Programme : Fly to Jaffna.
Duration : 6 Days / 5 Nights.
Period : 01st Nov 2011 Till 30th April 2012.
Tour Itinerary
Day 01Airport / Colombo
Arrival to Colombo International Airport and meet Wonder Vacations Travel guide at the airport arrival lobby
Transfer to Kandy via Matale.
Kandy was the last capital of Sinhala Kings. The valley of Kandy is surrounded by magnificent hills which made it as the last bastion. Today Kandy offers its visitors rich collection of art and craft and historical buildings. It includes a collection of ancient temples buildings, handicrafts, souvenirs, bazaar and gem museum and the temple of tooth relic which houses the most sacred Buddhist relic in the world, the Tooth of Lord Buddha.
Thereafter witness a cultural show.
Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel (As per selected hotel category)
Day 02Kandy / Peradeniya / Colombo
Breakfast at Hotel
Proceed to Peradeniya.
The Royal Botanic Gardens (Peradeniya botanical garden) is a very popular tourist attraction in Sri Lanka and it’s a paradise for nature lovers. It is located at Peradeniya about 1550 feet above from the sea level, near “Mahaweli River”. The total area of the gardens is about 147 acres. The variation of the clime is very less and the rain fall is about 229 cm per year. The most attractive place in the gardens is the orchid House which has more than 300 varieties of orchids.
Proceed to Pinnawala.
Those who want to see the tamed and semi wiled elephants in close proximity the best place is the “Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage”. It is located northwest of Kegalle town along the Colombo ~ Kandy main road. The orphanage is in a twenty five acre coconut land near Maha Oya. The wide area of shallow water and the huge rocks of Maha Oya make the ideal place to these magnificent animals. This facility was established in year 1975 as a conservation breading center for Elephants by Sri Lanka Wildlife department. It was started with a heard of five baby Elephants. In year 1978 it was taken over by the National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka. Pinnawala Elephant orphanage is treated as one of the largest breading center in the world. Today the heard has grown up to 69 elephants. Among the many elephants of the orphanage there are three of them which will definitely get your attention. Namely “PANDU” “RAJA” and “SAMA”.
Visit a Tea Plantation at Giragama.
You can have a nice cup of tea & buy Tea for good prices.
Proceed to Colombo.
Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel (As per selected hotel category)
Day 03Colombo / Jaffna by Flight
After breakfast leave for Rathmalana Domestic air port. Board an internal
Flight from Colombo to Jaffna. (1 Hours Flight)
Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical antiquity. Jaffna’s suburb, Nallur served as the capital of the four centuries-long medieval Jaffna kingdom. Prior to the Sri Lankan civil war, it was Sri Lanka’s second most populated city after the commercial capital Colombo. Since the 1980s insurgent uprising, military occupation, extensive damage, expulsion and depopulation has happened. Since the end of civil war in 2009, refugees and internally displaced people are returning to their homes and government and private sector reconstruction has begun.
City tour of Jaffna.
Most historic buildings such as Temples, Saraswathy Mahal library and palaces in the Royal city of Nallur and the rest of Jaffna peninsula were destroyed by the Portuguese colonials. Materials from destroyed buildings were used in the construction of the Jaffna fort and other fortifications.[10] Cankilian Thopu or entrance of the palace of Cankili I and Mantri Manai or minister’s palace are few of the pre-colonial buildings still standing in the royal quarters of Nallur. Within the Jaffna city proper, the Dutch fort is an imposing structure followed by many Dutch era homes, churches and civil buildings most of which were damaged during the civil war. There are number of British colonial era building such as the Indo-Sarasenic style clock tower and the Public library that are notable. Almost all Hindu temples in Jaffna including the socially important Nallur Kandaswamy temple were reconstructed during the Dutch and British period.
Dinner and Over night stay in Jaffna – Hotel Lux Etoille
Day 04Jaffna City Tour
After breakfast proceed to the Jaffna Fortress.
