Destination: Colombo
Drive: Approximately 1 Hour (31 km)

On arrival in Sri Lanka, you will be met and assisted by our airport representative, who will direct you to your very own chauffeur, who will transfer you to Colombo, the commercial capital of the country.

Once you check in at your hotel, relax and recover from any jet lag. If you have spare time, your chauffeur will introduce you to the sights and sounds of Colombo.

Overnight Stay: Hotel in Colombo

Destination: Anuradhapura
Drive: Approximately 5 Hours

After breakfast, leave for Anuradhapura and visit the sacred ancient city of Anuradhapura, founded in the 4th century B.C. and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982. It has the largest number of ancient monuments of the great Sinhala civilization that flourished in this region.

Destination: Habarana Drive: Approximately 1 ½ hours

After sightseeing, leave for Habarana, a small village with excellent hotel accommodation, and a central location for all the ancient city sites. Check-in at your hotel on arrival and spend the rest of the evening at leisure.

Overnight Stay: Hotel in Habarana

Destination: Sigiriya
Drive: Approximately ½ an Hour

After breakfast, leave for the ancient city of Sigiriya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982. Begin the morning by climbing the rock fortress of Sigiriya, a 5th-century "Fortress in the Sky".

Destination: Polonnaruwa Drive: Approximately 1 ½ Hours

Then continue to one of the best-kept ruins of ancient Ceylon, the UNESCO World Heritage City of Polonnaruwa, which was the capital of Sri Lanka from the 11th to the 13th centuries.

Overnight Stay: Hotel in Habarana

Destination: Dambulla
Drive: Approximately ½ Hour

After breakfast, head for Dambulla and explore the famous Golden Rock cave temple, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991. A sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this cave monastery, a vast isolated rock mass with five caverns, is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka.

Destination: Kandy Drive: Approximately 2 1/2 Hours

Afterward, head on to the bustling hill capital of Kandy. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988, it was the last capital of the Sinhala Kings. En route, you will visit a spice garden in Matale. You will check in at your hotel on arrival, and once you are rested, continue on your tour of Kandy. In the evening, you will visit the sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic and later enjoy the Kandyan Cultural Show at the Kandyan Arts & Cultural Centre. The show features graceful and rhythmic dancers and drummers, culminating in an impressive fire-walking display.

Overnight Stay: Hotel in Kandy

Destination: Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Drive: Approximately 1 ½ Hours

After breakfast, leave for Pinnawala to visit the elephant orphanage. This orphanage was set up by the government to take care of baby elephants lost or abandoned in the wild.

Destination: Ratnapura
Drive: Approximately 4 Hours

On completion, commence a sightseeing tour of the city of Ratnapura. Ratnapura is the world's richest treasure trove of gems. Rare, sparkling, precious, and semi-precious stones are found in the rich soil that covers the entire district. It is a city set amidst a mix of paddy fields and rubber and tea plantations, which give a scenic backdrop to this legendary city of a thousand gems.

Overnight Stay: Hotel in Ratnapura

Destination: Sinharaja
Drive: Approximately 1 ½ Hours

After breakfast, leave for Sinharaja Nature Reserve for a day of bird-watching and trekking through the forest. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site It is the least disturbed and biologically unique lowland rainforest remaining in Sri Lanka. It is a treasure trove of endemic species, including trees, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Because of the dense vegetation, wildlife is not as easily seen as in dry-zone national parks. Bird watching is particularly interesting as it is home to 95% of the endemic birds of Sri Lanka.

Destination: Galle Drive: Approximately 5 ½ hour

After breakfast, leave for Galle. Galle is the capital of the southern province and is a city with a colourful history. A UNESCO-declared World Heritage Site the magnificent Dutch fort is the most popular attraction of the town. A 300-year-old Dutch colonial atmosphere is still very much alive around the fort and amidst its many historical buildings not invaded by the skyscrapers. Founded in the 16th century by the Portuguese, Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, before the arrival of the British.

Overnight Stay: Hotel in Unawatuna

Destination: Mt. Lavinia
Drive: Approximately 3 Hours

After breakfast, we headed for Mt. Lavinia.

Technical visit Moonstone mind

Sri Lanka is famous for its gems, one of which is the moonstone. This pale blue, almost transparent stone is a type of feldspar known as adularia; the way the stone shimmers when it moves is known as adularescence. At Meetiyagoda you can see how the stones are actually mined. The miners climb down a 10-meter-deep shaft on a frame made of strong coconut wood. A machine pumps out water, but all the digging is done by hand. The buckets of soil that are wound regularly to the surface yield around 50–100 rough moonstones a day, though not all of them are of saleable quality.

The small adjoining factory cuts, polishes, and sets the stones into more glamorous jewelry. In the saleroom, you can see some beautiful examples of their art, along with other gems like topaz, garnets, tiger eye, and tourmaline. On the way to the Madu River Boat Safari, visit the Turtle Farm in Kosgoda. Farm for its "Golden Mile" of beaches, Mt. Lavinia is a pleasant coastal town just a short distance from Colombo. On arrival, check-in at your hotel, and if you have spare time, your chauffeur will show you the sights and sounds of Colombo city.

Overnight Stay: Hotel in Mt. Lavinia

Destination: Airport
Drive: Approximately 1 hour

Now that you are at the end of your journey with us, after breakfast, your chauffeur will comfortably take you to the international airport in time for your departure flight.