Ceilao Tours

Day 01

Route : Colombo > Kalutara

Meet with the tour assistants at Airport, then head towards Kalutara.

Visit Colombo, visit its main monuments and free time to do shopping.

Leisure at beach

Dinner and night at the hotel.

Kalutara

Day 02

Route : Kalutara > Ambalangoda > Galle > Mirissa

Leave along the road bordering the coast line towards the South of the Island. Visit Ambalanoda. Ambalangoda is famous for the traditional mask carvers. Lunch in Galle.

Visit Galle, the famous Dutch fort built in 1640s..
Continue towards Mirissa. Check in and leisure at the resort.

Dinner and night at the hotel.

Galle

Main city in the south of the country, which has best preserved the riches of its colonial past, since it is on the list of world heritage of Unesco. It is built on a rocky peninsula with a natural harbor. In 1640, the Dutch troops ravished the small garrison to the Portuguese and transformed it into a powerful fortress. A rampart encircles the entire peninsula and a double wall closes the peninsula on the side of the isthmus. The main attraction of the city is the walk on the ramparts of the fort.

Mirissa

Day 03

Route : Mirissa > Tangalle > Hambantota > Kataragama > Yala

Leave for Yala. Visit temple devinuwara and stop at city of Tangalle and visit.

Lunch in Hambantota.

Check in and leisure at the resort.

Excursion on 4x4 in Yala National Park. In summer, the animals are rarely found and the park may be closed. In that case, we propose that you visit Uda Walawe National Park.

In the evening, participate in the evening puja ceremony at Kataragama hindou temple.

Dinner and night at the hotel.

Kataragama

Yala

Day 04

Route : Yala > Buduruwangala > Ella

Leave via mountaineous road towards Ella.

On the way, visit the ancient cave statue of Buduruwagala.

Check in and leisure at the hotel in Ella, located with a spectacular mountain view.

Possibility to take walk to visit the beautiful waterfalls in the area.

Dinner and night at the hotel.

ELLA

Day 05

Route : Ella > Adams'peak > Hatton or Nuwara Eliya

Leave for Hatton on train, through the large tea estates of hill country.

Lunch

Check in to the hotel in proximity to the Adam’s Peak.

In the evening, climb Adam’s Peak. Dans l’après-midi, continuation vers Pic D’Adam. (ATTENTION Climbing Adam’s Peak is a seasonal excursion, it may not be available certain time of the year.)

Dinner and night at the hotel

Adam's Peak

Nuwara Eliya

At 180KM from Colombo and 77 KM from Kandy, this city with 1900m of attitude is ranked as the highest in Sri Lanka. Nuwaraeliya has a mild climate & freshness . You can see rolling hills , woods and tea plantations, a lake and streams, orchards or grow vegetables , golf courses, meadows and colonial houses.

Day 06

Route : Nuwara Eliya > Kandy

Leave for Kandy.

Enroute, stop by a tea factory, and enjoy a cup of Sri Lankan tea.

Lunch in Kandy.

Afternoon visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic Kandy. Visit Kandy, the ancient royal city.

Visit a work shop of gems & jewellery.

Dinner and night at the hotel.

Kandy

Kandy is the main town in the center of Sri Lanka, 116 km from Colombo and is watered by the Mahaweli River. The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988.At the center of the Kandy city, there is a lake, which was originally a reservoir of water that was excavated by the English during colonization. The place is still very popular for walking.The famous Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, this vast monument, built in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, houses the most valuable relic of the Buddhist universe: a tooth of Gautama. People from all over the world have been praying for this tooth, a symbol of power, for centuries.

You will also be able to admire the golden dagoba that houses the relic, but you can attend a puja ceremony by mingling with the crowd of worshipers.

Day 07

Route : Kandy > Pinnawala > Gampola > Kandy

Visit the elephant orphanage in Pinnawala.

Lunch in the river banks of Mahaoya.

Visit three temples Gadaladeniya, Lankatilaka and Embekke.

View a Traditional Dance performance in Kandy.

Dinner and night at the hotel.

Pinnnawala

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, situated about 90KM away from Colombo. Be there at the right time to see specially elephant bathing time & their feeding time of baby elephants. It is a unique place to observe and approach elephants.

Day 08

Route : Kandy > Matale > Dambulla > Sigiriya or Habarana

Leave for Sigiriya. On the way visit botanical gardens of Peradeniya.

A visit to Nalanda Gedige - gedige is an image house - is strongly recommended, because it exhibits a composite style of architecture unique in Sri Lanka, and an extraordinary fusion of Hinduism and Buddhism.

Lunch at Spice garden followed by a Sri Lankan cooking demonstration.

Enroute, visit Dambulla. Dambulla cave temple is by far the most impressive of all the many cave temples in Sri Lanka.

Check in and leisure at your hotel in Sigiriya.

Dinner and night at the hotel.

Dambulla

Dambulla is a city in Central Province, Sri Lanka. This city is notable for it’s Golden Temple and reclining Buddha.

The city of Dambulla is built around a large granite boulder that encloses an important cave complex, Raja Maha Vihara, dating back to the first century. It is the largest and best preserved complex of Sri Lankan caves. The site consists of about eighty caves, five shrines, four main monasteries. It contains 157 statues, 153 images of the Buddha, 3 royal images and 4 images of deities. The mural paintings, covering 2,100 square meters, represent, among others, the temptation of Buddha by the demon Māra and his first sermon.

The Dambulla city would also give you an admirable experience of one of Sri Lanka’s biggest wholesale markets – where the leafy and greeny vegetables be distributed to all the countries.

Day 09

Route : Habarana or Sigiriya > Polonnaruwa > Sigiriya > Sigiriya or Habarana

Lunch

Visit Polonnaruwa is the island’s medieval capital (11th - 13th Centuries AD).

Dinner and night at the hotel.

Sigiriya

Sigiriya Perched at 370 m, at the top of a rock of red stone which dominates a harmonious set of gardens designed in the fifth century, the citadel of Sigiriya has been classified by UNESCO since 1982. Anfractuosity of the rock preserves the jewel of the Sri Lankan painting : The portraits of twenty-one young ladies, whose delicate colors have kept their luster 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 giant paws.

Day 10

Route : Habarana or Sigiriya > Aukana > Anuradhapura > Mihintale > Sigiriya or Habarana

Leave for Aukana with in the lake view of Kalawawa.

Visit Anuradhapura - the cradle of glorious Sinhalese Buddhist civilization. The pride of place in Anuradhapura was taken by the ancient stupas and ancient reservoirs.

Lunch in Anuradhapura.

Visit Mihintale. Mihintale Rock has history and religion entwined in its existence. It is where the saint Arahat Mahinda met King Devanam Piya Tissa and Buddhism was brought to Sri Lanka.

Dinner and night at the hotel.

Anuradhapura

Day 11

Route : Habarana or Sigiriya > Yapahuwa > Negombo or Traincomlee or Nilaveli

Leave for Negombo. On the way, visit Yapahuwa, as magnificent as Sigiriya, it is a massive 100m high rock that soars dramatically above the surrounding area.

Lunch

Visit the fishing village of Negombo

Check in and leisure at the beach resort.

Dinner and night at the hotel.

(Possibility to extend the stay to Trincomalee or Nilaveli beaches in the months of May to October.)

Trincomalee