Safari in Sri Lanka – 4 nights – 5 days

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 01: AIRPORT – KANDY

Arrive at Colombo International Airport. Here, you will be met by an airport representative and a designated guide. After the formalities at the airport, you will be escorted to your air-conditioned vehicle and then proceed to Kandy.

En route, visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage: About 90 km from Colombo towards Kandy, it is home to some 100 or more elephant orphans. Most orphans are accustomed to their curious human visitors and are harmless. Visitors can interact a little with the elephants during the regulated bathing and feeding times. You can watch them feeding and having a bath.

Visit Spice Garden.

Sri Lanka is world-renowned for its valued spices and healing herbs. When visiting us, make the most of the chance to experience first-hand how cloves, pepper, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, and saffron are grown in their natural surroundings.

At Regent Spice and Herbal Garden, you can learn about their medicinal healing properties and how to use them in your day-to-day needs.

Visit Kandy Temple.

The Temple of the Sacred Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) was originally built by the Kandyan Kings in 1595 to house and honor the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha. Today, the City of Kandy is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in part because of the Temple of the Tooth relic.

Optional – Later evening experience at the Kandy Cultural Show.

Check in to the hotel and relax. Overnight Stay at Kandy Hotel.

DAY 02: KANDY – NUWARA ELIYA

Breakfast at the hotel.

Visit Sri Bhaktha Hanuman Temple & Ramboda Falls.

Sri Bhaktha Hanuman Temple: According to the legend, this is where Hanuman searched for Sita in the jungles above and behind the temple. There is also said to be a pond – the ‘Sita Tear Pond’ – here, which was formed from Sita’s tears. It is believed that Lord Hanuman was searching for Sitadevi from these hills of Ramboda. The Ramboda area is believed to be an area where Rama’s forces were gathered against Ravana.

Learn about Tea Production.

Once in the tea factory, you would generally start in the plantation itself to learn about how tea is cultivated, then visit the factory where ancient machines pre-dating the industrial revolution wither, roll, and dry the tea. There is normally a little time at the end of the tour for a tea tasting, either of one specific type of tea or occasionally of the various specialties of that factory.

Visit Seetha Amman Temple.

Seetha Amman temple, the stream that runs from the hill, catered to the needs of Sitadevi during her stay at Ashok Vatika. Now there is a temple for Lord Rama, Sitadevi, Lakshmana, and Hanuman by the side of this stream. It is interesting to note that footprints akin to Lord Hanuman’s are found by this river, and some are of small size, and some are of large size, which tells us of the immense powers of Hanuman transforming himself into any size.

Explore the City of Nuwara Eliya.

Visit the highland city that was the premium holiday resort town of the British in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Enjoy walking through the streets with their pretty little cottages, quaint villas, and beautiful mansions. Make a memory in the old, red-bricked post office as you purchase a postcard to take home or send to your friends. Relax at Queen Victoria Park and on the shores of Lake Gregory.

Check in to the hotel and relax. Overnight Stay at Nuwara Eliya.

DAY 03: NUWARA ELIYA - YALA

Breakfast at the hotel.

Yala National Park Safari. (Afternoon Safari)

The Park is situated in a dry semi-arid climatic region, and rain is received mainly during the northeast monsoon. Yala hosts a variety of ecosystems ranging from moist monsoon forests to freshwater and marine wetlands. It is one of the 70Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in Sri Lanka.

Yala harbours 215 bird species, including six endemic species of Sri Lanka. The number of mammals that have been recorded from the park is 44, and it has one of the highest leopard densities in the world. Yala National Park is the most visited and second-largest national park in Sri Lanka.

Check in to the hotel and relax. Overnight Stay at Yala Hotel.

DAY 04: YALA – COLOMBO

Breakfast at the hotel.

Explore the City of Colombo.

The city tour of Colombo is a drive through the city, taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential area of Cinnamon Gardens. Visit Fort, the former British administrative centre and military garrison, Sea Street – the Goldsmiths quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where there is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings, and the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal, dating back to 1749. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of the Avukana Buddha & the Independence Square.

Evening Start Shopping in Colombo

The 5-hectare ribbon of beach stripe, the Galle Face Green, is now the largest open space in Colombo that attracts hundreds of tourists and locals alike. Cotton Collection, House of Fashion, and Odel, the largest departmental store on the island, offer you stylish clothes and cute souvenirs with an elegant Sri Lankan touch. Also, visit Beverly Street, visit the bargain market in Colombo Pettah, visit Noritake Showroom, Barefoot, Laksala, One Galle Face & Colombo City Center.

Check into the hotel & relax. Overnight Stay at Colombo Hotel.

DAY 05: COLOMBO – AIRPORT

Breakfast at the hotel.

Proceed to the Airport for your departure flight back home with all the memories you had on this beautiful island.