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DAY 1
AIRPORT - Colombo
Arrival at Bandaranayaka International Airport and Greeted by Celebrate Srilanka repersentatives and will be transferred to the hotel.
Main Highlights- City Tour of colombo
Colombo
Colombo was Sri Lanka's first capital up to recent times. To the north of the city is the
Fort district, the country's business center. South is Galle Face Green, a seafront expanse of occasional green graced by cricket games and trysting lovers. Cinnamon
Gardens, further south, is the most fashionable neighborhood, with mansions and treelined streets .
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DAY 2
Colombo – Dambulla
Depart from hotel after early breakfast, leave to Dambulla on the way stop over at
Pinnawala Elephant Orphange.
The main attractions include climbing of sigiriya rock and worshiping the dambulla rock temple
Dambulla is a big town, situated in the Matale District, Central Province of Sri Lanka , situated 148 km north-east of Colombo and 72 km north of Kandy . Due to its location at a major junction, it's the center of vegetable distribution in the country.
Major attractions of the area include the largest and best preserved cave temple complex of Sri Lanka, and the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, famous for being built in just 167 days. The area also boasts the largest rose quartz mountain range in south Asia, and the Iron Wood forest, or Na uyana arana
Ibbankatuwa prehistoric burial site near Dambulla Cave Temple complexes is the latest archaeological site of significant historical importance found in Dambulla, which is located within 3 kilometers of the cave temples providing evidence of the presence of indigenous civilizations long before the arrival of Indian influence on the Island nation.
Overnight stay in Dambulla
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DAY 3
Dambulla-Anuradapura
Leave to Anuradhapura after early morning breakfast where you will the ancient ruins of
Anuradhapura and visit the historical Jaya sir maha bodiya.
Anuradhapura , it is the capital city of North Central Province, Sri Lanka and the capital of Anuradhapura Distric t . Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka , famous for its well-preserved ruins of ancient Sri Lankan civilization. It was 3rd capital of the Kingdom of Rajarata after Tambapanni andUpatissa Nuwara .
The city, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site , was the center of Theravada Buddhism for many centuries. The city lies 205 km north of the current capital Colombo i n Sri
Lanka's North Central Province, on the banks of the historic Malvathu Oya . It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and one of the eight World Heritage
Sites of Sri Lanka.
It is believed that from the 4th century BC, it was the capital of the Sinhalese until the beginning of the 11th century AD. During this period it remained one of the most stable and durable centers of political power and urban life in South Asia. The ancient city, considered sacred to the Buddhist world, is today surrounded by monasteries covering an area of over sixteen square miles
Overnight stay in Anuradhapura
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Day 4
Anuradhapura to Colombo
After an early breakfast leave to Colombo. Where you will visit the kelaniya raja maha vihara
Optional- City tour of Colombo
The Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara or Kelaniya Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kelaniya , Sri Lanka, seven miles from Colombo.
Buddhists believe the temple to have been hallowed during the third and final visit of the Buddha to Sri Lanka, eight years after gaining enlightenment. Its history would thus go back to before 500 BCE.
The Mahawansa records that the original Stupa at Kelaniya enshrined a gem-studded throne on which the
Buddha sat and preached.
The temple flourished during the Kotte era but much of its land was confiscated during the Portuguese empire .
Under the Dutch empire , however, there were new gifts of land and under the patronage of King Kirthi Sri
Rajasingha the temple was rebuilt
Day 5
Colombo- Airport
After very enjoyable stay in land like no other you will leave satisfied.
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Package includes:
04 night’s accommodation on double-sharing basis on the above mentioned hotels subject to availability
Meals on BB basis at all hotels
Private air-conditioned vehicle and driver for all ground transfers with an English speaking chaffer guide.
Notes: a) All drive times are approximate and subject to change b) Transport price includes accommodation for the driver/ guide c) All prices are inclusive of tax and service charges d) All reservations subject to availability at time of booking
The standard check-out time in Sri Lanka is 12 noon
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