Sri Lanka Classical Tour (14 Days / 13 Nights)

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  • 14 Days

  • Adult

  • Child

  • Infant

From $1,000.00 Per Adult
From $500.00 Per Child
From $1,000.00 Per Infant

Description

Embark on an unforgettable family adventure in Sri Lanka, a tropical paradise that offers a perfect blend of rich culture, breathtaking landscapes, and exciting activities for all ages. Our 15-day Family Tour is designed to create lasting memories as you explore ancient cities, encounter diverse wildlife, relax on pristine beaches, and engage in thrilling outdoor adventures. Discover the wonders of Sri Lanka together and experience the warmth of its people on this unforgettable family journey.

Duration

14 Days, 12 Nights

Tour Type

Continues

Group Size

10

Language

Sinhala, English, Jerman

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Highlights

  • Includes accommodation an expert guide, meals, transport.
  • Proceed to Kalpitiya to make Dolphin & Whale Watching tour.
  • Make Full Day Jeep Safari at Wilpattu National Parl.
  • Overnight stay at Wilpattu Camp Site.
  • Overnight stay at Camp Site in Knuckles.
  • Overnight stay at Lodge in Gal Oya.

Included

  • Meeting at the airport upon arrival and assistance during the stay
  • Daily Bottle of Mineral water
  • Airport to Airport Services
  • All Transfers in Air Con car with English Speaking Chauffeur Guide (German Speaking Guide – Supplement will apply)
  • Accommodation in mentioned hotels with breakfast and dinner
  • All entrance fees to site mentioned and jeep for safari
  • All applicable taxes & service charges

Excluded

  • Lunch, beverages & snacks
  • Extras of personal nature.
  • Tips and gratuities.
  • Extra services other than those specified

Travel Itinerary

Day 1 - ARRIVAL – NEGOMBO

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On arrival, meet & greet at the airport and transfer to hotel in Negombo. Check-in to the hotel and relax to recover from the jet lag. (Approx. Transfer Time: 45 Minutes).
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Negombo.

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Day 2 - NEGOMBO – PINNAWEALA ELEPHANT ORPHANGE PINNAWEALA – DAMBULLA/SIGIRIYA

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Breakfast at hotel.
Explore the history of the dynamic city of Negombo. Indulge in a diverse experience by visiting the famous fish market in Negombo known as the ‘Lellama’. Walk on the beach and watch fishermen untangle their fishing nets and witness the fish being auctioned and sold to retail and commercial customers alike.
Leave for Pinnaweala. (Approx. Transfer time: 2 Hours)
Visit the elephant orphanage in Pinnawela, initiated in 1975 to foster care for the abandoned and orphaned baby elephants. These giant yet gentle creatures wonder around in the sanctuary, being fed and bathed by their foster human parents. Twice a day the herd is led to the river nearby for a two-hour bath. You are welcome to join and interact with them while feasting your eyes on the largest gathering of tame elephants. Baby elephants are bottle fed a special formula milk by their mahout, the caretaker, and if you are curious you can even join in feeding them at the daily feeding times 9.15am & 1.15pm.
Leave for Dambulla. (Approx. Transfer time: 2.5 Hours)
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Dambulla / Sigiriya.

Day 3 - SIGIRIYA ROCK FORTRESS POLONNARUWA ANCIENT SITES

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Breakfast at hotel.
Visit the Sigiriya Rock Fortress.
Sigiriya Rock Fortress is UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most dramatic, inspiring and beautiful historical locations in the world. A mythical past of feuding dynasties suits Sigiriya’s striking setting- it was built in 5th century AD by king, Kasyapa, as a fortress-palace. The palace complex at the foot of the rock still has the remains of four indoor swimming pools where the king’s 500 concubines bathed. The palace structure was built with complex water arteries in the walls that provided natural air conditioning in the hot climate. On the summit, reached with the help of metal staircases and ladders, you can see the remains of the palace walls, gardens and ponds.

The mirror walls of the Sigiriya rock still retain the world-famous frescoes of the king’s concubines, who originated from all parts of the world.

Later continue on to one of the ruins of ancient Ceylon - the UNESCO World Heritage City of Polonnaruwa, which was the Capital of Sri Lanka from the 11th to 13th century. Polonnaruwa was a well-planned medieval city defended by enclosing walls (around 5 km. which still remain), graced by palaces, shrines, monasteries, pavilions, parks, ponds and irrigation lakes. Polonnaruwa is strewn with ruins in a resplendent state of preservation.

