of this park is the magnificent
sceneries of ‘Elephant Gathering’.
After the Safari, you will be returned to the hotel and spend rest of the day in leisure.
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Day 4
After Breakfast, proceed to Kandy. Enroute, visit Dambulla Cave Temple
Cave Temple of Dambulla
Dambulla Cave Temple or the Golden Temple of
Dambulla is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple
complex in Sri Lanka, famous for its five cave temples
on a rock. It is a
UNESCO World
Heritage site.
The first 03
caves are
better, older and larger than the other two.
Some caves dates to 1st C.B.C. All the 5 cave walls and
ceilings are covered with Buddhist murals and there are
more than 130 Buddha statues, statues of Gods and Kings are also found here
After visiting the Dambulla Cave Temple, your journey to Kandy will continue. Upon arriving Kandy,
you will be check in to a Kandy hotel.
Kandy
Kandy is the second largest city in Sri Lanka and
the last Kingdom of Sri Lanka. The Kingdom of
Kandy was formed in 15 Century as the
Senkadagalapura and Kandyan royal dynasty
ended in 1815.
Tourist attractions in Kandy includes; The
Temple of the Tooth Relic, Peradeniya Royal
Botonical Garden
(Peradeniya gardens, with an extent of around
174 acres, maintains more than 4000 species of plants. The Peradeniya Botanical Gardens was
formally established in 1843 and currently it attracts many local and international visitors)
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The Temple of the Tooth Relic - Kandy
The Temple of the Tooth Relic) is one of the most sacred
Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka. This is situated at the
Kandy Royal Palace compound. Temple of the Tooth Relic
houses the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha, and one of
the holiest places for Buddhists around the world. The
sacred tooth relic was brought to Sri Lanka in
Anuradhapura Era during the reign of Sri Megavanna
Dalada Maligawa (301-328 CE). Thereafter the custodianship of the sacred tooth relic was
considered as the right for rule for reigning monarchs of Sri Lanka. Kings of Sri Lanka protected the
tooth relics in their kingdoms and capitals. Finally, the Tooth Relic was brought to its present shrine
at Kandy by King Vimaladharmasuriya I (1592-1603). This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In the evening, you will witness a magnificent display of traditional Kandyan dancing show. Overnight
stay at Kandy Hotel.
Day 4
After an early breakfast, you will start heading towards Nuwara Eliya. You will notice Hill country’s
breathtaking landscape with lush green picturesque mountainous terrains with silver-lined
waterfalls and tea estates.
Enroute to Nuwara Eliya, you will visit a Tea Plantation and a Tea factory to witness how world
renowned ‘Ceylon Tea’ is cultivated and made.
You will check in to a Nuwara Eliya hotel and continue a Nuwara Eliya City Tour with your Chauffeur
Guide. Overnight stay at Nuwara Eliya Hotel.
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Nuwara Eliya
This hill city was founded by Samuel Baker in the 19th Century, and was later nicknamed the ‘little
England’ as it became a resting and
holiday retreat for British Civil Servants
and Planters. All around Nuwara Eliya
evidence of the British influence can be
seen. Nuwara Eliya is around 1,868m
above the Sea Level. Surrounded by
mountains, valleys, waterfalls, tea
plantations and house like country
cottages, it is reminiscent of a beautiful
village in England.
Main Attractions around Nuwara Eliya Include Hakgala Botanical Garden (one of the five botanical
gardens in Sri Lanka), Gregory Lake, Golf club, Galway Bird Sanctuary, and Tea factories & estates.
Days 6, 7 and 8 : Beach Escape
After Breakfast, you will proceed to pristine Western or South-Western beach of Sri Lanka, to start
you next phase of the itinerary – the exciting Beach Escape.
Accommodation for days 6, 7 & 8 at Beach Hotel
Pristine golden beaches embraced by Indian Ocean create a perfect exotic beach paradise for
anyone dreaming of a tropical beach escape. You will enjoy your amazing beach escape at a beach
hotel at the coastline of Sri Lanka. Here, you will enjoy ample of Golden sandy pristine beachline
embraced by aqua marine waters of the Indian Ocean, plenty of sunbathing, water-sports, authentic
Sri Lankan cuisines and world renowned Sri Lankan Hospitality.
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Day 9
After the breakfast, you will proceed to Colombo, the commercial Capital and the main city of Sri
Lanka. Enroute you will visit Galle Dutch Fort and a Turtle Hatchery
Galle Fort
Situated in the Bay of Galle on the
southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was built
by the Portuguese in 1588. Later the
Fort was fortified by the Dutch during
the 17th century. It is a historical and
archaeological monument, and a
national heritage with over 420 years of
history. The heritage value of the fort
has been recognized by the UNESCO
and the site has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sea Turtle Hatchery
Sea Turtles are becoming an endangered species,
facing extinction. Due to this threat, private and
charity organizations maintain private Hatcheries
to protect and conserve Sea Turtles. Visiting a Sea
Turtle Hatchery is a great encouragement and
assistance to conservation efforts of endangering
Sea Turtles. You can witness the process of
hatching of Turtle eggs, and if your timing is
perfect, you may be able see and even touch tiny
little sea turtles just out of hatched eggs.
Upon your arrival to Colombo, you will be check into a Colombo hotel. In the late afternoon, you will
go for a Colombo City Tour with your Chauffeur Guide. ‘Colombo at Night’ is a dazzling entertainment
venue for tourists with ample of dinning places.
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Colombo
This Port city linked Sri Lanka with
ancient Indian Ocean trade routes
and the rest of the world for over
2000 years. Chinese, Arabs,
Romans, Greeks, Indians and
European traders travelled to Sri
Lanka via ancient Colombo port
mainly for trading. In 1505,
Portuguese explorer Lourenco de
Almeida visited Colombo, which
changed the course of Sri Lankan history to a new era. The Portuguese realised the commercial and
maritime significance of Colombo which resulted trade missions to became invasions. Soon,
Colombo as well as coastal areas of Sri Lanka were under the control of Portuguese. They built
administrative, residential buildings as well as fortified military structures in Colombo with strong
military and naval presence. Colombo fort was attacked and sieged several times by Sri Lankan kings
but they were unable to break-through. After the Portuguese, Dutch captured Colombo in 1656 and
controlled under the Dutch East India Company. In 1796 British captured Colombo and in 1815
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) became a crown colony under the British rule, until 1948 when Ceylon gained
independence.
Located at the west coast of Sri Lanka, Colombo is the largest city and the Commercial Capital of
Sri Lanka. Colombo and its metropolitan suburbs have populations exceeding 5.5 million.
Colombo is a major tourist destination with many colonial and modern landmarks including Galle
Face Green, Gangarama Temple, Independence Square, Colombo Town Hall, National Museum,
Beira Lake, BMICH, Colombo Independent Arcade, Colombo Racecourse, and many other interesting
places to visit, dine and to do shopping.
Day 10 - Departure
After the early morning breakfast, you will check-out from the hotel and your Chauffeur Guide will
transfer you to Colombo international Air Port for the departure with sweet memories of your holiday
at ‘isle of paradise’ Sri Lanka.
** END OF TOUR **