Best Of Srilanka

Arrive by (flt no) at (00hrs). Please clear immigration & visa formalities, collect your baggage and proceed to the arrival lounge through the green channel if you do not have goods to be declared to customs.The Green Voyages Representative will page you by your name. Thereafter you will be assisted to the Car park / Coach Park to begin you journey.Afterwards leave to Pinnawala. Visit PinnawelaElephant Orphange- App. 55 miles from Colombo, off the Colombo - Kandy road is Pinnawela, where an orphanage was started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded elephants. The number of elephants has increased to more than 65 now; including Baby Elephants brought from various parts, as well as some of the more then 25 babies born, as a result of the captive breeding programme. The best time to visit is the feeding time from 0930-1000 hrs and 1330-1400 hrs and the bathing time from 1000-1030 hrs and 1400-1430 hrs when all the elephants are taken to the river close by. Afterwards proceed to Kandy. En-route visit a Spice Garden at Mawanella and see the luscious Cinnamons, Cardamons, Pepper plants etc. You can also purchase your requirements of spices. Afternoon city tour of Kandy, including Upper Lake Drive, Market Square, Arts & Crafts Centre, Gem Museum and Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Evening witness the Kandy Cultural Dance Performance .Dinner & overnight stay at hotel in Kandy.

After breakfast visit Peradeniya Botanical Gardens Royal Botanical Gardens - 147 acres in extent: started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the King’s of Kandy. There are more than 5000 species of tree and plants. Some and endemic as well as flora from the tropical world. Spice garden and Orchid House are popular with Tourists.Thereafter leave to NuwaraEliya.Visit Seetha Amman Temple and Hanuman Temple.Evening commence city tour in NuwaraEliya. NuwaraEliya - The ‘Little England’ of Sri Lanka, is set against beautiful backdrops of Mountains, Valleys, Waterfalls and Tea Plantations. It is supposed to be one of the coldest places on the island, but is really just like an England spring day although the temperature does drop at night.All around NuwaraEliya you will see evidence of the British influence. Houses are like country cottages or Queen Ann style mansions. Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel in NuwaraEliya.

After breakfast at the hotel, proceed to Yala. Arrive in Yala and enjoy an evening safari. Yala(Ruhuna) National Park: the Ruhunu National Park covers 126,786 hectares including the Strict Natural Reserve (Block II). The most familiar is Block I (14,101 hectares) and this were established in 1938.Yala is famous for its big herds and large number of Elephants, Leopards, Spotted Deer, Sambhur, Crocodiles, Mongoose, Wild Boar, Wild Buffalo, and many other animals.More than 130 bird species are recorded which includes the resident and winter visitors.Overnight stay at a Yala hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel proceed to Bentota. Visit a turtle hatchery and enjoy a mangrove boat ride in Madu River. Mangrove Boat ride in Madu River:Madu River or the Madu Ganga is one of the natures fascinating creations off South West coast in Balapitiya. Madu Ganga is a lagoon with hundreds of islands providing an idyllic setting for a well spent holiday and loads of authentic traditional settings. It may be one of the last remaining tracts of pristine mangrove forests in Sri Lanka.Spend the day at leisure.Overnight stay at a Bentota hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel proceed to Airport. If time permits enjoy a city tour of Colombo. Colombo: A drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens.Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street - the Goldsmith’s quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where 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 Avukana Buddha and Independence Square. Afterwards proceed to airport for your scheduled flight with so much to remember and cherish one day!