4 Day Sri Lankan Highlights
- Information
- Tour Plan
- Location
What's included
- Airport pickup and Airport Drop off
- All transfers in Air Conditioned Private KDH FLAT ROOF VAN
- English speaking Chauffeur
- Accommodation with given meal plan
- Entrance Tickets for all mentioned excursions
- Special guides for UNESCO sites
- Cost for the Whale watching
- Cost for the Jeeps Safaris
- Drinking wate
- No Hidden Cost
- Meals outside of the Stated meal plan
- Expenses of personal nature.
- Any other services not specified above
- Early Check-in and Late Check-out
- Day 1
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
Day 1
Arrive in Kandy Arrive in Sri Lanka and meet your chauffeur guide for the transfer to Kandy. On arrival, you’ll enjoy the chance to take a tour of the city, which is now a World Heritage Site, and gain a feel for the city and its many attractions. See famous Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and drive around Kandy Lake before the day ends with a colourful performance of Kandyan dancing and drumming.
Accommodation
Hill Top or similar | AC Wi-Fi |
Day 2
Kandy – Dambulla Pay a visit to the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens before leaving Kandy behind to travel to the city of Dambulla – stopping en-route to visit an exotic spice garden in Matale. Once in Dambulla, you’ll take a trip to the stunning Rock Temple; a World Heritage Site that serves as one of the most impressive cave temples to be found anywhere in the country. Home to more than 2000sqm of painted walls, the complex of caves contains numerous images of Buddha. If there's still time, you may also get chance to browse the stalls and wares of the Dambulla Market on your return.
Accommodation
Kassapa Lion Rock or similar | Bed and Breakfast Wi-Fi AC |
Accommodation
The Paradise Resort & Spa | Bed and Breakfast Wi-Fi |
Day 3
Dambulla - Sigiriya – Polonnaruwa – Dambulla The day will start with a trip to the imposing Sigiriya Rock Fortress; which rises more than 200 metres from the surrounding jungle. Explore the moat, ramparts and extensive gardens before visiting the world-renowned frescoes of the 'Heavenly Maidens' of Sigiriya, which are in a sheltered pocket of the rock approached by a spiral stairway. You’ll then head for Polonnaruwa – another World Heritage site – to visit more of Sri Lanka’s most famous attractions; including the ruins of the Royal Palace and King Parakramabahu's statue. Overnight at hotel in Dambulla, Sigiriya or Habarana.
Accommodation
Kassapa Lion Rock or similar | Bed and Breakfast Wi-Fi AC |
Accommodation
The Paradise Resort & Spa | Bed and Breakfast Wi-Fi |
Day 4
Dambulla – Airport Start your final day of the tour with a delicious breakfast. You’ll then return to Colombo where you trip ends with transfer to the airport/Negombo/Waikkal for your onward journey. Alternatively, you could delay your time in the country and head for the coast, with an extension programme available to Trincomalee.
Accommodation
Kassapa Lion Rock or similar | Bed and Breakfast Wi-Fi AC |
Accommodation
The Paradise Resort & Spa | Bed and Breakfast Wi-Fi |
More about this tour
Since the fall of the Venetian republic in 1797, the city has held an unrivaled place in the Western imagination and has been endlessly described in prose and verse. The luminous spectacle of ornate marbled and frescoed palaces, bell towers, and domes reflected in the sparkling waters of the lagoon under a blue Adriatic sky has been painted, photographed, and filmed to such an extent that it is difficult to distinguish the real city from its romantic representations. The visitor arriving in Venice is still transported into another world, one whose atmosphere and beauty remain incomparable.
Today Venice is recognized as part of the artistic and architectural patrimony of all humanity, a fitting role for a city whose thousand-year economic and political independence was sustained by its role in global trading. The situation of the city on islands has limited modern suburban spread beyond the historic centre; its framework of canals and narrow streets has prevented the intrusion of automobiles; and its unmatched wealth of fine buildings and monuments dating from the period of commercial dominance has ensured a keen and almost universal desire for sensitive conservation. This concern for conservation is now extended not just to the city’s monuments but to the very city itself, as rising water levels and subsidence of the land upon which Venice is built threaten the continued existence of the city in its present form. In 1987 Venice and its lagoon were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. Pop. (2009 est.) city, 59,984; (2011 est.) comune, 270,884.
User Reviews & Comments
Brad Jackson
Brilliant 90 minutes spent learning to row the Venetian way in a traditional boat along & around the canals and into the lagoon itself. Expert tuition and local knowledge all adding to a fun “doing” experience. Highly recommended!
October 10, 2018
Emma Churchill
An absolute must for any trip to Venice. Forget the tacky gondalors and tack control your self. We were fortunately to have our lesson with Eleanor, the founder, who is passionate about teaching and passing on the traditional boating skills which save the pollution caused by motor boats.
October 10, 2018