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Ramayana (4N-5D)

  • Meeting and Greeting at the airport
  • Transfer to Pinnawala and Kandy
Pinnawala – Elephant orphanage
Pinnawela orphanage is situated in Rambukkana, northwest of the town Kegalla, halfways between the present capital Colombo and the ancient royal residence Kandy in the hills of central Sri Lanka. It was established 1975 by the Sri Lanka Wildlife department. This 24 acres large elephant orphanage is a also breeding pace for elephants, the first elephant baby was born in 1984, and it has the greatest herd of elephants in captivity in the world. Between 1975 and 2012, 67 animals were born here.

  • Lunch at outside Indian restaurant
  • Evening witness the kandy traditional dance
Kandy Traditional Dance
  • Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Kandy
  • Breakfast at the Hotel
  • Visit Temple of Tooth
DaladaMaligawa – Temple of Tooth
Located in Kandy, long a center of the Buddhist faith, the stunning 17th-century Temple of the Tooth (Sri DaladaMaligawa) is believed to house the left upper canine tooth of the Lord Buddha himself. This precious relic attracts white-clad pilgrims, bearing lotus blossoms and frangipani, every day.

According to legend, the tooth was taken from the Buddha as he lay on his funeral pyre. It was smuggled to Sri Lanka in 313 AD, hidden in the hair of Princess Hemamali who fled the Hindu armies besieging her father’s kingdom in India.

It immediately became an object of great reverence and was enshrined in a series of nested jeweled reliquaries. The tooth was brought out for special occasions and paraded on the backs of elephants, which are sacred to the Buddha. Where it survived numerous attempts to capture and destroy it. When the capital was moved to Kandy, the tooth was taken to the new city and placed in temples built to honor it. The temple was originally built under Kandyan kings between 1687 and 1707.

City Tour at Kandy (Lake drive, Gem Museum, Silk shop, Batik etc…..)

  • Lunch at outside Indian restaurant
  • Visit Botanical Garden

Visit Royal Botanical Garden
Peradeniya is situated about 5.5 km to the west from the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.and attracts 1.2 million visitors annually, It is renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids. It includes more than 300 varieties of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. Attached to it is the National Herbarium. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. It is managed by the Division of National Botanic Gardens of the Department of Agriculture. The origins of the Botanic Gardens date as far back as 1371 when King Wickramabahu III ascended the throne and kept court at Peradeniya near Mahaweliriver. This was followed by King Kirti Sri and King RajadhiRajasinghe. A temple was built on this location by King Wimala Dharma, but it was destroyed by the British when they were given control over the Kingdom of Kandy. Thereafter, the groundwork for a botanical garden was formed by Alexandar Moon in 1821. The Botanical Garden at Peradeniya was formally established in 1843 with plants brought from Kew Garden, Slave Island, Colombo, and the Kalutara Garden in Kalutara. The Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya was made more independent and expanded under George Gardner as superintendent in 1844.On his death in 1849 George Henry Kendrick Thwaites became superintendent.The Garden came under the administration of the Department of Agriculture when it was established in 1912.

  • Transfer from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya
  • Dinner and Overnight stay at hotel in Nuwara Eliya
  • Breakfast at the Hotel
Visit Seeta Amman Temple
The Sitha Amman Temple can be seen en route to the Hakgala Botanical Gardens. The prominent temple architecture will not fail to attract your attention. Ancient statues of Rama and Sitha 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 Sitha.

  • Excursion to Ella
  • Visit Ravana Caves (Tracking to Cave)
Ravana Caves
  • Lunch at Outside Indian Restaurant
  • Visit Ravana Falls
Ravana Falls
  • Evening stay leisure at Gregory lake area
Gregory lake area
  • Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel in Nuwara Eliya
  • Breakfast at the Hotel
  • Visit Gayathri Peedam
  • Transfer from Nuwara Eliya to Colombo
  • Visit Tea Factory
  • Visit Ramboda Falls
Ramboda Falls
  • Lunch at Outside Indian restaurant

En-Route visit Hanuman Temple
Visit Sri Baktha Hanuman Temple, Ramboda. The Ramboda area is believed to be an area where Rama’s forces were gathered against Ravana. RamPadai means Rama’s Force. The hills of Ramboda is also believed where Hanuman was searching for Sitadevi. The Chinmaya mission of Sri Lanka has built an Anjaneyar temple with Hanuman as the presiding deity. This temple is called Sri Baktha Hanuman temple and the image of lord Hanuman here is 16 Feet tall..

The service times at the Sri Baktha Hanuman Temple is between 7:00 am to 12:00 noon and again 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Hanuman Temple
  • Dinner and Overnight stay at Hotel in Colombo
  • Breakfast at the Hotel
  • City Tour at Colombo
Colombo City Tour
Colombo – visit fort and Pettah areas and drive past the 100-year-old clock tower, the old parliament and several British built, colonial buildings. other places of interest are, a Hindu and a Buddhist temple, residential areas where you find the stately homes of the affluent, the Colombo museum, the Bandaranaike memorial international conference hall (BMICH).visit the ceramics corporation showrooms, the ODEL unlimited dress boutique and the majestic city shopping complex. Overnight stay at your hotel in Colombo

  • Lunch at Outside Indian Restaurant
  • Drop them at airport for departure flight