After Breakfast transfer to Kandy. En route visit Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage.

* Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage - Started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded, the orphanage has grown to be a big family today. A unique experience never to be missed.

Afternoon commence city tour of Kandy, including Upper Lake Drive, Market Square, Arts and a crafts Centre, and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

* Kandy - the hill capital. Venue of the annual Perahera. The last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally ceded to the British in 1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism’s influence in Sri Lanka today. Temple’s shrines and monasteries keeping alive Buddhist traditions are everywhere.

* Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic - ever since 4th Century A.D, when the Buddha’s Tooth was brought to Sri Lanka hidden from sacrilegious hands in an Orissan 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.

Evening view a cultural show featuring various dance types of Sri Lanka.

Over night stay in Kandy

After Breakfast visit Royal Botanical Garden

* Royal Botanical Gardens - Peradeniya  147 acres in extent; Started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the Kings of Kandy.  There are more than 5000 species of trees and plants. Some rare and endemics as well as flora from the tropical World.  Spice Garden and Orchid House are popular with tourist’s.

Therefore proceed to Nuwara Eliya, en route visit a tea factory and estate.

* Nuwara Eliya - The ‘Little England’ of Sri Lanka, is set against beautiful backdrops of Mountains, Valleys, Waterfalls and Tea Plantations.  It is supposed to be one of the coldest places on the island, but is really just like an England spring day although the temperature does drop at night.

All around Nuwara Eliya you will see evidence of the British influence.  Houses are like country cottages or Queen Ann style mansions.

Over night stay in – Nuwara Eliya

After Breakfast spend the Day at leisure or do the below excursions available

Horton Plains / Hagalla Gardens / Playing Golf / Boat Ride at Gregory Lake / Climbing Siripada [During season time] / Hiking through Tea plantation / Single tree Mountain Climbing.

Horton Plains -  The highest plateau at 7000ft (2134 meters)  is a National Park, visited by tourists and a large number of Sri Lanka tourists The Patnas in the lower parts, rising from the Marshes and streams extends upto the tree-line.  The trees, stunted by the wind and mist, covered with ‘Spagnum moss ‘ or old man’s beard, and the jungle is full of rare and endemic plants. The red flowered  Rhododendrons, or the ‘Niloos’ that blooms once in 12 years, and the Butterflies, Birds, found only in the hill areas, the ‘Bear Monkey,’ large herds of Sambhur, Leopard and other animals are found in the plains.

The ‘World End’ and ‘Little World End” with sheer drops of 3000ft to the plantation below and the beautiful scenery, are not found anywhere else in the country.

Over night stay in  – Nuwara Eliya

After Breakfast transfer to Kaluthara / Bentota stay via Kithulgala, If you wish we could arrange White water rafting at Kithulgala.

Kithulgala The Kelani River [The broadest river in Sri Lanka] flowing through Kithulgala was the main location where the Oscar winning movie “ Bridge on the River Kwai” was filmed. On the hill above this town, a prehistoric cave was recently discovered containing large middens of shells from some unknown civilization.

Over night stay at Bentota / Kaluthara

After Break spend the day leisure on the beach

Over night stay at Bentota / Kaluthara

After Breakfast proceed to Airport to connect departure flight