ITINERARY 06
Explore the Birds Paradise in Sri Lanka - 13 Days / 12 Nights
01
- Arrival at the Bandaranaike International airport Katunayake
- Meeting you on arrival – Our airport staff members will meet you and provide all assistance
- Transfer to Colombo – You will be taken to the commercial capital, Colombo, which is approximately an hour’s drive from the airport.
- Check in at the hotel in Colombo – with overnight stay where applicable
02
- Packed breakfast for the journey
- Leave for Kandy. En-route, you can visit the Kurulukele Bird Sanctuary in Kegalla.(81 km, approx. 2 hour drive), which is renowned for birding
- Proceed to Kandy(35 km, approx. 1 hour drive). In the evening visit the Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya, specially for birding. The Garden is famed for its a rare collection of tropical exotic and indigenous flora, including the famous Orchid House. More…
- Overnight stay at Kandy hotel
03
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Visit Udawattakele (Udawatta Forest) for birding. Covering an area 257 acres in extent More…
- Leave for Knuckles forest reserve (45 km, approx. 1 ½ hour drive) More…
- Overnight stay at Knuckles Hotel
04
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Follow the bird trails through dense forest, with 128 species recorded so far, including 23 endemic species of Sri Lankan birds. More…
- Spend an evening out in the forest, among the bird trails
- Overnight stay at Knuckles Hotel
05
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Leave for Nuwara Eliya. (125 km, approx. 4 hour drive)Nuwara Eliya, the heart of Sri Lanka’s tea country, rising 6000 feet above sea level.
- Visit this picturesque area with ample opportunities to see a variety of species
- Visit Galway’s Land Bird Sanctuary, close to Lake Gregory.
- Overnight stay at Nuwara Eliya Hotel
06
- Leave early for Horton Plains with a packed Breakfast (40 km, approx. 1 ½ hour drive). The National Park is famous for 12 species of endemic birds.
- Overnight stay at a hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
07
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Leave for Yala. (197 km, approx. 4 ½ hour drive) More…
- Check in at hotel. Jeep safari through Yala National Park. Kumana, which is situated within Yala, is renowned for its variety of birds.
- Overnight stay at a hotel in Yala
08
- Make an early start towards the for RUK area ( Rakawa, Ussangoda & Kalamitiya) (67 km, approx. 1 ½ hour drive), close to Hambantota, with over 425 bird species
- Visit the Rakwana Turtle Hatchery en-route.
- In the evening, leave for Bundala National Park( 2 km, approx. 5 min. drive) and view the visitor centre.
- Leave for Hambantota (4 km, approx. 10 min drive)
- Overnight stay in a hotel in Hambantota.
09
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Leave for Udawalawe (60 km, approx. 1 ¼ hour drive). Visit the Elephant Transit Camp, where orphaned baby elephants are nurtured until ready for reintegration into the wilds.
- Jeep safari in Udawalawe National Park and reservoir, renowned for its rare visitors and breeding resident species of birds.
- In the evening leave for Ratnapura (60 km, approx. 1 ½ hour drive)
- Overnight stay at a hotel in Ratnapura.
10
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Leave for Sinharaja Nature Reserve.(60 km, approx. 1 ½ drive), where a prominent feature is the presence of bird ‘Feeding Flocks’
- Overnight stay at a hotel in Ratnapura.
11
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Leave for more birding at Sinharaja Forest
- Overnight stay at a hotel in Ratnapura
12
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Leave for Colombo ( 101 km, approx. 3 hour drive)
- Check in at hotel
- Sightseeing tour of the city of Colombo.
- Drive through the city’s main commercial area, known as ‘Fort’, drive past bustling bazaars, National Museum Town Hall, Independence Square, the B.M.I.C.H (International Convention Centre), Cinnamon Gardens residential area
- Visit a Buddhist Temple and a Hindu Kovil
- Overnight stay at the hotel in Colombo.
13
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Leave for the airport for your departure. Our staff will accompany you to the Bandaranaike International Airport and help you complete all formalities.
