13 days
Nature and Wild Life Tour
Sri Lanka
You will be met staff at Bandaranaike airport. Drive to Mirissa. Along the way you make a stop in Galle, which is the finest and most intact fortified city build by the former European colonial powers in Asia. The narrow streets of Galle Fort are lined with Dutch merchant villas, pillared verandas, carved doors and windows. British and Dutch period offices are still in use. This is a living world heritage city with residents walking the 300 year old ramparts at sunset. Strolling along the high rampart walls you will see the Old Dutch and English churches, the Governor's house, the massive VOC warehouses, the Square of Courts, the elegant pillared facade of the Old Dutch hospital, the Portuguese Black Fort, the lighthouse, the Clock Tower and much more Then you will be driven to Mirissa. Checking in at the hotel & relax. Overnight stay in Mirissa.
Early transfer to Mirissa Harbour for Whale-Watching boat safari. Make a half day boat trip. Then transfer to hotel & relax in the evening. Overnight stay in Mirissa.
After breakfast leave for Sinharaja Rain Forest. Sinharaja Rain Forest (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the last viable remnant of Sri Lanka's tropical lowland rainforest spanning an area of 18900 acres. Out of 12 endemic mammal species of the country 8 are found here. Giant squirrel, dusky-stripped jungle squirrel, badger mongoose and endemic purple-faced leaf monkey and torque macaque are frequently seen. Many threatened species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and butterflies are found in the Reserve including the leopard. Endemism among mammals and butterflies is greater than 50%. Reptiles and amphibia include python, endemic green pit viper, endemic hump nosed lizard (Lyriocephalus scutatus) and and rough-nose horned lizard (Ceratophora aspera). Stay overnight in Singharaja.
Walking safari during the day. Clients can decide about length and duration. Overnight stay in Sinharaja.
After breakfast leave for Udawalawe National park. En route visit Elephant Transit Home with guided walk and see visitors' platform at the feeding time. Drive to 5 km distant National park. The Udawalawe national park was designated in 1972 to offer a refuge to migratory elephants, during the time it has also become a sanctuary for many other mammals, including spotted deer, toque monkey, wild pig, grey langur, leopard and sambar, as well as numerous birds. Nearly 100 bird species may be spotted here in a single day. Udawalawe is particularly rich in raptor species, among them white-bellied sea eagle, changeable hawk eagle and crested serpent eagle. The park is situated around the Udawalawe Reservoir, a man-made lake (tank) and a variety of terrain (open grassland, teak plantation and jungle) can be found. Make jeep safari at the park. Overnight at Tissa / Kataragama.
After Breakfast leave for Yala National park for full day jeep safari at park, which is the largest in Sri Lanka and is home to wild elephants, wild boars, wild buffaloes, leopards, bears, deer and crocodiles. Large flocks of migratory and indigenous birds are also found here. Overnight at Tissa /Kataragama.
After breakfast leave for Maha Deveal to visit the Kataragama Hindu temple, where people of all religions come as pilgrims. Later transfer to Ella. En route visit Ella Gap. Overnight stay in Ella.
After breakfast leave for Bandarawela and enjoy train ride from Ella to Nanu Oya. See the mountains covered with tea bushes and waterfalls. Enjoy the magnificent landscape. Pick up from the Nanu Oya stations and transfer to Nuwara Eliya and visit the tea plantation and a tea factory. Observe the process of manufacturing tea, tea grading and taste a cup of pure Ceylon tea. Later transfer to Kandy. Overnight stay in Kandy.
After breakfast leave for visit the Royal Botanical Gardens, at Peradeniya, which is about 5.5 km before the city of Kandy and attracts over 2 million visitors annually. It’s renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids and over 4.000 species of plants, including of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200 day annual rainfall. Visit the Temple of tooth relic, for the evening ceremony; the stunning 17th century Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) is believed to house the left upper canine tooth of the Lord Buddha himself. This precious relic attracts white-clad pilgrims, bearing lotus blossoms and frangipani, every day. Overnight stay in Kandy.
Breakfast at the hotel. Leave for Dambulla. En route visit a spice garden in Matale to see many different types of spices Sri Lanka is famous for. You will be introduced to different spices and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed. Gardens are open to visitors, a delightful place to stroll in fragrant greenery and learn about nutmeg, pepper vines, clove trees and curry, cinnamon and the precious cardamom, a relative of ginger. It grows in the shade of high jungle trees and can only be harvested by hand Visit the Dambulla rock cave temple built by king Walagambahu, in the 1st Century B.C. it is a World Heritage Site, and the most impressive of Sri Lanka’s cave temples Overnight stay in Dambulla.
After breakfast explore the Sigiriya Rock Fortress which is a World Heritage site of 5th century AD, built by the King Kashyapa. It‘s home to water gardens, frescoes, ancient graffiti and commands an amazing view of Sri Lanka’s greenery. Later transfer Anuradhapura. Afternoon visit Anuradhapura Overnight stay in Anuradhaupura
Morning safari al Wilpattu National park. If need to explore the natural beauty of wildlife, Wilpatthu is an ideal national park which you are able to visit. Wilpattu including the Little egret, the Yellow bittern, the Spoonbill, the Purple Coot, ruffs, the Indian stone curlew and even the Ceylon lorikeet. The peacock might make the dry plains of the park its dance floor as a drizzle gently showers the wilderness. Later transfer to Beach hotel in West coast. Overnight stay in Negombo.
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