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Special Features included:

• 10 Days (09 Nights)

• Tour coverage: Ancient Heritage Sites, Wild Life Safari

(Optional), Highlands & Tea Country, Beach Escape &

Colombo

• Transport in Private A/C Vehicle

• English speaking Chauffeur Guide

• Airport Transfers (Pickup & Drop-off)

• Hotel accommodation with Breakfast

• Entry Fee for 09 Attractions

• Optional Wild Life Safari (Entry fee not included)

• 03 Days Beach Escape

• Colombo Tour and 01 Night accommodation

Tour Reference: ST17-02-WEB

Duration: 09 Nights / 10 Days

Type: Mid-Range & Upper Mid-Range

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Tour Summery

Inclusions (tour price include)

• Accommodation : 09 Nights in Double or Triple room/s Sharing, on Bed and Breakfast Basis

• Transport : Airport Transfers, Hotel transfers and the tour as per the tour itinerary on a

private A/C vehicle driven by an English speaking Chauffeur Guide. Optional : Minneriya

Wild Life Safari in a Safari Vehicle/Jeep)

• Applicable Taxes

• Entrance Fees to following sites/attractions:

Optional : Additional Charges apply - please see Tour Prices section

• Wild Life Safari (including Jeep) at Minneriya National Park.

• Half Board (Breakfast & Dinner) upgrading from Day 02 to Day 8 (07 Days).

Date Destination Activity / Attraction

01 Negombo Arrival, Airport pickup, Over-night Negombo

02 Sigiriya/Habarana Enroute Anuradhapura Ancient City Excursion

03 Sigiriya/Habarana Sigiriya Lion Rock Climb. Optional: Evening Minneriya Safari *

04 East Coast Beach Leisure at Beach

05 East Coast Beach Leisure at Beach

06 East Coast Beach Leisure at Beach

07 Kandy Enroute Dambulla Cave Temple, Kandy Temple of the Tooth, Kandy

City Tour, Cultural Dance Show

08 Nuwara Eliya Tea Plantation & factory visit, Nuwara Eliya City Tour

09 Colombo Colombo City Tour

10 Departure Airport drop off, Departure. **** END OF TOUR ****

* Optional - additional cost involved

1. Anuradhapura – Ancient City Excursion

2. Sigiriya Lion Rock

3. Dambulla Cave Temple

4. Temple of the Sacred Tooth at Kandy

5. Kandy Cultural Show

6. Kandy City Tour

7. Tea Plantation & Tea factory

8. Nuwara Eliya City Tour

9. Colombo City Tour

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Exclusions (tour price does not include)

• Airfares (flight tickets) or Visa charges/arrangements.

• Early check-in or late check-out charges at the hotels.

• Meals for Day 1 and Lunches, Dinners, snacks, beverages during the tour

• Extra entry and activity fee/cost which are not included in above “inclusions” section

• Tips or gratitude’s and any expense of personal nature.

• Minneriya National Park Wild Life Safari : USD 40 per person

• Use of vehicles other than the allocated vehicle (with the chauffeur guide) in the Itinerary

• Video / Camera Permits and applicable charges

• Any other costs, services and items not included in above “Inclusions” sections.

Suggested Hotels

Destination Mid-Range Package Upper Mid-Range Package

Negombo Beach Boutique OR Goldi Sands Jetwing Blue OR Surya Resort

Sigiriya / Habarana Saunter Paradise OR

Danawwa Resort

Amaya Lake OR

Village by Cinnamon

Kandy Heaven Seven Kandy OR Emerald

Hills OR Sandriana Lake View

OZO Kandy OR Earl’s Regent

Nuwara Eliya Heaven Seven Nuwara Eliya OR

Glenfall Reach OR Royal Hills

Jetwing St. Andrew’s OR

Araliya Green Hills

Beach Calm Resort & Spa OR

Amaya Beach

Anilana Passikudah OR

Anantayaa Passikudah

Colombo OZO Colombo OR ZMax Fairway

Colombo

Kingsbury Hotel OR Hilton

Hotel

Note : If rooms in above hotels are not available at the time of your booking, we will allocate similar standard

hotels. Please contact us for applicable hotels at the time of your booking.

