Day 01 Arrive Airport – Negombo (Approx. 15 minutes drive) • On arrival at the Bandaranaike International airport, you will be warmly greeted by your very own chauffeur guide and transferred to negombo. (Approx. 15 minutes’ drive). On arrival in the hotel, spend the day at leisure relaxing and enjoying the hotel facilities. • Spend overnight at Heritance Negombo on Bed & Breakfast Basis. Day 02–Negombo / Dambulla (Approx. 4 hours | 200 km) • 07.30: Breakfast at Hotel • 08.30: Proceed to Dambulla • 13.00: Enjoy your Lunch at a local restaurant • 14:30: Arrive at Dambulla Cave Temple • 18.00: Check-in to Hotel • Spend overnight at Heritance Kandalama on Bed & Breakfast Basis. Dambulla Cave Temple Dambulla Cave temple is one of the most impressive and well-preserved cave temples in Asia. This complex contains five caves with over 2000 sqm. of painted walls and ceilings. This emphasizes the artistic talents of the people lived in this small island. Due to its artistic & archaeological values, Dambulla Cave temple has been listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Day 03 Dambulla/ Sigiriya / Polonnaruwa /Dambulla • 07:00: Breakfast at the hotel • 08:30: Explore a majestic 5th century fortress in the sky. • 11.30: Drive to Polonnaruwa • 13:00: Lunch at a local restaurant (payment direct) • 14:00: Start your tour in Polonnaruwa Ancient city. • 19.00: Arrive back to your hotel • Spend overnight at Heritance Kandalama on Bed & Breakfast Basis. Sigiriya Rock Fortress In the 5th century, King Kashyapa domesticated the Lions Rock, by building a palace atop its summit & well designed for its defenses by having ramparts and moats built around it. The Rock itself has its unique identity due to its shape not found anywhere else on the island. Ancient City of Polonnaruwa Polonnaruwa remains as one of the best planned archeological relic sites in the country, which was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1982. This is a well-preserved city with ancient dagobas, moonstones, beautiful parks, massive buildings and stunningly beautiful statues. The Sea of Parakrama, a vast 12th-century man-made water reservoir is also one of the main highlights in this wonderful ancient city. Moreover, this is one of the best ancient cities in the country that gives a big experience within a short period of time as the monuments are in a more compact area. Day 04 Dambulla/ Sigiriya – Kandy (Approx. 3 hrs drive) • 08.00: Breakfast at Hotel • 10.30: Do a Village tour in Dambulla • 12.00: Lunch at a village house • 13:30: Leave to Kandy. • 15.30: Do a city tour in Kandy including Kandy Tooth Relic Temple • 18:00: Check-into Hotel in Kandy • Spend overnight at Grand Kandyan hotel or Similar on Bed & Breakfast Basis Traditional Village tour This Village tour begins with a short walk along to a man-made reservoir. This beautiful village is surrounded by scrub jungle, marshlands, and agricultural farms. The amazing birdlife, butterflies and possible sightings of crocodile only add to the charm of seeing the villagers as they go about their early morning tasks of fishing, or washing clothes at the periphery of the lake. You will experience a boat ride, bullock cart ride, rural vegetable cultivation, paddy fields and enjoy an authentic Sri Lankan lunch at a Village house. Kandy City Tour In the afternoon, you will enjoy a city tour in Kandy. To the Buddhists of Sri Lanka and the World, Kandy is one of the most sacred sites as it is the home of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha. During this city tour, you will cover Bahirawakanda temple, upper lake drive, art and craft center, cultural show and Kandy temple. Day 05 Kandy- Nuwara Eliya (Approx. 3 hrs drive) • 07.30: Breakfast at Hotel • 08.30: Proceed to Peradeniya Railway station • 09.05: Start your train journey to Nuwara Eliya by train • 13.55: Reach Nanu Oya Railway station • 14.15: Lunch at a Local Restaurant • 15.30: Enjoy city tour in Nuwara Eliya • Spend overnight at Heritance Tea Factory in Nuwara Eliya or Similar on Bed & Breakfast Basis Train Ride Your train journey takes you on a scenic ride through some of the most beautiful highland countryside areas in Sri Lanka. Watch the brilliant greens carpets of the tea plantations. See the picturesque villages with misty mountain backdrops pass by. Peer through drizzle and mist to look at the magical landscapes of Hill Country. Enjoy the amazing sights of intimidating mountains, deep and dark woodlands, and magnificent waterfalls as they go by your windows. Nuwara Eliya City Tour Known as Little England, the town of Nuwara Eliya enjoys spring-like weather throughout the year. A favorite retreat of the British during colonial times, the town is dotted with English country style houses and half-timbered bungalows. During this tour you will visit Victoria Park, Gregory Lake, 19th century Golf Club and drive around the city. Day 06 Nuwara Eliya- Horton Plains- Nuwara Eliya • 6:00: Get up early and proceed to enjoy a walking tour in the Horton plains. • 12:30: Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant. • 14.00: Enjoy a tea plucking experience at a tea plantation and visit a tea factory. • Spend overnight at Heritance Tea Factory in Nuwara Eliya or Similar on Bed & Breakfast Basis Trekking at Horton Plains Make a pre-dawn start with a packed breakfast to Horton Plains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and take a guided walk along the nature trails to a viewpoint known as World’s End. A variety of wildlife including endemic Rhino-horned and Hump-nosed Lizards, highland bird species including the Sri Lanka White-eye, Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka Bush Warbler, Yellow-eared Bulbul may be encountered. Also, keep your eye out for troops of Bear Monkey, and Sambar (Sri Lanka’s largest species of deer) which are regularly seen on the plains close to the entrance Tea Plucking Experience Barely 3.5 kilometres from Nuwara Eliya town, Pedro's Tea Factory lies nestled in the hills. You can take a half-hour guided tour of the factory, originally built in 1885 and still packed with 19th-century engineering. Step in to the Tea Plantation with a guide and start plucking tea with estate tea pluckers. This will give you an opportunity to experience the tea workers life and share their knowledge of tea plucking & and tea production. Day 07 Nuwara Eliya-Colombo (Approx. 5.5 hrs drive) • 08.00: Breakfast Hotel • 09.00: Proceed to Colombo • 10.00: Visit to St. Clair’s & Devon Waterfalls • 12:30 Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in Kitulgala • 16.00: Check-in to Hotel & enjoying the hotel facilities. • 17.00: City Tour in Colombo • Spend overnight at Taj Samudra Hotel on Bed & Breakfast basis. St. Clair’s & Devon Waterfalls Visit to St. Clair’s is one of the twin waterfalls of Devon, which together provides one of the most breathtaking waterfall sights in Sri Lanka to any visitor. This is perhaps the only place in Sri Lanka where you can view two magnificent waterfalls, each distinctly different, from the same vantage point. City tour in Colombo Along the way, you will explore a handful of the many lively streets that sell everything from textiles to electronics to spices. Hidden within these streets you will find yourselves coming up to the Old Dutch Museum where you can feast your eyes on the pristine architecture of the mansion that was built in the latter part of the 17th century and was initially the residence of Count August Carl Van Ranzow. Thereafter, you will proceed to the commercial hub of Colombo, Fort, where you will find another colonial gem, the Old Dutch Hospital; once a functional hospital during the 17th century, the complex is now hosting to high-end restaurants, bars, and shops. Day 08 Colombo- Airport (Approx. 50 mins drive) • Breakfast Hotel • Free at leisure till departure • As all good things come to an end, you will be safely driven to the airport for your flight back home having sweet memories of the tour with Beyond Escapes!!!👋