Srilanka Spiritual Trail
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2 Nights Dambulla
1 Night Trincomalee
2 Nights Kandy
2 Nights Nuwara Ella
1 Night Colombo
2 Nights Eliya
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Duration
10N / 11D
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Location
Sri Lanka
Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport. Meet, Greet and respectively transfer from Airport to Chilaw and visit Manavari / Muneshwaram temples
Later proceed for Dambulla/Sigiriya for overnight stay.
Dinner and overnight stay at Dambulla/ Sigiriya
Today after breakfast, you can proceed for an optional excursion to Dambulla Cave Temples OR Sigiriya Rock Fortress (entrances to be paid directly). Dinner and overnight stay at Dambulla/ Sigiriya .
After breakfast proceed for the sightseeing of Trincomalee
Little visited in recent years, the atmospheric city of Trincomalee is set amongst miles of golden-sand beaches, where visitors are few and a warm welcome is assured. Located on one of the world's best natural harbors, the city was disputed by Dutch, Portuguese and British powers, and was the headquarters for the Allied forces in World War II.
Now it is one of Sri Lanka's most pristine tourist destinations, with Buddhist and Hindu Temples set alongside churches and mosques. Visit Shakipeeth and Koneswaram Temple.
Dinner and overnight stay at Trincomalee.
After breakfast at Hotel depart from Trincomalee to Kandy
Early evening, you will visit a Kandyan Dance performance and be treated to a spectacular fire walking finale. Kandy is also famous for its shopping, gems and jewellery, handicrafts, batiks, silks etc. And you will have the opportunity of browsing to your heart's content. Dinner and overnight stay at Kandy.
After breakfast at Hotel depart from Trincomalee to Kandy
Early evening, you will visit a Kandyan Dance performance and be treated to a spectacular fire walking finale. Kandy is also famous for its shopping, gems and jewellery, handicrafts, batiks, silks etc. And you will have the opportunity of browsing to your heart's content. Dinner and overnight stay at Kandy.
Today post breakfast in the hotel, you may proceed to enjoy a sightseeing tour of Kandy which is a UNESCO world heritage site. The historic city about 480m above sea level surrounded by mountains was known to Sri Lankan as Kanda Uda Rata, which means the hill country. Kandy was home to Sri Lanka's last independent Kingdom, which survived two centuries of colonial incursion before finally falling to the British at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Visit the Temple of the tooth, Royal Botanical Gardens, the Peradeniya University campus and catch a panoramic view of the picturesque town from Upper lake Drive. (Entrance fees to be paid directly - wherever applicable)
Second half of the day is free for you to enjoy shopping. Kandy is famous for its gems and jewellery, authentic Srilankan handicrafts, batiks, silks etc.
Dinner and overnight stay at Kandy.
Breakfast at Hotel. Transfer from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya.
Nuwara Eliya meaning "the city of dawn" is the town at the highest elevation (about above sea level) in Sri Lanka and its tallest peak, Piduruthalagala (2555m) could be seen from here. The city established by the British in the nineteenth century, and known as "Little England" and is a popular holiday resort for Sri Lankans and tourists due to its cool climate and quaint colonial feel with its little bungalows surrounded by hedgerows. Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of the tea country and you can visit a plantation and a factory en route here and witness how the famous "Ceylon Tea" is brewed.
Later visit Hanuman Temple Hanuman Temple In the hills of Ramboda where Hanuman was searching for Sita, the Chinmaya Mission of Sri Lanka built the Sri Bhakta Hanuman Temple which is visited by thousands of devotees every year.
Overnight stay at Nuwara eliya.
Today after breakfast visit Sitha Amman temple, Divurumpola and Hakgala garden. Dinner and overnight stay in Nuwaraeliya. Sita Amman Temple The prominent temple architecture will not fail to attract your attention. Ancient statues of Rama and Sita can be seen on one side of the temple. The temple today is a modern building with its paintings, statues and pillars decorated with sculptures; all depicting the tale of Rama and Sita.
Hakgala Botanical Gardens
This is the exotic pleasure garden where King Ravana kept the depressed Sita, insisting that she marries him. It was here where the heartwarming meeting took place between her and Hanuman, who brought her Rama's ring with the news that Rama was looking for her. He offered to carry her back but she refused saying it would be an insult to Rama's honor if she did so. Part of this majestic garden still exists. It is also said that Hanuman nearly destroyed it in order to prove to Ravana of the forces against him.
Divurumpola Temple
This is the place where Seetha Devi underwent "Agni Pariksha" (test). It is a popular place of worship among locals in this area. Divurumpola means place of oath in Sinhala. The legal system permits and accepts the swearing done at this temple while settling disputes between parties.
After breakfast, travel to Kataragama and visit Kataragama temple. Overnight stay in Kataragama. En-route visit Ravana waterfall in Ella. Overnight stay in Ella/Yala
Ravana Waterfall
It is said that Ravana had kidnapped princess Sita, and had hidden her in the caves behind this waterfall, now simply known as the Ravana Ella Cave. At the time, the cave was surrounded with thick forests in the midst of wilderness. It is also believed that Rama's queen bathed in a pool that accumulated the water falling from this waterfall.
Kataragamam temple
Kataragamam temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka, is a Hindu and Buddhist temple complex dedicated to Skanda-Murukan also known as Kataragama deviyo.
Breakfast at Hotel. Transfer from Kataragama to Colombo. Later check into your hotel. Evening at leisure on your own.
Today post breakfast, visit the first Anjaneyar temple in Sri Lanka and Kelaniya temple.
Anjaneyar Temple
This is the first Anjaneyar Temple in Sri Lanka and also the only Panchamuga (five faced) Anjaneyar Temple in Sri Lanka. Its the only temple in the world to have a chariot for Ajanyear.
Kelaniya Temple
After King Ravana's death, Vibeeshana was coroneted as King of Lanka by Lakshmana at Kelaniya. There are murals enshrined outside the Buddhist temple depicting the crowning of Vibeeshana. The Kelani River is mentioned in the Valmiki Ramayana and Vibeeshana palace was said to be on the banks of this river.
Overnight stay at Colombo.
Enjoy shopping in the afternoon.
Dinner and overnight stay in Colombo
After breakfast transfer from Colombo to Airport for departure.
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