5 Days

Highlights of Sri Lanka

KANDY | NUWARA ELIYA | KITULGALA | COLOMBO
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Your Sightseeings Include: Pinnewala Elephant Orphange City tour of Kandy, Kandyan Dance Performance Tea Plantation in Nuwara Eliya City tour of Kitulgala Enjoy a Buffet Breakfast Everyday Choose from a variety of breads, Cereals, Jams, Fruits, Juices, Tea & Coffee. Enjoy Veg / Non-Veg Indian Dinner Everyday Enjoy daily Indian Lunch & Dinner on tour Your Hotels in Highlights of Sri Lanka Tour Hotel Chaya Citadel or similar in Kandy Hotel Windsor or similar in Nuwara Eliya Hotel Ceylon Continental or similar in Colombo

Pinnewala Elephant Orphange

Pinnewala Elephant Orphange has the worlds largest collection of captive elephants. The elephants here range in age from newborns to elderly matriarchs, and include orphaned and abandoned elephants, as well as those injured in the wild.

Botanical Garden, Kandy,

Temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandy

Nuwara Eliya

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Day 01 Arrive into Colombo Begin your Highlights of Sri Lanka Tour Visit Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage\ On arrival at Colombo International Airport our local representative will meet you at the airport. Proceed to Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, one of Sri Lankas most popular tourist attractions. The orphanages population has now mushroomed to around 65, making it the worlds largest collection of captive elephants. The elephants here range in age from newborns to elderly matriarchs, and include orphaned and abandoned elephants, as well as those injured in the wild. Later drive down from Pinnewala to Kandy. Overnight at hotel Chaya Citadel or similar in Kandy. (L, D) Day 2 Guided City tour of Kandy Kandyan Dance Performance Today, enjoy a sightseeing tour of Kandy which is a UNESCO world heritage site. The historic city about 480m above sea level surrounded by mountains was known to Sri Lankan as Kanda Uda Rata, which means the hill country. . Visit the Temple of Tooth Relic, the Royal Botanical Gardens, the Peradeniya University campus and catch a panoramic view of the picturesque town from Upper lake Drive. Early evening, you will visit a Kandyan Dance performance and be treated to a spectacular fire walking finale. Overnight at Hotel Chaya Citadel or similar in Kandy. (B, L, D)

Day 3 Onto Nuwara Eliya Visit a Tea Plantation and Factory Today, check-out of the hotel and proceed to Nuwara Eliya. Nuwara Eliya meaning the city of dawn is the town at the highest elevation (about 2000m above sea level) in Sri Lanka and its tallest peak, Piduruthalagala (2555m) can be seen from here. The city, established by the British in the nineteenth century, and known as Little England and is a popular holiday resort for Sri Lankans & tourists due to its cool climate and quaint colonial feel with its little bungalows surrounded by hedgerows. Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of the tea country and you can visit a plantation and a factory en route here and witness how the famous Ceylon Tea is brewed. About 1.5km away is Seetha Amman Temple, said to be built at the spot where Ravana held Sita captive, as related in the Ramayana. The small temple has a collection of statues, including a couple of Kali images. Overnight at hotel Windsor or similar in Nuwara Eliya. (B, L, D)

Tea Plantation, Nuwara Eliya

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5 Days Highlights of Sri Lanka Tour Price

Boarding from Mumbai Adult in Twin `34,999+ US$ 359 `36,999+ US$ 359 `33,899+ US$ 359 Child with bed `26,999+ US$ 359 `28,999+ US$ 359 `25,899+ US$ 359 Child without bed* `26,999+ US$ 259 `28,999+ US$ 259 `25,899+ US$ 259

Day 4 Visit Kitulgala Onto Colombo Today, check-out of the hotel and proceed to Kitulgala. The village of Kitulgala is set about halfway along the spectacular road which descends from Hatton down to the lowlands to the Avissawella. The scenery is particularly dramatic hereabouts, with sheer-sided, forest covered hills plunging down to the wild waters of the Kelani Ganga. The stretch of this river around Kitulgala provides the site for the best whitewater rafting in Sri Lanka, with grade three rapids some 5km upriver from the village. Kitulgalas other claim is to fame is that it provided the location for David Leans classic 1957 film Bridge on the river Kwai. Later proceed to Colombo City. Evening is free for shopping. Overnight at hotel Ceylon Continental or similar in Colombo. (B,L,D) Day 5 Return Home with Wonderful Memories Today, we drive you to the airport for our flight back home. Its time to say goodbye to all the new friends you have made. We hope you take back many happy memories of your SOTC Tour. We would like you to spare a few minutes of your time to write and tell us how you enjoyed your tour and any suggestions you may have for the future. (B)

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Single Room Supplement US $ 190 per person. (Ex Mum / Delhi/ Chennai) *As a 3rd in a double, no bed or cot will be provided to the child.
1. Cost of your round trip economy class air transportation. 2. Accommodation at the hotel mentioned or similar. 3. Services of SOTC Tour Manager (provided there are over 15 adult passengers traveling on the tour) or local representatives. 4. Cost of Travel Insurance valid for the duration of the tour.

What your Tour Price includes

5. The tour price mentioned is applicable provided there are more than 8 adult passengers travelling under tour, else an FIT supplement may be applicable. 6. Meals, coach tours, transfers, entrance fees, sightseeing and surface transportation as mentioned in the itinerary.

What your Tour Price does not include

1. Passport and service charges. 2. Visas and Airport Taxes. 3. Any increase in the Air Fare / Taxes charged by the Airlines on your Air Ticket (calculated at 15th Jan, 2011 rates). 4. Cost of extension of the validity of your Air Ticket. 5. Porterage, tips, laundry, wines, mineral water, telephone charges, optional tours and also food and drinks not forming part of the group menus. 6. Anything not specifically mentioned in the What your Tour Price includes box. 7. Perehera surcharge applicable from 4th Aug to 14th Aug 2011 US$ 40 per person. 8. Peak season surcharge applicable in Kandy from 21st July to 31st Aug 2011 US$ 15 per person.

Visa Requirements & Airport Taxes

Visa for Sri Lanka is gratis and is available on arrival. The per person cost of airline taxes is payable by you amounting to INR 3,200 for Ex-Mumbai, INR 3,900 for Ex-Delhi and INR 2,600 Ex-Chennai departures.

Departure Dates* Month April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 Departure dates 13,27 11,25 15,29 Month July 2011 August 2011 Septembe 2011 Departure dates 13,27 17,31 7

*Day 1 as mentioned in your day to day itinerary.

Note: On certain departures, the sequence of some sightseeings might change, however all sightseeings will remain same as per the itinerary. As hotels / Flights / Itinerary / Route are subject to change without notice, no compensation will be paid for changes you may need to make in your domestic travel. Subject to RBI / GOI approval for BTQ Passengers. Applicable Surcharges on this tour (if any) are payable extra prior to your departure

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