Arrive in Bandaranaike international airport and proceed to Kandy.
En-route, explore the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage which was started in 1975 to house abandoned and wounded elephants; the orphanage has now grown into a big family.
Later, transfer to your hotel. Upon reaching your hotel, check-in and relax
In the evening, enjoy a traditional Kandyan dance performance.
Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel in Kandy. (D)
Enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Later, proceed for your Kandy city tour, where you will visit upper lake drive, market square, arts and crafts center, a gem museum and a lapidary. Your next visit will be to the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens - a paradise for nature lovers.
Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel in Kandy. (B & D)
Enjoy buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Later, proceed towards Bentota. On arrival in Bentota, check-in to your hotel and relax as rest of the day is free at leisure.
Overnight stay at your hotel in Bentota. (B & D)
njoy buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Later, proceed for your city tour of Bentota. Enjoy a boat ride along the Madu River. The area has some nice mangroves along the banks of the river. For an exclusive experience, you can visit the turtle hatchery too. The Turtle Hatchery is the prime turtle nesting site which was open by the Wild Life Protection Society in 1981. Visitors can see huge tanks filled with new born turtle hatchlings. After being fed, the baby turtles are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old, usually during the safer hours of darkness. (Please note this tour does not include entrance fees to Turtle Hatchery and Madu River Boat ride).
Overnight stay at your hotel in Bentota. (B & D)