GEMS OF SRILANKA

After breakfast at the hotel, start your exploration of Kandy Visit Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic – When King Wimaladharmasuriya I (1592-1604 A.D.) became King in Kandy; he searched for the Tooth Relic and the bowl Relic of the Buddha and found that it was kept at the Delgomuwa Buddhist Temple at Kuruwita, for more than 44 years, hidden in a grinding stone. The King had gone there personally and brought the Sacred Tooth Relic to Kandy in a procession accompanied by the King. The first Temple of the Tooth Relic was constructed by Wimaladharmasooriya I to house it next to the Royal Palace. The Portuguese burned down the 2-floored building and King Wimaladharma sooriya II (1687-1707) erected a 3- storied building to house the Sacred Tooth Relic. It was burnt down once again and a new 2- storied building was constructed by King Narendra singhe (1707-1739 A.D.) and what we see today may be the building constructed by him.. 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’sHakga Afternoon Tea with Snack Dinner & Overnight stay at Kandy.

After breakfast at the hotel, start your tour to Nuwara Eliya En Route Stop at Ramboda Waterfall Situated in the Ramboda area of Nuwara Eliya district, Ramboda falls is one of most popular waterfall in Sri Lanka. Standing at 109m high, Ramboda Falls is and 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka. Ramboda falls consists of 3 parts called Ihala Ramboda Oya Ella (Upper Ramboda Oya Fall), Ramboda Oya Meda Ella (Middle Fall), and Pahala Ramboda Oya Ella (Lower Ramboda Oya Falls). Main part of the fall is easily visible to Kandy – Nuwara Eliya Road, Making it a popular stop for anyone with a camera. Lunch at outside restaurant Hanuman Temple - On these hills of Ramboda where Hanuman was searching for Sitadevi, Chinmaya mission of Sri Lanka built a temple with Hanuman as the presiding deity. On every full moon day special pooja’s are conducted and witnessed by thousands of devotees. This temple is called Sri Baktha Hanuman temple. The image of Lord Hanuman here is 16 feet. Visit Tea Factory and Garden. Afternoon Tea with Snack Dinner & Overnight stay at Nuwara Eliya

After breakfast at the hotel, continue exploring Nuwara Eliya. Nuwara Eliya City tour by Car 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 coolest places in the Island, but it is really just like an English spring day, although the temperature does drop at night. All around Nuwara Eliya you will see evidence of the British influence, houses like country cottages or Queen Ann style mansions. The Victoria Park, in the middle of the town, is a lovely place for a stroll or a picnic and is also good for Birding as you get some rare birds in this Park. Seasons may be absent elsewhere in Sri Lanka, but here you can read them by the flowers, which bloom in the spring (march to May) and the fall (August and September). It is interesting to note that foot prints akin to Lord Hanuman's are found by this river and some are of small size and some are of large size, which tells us of the immense powers of hanuman transforming himself into any size. Afternoon Tea with Snack Dinner & Overnight stay at Nuwara Eliya.

After breakfast at hotel leave for Colombo. Arrive in Colombo, Lunch at outside restaurant City Tour of Colombo by Car Colombo – Is the business and commercial center and the new capital is Sri Jayawardhanapura Kotte, only a few miles away. Colombo was only a small seaport, which came into prominence in the 16th Century with the arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 and the development of it as a major Harbour took place during the British period. Colombo became the capital of Sri Lanka in 1815 after Kandyan Kingdom was ceded to the British. The remains of the buildings during the period of the Portuguese, Dutch and British rule are found in every area of the city. None of the Portuguese & Dutch fortifications are found today but some of their buildings and churches could be seen in the Fort & Pettah areas.

Check-out & leave for Airport to connect with the departure flight. Tour Concludes with Sweet Memories with Gama Holidays ...