Mid Range: combination of upper 3 Star Hotels

Upper Mid Range: combination of 4 & 5 Star Hotels

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Tour Prices – Please contact us

Conditions • Special Season Offer tour prices valid from 16 May 2017 to 15 October 2017. Tours to be completed by the indicated end date. • Indicated Tour Prices are subject to revise, change or withdraw at any time without further notice, due to factors beyond our control • Prices we quote are based on persons sharing a ‘double or triple bed room’ as per the indicated meal plan. • Minimum number of Passengers: 2 • acceptance of bookings subject to availability of Hotel rooms at the time of your booking • Hotels we will offer may situate at close by/bordering cities to destinations mentioned in the itinerary/plan • In the event of above suggested Hotels are not available at the time of your booking, a similar grade alternative hotel will be offered and above tour prices may change/increase • Changes to this itinerary including number of passengers, routine changes, meal plan or accommodation changes, or other modifications will change Tour Prices we quote you. • Tour booking Terms and Conditions of Celink Australia Pty Ltd trading as CHARIKA TRAVELS would apply for this tour. Booking and/or Purchasing this tour package from CHARIKA TRAVELS is considered as you have read, accepted and agreed to Tour booking Terms and Conditions of Celink Australia Pty Ltd trading as CHARIKA TRAVELS • All passengers should medically fit and healthy to participate for above indicated Tour • All passengers booking/purchasing our tour packages are to obtain and maintain a comprehensive, suitable and valid ‘Travel Insurance’ during the tour period.

Tour Description

Day 1

Upon Arrival to Sri Lanka at Colombo International Airport arrival lounge, our Chauffeur Guide will

meet you and welcome to Sri Lanka.

You will be transferred to a beach hotel near the Airport or Negombo for overnight rest. After a long

and exhausting journey, you will have a good night’s sleep and revive yourselves to start the next

exciting day.

Day 2

After an early morning breakfast, you will proceed to Habarana / Sigiriya.

En-route you will visit one of the most historical and ancient capitals of Sri Lanka – the Ancient city

of Anuradhapura.

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Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura Ancient City is a UNESCO World

Heritage Site. One of the earliest capitols of Sri Lanka

and considered as one of the oldest continuously

inhabited cities in the world. Additionally,

Anuradhapura stands as one of the eight World

Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura was

established as a major city in 4th Century BC. The

city’s greatest treasures include :

Sri Maha Bodhiya : original Southern branch of

historical Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi at Bodhgaya under which Lord Buddha attained Enlightenment.

Brought by Ven. Arihat Sangamitta therani (the daughter of Aoska the great of India) in the year 288

BC and planted in Anuradhapura holy city.

Ruwanwalisaya: Situated in Anuradhapura,

Ruwanwalisaya is also known as the Maha Stupa (or

the Great Stupa) is one the most prominent Buddhist

Stupas in Sri Lanka. Built by King Dutugemunu (161-

137 BC), enshrines Relics of Buddha.

Tuparamaya: Considered as the first Buddhist Stupa

in Sri Lanka, built by King Devanampiyatissa in 3rd

Century BC in which enshrines the sacred Right Collar

Bone of Lord Buddha.

Jethawanaramaya : Built in Anuradhapura by King

Mahasena (273–301) this is considered as the tallest stupa in the ancient world (height of the stupa

400 feet (122m)

Abhyagiriya : Built in Anuradhapura by King Valagamba during the period of his second reign, from

89-77 BC.

Anuradhapura ancient city, its high rising monuments, enormous man-made irrigational marvels and

thousand years old shrines are testaments for a glorious civilisation and tribute to powerful

monarchs who reigned the country for centuries.

After the Anuradhapura Ancient city excursion, you will be check-in to the hotel for day 2 overnight

stay.

Day 3

After Breakfast, you will visit and climb one of the ‘Ancient Wonders’ the Sigiriya Lion Rock.

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Sigiriya Lion Rock

Sigiriya is home to the 5th Century “Fortress in the Sky” which is perhaps the most fantastic single

wonder of the Island. It is also known as Lion Rock because

of the huge lion that used to stand at the entrance to the

fortress.

