Sri Lanka & Maldives

Duration

8 Days

Tour Type

Group Tour

Tour Plan

Day 1:

Board flight for Colombo. Arrive and visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Check in to hotel. Overnight in hotel in Kandy. Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage – started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded elephants. This orphanage has grown to be a big family today.

Day 2:

After a relaxed breakfast, visit the Royal Botanical garden and Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Overnight in Kandy. Royal Botanical Gardens – 67 hectares of exquisite beauty and botanical treasurers containing more than 4000 species of flowers and plants. This is a haven not only for scientists, but also for nature lovers. Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic – Eversince 4th century AD when the Buddha’s tooth was brought to Sri Lanka hidden from sacrilegious hands in an Orison princess’ hair, the relic has grown in repute and holiness in Sri Lanka and throughout the Buddhist world. It is considered Sri Lanka’s most prized possession.

Day 3:

After breakfast, proceed to Nuwara Eliya. Enroute visit tea plantation, Hanuman Temple and Ramboda Falls. Overnight in Nuwara Eliya. Tea Plantation – Tea was 1st planted in Sri Lanka in 1824 at the Botanical Gardens when a few plants were brought from China.

Day 4:

After breakfast visit Sita Amman Temple and Hakgala Gardens. Overnight in Nuwara Eliya. Hakgala Gardens – There are over 10,000 species of flora planted here and during the tourist season thousands of visitors come to see the blooms here. Number of annual visitors is around 500,000.

Day 5:

After breakfast leave for Colombo. Panoramic city tour of Colombo visiting Old Parliament, Town Hall and Buddhist Temple. Later free for shopping. Overnight in Colombo.

Day 6:

Board your flight to Male. Arrive and transfer to the island of stay. Take a tour of the island. Overnight in Male.

Day 7:

Morning visit the Dolphins. Later take a Male Tour. Overnight Male.

Day 8:

Morning free for shopping. Later transfer to the airport for your flight back home.