SIGHTSEEING

Anuradhapura

Anuradapura is the Ceylonese political and religious capital that flourished for 1,300 years. It was abandoned after an invasion in 993. Once again accessible, this splendid site with its palaces, onasteries and monuments was hidden away in thick jungle for a long time. The Buddhist principality flourished for a century until it was temporarily overthrown by an invader from the Chola Kingdom of South India. According to the Mahavansa, the Sinhala Buddhist chronicle, the city was well-constructed city and a model of planning.

Polonnaruwa

Like any other ancient South Asian city, the city of Polonnaruwa consisted of the royal precinct located within a citadel. It had a defence wall system, moats, monastic and devale complexes which were the

ritual centres, and a well laid out market complex.On the boundaries of the city were craft production centres and beyond them the agricultural hinterland. Vijayabahu's victory and shifting of kingdoms to the more strategic Polonnaruwa is considered significant, but the real "Hero of Polonnaruwa" of the history books is actually his grandson, Parakramabahu.

Sigiriya

Sigiriya has it all. Nothing in Sri Lanka better captures the imagination. This 200 metre lump of granite rises majestically out of the flat central plains. Its blood-stained history is full of intrigue, with astonishing frescos of bare-breasted maidens painted 15 centuries ago, and a wall covered in graffiti that is more Than 1,000 years old. To top it all it has Asia's oldest surviving landscape garden. The Sigiriya Rock Fortress of Sri Lanka is situated in the Matale district near Dambulla. It can be reached along The Colombo-Habarana highway.

Dambulla

Dambulla is about 12 miles south west of Sigiriya, on the Matale-Anuradhapura Road. The largest cave carries 48 statues of Lord Buddha, with statues of some Hindu gods (Vishnu and Saman). The statues of the Hindu gods date back to the 12th century when Hinduism took root in Sri Lanka and started influencing the arts. The history of these caves dates back to the 1st or 2nd century B.C. when King Valagam Bahu took refuge in the caves while escaping from the invading army that drove him out of Anuradhapura.

Kandy

Kandy became the capital city of the last remaining independent kingdom in the island after the coastal regions were conquered by the Portuguese in 1592. Several invasions by the Portuguese and Dutch (16th, 17th and 18th centuries) and later by the British (most notably in 1803) were repelled.

Pinnawala - Elephant Orphanage

See baby jumbos wondering around their cramped foster home or bottle fed and bathed by their human foster fathers at Pinnawala, about 90Km from Colombo towards Kandy is the home to some 60 or more elephant orphans. A place you will really enjoy and never forget. Most orphans are accustomed to their curious human visitors are harmless.Started in 1972 the Elephant Orphanage was relocated to at the present site in 1975 Bathing time at Ma Oya just in front of the orphanage is sharp at 10.00am and 2.00pm. Feeding time is about and hour earlier.

Minneriya National Park

Minneriya National Park is located between Habarana and Polonnaruwa. Covered an area of 8890 hectares park is an ideal place for elephant and leopard watching. The vegetation of this park is mixed evergreen and scrub areas. The important feature of this park is that 3rd century built Minneriya Tank is located in the park. During the dry season Minneriya tank becomes the ideal place to observe its natural wild life.Minneriya National Park is home to 24 species of mammals,160 species of birds , 75 species of butterfly?s, 9 species of amphibians, 26 species of fish and 25 species of reptiles.Day jeep safari with a reliable guide will get you the opportunity to evident the natural beauty of the park and most of the wildlife. If you are lucky you will be able to get photographs of leopards and 300 bathing elephants at the tank.

Spice Garden

Spices and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed. A processing and training unit has been set up in the area and farmers are grouped in a cooperative to ensure fair prices and you will also be able to purchase spices.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.

Visitors may buy spices, traditional remedies and cosmetics, taste a herbal brew and in some venues, enjoy the full flavors of Sri Lankan spices over lunch or an Ayurveda massage based on natural products from the garden.

Kandy - Tooth relic temple

The Temple of the sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy is the most venerated place of worship for Buddhists throughout the world. Built in the 16th century, this temple houses the sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha brought to Sri Lanka from the Kalinga province in ancient India in the 4th century AD.

