Day 01
Route : Europe > Colombo
Takeoff on a scheduled flight to COLOMBO.
Dinner & night on board.
Day 02
Route : Colombo > Kandy (115km)
Dinner & night at Earl’s Regent 4*.
On arrival, assistance at the airport and welcome by our local agency.
Departure towards Kandy by a very beautiful road and first discovery of the varied landscapes of Sri Lanka.
Non alcoholic welcome drink on arrival in hotel checks.
Arrive at the hotel in Kandy.
Installation and relaxation.
Visit Dalada Maligawa, the famous Temple of the Tooth. This vast monument, built in the 17th and 18th centuries houses the most precious relic of the Buddhist universe: a Gautama tooth. People from all over the world have been praying for this tooth, a symbol of power, for centuries. Not only will you be able to admire the dagoba-shaped gold hunt that houses the relic, but you may be able to attend a puja ceremony (at 6pm) by mingling with the crowd of worshipers.
In the evening, traditional dance show.
Dinner and overnight at the Earl's Regent 4 * hotel.
Kandy
The sacred city with the Lord Buddha’s most venerable temple of the tooth shining bright among the misty hills and unique traditions of construction, dance and customs. If you are to feel the heritage of Sri Lanka the Dalada Perahera – a parade full of tuskers and traditional colorful dancing all night, is not to be missed.
Day 03
Route : Kandy > Nawalapitiya(by train) > Ramboda (120km)
Breakfast at the hotel. then departure by train to Nawalapitiya in 2nd class, which crosses the large tea plantations of the center of the island.
Lunch at Ramboda by a waterfall.
Excursion by small mountain roads and visit a plantation and tea factory, with tasting.
In the afternoon return to Kandy to discover the city, former capital of the kingdom of Kandy, built around an artificial lake. The lake, the point of attraction of the city, was created in 1807 by Sri Wickrama Rajasinha, last monarch of Kandy. The circular route is a very pleasant walk.hop.
Dinner and overnight at the Earl's Regent 4 * hotel.
Ramboda
Day 04
Route : Kandy > Matale > Nalanda Gedige > Sigiriya (130km)
On the way, visit TEMPLE OF NALANDA GEDIGE. Less popular than other temples, Nalanda Gedige is part of the Cultural Triangle. This harmoni
Visit a gemstone workshop. Sri Lanka is famous for sapphires, clear blue and limpid and rubies, rarer.
Visit of a precious stones workshop and its jeweler's sously proportioned sanctuary mixes Hindu and Buddhist styles, especially the back side which is of great decorative richness. This temple, displaced because of the construction of a dam to extend an artificial lake, has been rebuilt stone by stone by Unesco.
Sri Lankan lunch of "rice and curry".
Visit a spice garden in Matale and batik factory where you will attend the process of decorating a fabric by dyeing after masking some parts with wax.
Installation, relaxation and overnight at the hotel in the cultural triangle.
Dinner and overnight in the cultural triangle hotel Sigiriya 4 *.
Matale
Matale is the largest town of Matale District of the Central Province, of Sri Lanka. It is 142 kilometres (88 mi) from Colombo and near Kandy. Surrounding the town are the Knuckles Mountain Range, the foothills were called Wiltshire by the British. It is a mainly agricultural area, where tea, rubber, vegetable and spice cultivation dominate.The Aluvihare Temple, on the north side of the town, is the historic location where the Pali Canon was first written down completely in text on ola (palm) leaves in 29 BCE.
Sigiriya
The 8th world wonder to be the glorious rock kingdom which was solely built basing a stand rock situated in the middle of a forest. The path is paved for you to explore the paintings of Sri Lanka’s ancient artists and architects, and 6th century engineers of water flow systems. Believe it or not and rate what Sigiriya would make you feel.
Day 05
Route : Sigiriya > Hiriwaduna > Habarana (110km)
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Dambulla.
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit SIGIRIYA, at 370 m top of a rock of red stone overlooking a harmonious set of gardens designed in the fifth century, the citadel of SIGIRIYA is classified by UNESCO since 1982. Anfractuosity of the rock retains the jewel of Sri Lankan painting: the portraits of twenty-one young ladies, whose delicate colors have kept their splendor for 1,500 years.
Eagle's nest of a parricide king, Kasyapa, the palace of the summit is served by a narrow staircase that sneaks between the giant legs of a lion. Kasyapa, eager for power, dismissed his father, King Dhatusena to take his place and then took him away alive and drove his brother Mugalan away. He reigned over this citadel he had built on top of a rock to make it impregnable. Kasyapas, a great patron, invited the greatest artists of the time to his court, to whom we owe the fresco of the Demoiselles. Mugalan returned 18 years later to avenge his father by dislodging his parricide brother.
Lunch with the villagers. Cooking demonstration of traditional dishes.
Then departure in oxcart for a walk through the countryside. Arrival in the village and visit the nursery school (according to the days of the classes) and the temple. Walk in the rainforest. Visit a farm in the heart of the jungle and meet with the peasants.
It is an atypical visit that will allow you to meet the locals.
Dinner and overnight in the cultural triangle hotel Sigiriya 4 *.
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Dambulla.
Habarana
In between the sacred Dambulla and World Marvel Sigiriya lies the place of accommodation and arrangement portal for elephant rides. Habarana has a railway station where you could get down from expecting to visit Minneriya and Kaudulla national Parks.
Day 06
Route : Sigiriya > Dambulla > Kurunegala > Negombo (145km)
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure towards Negombo.
On the way, stop at DAMBULLA. Also listed by UNESCO since 1991, the Golden Temple of DAMBULLA is a rock monastery, whose five caves sanctuaries are entirely decorated with Buddhist murals, executed in the eighteenth century. All vermilion and ocher, this shimmering composition covers 2 100 m2.
Lunch on the way.
Departure to discover Negambo , fishing village and its fish market.
Arrived at the hotel. Installation and relaxation.
Dinner and overnight at the Club Dolphin 4 *.
Dambulla
Negombo
Day 07
Route : Negombo > Colombo Airport > Male > Maldives
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Colombo airport for your flight.
Registration formalities. Flight to Male.
Arrival in Male, transfer by speedboat to the hotel of your choice: at the hotel on a half-board basis
Dinner and nights at Malahini Resort & Spa 4 *
Day 08 - Day 10
Route : Maldives
Free stay at the hotel on a half-board basis
Dinner and nights at Malahini Resort 4 *
Day 11
Route : Male > Europe
Transfer to the airport at Colombo , assistance with boarding formalities & flight to destination.