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13-day Ceylon ancient cities’ tour and Beach Holiday

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Itinerary Day by Day

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Day 1 Arrival / Colombo/Negombo

Transfer via: International flight on your own arrangement

Welcome to Sri Lanka which is also named the Ceylon Country formerly. When you arrive at Colombo International Airport, you will meet your private chauffeur guide and escorted to your lovely hotel in Negombo. The rest of the day is at your leisure to adapt to the new time zone.

Day 2 Negombo / Pinnawala/Sigiriya

Transfer via: Private car arranged by AOT

After breakfast, we head to Sigiriya, along the way, you will visit the Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawala and see the lovely elephants.

After lunch in Pinnawala, continue to drive to Sigiriya, which is one of the culture triangle cities in Sri Lanka.

Upon arrival, check in at your hotel for a rest.

Day 3 Sigiriya / Anuradhapura/Sigiriya

Transfer via: Private car arranged by AOT

After breakfast, head to Anuradhapura and take full day excursion there. It is one of the reverie ruins in South Asia. The city scale is much magnificent, It is the third ancient city in Sri Lanka and a UNESCO World Heritage city, it is leisure destination for tourists.

When you arrive, take a bicycle tour in this ancient city, firstly, we visit the Mahavihara where is the spiritual center in Anuradhapura and there is a famous Sri Maha Bodhi, then Abhayagiri Monastery- a 2000 year-old historical complex sites. The Citadel, which is a 1000 year-old site. You will finish today’s sightseeing at Jetavanrama, It is the local famous stupa and important museum in Anuradhapura.

After the tours, we drive back to Sigiriya.

Day 4 Sigiriya

Sigiriya full day city tour

Morning, you will visit the Sri Lanka landmark - Lion Rock. It is the eighth wonder of the world and its wall Arts with beautiful environment shows you the unlimited talent of the Sri Lankan aborigines.

This afternoon, you will take a jeep safari in the Minneriya National Park with your natural guide. There are more than 200 wild elephants in the national Park as well as the macaque, sambar deer, Ceylon leopard etc.

Note: It takes about 3.5-4 hours jeep safari and the best time to trace the elephant is from May to October every year.

Day 5 Sigiriya / Polonnaruwa/Kandy

Transfer via: Private car arranged by AOT

After breakfast, drive to Polonnaruwa firstly. It is the second ancient city in Sri Lanka and it is the capital city in the culture triangle Sri Lanka.

There you will follow your guide to visit the Royal Palace Group and the Quadrangle, there are many historic spots like Vatadage, Thuparama Gedige and Gal Pota etc.

After sightseeing, head to Kandy which was the last capital of the Sinhalese kings and is a UNESCO world heritage site partly due to the temple-Sacred Tooth Relic.

Day 6 Kandy

Kandy full day city tour

Today, you will take a leisure tour in Kandy by visiting the Peradeniya Botanic Garden which was the Royal Garden for King before and about 60 hectares in total. You can know as many as kinds of the plants there. Walking along the Kandy Lake where is the top of the city and you can overlook the whole Kandy.

Day 7 Kandy / Nuwara Eliya

Transfer via: Toy Train arranged by AOT

Kandy to Nuwara Eliya by toy train

After breakfast, drive to Kandy train station and catch your toy train to Nuwara Eliya. It is one of the most famous toy train full of the view of mountains, waterfalls, villages and tea plantations etc.

Experience the 4-hours train trip, you will arrive in Nuwara Eliya(which is Nanu Oya Railway Station) and our guide will wait for you at train station. He will escort you to your hotel and you will have free time.

Note: the temperature in Nuwara Eliya is lower about 8-10 degree centigrade than other cities in Sri Lanka. Please prepare some jacket in advance.

Day 8 Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya full day leisure tour

Early morning, head to Horton Plains National Park, which is the highest parks in Sri Lanka. You will take a 3-4 hours easy hiking for viewing the deer, waterfalls and the famous sites - the World End and Baker’s fall.

After the trekking, you will drive back to Nuwara Eliya and take a visiting to the Tea Factory en route, there you can taste the best Ceylon Tea and learn how to plant the tea from the local people.

Day 9 Nuwara Eliya / Ella

Transfer via: Private car arranged by AOT

Nuwara Eliya to Ella by car

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and drive to Ella which is the most popular Hill Countries in Sri Lanka, passby its Ella Gap, Ella Rock and some waterfalls there.

When you arrive, go for a walk to famous Nine Arch Bridge in the evening, you would surely love the experience.

Day 10 Ella / Bentota

Transfer via: Private car arranged by AOT

Early morning, you will take an 1 hour easy hiking trip to the Little Adam’s Peak for the sunrise.

After the sunrise, you will drive to Bentota, on the route, you will see the Stilt Fishermen in Weligama, it is the most traditional method to catch the fish in the ancient time, then drive to Galle and take a visit to Galle Fort.

After the tour, head directly to your Bentota beach hotel and check in.

Day 11 Bentota

Beach leisure time on the Bentota beach

Today is a full day beach time for you and you can enjoy the sunshine or book the water sports (on your own expense) directly with the hotel.

Day 12 Bentota

Today is the other full day beach time for you and you can enjoy the sunshine or do some water sport on your own expense and book it from your hotel.

Day 13 Bentota / Colombo/Departure

Transfer via: International flight on your own arrangement

Bentota to Colombo by car, Colombo international departure

After breakfast, you will be escorted to CMB airport (about 1.5 hours’ driving) for your onward flight back home.

Service ends.

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We will send you our quotation after we confirm the itinerary with you. The quotation will include experienced English-speaking (or your preferred languages) tour guides, entrance fee to the tourist attractions, accommodation, city transfers with private car and driver, domestic flights or trains, and insurance. The quotation varies in different tourist seasons.

Cancellation Policy

Once the deposit is paid, your trip is confirmed. If you need to change or cancel your itinerary, please contact your travel consultant by email, phone, instant messenger, etc. There will be a charge for Cancellation or modification. The policy is as follows:

1. Notice of trip cancellation due to personal reasons before the trip starts
Cancellation 30 days or more before the trip starts, 10% penalty of the deposit.
Cancellation 29-15 days before the trip starts, 20% penalty of the deposit.
Cancellation 14-7 days before the trip starts, 30% penalty of the deposit.
Cancellation 6-2 days before the trip starts, 50% penalty of the deposit.
Cancellation within 48 hours prior to the trip starts, no refund of your deposit.

2. Trip cancellation due to irresistible factors before the trip starts

If you have to cancel the itinerary due to irresistible reasons such as traffic, weather, politics, etc., the deposit will be fully refunded by the company (for loss related to air ticket/train ticket, please take reference of the first item).

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