Tour Code : 6D
Programme : CULTURAL DELUXE
Duration : 5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS.
Period : 01-NOV-2003 TO 30-APR-2004 |
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| Tour Itinerary |
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| DAY 01 |
Transfer from Airport to Pinnawala.
Visit the elephant orphanage in Pinnawala. This orphanage is
the home for about 60 elephants, out of which some are baby
elephants found abandoned or orphaned in the wild. They are
being cared, fed and trained by the wild life authorities. The
best time to visit is during the feeding times, when one will
have the opportunity of seeing the baby elephants being bottle-fed.
Also could accompany the elephants to a river close-by and see
them having their daily bath.
Transfer from Pinnawala to Kandalama.
Overnight stay at Kandalama Hotel. |
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| DAY 02 |
Breakfast at Kandalama Hotel.
Transfer from Kandalama to Sigiriya.
Climb the 5th century Sigiriya rock fortress which is a world
heritage site, built by King Kashyapa (477-495 AD). The 'Lion
Rock' is a citadel of unusual beauty rising 200 metres from
the scrub jungle. The rock was the innermost stronghold of the
70 hectare fortified town. A moat, rampart, and extensive gardens
including the renowned water gardens ring the base of the rock.
Visit the world-renowned frescoes of the 'Heavenly Maidens'
of Sigiriya, which are in a sheltered pocket of the rock approached
by a spiral stairway. These frescoes are painted in earth pigments
on plaster.
Transfer from Sigiriya to Dambulla.
Visit the Dambulla Rock Temple. Climb up to the temple, which
was donated by king Walagambahu in the 1st century BC to Buddhist
monks. Dambulla is a World Heritage site and is the most impressive
of Sri Lanka's cave temples. The complex of five caves with
over 2000 sq. metres of painted walls and the ceiling is the
largest area of paintings found in the world. These caves contain
over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal
figure of the Buddha carved out of rock spanning 14 metres.
Transfer from Dambulla to Kandy.
Do a city tour of Kandy. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri
Lankan kings, and is a World Heritage Site. The name Kandy conjures
visions of splendour and magnificence. Many of the legends,
traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive. Drive
around the Kandy Lake built by the last Sinhala king Sri Wickrama
Rajasinghe in 1798. Visit the Kandy town and Bazaar, the arts
& crafts centre and a gem museum and a lapidary. In the
evening visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic and thereafter witness
a cultural show featuring traditional Sri Lankan dancing.
Overnight stay at Earls Regency Hotel. |
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| DAY 03 |
Breakfast at Earls Regency Hotel.
Visit the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. This botanical garden
was first built as a pleasure garden by a Sinhala king and was
expanded by the British. It is 147 acres in extent and provides
an amazing variety of trees, plants and flowers.
Overnight stay at Earls Regency Hotel. |
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| DAY 04 |
Breakfast at Earls Regency Hotel.
Transfer from Kandy to Colombo.
Do a city tour of Colombo. Colombo like many capital cities
in developing countries is fast changing its face. Almost overnight,
skyscrapers arise from where old buildings once stood. Yet in
some parts, the Old World charm is retained. As an example there
is a 100 year old clock tower and several British built colonial
buildings. Other places of interest are the Pettah bazaar where
one can shop for a bargains, the old Parliament in Fort, a Hindu
and a Buddhist temple, residential areas where you find the
stately homes of the affluent and the Bandaranaike Memorial
International Conference Hall - BMICH, an outright gift to Sri
Lanka from the People's Republic of China.
Overnight stay at Taj Samudra Hotel. |
| DAY 05 |
Breakfast at Taj Samudra Hotel.
Transfer from Colombo to Airport. |
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| Quotation |
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| Package price sheet |
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| The above prices
include: |
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| Accommodation (in standard
rooms) on B/B basis for 4 nights from breakfast on day 2 to breakfast
on day 5 at hotels specified or at hotels of similar standard. |
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| Transportation by air-conditioned
vehicle from Airport to Airport. |
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| Services of a English
Speaking Driver Guide. |
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| The prices do
not include: |
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| Christmas and New Year
eve supplements at hotels. |
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| Video Camera permits
at Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage |
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| Skill Camera/video camera
permits at the Kandy temple |
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| Lunch Dinner and entrance
fees during tour. |
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| Expenses of personal
nature. |
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| Any other services not
specified above. |
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| Please note the
above rates include Taxes levied by Government, 15% VAT (Value Added
Tax) and 1% sess (Tourism Development Levy) Tax |
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| Cancellation Policy |
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| a). 48 HRS or less, 100%
cancellation charge. |
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| b). 48 hrs. to 4 days
– 50% or the equivalent of the first two days charges. |
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| c). 5 days or more –
no cancellation charges provided no commitment or advances are made
to 3rd parties |