Kandy - Cultural show entrance tickets

In the evening we can visit Cultural Dance (Cultural Dance is a demonstration of dancers in Esala Perahera and Sri Lankan traditional dancing around 5.30pm.

Kandy Museum,Gem museum,tea Museum & factory

Do a city tour in a lovely city, encircled by hills, with a tranquil lake in its center, it is a house for realize your dream with gem & jewelry at gem museum in Kandy city. And also wood carvings will show you how to survive it with generation to generation with its endemic and own frame, choose your thousands of years old wood graven allotment with its warm people who offer this specific experience with a commemoration forever for your life.

Nuwara Eliya - Horton plains & worlds end

Horton Plains, located on a high windswept saddle at about 7,000 ft. (2134 m) elevation. The plains are an expanse of misty grassland with scraggy trees and icecold rivulets. World’s End is considered to be the finest view in all of Sri Lanka. The awesome escarpment drops vertically for about 4,000 feet, hence its name was given. Plains are also famous for the greenery and the cold climate.

Adams Peak- Hiking

Though not the highest mountain of Sri Lanka, the striking pyramid of Adam's Peak (7,360 ft) is certainly the most remarkable. A depression in the rocky summit resembles a huge footprint, which has been venerated as a sacred sigh from remote antiquity. This was identified by Buddhists as the Buddha's footprint, by Hindus as that of Shiva, and by Muslims as Adam's. Later the Portuguese attributed it to St. Thomas the Apostle.

Midnight we have to be ready for the climb and be there on the top at 5am for sun rise.

Kitulgala - Rafting

For two days with Jumping by the waterfalls and more water activities includes rainforest visit near by. The jungles of Kitulgala there are plenty of camping opportunities which can be coupled with White Water Rafting, Bird Watching, Jungle Walks, River bathing and many adventure activities.If you are looking at an adventure and leisure base close to Colombo, Kithulgala is THE PLACE. Being so close to Colombo if you stay for one night you would be able to do many adventure and leisure activities such as White Water Rafting, Bird Watching, Walking in the Jungle, Bathing in the river, Trekking to Waterfalls, Adventure Jumps and slides in natural ponds, River Expeditions, Rain Forest Walks and Trails, Flat Water Rafting, Waterfall Abseiling.

Mirissa- Whales and dolphins watching

Whale and dolphin watching in Mirissa is one of the most exciting water activities you can do in Sri Lanka during your holiday.Mirissa is the best place to start your whale and dolphin watching tour in Sri Lanka. In warm Indian ocean you can see Blue whales, Bryde´s whales, Sperm whales, Fin whales, sometimes Killer whales, and Common dolphins, Bottlenose dolphins, Spinner dolphins, Risso's dolphins and Striped dolphins. Sometimes you can see turtles and various fish species, for example Bluefin tuna and flying fish.

Yala - National park

Its open undulating terrain made it famous for elephants for many years, but recently the park has also received much fame through publicity by National Geographic and the Discovery TV channels, which focused on a leopard research/conservation and identification project. Claims have subsequently been made that Yala National Park has the world’s highest concentration of leopard per square kilometer. Yala – Sri Lanka’s most known national park is popular for Elephant, Leopard, Bear, Crocodile, Wild Boar and other various numbers of animals

Turtle Hatchery

​In Kosgoda, visit the Turtle hatchery which is being operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. Several species of turtles, especially the endangered hawksbill are protected here. Most vulnerable of all are their eggs, which are left uncovered on beaches all around the coast. The goodwill of Kosgoda area fishermen who bring these eggs gratis to the hatchery has lead to the hatching and has released around 100,000 young turtles within a period of two years since the hatchery has been opened

Madu Ganga River safari

Sea boasts of having a cluster of 64 small islands scattered along her path and the most of which are uninhabited and covered with mangroves. Madu is certainly a placid and memorable place of interest to any nature lover who longs to witness mesmerizing landscape of the nature. But over thrilled visitors are forewarned! – Madu River is also a known den for crocodiles

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