Jasmine Tour 08 Days – 07 Nights

DAY 01
meet on arrival. transfer to hotel. if time permits, half day city tour of Colombo. overnight stay in Colombo.

DAY 02
leave for Anuradhapura after breakfast. 1 st capital of Sri Lanka in the 3 rd cen bc. declared a world heritage site. visit sri maha bodhi, the oldest historically documented tree in the world, the brazen palace, dagobas, ruwanwelisaya, abeygiri & jetawana monastories, finely preserved rock cut statues of lord Buddha & ruins of palaces, isurumuniya rock temple etc.. dinner & overnight stay at Anuradhapura.

DAY 03
leave for sigiriya, a 650 feet high rock fortress in the sky, is a masterpiece of construction, artistry & irrigation. a world heritage site (5 cen ad). the world famous frescoe paintings of heavenly maidens are housed in a cave pocket. dinner& overnight stay at giritale/sigiriya.

DAY 04
leave for Kandy via dambulla or the golden rock is a cave temple which dates back to the 1 stcen.bc. its rock ceiling is one large sweep of colorful frescoes which depict Buddhist mythology and the tales of the Buddha’s previous births. five caves in number, houses the largest collection of Buddha statues in one place. in Kandy, visit temple of the tooth, view a cultural dance. dinner & overnight stay at Kandy.

DAY 05
Kandy , Last seat of the Sinhala Kings is the most popular destination for foreign & local visitors. After breakfast Visit Pinnawala, the Elephant Orphanage and city tour of Kandy featuring. The temple of the Tooth relic of Lord Buddha, Botanical Gardens with a fine collection of over 4000 species of exotic plants, Museum, Arts & Crafts Association and the fruit market. Dinner & overnight stay at Kandy.

DAY 06
after breakfast, leave for nuwaraeliya, visit a tea factory en -route. nuwaraeliya resembles an old english town, complete with a lake, race track, wll- kept lawns with hedges, an anglican church and the 18 hole golf course. visit hakgala botanical gardens which houses an exotic collection of roses & ferns. dinner & overnight stay at nuwaraeliya.

DAY 07
leave for tissamaharama in the southern coast. if time permits visit yala national park by jeep in the afternoon or early morning next day to sight elephants, deer, peacock etc. dinner & overnight stay at kataragama.

DAY 08
after breakfast leave for Colombo/airport.