ITINERARY 09
Golf in Paradise - 12 Days / 11 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 More…
- Sightseeing tour of the city of Colombo 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.
02
- After breakfast, spend the day playing golf at Royal Colombo Golf Club – founded over 130 years ago, it is the second oldest Royal Golf Club outside the United Kingdom
- Overnight at hotel in Colombo.
03
- Breakfast at the hotel and a day of playing golf at Royal Colombo Golf Club
- Overnight stay at hotel in Colombo.
04
- After breakfast, proceed to Pinnawala(50 km, 2 hour drive). Visit the Elephant Orphanage, where orphaned baby elephants are cared for in surrounding similar to their jungle habitat
- Leave for Kandy
- Check in at hotel and go on a sightseeing tour of Kandy, the last capital of the Sinhala Kings
- Visit the famous Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya
- View a rare collection of tropical exotic and indigenous flora including the famous Orchid House
- 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 Temple of the Tooth, which houses the most sacred Tooth Relic of the Lord Buddha.
- 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.
05
- Breakfast at the hotel, followed by a day of playing golf at Victoria Golf Club (approximately 45 km – 1 hour drive)
- Overnight at hotel in Kandy.
06
- Breakfast, followed by a day of playing golf at Victoria Golf Club
- Overnight at hotel in Kandy.
07
- Breakfast at the hotel and proceed to Nuwara Eliya (77 km, approx. 3 hour drive) with its cool climes, which encouraged the British to recreate an English countryside
- Visit a tea plantation and a tea factory en route, to witness the entire process of manufacturing tea – from plucking of the green leaves to packeting of the processed tea.
- Check in at hotel in Nuwara Eliya and tour the Town, Market place, Golf Course the Hill Club
- Overnight stay at a hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
08
- Breakfast, followed by a day of playing golf at the Nuwara Eliya Golf, the 18-hole golf course, spread over 90 acres, founded in 1889.
- Overnight stay at a hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
09
- Breakfast at the hotel, followed by a day of playing golf at the Nuwara Eliya Golf
- Overnight stay at a hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
10
- After breakfast, leave for Negombo (166 km. approx. 6 hour drive)
- On the way, white water rafting at Kitulgala is an option for the energetic and adventurous
- Overnight stay at a hotel in Negombo.
