




Sri Lanka Ancient Temple, Wildlife, Hill Country Train
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 3d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Visit ancient temples, kings palace, stupas, Buddha staues
- Wildlife safari in a 4-wheel drive jeep to see wild elephnats, crocodiels, bear
- Climb the sigiriya rock fortress, Tooth relic and Dambulla golden cave temple
- Experince one of the most scenic train journey in the world
- Visit tea garden, tea factory and scenic country side with tea gardens
Activity location
- Colombo
- Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Colombo
- Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Ancient Temple, Wildlife, Hill Country Train
- 3d
- English
What's included, what's not
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport in an air-conditioned vehicle with a driver/guide
- Kandy city tour
- All-inclusive hill country train trip
- Spice/herbal garden visit
- Guided walking tours of Sigiriya rock fortress, Golden Temple of Dambulla, Tooth Relic Temple, and Peradeniya Royal Botanic Gardens
- Kandyan cultural show with the Gem Museum
- Hotel accommodation
- Meals and Drinks
- Entrance fees (Sigiriya rock fortress, Dambulla golden temple, Temple of the Tooth Relic)
- Minneriya safari
- Personal expenses
- Tips and service charge
Know before you book
- Not allowed: Shorts
- Not suitable for: People with back problems
What you can expect
Day 1
Explore the important historical monuments in Sri Lanka on this 3-day tour while visiting ancient Buddhist temples, museums, palaces, gardens, Buddha statues, and many more.
Embark on an exciting and very rare 3-day cultural tour of Sri Lanka's holiest, the Cultural Triangle. Explore UNESCO-listed sites where important historical monuments are to be found. Visit cultural triangle cities, including Sigiriya, Dambulla, and Kandy. Stay overnight at a hotel in Sigiriya and Kandy between private-guided sightseeing ventures.
Get picked up in Colombo and head to your hotel in Sigiriya, home to one of the oldest landscaped gardens in the world. Your Sigiriya tour starts in the afternoon, allowing you to escape the midday heat. Climb the rock and reach the summit to see the site of the king's palace, swimming pool, and king's throne. Soak up the breathtaking scenery from the pinnacle.
Later in the day, Minneriya went on a safari in an open Jeep. Enhance your experience with a wildlife safari at Minneriya National Park. Spot wild elephants, bears, wild boars, deer, buffalo, monkeys, and maybe even a leopard.
Stay overnight in Sigiriya.
Day 2
Early morning visit Dambulla Golden Temple, which is sure to add another level of sacrosanctity to your experience. Dambulla hosts more than 150 Buddha statues and a large number of ancient murals. The next stop will be Kandy City.
Depart early for Kandy on the afternoon Kandy sightseeing tour. Visiting a spice/herbal garden en route. In Matale, spices and herbs are used for Sri Lankan cuisine and medicine. Hear about this history as you explore the site with your guide.
Today, Kandy is one of Sri Lanka's most important cities because of the presence of the temple of the sacred tooth of the Buddha. Thousands of devotees visit this temple every day, making it the most popular Buddhist shrine on the island.
Stay overnight in Kandy.
The Cultural Dance Show. Sri Lanka's culture is so closely connected to dance and drama that no function will be complete without displaying a dance or even a drama. As a multi-ethnic land, Sri Lanka boasts a rich conflux of dance and drama. The two main ethnic groups share two spectacular dance and drama traditions, which enrich the fame Sri Lanka has gained in this sphere.
Royal botanical garden
Evening: visits the Royal Botanical Garden of Peradeniya, which is the most popular garden on the island with an orchid house, palm alley, bamboo avenue, spice garden, flowering plant collection, and verandah collection.
Stay overnight in Kandy.
Day 3
Early in the morning, take the Nuwara Eliya-bound hill country train and experience one of the most scenic train trips in the world. Later in the day, visit a tea factory and a tea garden; afterwards, drive to a hotel in Colombo; en route, stop at the scenic waterfalls of St. Clairs waterfall and Devon Falls.
Location
Activity location
- Colombo
- Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Colombo
- Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka