Foodies Sri Lanka ( 11 N /12 D)

Day 1: AIRPORT /NEGOMBO

1. Negombo
   Pass by
   • You will be welcomed by our representative at the BIA on arrival.
   • Transfer to the hotel in Negombo
   • Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 2: NEGOMBO

1. Negombo Fish Market
   2h
   • Breakfast at the hotel
   • Visit Negombo fish market
   • Cooking demonstration
   • Dine-in on fresh seafood with a fisherman’s family.
   • Taste coconut toddy
   • Back to the hotel & dinner at the hotel

Day 3: NEGOMBO / DAMBULLA

1. Galewela
   2h
   Village Tour Experience a village tour learning and connecting with the authentic rural life of Sri Lanka. An interesting excursion involving traditional rides on a bullock cart, through the lakes via local catamaran and interactions with the farmers and villagers ending with a typical home cooked meal in one of their homes.
2. Dambulla Cave Temple
   2m · Admission ticket included
   Dambulla is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains. There are more than 80 documented caves in the surrounding area. Major attractions are spread over five caves, which contain statues and paintings. These paintings and statues are related to Gautama Buddha and his life. There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses.
   
   Program of the day
   
   • After breakfast proceed to Dambulla
   • Taste Pol roti & King coconuts
   • Do a traditional village tour & experience authentic Sri Lankan village culture and cuisine
   • Enjoy a local lunch
   • Visit Dambulla cave temple & Golden temple
   • Check in to the hotel and dinner at the hotel

Day 4: DAMBULLA

1. Dambulla Dedicated Economic Centre
   1h
   This wholesale market operates 24 hours per day and is absolutely packed with trucks and trollies packed with fruit and vegetables in bags, boxes, nets, on pallets and loose, vendors, buyers, traders, carriers, and other workers. The range and volume are astounding and the atmosphere wonderful!
2. Minneriya National Park
   4h · Admission ticket included
   Large numbers of Sri Lankan elephants are attracted to grass fields on the edges of the Minneriya Tank during the dry season. The Minneriya tank contributes to sustain a large herd.
   Elephants gathered at Minneriya National Park is numbering around 150-350.
   
   Program of the day
   • Breakfast at the hotel
   • Visit Dambulla wholesale vegetable market
   • Enjoy buffalo curd
   • Prepare lunch at a local home
   • Do Minneriya wildlife safari
   • Back to the hotel & dinner at the hotel

Day 5: DAMBULLA / TRINCOMALEE

1. Trincomalee Harbour
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Trincomalee which is a natural deep-water harbour has attracted seafarers, trader and pilgrims from Europe, Middle East, Africa, China, East Asia and Australasia since ancient times. Trinco, as it is commonly called, has been a seaport and Hindu pilgrimage center since 400 BCE.
   
   Program of the day
   
   • After breakfast proceed to Trincomalee
   • Lunch is self-arranged
   • Check in to the hotel & leisure on the beach
   • Dinner at the hotel

Day 6: TRINCOMALEE

1. Trincomalee Beach
   6h
   Program of the Day
   
   • Breakfast at the hotel
   • Leisure on the beach
   • Lunch is self-arranged
   • Dinner at the hotel

Day 7: TRINCOMALEE / KANDY

1. Ranweli Spice Garden
   3h · Admission ticket included
   Visited Ranweli Spice Garden as this was enlisted in of our Cultural Triangle tour. It is a small garden & we were given a talk/ demonstration of the products. We purchased a few items & one of this is Siddharta Oil with Sarshapada Oil.
2. Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha.
   
   Program of the day
   
   • After breakfast proceed to Kandy
   • Visit Matale spice garden & demonstration about use of traditional Sri Lankan spices.
   • Enjoy a Sri Lankan lunch
   • Visit Kandy sacred temple
   • Check in to the hotel & dinner at the hotel

Day 8: KANDY

1. Kandy
   Pass by
   Program of the day
   
   • Breakfast at the hotel
   • Visit Kandy vegetable market
   • Lunch is self-arranged
   • Kandy city tour & taste junk foods
   • Back to the hotel & dinner at the hotel

Day 9: KANDY / NUWARA ELIYA

1. Nuwara Eliya
   3h
   Program of the day
   
   • After breakfast proceed to Nuwara Eliya
   • Hill country train journey
   • Visit tea factory & tea plucking experience
   • Lunch is self-arranged
   • Nuwara Elya city tour & taste street foods
   • Check in to the hotel & dinner at the hotel

Day 10: NUWARA ELIYA / COLOMBO

1. Colombo
   Pass by
   Program of the day
   
   • After breakfast proceed to Colombo
   • Taste traditional Tamil cuisine with a local family.
   • Colombo city tour
   • Lunch is self-arranged
   • Visit Colombo vegetable & fruits market
   • Dinner at a local restaurant
   • Check in to the hotel

Day 11: COLOMBO

1. Colombo
   Pass by
   Program of the day
   
   • Breakfast at the hotel
   • Colombo city tour
   • Lunch is self-arranged
   • Taste street foods
   • Dinner Self arranged
   • Back to the hotel

Day 12: COLOMBO / DEPARTURE

1. Katunayake
   Pass by
   • After breakfast, proceed to the airport for departure

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels