Journey of Sri Lanka

Arrival in Sri Lanka, will be met by a representative of Sri Lanka Tailor Made and transfer to Colombo. Check in at the hotel and simply relax after your flight!!! If time permits you may visit Pettah where you have the vegetable & fruit markets & visit Textile shops as well. If interested visit the Fish Market and the main bus and train terminals, Wolvendhaal Dutch Church, Gotami Vihara, Independence Hall, Hindu Kovil at Slave Island, Colombo Municipal Council, Viharamahadevi Park and other city sites are of interest to photographers.

After a very good night’s sleep and an early breakfast, you may proceed to the cultural city to explore and the island’s ancient highlights. On your way, you can peep in to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage to get your first introduction to Sri Lanka’s most eminent population. After your visit to Pinnawela, continue to your hotel in Dambulla, check-in and enjoy the surroundings. You also have the option of climbing the Sigiriya Rock Fortress , the rock rises 200 meters above ground and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is also known as King Kasyapa’s “palace in the sky”. Fifth century creativity and skill produced a luxurious royal citadel with ramparts, moats, gateways, and a well laid out city, inclusive with bathing pools and gardens. The Mirror Wall, which still produces a glass-like reflection 1500 years after it was first created. Also on the top you can see the famous Sigiriya frescoes – beautiful images of bare-breasted maidens painted on the rock face thousands of years ago. Return to the hotel and simply rest.

After breakfast leave for Kandy. Visit a Spice Garden, Alu-vihara Buddhist Temple and a Batik Factory on the way. You could photograph different types spice trees, plants & creepers. Method of making Ola-leaf books and the method of writing on them and the entire process of making batik cloths / garments at the above places. At Kandy visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic and visit the Audience Hall, the Royal Palace (remains) from the road in front and the Sacred Tooth Relic proper, in the central courtyard, the Island in the lake and the bathing pavilion and any other places of interest. Thereafter visit the Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens. Take the Upper Lake drive for city views, Kandy Market for fruits, vegetable and people. Evening go for a Kandyan Dance performance, well in advance to select a suitable place for your photography. Return to the hotel for your overnight stay.

Morning leave for Nuwara Eliya via Gampola and Ramboda. On the way you are passing Tea plantations, factories, Tea Pluckers and waterfalls. See Ramboda Falls (329 feet high) on the way. At Ramboda you will find 10 hair-pin bends and at a suitable location you can photograph 3 or 4 such bends and the road snaking up the hill with the plains below at a distance. At Nuwara Eliya see the houses similar to houses & mansions in England, same type of flowers and vegetables and walk in the Victoria Park & the Market where you can see local fruits, vegetables and flowers kept for sale. Evening return to Hotel.

After breakfast drive to Yala from Ella (most beautiful place in the Island), Wellawaya and Wirawila. Visit Buduruvagala to see the tallest Buddha Statue (51 feet in height) and 6 other statues dating to 8th Century A.D. You will be passing many interesting village scenes. Arrive at the hotel in Yala and simply relax.

Today morning you may proceed to Bentota for your beach stay.

Enjoy your beach stay.

Get ready for your departure via Colombo.