4 Days Culture and Countryside Tour

Day 1: Negombo - Sigiriya

1. Dambulla Cave Temple
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   The Rock Temple of Dambulla, called Jumbukola Vihara (Dambulla Cave Temple) in the (Mahavamsa)-the principal Pali Chronicle of Sri Lanka, is situated about forty seven miles north west of Kandy, the last capital of the Sinhalese kings, on the main road to Anuradhupura. Dambulla is a scent of unique interest. Its rock temples are the most extensive in the Island, and one of the most ancient, and in the highest state of preservation and order.
2. Golden Temple of Dambulla
   10m
   One of Sri Lanka's most frequented, appealing, and well-liked tourist destinations is Dambulla. Buddhist ideas are present in this historical and religious location, which allows visitors to sense that special sensation before even arriving in the city. (photo stop)
3. Dambulla Dedicated Economic Centre
   Pass by
   Located in the Dambulla Secretariat Division of Matale District, in the center of Dambulla town started in 1999 to establish a wholesale market for vegetables and fruits. One important feature of the DDEC is thus a more direct participation of the farmers is selling farm produce.
4. Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
   Pass by
   Sri Lanka's 30,000-seat Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium. The Stadium, the first and only international cricket pitch in Sri Lanka's dry zone, is located in Dambulla on land leased from the Rangiri Dambulla Temple. The Dambulla Tank (reservoir) and the Dambulla Rock are visible from the stadium.
5. Sigiriya Museum
   30m · Admission ticket not included
   This decent museum has a fine diorama of the site, providing an excellent overview and explaining Sigiriya's cultural importance beyond the obvious natural beauty. The theory that Sigiriya was a Buddhist monastery is given here, although the established position that it was a palace or fortress prevails. (Combine with Sigiriya fortress)
6. Sigiriya Lion Rock
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Rising dramatically from the central plains, the enigmatic rocky outcrop of Sigiriya is perhaps Sri Lanka's single most dramatic sight. Near-vertical walls soar to a flat-topped summit that contains the ruins of an ancient civilisation, thought to be once the epicentre of the short-lived kingdom of Kassapa, and there are spellbinding vistas across mist-wrapped forests in the early morning.

Day 2: Sigiriya Village Tour

1. Sigiriya
   3h
   Go for a genuine town stroll through the provincial rustic network of Sigiriya and Habarana joined by a specialist manage. It's not simply a walk just but rather a bona fide experience with the nearby town society; encountering their ways of life, their way of life and their neighborliness. By valid we mean it's a genuine town situation, not one set up as a vacation destination. Since the two towns are dominatingly agribusiness based, there is adequate chance to encounter customary rice fields, vegetable cultivating, development of local yams and different yields, poultry keeping, honey bee keeping and substantially more. It's an unadulterated communication with the children of the dirt who laboure with the great earth to win a living.

Day 3: Sigiriya - Kandy

1. Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   The golden-roofed Temple of the Sacred Tooth houses Sri Lanka’s most important Buddhist relic – a tooth of the Buddha. During puja(offerings or prayers), the heavily guarded room housing the tooth is open to devotees and tourists. However, you don’t actually see the tooth. It’s kept in a gold casket shaped like a dagoba (stupa), which contains a series of six dagoba caskets of diminishing size. As well as the revered main temple, the complex includes a series of smaller temples, shrines and museums.
2. Kandy Lake
   Pass by
   Kandy Lake, also known as Kiri Muhuda or the Sea of Milk, is an artificial lake in the heart of the hill city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe next to the Temple of the Tooth. Over the years, it was reduced in size. It is a protected lake, with fishing banned. There are many legends and folklore regarding the lake. One such is that the small island at its center was used by the king’s helm for bathing and was connected to the palace by secret tunnel.
3. Kandy View Point
   15m
   Climb the hill by Kandy Lake to reach Kandy view point and receive a view of the city that cannot be beaten. As a popular tourist spot, the area brings in a large amount of peddlers, though they often sell sub-par items. The area also has a reputation for high pickpocket activity, so keep an eye on your belongings. From the hill, you can enjoy great views over the lake and the city as a whole.

Day 4: Kandy - Colombo

1. Royal Botanical Gardens
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Royal Botanical Gardens These stunning gardens were once reserved exclusively for Kandyan royalty. Today, even commoners are allowed in to enjoy the most impressive and largest (60 hectares) botanic gardens in Sri Lanka. Highlights include a fine collection of orchids, a stately avenue of royal palms, the extraordinary, aptly named cannonball fruit tree and 40m-high Burma bamboo. Another big hit is the giant Javan fig tree on the great lawn, with its colossal Central trunk and umbrella-like canopy of branches. Peradeniya is 6km from central Kandy.
2. Pass by
   The national railway museum is situated in Kadugannawa and is the national railway museum of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Railways is the owner of the railroad museum. On December 27, 2014, the museum was opened in celebration of Sri Lanka's 150th year of railroad operations.
3. 1h · Admission ticket not included
   Make your way through the maze of tea bushes and discover where the elixirs of Sri Lanka
   Come from. There are many tea plantations and tea factories that will be more than happy to Show you around, and explain the tea plucking and tea-making processes as well as let you try some of their freshly brewed tea! A truly Sri Lankan experience.
4. Colombo
   2h
   On arrival at the Colombo hotel, spend the day at leisure relaxing & enjoying the hotel facilities.
   Night street food - We give Street Food Tours in Colombo, Sri Lanka in Tuk Tuk with English talking guides. You can get to know about the culture of srilankan street food owners.

Pickup details

• Arrive at the hotel lobby 10 minutes before your selected pick up time
• Operator will reconfirm your pick-up time in advance

• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Comfortable walking shoes recommended for this tour.
• All visitors to Buddhist and Hindu temples are expected to remove footwear and hats. Also shoulders and knees should be covered
• The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
• Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date
• littering & smoking is prohibited inside the vehicle
• Room upgrades on availability.
• Standard check-in time is at 14:00hrs – Early check-in will be provided on availability basis
• Alcohol will not be served by any hotel on Poya days (full moon) and other days prohibited by the Government.
• Quench your thirst by stopping for a complimentary king coconut along the roadside.
• Stop to enjoy some tropical/seasonal fruits during your journey.
• Re-entry is not allowed after you leave the venue
• Deposit trash in designated receptacles
• For 1 Person Single room, 2 Person Double Room, 3 Person Triple Room Respectively.
• Please observe proper dress code when visiting the temples as a form of respect. The basic rule is to wear clothing that covers the shoulders, and knees (Participants are advised dress appropriately for this activity (long pants, long-sleeved shirt or scarf to cover shoulders, and closed shoes)
• Please do not wear strong scented perfume as animals are sensitive to odour.