Within its triple-moated

defence the huge rock

rises almost to a sheer

height of 500ft. On its

summit are the

foundations of what was once a great and sumptuous palace and

gardens complete with swimming pool. On one of the stairways

the only known ancient work of secular painting survived in the form of Frescoes of life sized damsels

in all the freshness and delicacy of their original colour.

Sigiriya Lion Rock is a UNESCO listed world Heritage Site and a most visited historical site in Sri

Lanka. The Lion Rock Fortress palace and fortifications were build by King Kasyapa (477 – 495 CE)

on Sigiriya Rock. Another attraction of Sigiriya is its’ ‘Mirror Wall’, this wall is filled with ancient

inscriptions which considered to be poems. Further, Sigiriya is considered as a marvel of ancient

urban planning and ancient landscaping skills.

If you have booked Wild-Life Safari at Minneriya National Park (Optional addition), you will proceed

for Minneriya Park, which is one of the best places in Sri Lanka to see wild Elephants. Otherwise,

you will spend rest of the day in leisure at the hotel

Minneriya National Park Safari (Optional)

One of the tourist attractions which is close to

Sigiriya/Habarana is Minneriya National Park which

was designated as a National Park in 1997 after it had

been declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1938. Minneriya

National Park is internationally renowned for watching

Elephants. Due to large numbers of Elephants

attracted to the Minneriya reservoir and surrounding

grass fields, the main attraction of this park is the

magnificent sceneries of ‘Elephant Gathering’.

After the Safari, you will be returned to the hotel and spend rest of the day in leisure.

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Day 4, 5 and 6 : Beach Escape

After Breakfast, you will proceed to Passikudah -the

pristine eastern beach of Sri Lanka, to start you next

phase of the itinerary – the exciting Beach Escape.

Accommodation for days 4, 5 & 6 at Beach Hotel.

Pristine golden beaches embraced by Indian Ocean

create a perfect exotic beach paradise for anyone

dreaming of a tropical beach escape.

You will enjoy your amazing beach escape at a beach

hotel at Passikudah. Here, you will enjoy ample of

Golden sandy pristine beachline embraced by aqua

marine waters of the Indian Ocean, plenty of

sunbathing, authentic Sri Lankan cuisines and world

renowned Sri Lankan Hospitality.

Passikudah (East Coast)

Passikudah is a coastal resort located at Eastern coastline of Sri Lanka. This destination is

internationally renowned for its stretched shallow coastline and the finest pristine beach, which

make Passikudah a beach paradise.

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This is a very popular tourist destination with star class hotels and luxury accommodation.

Passikudah is an investors’ attraction as well, due to the ever-booming tourist industry.

Day 7

After Breakfast, proceed to Kandy. Enroute, visit Dambulla Cave Temple

Cave Temple of Dambulla

Dambulla Cave Temple or the Golden Temple of

Dambulla is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple

complex in Sri Lanka, famous for its five cave temples

on a rock. It is a

UNESCO World

Heritage site. The

first 03 caves are

better, older and

larger than the other two.

Some caves dates to 1st C.B.C. All the 5 cave walls and

ceilings are covered with Buddhist murals and there are more than 130 Buddha statues, statues

of Gods and Kings are also found here

After visiting the Dambulla Cave Temple, your journey to Kandy will continue. Upon arriving Kandy,

you will be check in to a Kandy hotel.

Kandy

Kandy is the second largest city in Sri Lanka and

the last Kingdom of Sri Lanka. The Kingdom of

Kandy was formed in 15 Century as the

Senkadagalapura and Kandyan royal dynasty

ended in 1815.

Tourist attractions in Kandy includes; The

Temple of the Tooth Relic, Peradeniya Royal

Botonical Garden

(Peradeniya gardens, with an extent of around

174 acres, maintains more than 4000 species of plants. The Peradeniya Botanical Gardens was

formally established in 1843 and currently it attracts many local and international visitors)

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The Temple of the Tooth Relic - Kandy

The Temple of the Tooth Relic) is one of the most

sacred Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka. This is situated

at the Kandy Royal Palace compound. Temple of the

Tooth Relic houses the sacred tooth relic of Lord

Buddha, and one of the holiest places for Buddhists

around the world. The sacred tooth relic was brought

to Sri Lanka in Anuradhapura Era during the reign of

Sri Megavanna Dalada Maligawa (301-328 CE).

