Sri Lanka 4 day tour, ancient cities, hill country, wildlife

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ID: GYG801837-1281198
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Country: Sri Lanka

Duration: 4 days


Description

Sri Lanka 4-day ancient city tour: Visit the most important historical and cultural places on the island. Visit Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya, Dambulla, Kandy and Minneriya to see wild life
Day 1: Colombo-Anuradhapura-Sigiriya
After meeting your driver, head to your Sigiriya hotel. Visit the historical site of Anuradhapura when traveling. Later, visit the less popular yet very important Aukana Buddha statue and the old Mihintale temple.
Spend the night in Sigiriya

Day 2: Polonnaruwa-Sigiriya
Climb the Sigiriya rock fortress and tour King Kassapa's palace following a leisurely breakfast. His granite throne, swimming pool, and other historic structures are still visible today. Later, travel to Polonnaruwa and join a tour of the city. You can see gardens, the king's residence, temples, and Buddha statues. Later in the day, go on a wildlife safari in Minneriya National Park.
Spend the night in Sigiriya

Day 3: Sigiriya-Kandy
Proceed to the hotel in Kandy after enjoying a leisurely breakfast. Visit a spice garden and stop at the Dambulla Golden Temple along the way. Travel to Kandy City in the afternoon, where you can have a walking tour, visit the Peradeniya Botanical Garden, the Temple of the Tooth Relic, and see a Kandyan cultural performance.
Spend the night in Kandy

Day 4: Kandy-Nuwara Eliya-Colombo
After breakfast, take the Hill Country Blue Train and experience one of the most scenic train trips in the world. Get on the train that's traveling across the hill area toward Nuwara Eliya. One of the most picturesque train journeys in the world, the hill country train tour lasts for approximately three hours. Take in the breathtaking views of the mountains as you go. En route, later in the day, stops at the Ramboda waterfall, tea garden, and tea factory.

Highlights

  • Explore the historical, religious and cultural sites in the ancient cities.
  • Talke a closer look into scenci hill/tea country of Sri Lanka.
  • Take a wildlife safari of Minneriya National Park.
  • Travel in the train throgh the towering mounatins, tea gardens, forests..
  • Explore the scenic city of Kandy and visit tooth relic temple and cultural show.

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The travellers should buy the entrance at each site on their own
The tour includes a hill country train trip. We try to secure seats for your train trip at our best, but there are instances where we may not be able to get seats for your train trip.
Please send us a passport number to buy your train ticket
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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.