Sightseeing en-route includes:

Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage

Elephant Park - elephant ride

Visit to a Spice garden.

Dambulla cave temples

Sigiriya Rock Fortress

Depart for Kandy and en-route visit the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, the only one of its kind in the world. There are about 40 animals residing here presently ranging from the ages of a few months to several adults who act as foster parents to the young ones.

Kandy, the last stronghold of the Singhala Kings of Sri Lanka, lies in the central hills, approximately 120 kilometres from Colombo. The route to Kandy takes you through the broad acres of growing rice, fields (paddy), coconut palms and a picturesque landscape.

After lunch, sightseeing in Kandy includes:

A tea factory 

The Kandy market square

The arts & crafts centre 

The Kandy lake and Upper Lake Drive

In the evening: Visit the Temple of the Tooth 

Cultural Dance Performance.

Dinner & overnight stay at a selected hotel

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Breakfast at the hotel and leave for Dambulla

The famous rock caves temples in Dambulla has much to offer. A 14-meter recumbent Buddha figure, hundred of frescoes & one temple alone have no less than 150 life-size statues and a stunning vista from the 152-meter summit.

Proceed to Polonnaruwa from Dambulla.

This city was considered the medieval capital of Sri Lanka. Though smaller in scope, it is said to be aesthetically superior to Anuradhapura. The ruins of ancient cities, shrines and temples built by king Parakramabahu the Great, whose statue stands sentinel over the 5,940 acre Parakrama Samudra or " Sea of Parakrama" (an enormous reservoir built by him for irrigation and supply of water) are as fascinating as the history they unfold.

Dinner & overnight stay at a selected hotel

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After breakfast at the hotel, proceed to Sigiriya - the city of the Rock Fortress.

This legendary citadel in the sky is a massive rock, which tells a tale of power, intrigue and tragedy. Its founder, King Kassyapa, who murdered his father, seized the throne from his brother, the rightful heir, then fled to the 182 meter high rock and built his palace there, safe from his enemies. Today, Sigiriya is famous for its " Mirror Wall", so called because of its highly polished surface and its galleries with their pockets of frescoes, paintings of lovely maidens done in brilliant tempera on the walls.