Thereafter the custodianship of the sacred tooth relic was considered as the right for rule for reigning

monarchs of Sri Lanka. Kings of Sri Lanka protected the tooth relics in their kingdoms and capitals.

Finally, the Tooth Relic was brought to its present shrine at Kandy by King Vimaladharmasuriya I

(1592-1603). This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In the evening, you will witness a magnificent display of traditional Kandyan dancing show. Overnight

stay at Kandy Hotel.

Day 8

After an early breakfast, you will start heading towards Nuwara Eliya. You will notice Hill country’s

breathtaking landscape with lush green picturesque mountainous terrains with silver-lined

waterfalls and tea estates.

Enroute to Nuwara Eliya, you will visit a Tea Plantation and a Tea factory to witness how world

renowned ‘Ceylon Tea’ is cultivated and made.

You will check in to a Nuwara Eliya hotel and continue a Nuwara Eliya City Tour with your Chauffeur

Guide. Overnight stay at Nuwara Eliya Hotel.

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Nuwara Eliya

This hill city was founded by Samuel Baker in the 19th Century, and was later nicknamed the ‘little

England’ as it became a resting and

holiday retreat for British Civil Servants

and Planters. All around Nuwara Eliya

evidence of the British influence can be

seen. Nuwara Eliya is around 1,868m

above the Sea Level. Surrounded by

mountains, valleys, waterfalls, tea

plantations and house like country

cottages, it is reminiscent of a beautiful

village in England.

Main Attractions around Nuwara Eliya Include Hakgala Botanical Garden (one of the five botanical

gardens in Sri Lanka), Gregory Lake, Golf club, Galway Bird Sanctuary, and Tea factories & estates.

Day 9

After the breakfast, you will proceed to Colombo, the commercial Capital and the main city of Sri

Lanka. Upon your arrival to Colombo, you will be check into a Colombo hotel. In the late afternoon,

you will go for a Colombo City Tour with your Chauffeur Guide. ‘Colombo at Night’ is a dazzling

entertainment venue for tourists with ample of dinning places.

Colombo

This Port city linked Sri Lanka with

ancient Indian Ocean trade routes and

the rest of the world for over 2000

years. Chinese, Arabs, Romans, Greeks,

Indians and European traders travelled

to Sri Lanka via ancient Colombo port

mainly for trading. In 1505, Portuguese

explorer Lourenco de Almeida visited

Colombo, which changed the course of

Sri Lankan history to a new era. The

Portuguese realised the commercial and maritime significance of Colombo which resulted trade

missions to became invasions. Soon, Colombo as well as coastal areas of Sri Lanka were under the

control of Portuguese. They built administrative, residential buildings as well as fortified military

structures in Colombo with strong military and naval presence. Colombo fort was attacked and

sieged several times by Sri Lankan kings but they were unable to break-through.

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After the Portuguese, Dutch captured Colombo in 1656 and controlled under the Dutch East India

Company. In 1796 British captured Colombo and in 1815 Ceylon (Sri Lanka) became a crown colony

under the British rule, until 1948 when Ceylon gained independence.

Located at the west coast of Sri Lanka, Colombo is the largest city and the Commercial Capital of

Sri Lanka. Colombo and its metropolitan suburbs have populations exceeding 5.5 million.

Colombo is a major tourist destination with many colonial and modern landmarks including Galle

Face Green, Gangarama Temple, Independence Square, Colombo Town Hall, National Museum,

Beira Lake, BMICH, Colombo Independent Arcade, Colombo Racecourse, and many other interesting

places to visit, dine and to do shopping.

Day 10 - Departure

After the early morning breakfast, you will check-out from the hotel and your Chauffeur Guide will

transfer you to Colombo international Air Port for the departure with sweet memories of your holiday

at ‘isle of paradise’ Sri Lanka.

** END OF TOUR **