Receive at the Colombo International Airport and proceed to Colombo and check in at Colombo Hotel. Evening rest and leisure in the beach hotel. Dinner and Overnight at Colombo Hotel

Having the breakfast, leave the hotel by 07:30 to Anuradhapura, the ancient first capital of Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura, declared as the World Heritage Site for its ancient archeological and religious importance, is the most important place in the history of Sri Lanka which runs back to 3rd century BC. First make a visit to the holy Bo tree, the only one tree in the world with the recorded history for more than 2300 years. The other places to visit are the Mahavihara complex, the Abeyagiri complex built in 2nd century BC, Jetawanarama complex the first tallest brick made building in the world and the monuments including the Samadhi Buddha Statue. Anuradhapura was capital of Sri Lanka for more than 1400 years and has a remarkable history. On your way back visit the Avukana statue, the tallest and ancient Buddha statue in Sri Lanka carved in 7th century AD. This statue has a significant architectural feature. Dinner and overnight at Habarana.

 After breakfast, leave to the hotel at around 7:30 am and proceed to Polonnaruwa, which is the second ancient capital of Sri Lanka during 11th and 13th Centuries AD. Declared as the World Heritage Site for its historical importance, it shows the ancient Sri Lankans’ master sculpture work and irrigation systems which are still mysterious to the present world. King’s palaces, Buddhist Shrines, Man made ocean, Rock sculptures, Rock inscriptions, complexes etc. prove the ancient value. Lunch at Polonnaruwa. Afternoon proceed to Sigiriya, a city, palace and garden complex centering a 200 meter high rock is a glowing tribute to the vision of King Kashyapa who created this ‘Palace in the Sky’ in the 5th century AD. On the summit of the Sigiriya rock (meaning the ‘Lion Rock’) that is over 1.5 hectares in extent are the remains of a large palace, the earliest surviving royal palace in Sri Lanka, with several chambers and a bathing pond. The celebrated paintings of 5th century AD, meticulously planned water gardens at the foot of the rock, boulder gardens, the mirror wall, etc are one of the wonders in Asia. Dinner and Overnight at Habarana.

 After breakfast, leave the hotel at around 8:00 am towards Kandy. En route visit Aluvihara Temple at Matale where the Buddhist preaching were recorded for the first time in the history of Buddhism in 2 century BC. Then visit a Hindu temple too in Matale. Check in to the hotel in Kandy and have a rest. Evening you will be visiting to see the Kandyan traditional dance and then to the Temple of Tooth Relic the most sacred place in Sri Lanka where the tooth relic of the Buddha is kept. The temple shows the excellent sculpture work of Kandyan Artists whose generations still carry out their master work. Return to Hotel for dinner and overnight in Kandy.

After breakfast, leave the hotel at around 8:00 am. Go for a upper lake drive where you can have paramount view of Kandy City and the temple of tooth relic. Kandy City is declared as the World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The history behind this last Sinhalese Kingdom is very interesting. You can enjoy shopping in Kandy where you get the country’s most best shops specially for the products and ornaments made artistically. Visit the Royal Botanical Garden at Peradeniya where there are more than 4300 species of plants and trees including Sri Lankan endemic plants and world’s rare types. It will take around two hours to completely go around the garden as there are 32 sections inside. Then proceed to Kadugannawa to board into the Observation Saloon of the Badulla bound train. The train travels via hill country covered with tea estates and gives a pleasant view of the green hill country. Get down at Nanu Oya railway station where our vehicle / guide will pick you up and take to Nuwara Eliya. Lunch at Nuwara Eliya. Evening city tour and entertain the cool evening in the cold city located 6200 feet above the sea level. Dinner and Overnight at Nuwara Eliya.

Leave the hotel by 08:00 am after breakfast towards Colombo via Kithulgala. On your way you can see the St. Clair Waterfall and Devon Waterfall. Also visit the location at Kithulgala where the famous award winning film ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ was filmed. Kithulgala is also well known for white water rafting and bird watching / nature trails. Lunch at Kithulgala. Proceed towards Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. Evening Colombo city tour including visits to Independence Square, Old Parliament, Hindu Temple, etc. Dinner and Overnight in Colombo

Departure transfer to Airport