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Day 1 - Negombo-Anuradhapura
Start 8:00 am
Visiting a Coconut plantaition, toddy tapper, through chilaw city proceed to Anuradhapura. In the afternoon 3:00 pm start the city tour of ancient city (3rd century B.C to 10th century A.D). Visit Sri maha bodhi ( The oldest tree in the world with a written history and it is a saplin from the original tree which the Buddha got enlightment under it), The brazen palace, Ruwanveli seya dagoba (The biggest dagoba in Sri Lanka), Thuparama dagoba (oldest dagoba), Lankarama dagoba, Elephant pond, Abhayagiriya monestry complex, World famous Samadhi Buddha statue, Twin ponds, The finest stone carving and the meaning of the Moonstone, The guard stone , Jethavanarama dagoba and meuseum and Isurumuniya temple (Stone carving of the Sri Lankan Romeo & Juliet).
Overnight stay in Anuradhapura.
| Day 2 - Anuradhapura-Polonnaruwa
Start 8:00 am
Visit Mihintale monastry complex 3rd century B.C, (The place where buddhism was established for the first time in sri lanka in the 3rd century B.C), Ancient hospital,Refectory hall,Lion pond,Cobra pond, Ambastale, Mihindu cave and proceed to Aukana to see the highest buddha statue in Sri Lanka in one piece of granite 13 meters in height built in the 5th century A.D. and proceed to Giritale (10 km to Polonnaruwa).
Overnight stay in Giritale.
| Day 3 - Polonnaruwa-Sigiriya
Start 8:00 am
Visit polonnaruwa ancient city (10th-12th century A.D), The modern meuseum,parakrama samudra (Gigantic reservoir made by king Parakrama the great), Statue of king Parakrama, Library shrine, Palace of king Parakrama, The council chamber, The kumara pokuna (pond used by royal family with the water flowing system), Shiva temple, Thuparama shrine room and the glitering statues, Atadage,Hetadage, Vatadage, Stone book, Rankoth vehera, Alahana monestry complex, Gal vihare (Master peace of stone carving), Thivanka image house, Lotus pond and a wood carving factory (The skilled carvers and wood found in this area freely).and proceed to Habarana to have a Ayurveda massage or elephant safari in the jungle, as you like. Evening reach to Sigiriya.
Overnight stay in Sigiriya
| Day 4 - Sigiriya-Kandy
Start 7:00 am
Early morning Climb Sigiriya rock fortress built 5th century A.D (Claimed as the 8th wonder in the world), see the water garden, bolder garden, Paintings, Mirror wall, Lion's paws, The swimming pool on top and back to hotel to have breakfast.
After proceed to Dambulla cave temple (Built by king Walagamba 1st century B.C with 22000 square feet's of ceiling paintings), Next to Nalande gedige (Temple built in the geographical Centrex of sri lanka), Spice gardens in Matale, Aluvihare cave temple (Where buddhism brought into book form in the 1st century B.C) and proceed to Kandy.
Overnight stay in Kandy.
| Day 5 - Kandy city and Elephant orphanage
Start 7:30 am
Visit Elephant orphanage,see the feeding of baby elephants by milk bottle and to the river to see elephant bathing,then to visit a tea factory, a gem museum,Botanical garden(best garden in asia), Batik factory and in the evening 5:30 pm The kandian dance and the temple of the tooth 7:15 pm the ceremony time.
Overnight stay in Kandy.
| Day 6 - Kandy-Adam's peak.
Start 9:00 am
On the way plenty of pictures of the tea plantations and ladies picking tea leafs, water falls, and proceed to Adam's peak Dalhousie.
Overnight stay in Dalhousie.
| Day 7 - Adam's Peak- Nuwaraeliya
Start Climbing 3:00 am and reach the top, see the sunrise and on the way descending watch magnificent views and reach guest house for breakfast.
After breakfast passing reservoirs and devon water fall, St.Clair water fall and reach Nuwaraeliya.
Overnight stay in Nuwaraeliya.
| Day 8 - Nuwaraeliya-Ella
Start 9:00 am
Visit Nuwaraeliya city (little England, English planters city), colonial hotels, Race course,Golf links and reach to Hakgala botanical gardens. Then through Bandarawela proceed to Ella.
Overnight stay in Ella
| Day 9 - Ella-Tissamaharam
Start 9:00 am
First watch the magnificent view of Ella valley and Rawana water falls then in Wellawaya manual pottery manufacturer and proceed to Tissamaharama.
3:00pm Start from the hotel by jeep to visit the Yala national park and return arround 7.00pm.
Overnight stay in Tissamaharama.
| Day 10 - Tissamaharama- South beach stay.
Start 8:00 am
The driver will drive through south coastal road and the guest can decide where to make there beach stay in the recommended beach towns,
Tangalle, Nilwella, Mirissa,Unawatuna, Hikkaduwa, Kosgoda, Induruwa, Bentota, Beruwala or Negombo
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