About your tour
Explore the lustrous 'pearl of the Indian Ocean' as you travel from the sun soaked beaches through lush jungles to the verdant hill country.
Holiday highlights
Colombo City tour
Sigiriya Rock Fortress
Dambulla Rock cave temple
Polonnaruwa
Kandy Temple of the Tooth, Botanical Gardens
Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
Nuwara Eliya
Your Price Includes
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Flights: UK - Colombo - UK
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Accommodation on tour in twin room with private facilities
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English speaking guide on tour and our local representatives in resort
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Transfers between overseas airport and hotels
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All local and airport taxes/service charges excluding overseas personal departure tax (see price panel)
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Meals on tour 6 breakfasts (B), 5 lunches (L), 6 dinners (D)
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Travel on tour by minibus or private car with driver guide
Your Accomodation
Your choice of Resort Hotels
Club Palm Garden
This club-style, beachfront hotel is a popular choice for all. It nestles in pretty tropical gardens that fringe a wide sandy beach, with accommodation attractively arranged around a central pool and lawned sun terrace.
Hibiscus Beach
A comfortable beach-front hotel, the Hibiscus Beach has a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. The hotel is surrounded by colourful, tropical gardens that lead down to the beach, where a bar provides light refreshments. The hotel has recently undergone extensive refurbishment.
Neptune
The Neptune Hotel has a fantastic position beside the beach and the warm blue waters of the Indian Ocean. The pool is the focal point of the complex and is set in attractive gardens with wonderful sea views - the perfect place to unwind.
Extend Your Holiday
Sri Lanka & Maldives
Why not combine your stay in Sri Lanka with a relaxing 8 night stay in the exotic Maldives, consisting of 1,000 coral islands, grouped in shallow water atolls. The crystal clear turquoise waters teeming with marine life offer fantastic opportunities for snorkelling, diving and watersports.
Sri Lanka Beach
Extend your holiday in Sri Lanka and stay at one of our well apointed beach hotels (Hibiscus; Club Palm Garden; Neptune) - a perfect relaxing end to an interesting tour.
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Your itinerary
Day 1: UK - Colombo.
Overnight flight to Colombo.
Day 2: Arrive in Colombo.
On arrival in Colombo you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel for an overnight stay, the Holiday Inn Colombo. The remainder of the day is free for you to explore Colombo or enjoy the facilities of your hotel.
(D)
Day 3: Colombo - Anuradhapura - Mihintale - Sigiriya. Included sightseeing.
After breakfast enjoy an included tour of this bustling city. Highlights include the Ul Alfar Mosque, St Lucia's Cathedral and the Pettah Bazaar. Afterwards we travel to Anuradhapura to visit the ruins of Sri Lanka's one time capital, which dates back to the 4th-century BC. After lunch we visit Mihintale and then continue to Sigiriya for a two night stay. This evening we visit the fascinating Sigiriya Rock Fortress, built by controversial King Kasyapa, which rises 200 metres above the green forests. Climb to the top for breathtaking views of the Sri Lankan countryside, whilst along the way, you will see frescoes on the rock wall.
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(L)
(D)
Day 4: Sigiriya - Polonnaruwa - Sigiriya. Included sightseeing.
After breakfast visit Polonnaruwa, enjoy a sightseeing tour of its ancient ruins, featuring the Royal Palace and the majestic statues at the Gal Vihara, including the famous reclining Buddha carved out of rock. The afternoon is at Leisure.
(B)
(L)
(D)
Day 5: Sigiriya - Kandy.
In the morning we visit the fascinating Dambulla Rock Cave Temple which comprises of five caverns, en route to Kandy, the cultural centre of Sri Lanka, surrounding Kandy Lake. We arrive in time for lunch at your hotel, where you will stay for the next two nights. The rest of the day is yours to relax or begin exploring the local area. Why not spend some time browsing for souvenirs in some of Kandy's many art and craft shops?
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(L)
(D)
Day 6: Kandy - Pinnawela - Kandy. Included sightseeing.
In the morning we visit the famous elephant orphanage at Pinnawela. Back at Kandy the afternoon is dedicated to an included city tour, which takes in the Royal Botanical Gardens and the renowned Temple of the Tooth, where the golden casket said to enshrine the tooth of the Buddha is kept.
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(L)
(D)
Day 7: Kandy - Nuwara Eliya.
You'll enjoy wonderful scenery as we drive up through the mountains to Nuwara Eliya, a little slice of England. The town was a favourite hill station of the British, and has a post office, a golf club an old race course and even a cooler climate - all straight out of the Home Counties. En route we'll visit a tea estate and you'll stay overnight in a colonial-style hotel.
(B)
(L)
(D)
Day 8: Nuwara Eliya - beach resort.
You'll enjoy an included visit to Kitulgala, the site used for the filming of the famous film 'Bridge over the River Kwai', before heading to your chosen resort hotel. (B)
Note: If returning to the UK after the tour or travelling to the Maldives the night of day 8 will be spent at the Holiday Inn Colombo.
Day 9: Colombo - UK.
Depart Colombo on the early morning flight to the UK, or remain at leisure at your chosen resort hotel.
Hotels On Tour
Colombo: Holiday Inn Colombo; Sigiriya: Sigiriya Village Hotel; Kandy: Mahaweli Reach; Nuwara Eliya: St Andrews.
Note: Tour hotels will be as specified or alternatives of a similar standard.
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