CULTURE & TEA COUNTRY CLASSIC ROUTE

MORNING / AFTERNOON FOCUS : Arrive at Colombo ( CMB ) Airport . Meet your driver and drive straight. to Kandy ( approx 3.5 hours ) . En route optionally stop at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage or a Spice garden .
EVENING ACTIVITY : Check in in the evening visit the sacred Temple of the Sacred Tooth relic and Kandy attend a traditional Cultural Dance Sacred Temple of the sacred Tooth relic and Kandy attend a traditional Cultural Dance Show nearby .
OVERNIGHT STAY : KANDY

Activities : Food and Drink , Entertaining Live Shows , Light & Sound Shows , Sightseeing

Visit the beautiful Royal Botanical Gardens ( Peradeniya ). Afterwards , take a city tour around Kandy Lake .
MORNING CLIMB : Ascend the iconic Sigiriya rock Fortess ( Lion Rock ) for stunning views , or the more accessible Pidurangala Rock for the best view of Sigiriya Rock Forstress ( lion Rock ) for stunning views , or the ,more
Travel to Dambulla /Sigriya area ( approx 2.5 hours ). Check into your hotel
OVERNIGHT STAY : DAMBULLA / SIGRIYA

Activities : Adventure , Rock Climbing , Monuments & Historical Places , Sightseeing

MORNING CLIMB : Ascend the iconic Sigriya Rock Fortress (lion rock ) for stunning views , or accessible Pidurangala rock for the best view of Sigiriya itself .
Visit the Dambulla Cave Temple ( Golden Temple ) a UNESCO site featuring ancient Buddhist murals and statues
OVERNIGHT STAY : Dambulla / Sigriya

Activities : Rock Climbing , Monuments & Historical Places , Sightseeing

Drive from Sigiriya to Kandy ( approx 2.5 hours ) . Board the famous scenic train from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya ( or nearby Hatton/Nanu oya, approx. 4 hours ) . Book train tickets in advance !
Checkn into your hotel in Nuwara Eliya ( Little England ). Walk around Gregory Lake and enjoy the cool climate .
OVERNIGHT STAY : Nuwara Eliya

Activities : Sightseeing

TEA EXPIRIENCE : Visit a working Tea Factory and plantation to learn about the Ceylon tea process and enjoy a fresh cuppa.
Drive from Nuwara Eliya down to the South coast resort town of Bentota ( approx 6-7 hgours ) . Check into your beach hotel

Activities : Beaches Sightseeing , Sightseeing

COASTAL EXPLORATION : Visit a Turtle Hatchery or take a boat safari on the Madu
Transfer from Bentota back to colombo ( CMB ) Airport ( approx .2-3 hours ) for your departure flight.

Activities : Sightseeing