ITINERARY 03

Discover – Colombo, Kandy and Bentota - 05 Days / 04 Nights

01
  • Arrival at the Bandaranaike International airport Katunayake. 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 – overnight stay where applicable.
02
  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Leave for Kandy (116 km – approx. 3½ hour drive)
  • Check in at hotel. Sightseeing tour of the city of Kandy. Established around1357–1374 CE, Kandy was the last capital city to fall to the British.
  • Visit the famous Temple of the Tooth Relic. This building houses the most sacred Tooth Relic of the Lord Buddha.
  • Drive past the University of Peradeniya
  • Visit the Market Place and Arts & Crafts Showroom.
  • Drive along the Upper Lake road for a view of the Kandy Lake built in 1807 which is an attractive centerpiece to the town.
  • Visit the famous Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya. View a rare collection of tropical exotic and indigenous flora including the famous Orchid House
  • During the month of July/August you will be able to watch the spectacular Esala Perahera, with caparisoned elephants, drummers, dancers
  • Enjoy the Kandyan Cultural Show at the Kandyan Arts & Cultural Centre. Performance by graceful and rhythmic dancers and drummers ending with a fire walking show.
  • Overnight stay at a hotel in Kandy.
03
  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Leave for Elephant Orphanage, Pinnawela. (110 km, approx. 2 ½ hour’s drive).
  • Conservation and protection of orphaned elephants, in natural surroundings. More…
  • Leave for Bentota on the South-Western coast. One of the most picturesque beach resort townsMore…
  • Overnight stay at a hotel in Bentota.
04
  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Enjoy a leisurely day at the beach or undertake a half day river cruise and a visit to the Kosgoda Turtle hatchery .
  • Overnight stay at a hotel in Bentota.
05
  • 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.