03 NIGHTS/04 DAYS  GLIMPSES OF SRILANKA

Day 01 Arrive in Sri Lanka. You will be met by our representative and transferred to Negombo beach.. Dinner & overnight stay at HOTEL, Negombo     

Day 02 After breakfast proceed to Kandy. En route visit Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage.

Afternoon commence sightseeing of Kandy, including visit to 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 4^th 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.  Dinner & overnight stay at, Kandy  

Day 03 After breakfast proceed to Colombo. Afternoon city tour and shopping in Colombo.

* Colombo a drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street - the Goldsmith’s quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings, and the Dutch Church of  Wolfendhal dating back to 1749. The historic Dawatagaha Mosque and the former Eye Hospital are two buildings in Cinnamon Gardens worth looking at. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha and the Independence Square.

Dinner & overnight stay at, Colombo 

Day 04 After breakfast transfer to the airport to connect departure flight.