Jaffna Fort is a fort built by Portuguese at Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1618 under Philip De Olivera when the Portuguese invaded Jaffna. This was captured by the Dutch under Raiclop Van Goins in 1658 and expanded it. In 1795 it was taken over by the British, and remained a British garrison till 1948. Considered as the only large military fort in the country, due to the presence of only government and military buildings within its ramparts it was garrisoned by a detachment of the Ceylon Army.
Visit the Nallur Kovil.
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil or Nallur Murugan Kovil is one of the most significant Hindu temples in the Jaffna District of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It stands in the town of Nallur. The presiding deity is Lord Muruga in the form of the holy Vel. The idol of the Nallur Devi or goddess was gifted to the temple in the 10 century CE by the Chola queen Sembiyan Mahadevi, in the style of Sembian bronzes.
Dinner and Over night stay in Jaffna – Hotel Lux Etoille
(Please note that the transport in Jaffna will be in AC small vans since there aren’t much luxury vehicles available in the area. You will be helping the community by using their vehicles)
Day 05Jaffna / Colombo
After breakfast leave for Colombo by flight.
City tour of Colombo.
In the afternoon, do a city tour of Colombo. Colombo is the commercial and business center of Sri Lanka located on west cost. The city blends together with old colonial type building, high-rise commercial buildings and hotels. It is filled with shopping malls. Some of the finest structures built during the colonial times still preserved in one part of the City. For example, there is a 100-year-old clock tower. And the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) which was a gift to Sri Lanka from the People’s Republic of China.
Shopping in Colombo.
Pettah bazaar – where one can shop for bargain.
House of fashion, Odel for clothes,Lakpahana, lakmdeura & barefoot for various souvenirs
Negambo is a town of about 121,933, approximately 37 km north of Colombo, in Sri Lanka. It is located at the mouth of the Negambo Lagoon, about 7 km from the Bandaranaike International Airport. Negambo has a small port, and its economy is mainly based on tourism and its centuries-old fishing industry, though it also produces cinnamon,[1] ceramics, and brass ware.
Day 06Colombo / Airport
Breakfast at Hotel
Departure for flight
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Find out what is Included for the above tour
- Accommodation in standard rooms on …BB / HB…… basis for 5 nights at hotels specified or of similar standard.
- Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle from pick up at airport to drop off at Airport.Jaffna city tour will cover Chunkamam , Thambakola Patuna,Keerimalle,Botemless Well , Library , Fort , Nallur Temple , Naga Deepa , Naga Poosani Kovil, Casuuina Beach, Jaffna Market
- Return flight to Jaffna & back from Colombo.
- Entrance fees and visits as per the itinerary.
- Services of an English Speaking chauffeur / National Guide.
- Video Camera and Still Camera permits at the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy.
- Lunch through out the tour ( HB Package )
- Dinner & Lunch through out the tour ( BB Package )
- Entrance fees to sites not specified above.
- Cost of beverage throughout the tour.
- Expenses of a personal nature.
- Tips and Porterage
- Any other services not specified above.
- Optional excursions and additional services could be provided for which we will charge additionally.
- Visits to wild life parks will be at client’s own risk.
- Jeeps available are very basic with basic insurance cover (not comprehensive as in the case of vehicles used for tours).
Special Information
- 5 days or less — 100% cancellation charge
- Between 6 days and 14 days — 50% cancellation charges or the equivalent of the first two days Charges depending on the programme and period of stay
- Above 15 days — No cancellation charges provided no commitment or advances are Made to 3rd parties
- The official check-in time at all hotels will be 1200hrs
- The official check-out time at all hotels will be 1100hrs
- Cancellation policy will be applicable for any reduction of rooms after the release period
- The above rates are nett and include all government taxes.
- These rates are subject to change without prior notice in the event government changes the tax policy.
- Discount for children from 2-12 years sharing parents room – 30% on the per person sharing double room rate.
- **Please note that the extra bed in a triple room will be foldable and rollaway bed