Esala Perahera Tour

08 Days 

Negombo Beach

Day 01

Airport / Negombo

Arrive in Sri Lanka, to be met Vacation Travels at the airport and transfer by air-conditioned Vehicle to a Hotel in Negombo.

Negombo is a year-round destination boasting lovely golden sandy beaches and a charming old world fishing village atmosphere. Negombo lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers and a canal. The lagoon has extensive mangrove swamps and attracts a wide variety of water birds including cormorants, herons, egrets, gulls, terns and other shorebirds.

Dinner and Overnight stay at Negombo.

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Day 02

Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage / Sigiriya Rock Fortress

After breakfast visit a Sigiriya Rock Fortress, One of Sri Lanka's most fascinating UNESCO world heritage sites. No matter how often you climb to the summit of this one-time hilltop fortress of the maverick Sinhalese king, Kassapa, the pleasure barely diminishes because of the abandon spectacular views at the summit.

En-route visits the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Dinner and Overnight stay at Sigiriya.

Minneriya National Park

Day 03

Minneriya National Park / Polonnaruwa Cultural Site

Breakfast at the hotel and travel to Polonnaruwa. En-route you will have a Jeep safari at the Minneriya National Park where elephants herd at the bank of Minneriya Tank. After you will have a lake and water adventure in Hiriwadunna Lake.

Thereafter, visit Polonnaruwa cultural sites. Then, continue to one of the best-kept ruins of ancient Ceylon - the UNESCO World Heritage city of Polonnaruwa, which was the capital of Sri Lanka from the 11th to 13th century.

Dinner and Overnight stay at the hotel in Sigiriya.

Kandy Esala Perahera

Day 04

Dambulla Cave Temple / Kandy Esala Perahera

Leave for Sigiriya via Dambulla. The Golden Rock of Dambulla is a cave temple with colorful frescoes which depict Buddhist mythology and the tales of the Buddha's previous births. Thereafter visit a spice garden to see different spices & witness a cookery demonstration.

Then, travel to Kandy and visit the Kandy Esala Perahera.

The great festival of the Kandy Perahera is unequalled in Sri Lanka for its pageantry and splendour. The festival takes place annually over nearly two weeks in late July or early August during the lunar month of Esala. Processions of elephants, musicians and dancers from the Temple of the Tooth and the four Devals, houses of the Gods, move through the streets before thousands of joyful spectators. In the evening see the glory of Esala Perahera.

Dinner and Overnight stay at Kandy.

Peradeniya Botanical Garden

Day 05

Botanic Gardens / Tea factory / Ramboda waterfall / Nuwara Eliya

After breakfast leave for Nuwara Eliya.

En-route visit a Peradeniya Botanical Garden, tea factory and Ramboda waterfall.

The Royal Botanic Gardens Peradeniya is well known for its large variety of plant life. The great lawns highlight huge tropical trees and a variety of bamboo can be found in one place. The Royal Botanic Gardens was established in 1821.

Dinner & Overnight stay at Nuwara Eliya.

Water skiing

Day 06 / 07

Turtle Hatchery / Leisure in beach - Snorkelling & water adventure

After Breakfast travel to Bentota for your beach holiday. En- route visits turtle hatchery and Galle Port.

Evening you can enjoy beach. Beach Stay with many choices of spending your time. Leisurely strolling on the Golden Beaches enthralled in the magical atmosphere. Lazing on a Sun deck and reading a book of your choice, and sipping a cool fresh tropical fruit drink of pine apple, Mango, Banana.

Water skiing, Wind Surfing, Snorkelling or cutting through the choppy on a jet water scooter and Dolphin and Whale watching, Diving, Glass Bottom Boat Trip and much more...

Dinner & Overnight stay at Bentota beach area.

Sri Lankan flight

Day 08

Colombo City – Shopping – Depart from Sri Lanka

Breakfast at the hotel and travel to Colombo. Today, your Sri Lanka tour ends as you returned to Colombo.

Colombo- the capital of Sri Lanka is the commercial and financial centre of Sri Lanka and also the largest city, the main port & a bustling metropolis of the country which is an attractive blend of old and new. Your guide will show you the sights and sounds of Colombo city.

Your guide will comfortably take you to the international airport in time for your departure flight.