Day 01: ARRIVE / KANDY
Day 02: KANDY / PINNAWALA
Day 03: TEA PLANTATION / NUWARA ELIYA
Day 04: NUWARA ELIYA / ELLA
Day 05: ELLA
Day 06: ELLA / YALA
Day 07: YALA
Day 08: YALA / BENTOTA
Day 09 & 10: BENTOTA
Day 11: BENTOTA / AIRPORT
On arrival at the Bandaranaike International airport, you will be warmly greeted by your very own chauffeur guide and transferred to Kandy (Approx. 3 hrs drive). Spend the day at leisure relaxing and enjoying the hotel facilities.
Spend overnight at Cinnamon Citadel. Accommodation is in a Standard room with ensuite facilities. Your stay is on Bed and Breakfast basis.
After breakfast drive to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage (approx. 1 ½ hrs)-The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage provides visitors with the best chance of seeing a large number of elephants at close quarters. The orphanage was established in 1975 and commenced with seven orphaned elephants. Today some of these orphans enjoy the fortune of seeing their calf’s born in the same location. Assisted by local and foreign elephant experts, Pinnawala commenced a successful captive breeding program and the first baby elephant was born in 1984. It is most interesting to visit at feeding time to see the baby elephants being bottle fed and the entire herd taken for a bath thereafter to the river nearby.
On completion of this visit, you will be transferred to Peradeniya where you will be able to visit the Botanical Garden. It is situated about 5.5 km to the west from the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka It is renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids. It includes more than 4000 species of plants, including of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres.
In the evening you will be able to enjoy a city tour in Kandy including a visit to upper lake drive, market square, Gem lapidary and wood carving center.
Spend overnight at Cinnamon Citadel. Accommodation is in a Standard room with ensuite facilities. Your stay is on Bed and Breakfast basis.
Due to the challenging nature of this particular trek, the government has made it mandatory for participants to acquire medical certification before they undertake Chadar trek. A clearance certificate upon a medical check-up will be issued by the Sonam Narbu Hospital. One will get a certificate only when adequately fit and acclimatized for the trek.
Surrounded by hills and tea plantations, the town of NuwaraEliya enjoys spring-like weather throughout the year. A favourite retreat of the British during colonial times, the town is dotted with English country style houses and half-timbered bungalows, with names like Sunhill Cottage or Windsor Hotel. No surprise it’s earned the name "Little England”
Spend overnight at Heritance Tea Factory Hotel. Accommodation is in Standard rooms with ensuite facilities. Your stay on bed & breakfast basis.
After breakfast drive to Ella (approx. 2 hrs drive). Visit Ella Gap and Rawana Water falls.
Spend overnight at 98 Acres Resort & Spa. Accommodation is in Deluxe room with ensuite facilities. Your stay is on bed & breakfast basis.
After b’fast leave the hotel to the tea factory, with picnic lunch packets to the Halpe Tea factory, a special educational tour of tea production area with a tea tasting session, after the tour lunch to be consumed at the tea factory roof top restaurant.
After the tour / lunch, late afternoon short trekking walk to the small Adam’s peak and the isolated 10 acres of Ella jungle with bird watching.
Evening dinner at the Café 98 mini B.B.Q with local entertainment to keep the clients occupied.
Spend overnight at 98 Acres Resort & Spa. Accommodation is in Deluxe room with ensuite facilities. Your stay is on bed & breakfast basis.
After breakfast we begin our drive to Yala (approx. 2 ½ hours).
Do an evening safari at the National Park.The Yala National Park is mainly famous for its leopards. The best chance to see a leopard is generally first thing in the morning and then again at dusk. The male leopards there are very confident animals and they are often seen walking the tracks during the day. Young males in Particular seem to have no fear of the jeep which can lead to some excellent photographic opportunities.
Spend overnight at Chaaya Wild. Accommodation is in Jungle Chalet with ensuite facilities. Your stay is on bed & breakfast basis.
Early this morning return to the Yala for your morning Safari. Return to the lodge for a late breakfast.
After Lunch return to the National Park for the evening safari.
Spend overnight at Chaaya Wild. Accommodation is in Jungle Chalet with ensuite facilities. Your stay is on bed & breakfast basis.
Today after breakfast you will be driven to Bentota. (Approx 5 hrs drive). En route, will be able to visit Dutch Fort of Galle.
Galle Fort was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from 1649 onwards. It is a historical, archaeological and architectural heritage monument, which even after more than 423 years maintains a polished appearance, due to extensive reconstruction work done by Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka.
Spend three nights at Cinnamon Bey. Accommodation is in Superior rooms with ensuite facilities. Your stay is on bed & breakfast basis.
Spend 2 days relaxing on the beach.
After breakfast, proceed to Airport for departure (approx. 3hrs drive)