The ‘Gal Vihara’ which consists of statues of the recumbent, standing and seated Buddha have been cut from a single granite wall and rank among few of the true masterpieces of Sri Lankan Art.

Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Dambulla / Sigiriya.

Day 4 - DAMBULLA ROCK CAVE TEMPLE MATALE – KANDY

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Breakfast at hotel.
Visit Dambulla Rock Cave Temple. Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla. The largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka, the rock from which the caves were carved towers 160 meters (520 ft) over the surrounding plains. A total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses also stand in the site.
Continue your journey to the hill capital of Kandy. Eminent as the center of Buddhism and the capital of the last Sinhalese kingdom. (Approx. Transfer time: 3 Hours).
En route visit a spice garden in Matale to see many different types of spices Sri Lanka is famous for. You will be introduced to different spices and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed. Gardens are open to visitors, a delightful place to stroll in fragrant greenery and learn about nutmeg, pepper vines, clove trees and curry, cinnamon and the precious cardamom, a relative of ginger. It grows in the shade of high jungle trees and can only be harvested by hand.
Enjoy a traditional cultural dance performance which is a vibrant and unique fire and Harvest dances accompanied by Ceremonial Drums and the Drum Orchestra rising and
falling to the lively tempo. The highlight of the show is definitely the fire walking show, where the artists walk through a specially prepared fire pit, roughly 8 feet by 3 feet covered with red-hot charcoal, completely barefoot.
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Kandy.

Day 5 - KANDY

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Breakfast at hotel.
Visit the Temple of tooth relic, for the morning ceremony, the stunning 17th century Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) is believed to house the left upper canine tooth of the Lord Buddha himself. This precious relic attracts white-clad pilgrims, bearing lotus blossoms and frangipani, every day.
Make a sightseeing tour of Kandy. Visit the upper lake, oriental market place, a bazaar.
Visit the Royal Botanical Gardens, at Peradeniya, the largest of Sri Lanka’s botanical gardens displaying over 4 000 different species of plants and is regarded amongst the most superior in Asia. The focal points include the superb Orchid collection and a mighty avenue of Royal Palm Trees. In addition to a plethora of flowering plants, there is also an extensive collection of medicinal plants and spices which can be spotted on your meander across the gardens.
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Kandy.

Day 6 - KANDY – TRAIN TO NUWARA ELIYA

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Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Kandy Railway station.
Make scenic train trip to Nuwara Eliya, also known as Sri Lanka’s “Little England”, is the prime hill resorts of the country. At a height of approximately 2000 m above sea level, the city has an abundance of lush tea plantations and jaw dropping scenery. Its nickname comes from the many English style bungalows and buildings still in existence today.
The train journey weaving through the scenic hill country is one of the most beautiful explorations in Sri Lanka. From the edge of soaring mountains, you will oversee the branching valleys from the mist capped mountains, sloping lush green tea plantations, villages dotted with houses, thick forests and whooshing waterfalls.
Pick up from Nanu Oya Train station.
Visit the tea plantation and a tea factory, in the island where the best tea in the world is produced. Watch the tea pluckers pick two leaves and a bud with deft hands. Then to the factory where the all-important conversion to “made” black tea happens. The machinery used is of very traditional British design, some as old as 100 years. The process is a very artisanal one, unchanged for a century. Observe the process of manufacturing tea, tea grading and taste a cup of pure Ceylon tea.
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

Day 7 - NUWARA ELIYA – ELLA – YALA JEEP SAFARI

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Breakfast at hotel.
Leave for Tissa/Yala. (Approx. Transfer Time: 4 hours)
Visit spectacular Ella gap in the southern mountain wall where the land falls away in a dizzy drop of 3000 ft (915m), to the southern plains and the sea, which is visible in the far distance on a clear day.
Visit Rawana Ella Water Fall.
Afternoon make jeep safari at Yala National Park.
Yala national park is the second largest and most visited national safari park in Sri Lanka with numerous type of wildlife and also known for its variety of eco systems and rich biodiversity. It is situated in dry semi-arid climatic region which hosts various ecosystems from moist monsoon forests to freshwater and marine wetlands. Yala is home to 44 varieties of mammal and 215 bird species with seven are endemic bird species to the country. Among its more famous residents are the world’s biggest concentration of leopards, majestic elephants, sloth bears, sambars, jackals, spotted dear, peacocks, crocodiles and wild buffalos.
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Tissa / Yala.

Day 8 - TISSA/YALA – GALLE – BEACH

Breakfast at hotel.
Leave for Beach Hotel.
Travel through Tangalle and Matara.
See the stilt fishermen’s on poles in Koggala, which is a traditional method for fishing practiced by most fishermen along the southern coast of Sri Lanka.
Visit the Galle Fort.
Galle Fort is the finest and most intact fortified city build by the former European colonial powers in Asia. The narrow streets of Galle Fort are lined with Dutch merchant villas, pillared verandas, carved doors and windows. British and Dutch period offices are still in use. This is a living world heritage city with residents walking the 300 year old ramparts at sunset. Strolling along the high rampart walls you will see the Old Dutch and English churches, the Governor's house, the massive VOC warehouses, the Square of Courts, the elegant pillared facade of the Old Dutch hospital, the Portuguese Black Fort, the lighthouse, the Clock Tower and much more.
Visit a turtle hatchery.

Day 9 - 13 - BEACH

Breakfast at hotel.
Day’s at leisure.
Dinner and overnight stay at Beach Hotel.

Day 14 - BEACH – AIRPORT

Breakfast and transfer to the airport for onward flight.

Tour Terms & Conditions

General
Rates are based on private touring.
If a place of visit is closed to visitors, on a particular time/date, every effort will be made to replace with an alternative.
During major events, accommodation may not be in the mentioned city.
Sequence of itinerary is subject to change without prior notice, in the best interest.
Hotel classifications are based on local standards
Amendments / cancellations etc., are subject to terms and conditions.
Information is as per time of print and subject to change without notice.
Please Note
The rates quoted are based on the listed proposed hotels.
The above rates are net and include government taxes (VAT, TDL & NBT).
These rates are subject to change without prior notice in the event government changes the tax policy, or if the hotels change their rates, or for situations beyond our control.
These rates are applicable for tour operators/travel agents working exclusively with us.
All hotel classifications are as per local hotel classifications.
Meal plan on tour will be on booked basis.
Breakfast will start from the 2nd day.
Half Board will be from arrival day dinner to departure day breakfast.
Full Board will be from arrival day lunch to departure day breakfast.
Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle from Airport to Airport, as per the itinerary.
In an unlikely event of a customer need a betterment, it should be brought to our notice immediately for rectification. No post tour complaints will be considered.
Optional excursions and additional services could be provided for which charges will be collected locally.
Visits to wild life parks, adventure activities, swimming etc, will be at client's own risk.
Safari vehicles (none air-conditioned) available are basic with basic insurance cover
Payment by credit cards will be subject to 3.5% bank charges.
Tours could be re-routed with/ or without adequate notice, in the best interest of the customer.
Certain places of interest could be closed during lunch hours, public holidays etc., and the DMC will not be responsible for those.
Cancellation charges (Sri Lanka)
Within 07 - 00 days - 100% cancellation charge.
Within 14 - 08 days - 75% cancellation charge.
Within 21-15 days - 50% cancellation charge.
If any advance payments are made to any hotels or other suppliers to reserve services, those will be added to the cancellation charges.
Hotel Confirmations
Hotels reservations will be made when confirming, however due to prevailing demand situation, final confirmation of hotel/s, will be subject to availability at the time of receiving the booking confirmation.
Hotel Rules & Regulations
The official check-in time at all hotels will be 14.00 hrs.
The official check-out time at all hotels will be 12.00 hrs.
For early arrival we recommend that the hotel to be reserved from previous day.
Cancellation policy will be applicable for any reduction of allocated / blocked rooms, after the release period.
Children Policy
Infants 0 – 2 years : Free of charge (Baby cot on request)
Child 2 – 12 years : 50% of adult rate sharing room with parents including extra bed
Child 2 – 12 years : 25% of adult rate sharing room with parents excluding extra bed
Visa
A tourist visa needs to be obtained for nationals other than Singapore & Maldives and could be obtained online. For further details, visit http://www.eta.gov.lk/

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