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21-day round tour
Sri Lanka
“the Highlights”
Sri Lanka, pearl in the Indian Ocean, offers travellers a unique experience due to it’s
luscious nature, amazing beaches, deserted ancient cities, great food and friendly
people. This tour will show you the highlights from one of the most beautiful islands on earth.
You will spot leopards, see herds of elephants, relax on the most amazing beaches,
visit beautiful ancient temples, visit ancient cities and see Blue Whales.
You will enjoy every minute from this amazing tour, guaranteed!
Day 1:
Flight Amsterdam/Düsseldorf - Colombo
You will be flying with one of the best airliners in the world from
Amsterdam/Düsseldorf to Dubai/Abu Dhabi. After a short, relax stop
at one of the luxurious airports you will be flying to Colombo (the
capital of Sri Lanka). This flight only takes a few hours.
Day 2: Negombo beach
Our English speaking driver will pick you up at the international
airport in Colombo. He will drive you to your hotel in Negombo. You
can relax here, take a walk at the beautiful beach or read a book at
the fantastic swimming pool.
Day 3 and 4: Anuradhapura & Wilpattu National Park (option)
Today you will be driven to the city of Anuradhapura. You will stay in a
nice hotel in a quiet part of the town.
In Anuradhapura you will visit the old royal city and see great temples,
beautiful stupa’s and other century-old buildings. In the old city
stands one of the oldest trees in the world (more than 2000 years
old); the holy Bodhi tree. This tree is a cutting from the Bodhi tree
under which Lord Buddha reached enlightenment (Nirwana).
Optional you can choose to make a jeep safari in Wilpattu National
Park. Here you have a good change to spot elephants, leopards,
deer’s and birds of prey. All the leopard photos on our website are
made in Wilpattu.
Day 5, 6, 7 and 8 Sigiriya, Dambulla & Polonaruwa
Now we will go to the centre of the highlights of Sri Lanka: The
Cultural Triangle. Here you will visit some of the best cultural
highlights in Sri Lanka. We will start with the famous Lionrock in
Sigiriya.
Day 5, 6, 7 and 8 (continue): Sigiriya, Dambulla & Polonaruwa
It’s very clear why the Lionrock is called that way. It used to have a
huge carved lion head with huge lion feet at the entrance, which is
half way the rock. The head has been long gone, but the feet are still
there. On top of the rock you can clearly see the ruins of a palace,
baths, gardens and other structures.
Next highlight are the beautiful cave temples from Dambulla.
Dambulla is really famous due to the Golden Temple and the amazing
big golden Buddha statue. The actual holy temple is in a cave. Most of
the statues and paintings in this cave represent Lord Buddha. But you
can also find paintings and statues from the Hindu gods Vishnu and
Ganesha.
We will leave the hotel to visit the ancient royal city Polonaruwa. And
with a good reason: In Polonaruwa you can find the best examples of
Buddhist art. Beautiful statues expresses the great craftsmanship of
this ancient culture. Within a rectangle of city walls stand palace
buildings and clusters of dozens of dagobas, temples and various
other religious buildings.
After the great cultural highlights, it’s time for nature. You will visit
Minneriya NP. This park is famous due to the large amount of
elephants who live here. There are a lot of different animals and birds
you can spot, besides the elephants.
Day 9 and 10: Kandy
Kandy is an important city for the Buddhist population of Sri Lanka. In
this city lays the beautiful Temple of the Tooth. In this temple, packed
in 7 golden boxes who fit perfectly in each other, is the tooth from
Lord Buddha kept. Once a year, during a 10-day procession
(Perahera), the holy Tooth is carried through the town on the back of
colourfully decorated elephants. In 2016 the Perahera is held from 8th
till 18th of August (this can always change).
You will visit the botanical gardens of Kandy, see a great cultural
show at night, see a nice crafts market and visit the famous gem
museum. A great program for this royal town.
Day 11 and 12: Nuwara Eliya, Ella and Horton Plains
Time to cool down from the tropical heat, you are going to the
mountain area. First stop is Nuwara Eliya with its amazing post-office
and beautiful Grand hotel. Then to the famous big waterfalls near Ella.
The idea is to take a hike over the Horton Plains, this is a mountain
plateau in the middle of Sri Lanka. You will drive through pine forests
(at a tropical island!) till you reach the Plains. Here you can take a walk
to some waterfalls and points of view.
Day 13 and 14: Yala National Park
We are leaving the mountain area and drive to Yala, the most famous
National Park from Sri Lanka.
You can take a morning or afternoon safari. Here you have the chance
to see leopards, elephants, deer’s and other animals. Research has
proven that Yala has the highest concentrations of leopards per
square kilometre.
That’s why Yala is one of the best places in the world to spot this
magnificent animals. The kind of leopard in Yala is also very special,
it’s a sub-species which only lives in Sri Lanka.
Day 15 and 16: Udawalawe
Udawalawe National Park is a wetland park with lakes, creeks and
small rivers. All this water will attract animals, especially elephants.
They can take a bath here, drink and eat fresh water plants.
Besides the elephants there are a lot of other animals. You can find a
large variety of water birds, bird of prey, monitor lizards and
crocodiles. Udawalawe is one of the best places to spot all kinds of
birds.
Day 17 and 18: Tangalle beach
Back to the coast, in this case to Tangalle. This is the place where you
can relax, enjoy the sea, the sun and the beach. At night you can have
a delicous dinner in the restaurant. There is a possibility (if you are
really lucky) to see big sea turtles going out of the see to lay eggs on
the beach. You will also visit a turtle hatchery to see and learn more
about this sea creatures.
Day 19 and 20: Mirissa and Galle
A unique experience: See the Blue Whale! Today you are going with
Raja & the Whales on a boat. Raja has a lot of experience in finding
these enormous animals, so you have a very good change to actually
see the biggest animal in the world. Besides the Blue Whale you can
also see dolphins and flying fishes. The trip starts at the harbour of
Mirissa.
You can visit the old Dutch fort with the Dutch church in Galle. Take a
relax walk on the fort’s walls and visit the small colonial shops. Or you
can go to the new city, which is really alive. Take a look at different
(spice)markets. Or relax and drink a cocktail at Unawatuna beach.
Day 21: Flight Colombo - Amsterdam/Düsseldorf
Our driver will bring you back to Colombo international airport. After
a stop in Dubai/Abu Dhabi you will be flying back to
Amsterdam/Düsseldorf full of memories of a great time!
Information: 21 day round tour “The Highlights”
This tour includes the flight from Amsterdam/Düsseldorf to Colombo
(Sri Lanka).
The round tour in Sri Lanka is with a car and private driver. De driver
speaks English and is also your tour guide. All the costs of the driver
(food/accommodation etc.) and from the car (fuel/insurance etc.) are
included in your booking.
The accommodations are booked as Bed & Breakfast. Lunch and
dinner are not included. In Sri Lanka you can get a lunch with a drink
for € 7,50 and a dinner around € 15,00. Off course it’s possible to eat a
lot cheaper (local restaurants) or more expensive (luxurious hotels
and resorts). Our driver can give you advice which restaurant suits
you best
The entree fees for the parks en other attractions mentioned in this
flyer are also included, except for the optional safari’s and attractions.
Pricing:
Please contact us for the best & actual price.
Including: Flight tickets, private car with driver, all hotels with
breakfast and all the mentioned excursions and safari’s.
There are additional fees for the 24th of December and 31 December.
Booking costs for total reservation: € 35, --