A warm welcome at the Male International Airport, by one of our tour leads. After arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel/resort via speed boats or ferry. Water transport is the only means of transfers in Maldives. Once you reach the hotel shore, welcome drinks will be served and you will be guided towards the hotel lobby, where room allotments will be done. Check in and relax. Rest of the day is yours. Enjoy the vibe around, go for a spa and sauna to relieve for flight tiredness. Dinner buffet with delicious international cuisines will be served on board.
Overnight in Maldives.
Second and third day are kept as free days. Basically, Maldives is known for blue waters, water villas, adventurous water sports and beaches. After breakfast, put on your tangs and shorts and go on for snorkeling and scuba diving. It is one of a life-time experience. Imagine taking a dive in shinning transparent blue water. Capture the best of moments, and try out the local dishes. Dinner on board.
Overnight stay in Maldives for both the days. On third day night, pack all your stuff, as the next morning we will leave for Sri Lanka.
You will leave from Maldives early morning for Colombo. One of our team members will be there to greet and direct you. Once you hit the Colombo Airport, you will be transferred to Bentota town via mini-van/bus. After reaching Bentota, you will be dropped at the hotel, and rooms will be allotted. Check-in and freshen up yourselves. Lunch buffet will be placed at the hotel restaurant. Enjoy the remaining day at the bentota beach.
Overnight stay in Bentota.
It will be an early morning day. Breakfast starts at 7:45 am, so after breakfast, you all will meet the guide at the hotel lobby. You all should be completely ready before the breakfast, so that, the guide does not have to wait. The bus will start at 8:45 for Mirissa. The reason we are making it early, is that whale watching is done in the morning hours. Capture the beautiful moments of whales and take panoramic shots.
Our next destination after lunch, is Galle city tour. Our first visit will be at Galle fort – a visual metaphor for Sri Lankan history. It is one of the famous world heritage site among all the tourists visiting Sri Lanka. Then, the next stop will be at Shri Sudarmalaya Buddhist temple. It is a Buddhist temple located in Galle. The last stop will be at Dutch Hospital shopping precinct, as the name suggests it is a shopping mall located in a beautiful restored colonial building. The bus will drop back to Bentota, head back to hotel.
Overnight stay in Bentota.
After a heavy breakfast at Bentota hotel, you will be picked up by a taxi car for Kandy full day tour. Kandy is recognized as the culture capital of India. It has been listed on the USNESCO World Heritage list 1988.
Our first visit of the tour will be “The Temple of Sacred Tooth”, as it is said that a good work, begins with worships and prayers. It is a Buddhist temple and one of the most sacred places around the world.
Note: Wear clothes that cover your legs and shoulders, otherwise you will not be able to enter the temple.
Next on the list is Royal Botanical garden, which will definitely give you captivating panoramic shots and clicks. Then, you will head towards Kandy lake, it is an artificial lake built in the heart of the city in 1807. Then, a short visit at Bhairovakanda Buddha statue, and ending our tour with Udwata Kele Sanctuary which is famous for its extensive avifauna and adventurous bike rides, ad it also has variety of plant species and shrubs. The Taxi car will be there with you for the entire tour. After the trip ends, it will drop you all off to the Kandy hotel, where you will be staying for coming two days.
Overnight stay in Kandy.
Day 7th has been planned for a full day visit at Nuwara Eliya. This place is few hours from Colombo. It is a hilly region and is known as “Little England”, as in earlier days Britishers made their holiday bungalow. The main attractions that you will be visiting are Gregory Lake, there you will enjoy the boat ride. Next, you will enjoy the stroll in Victoria Park, this park was made in honor of Queen Victoria’s 60th jubilee coronation. The park is spred out in 27 acres, and you will appreciate and relish the natural beauty around. Lastly, you will visit the winter market. Do shop winter clothes from there, as the fabric and wool is of high quality. Get back to hotel. Dinner buffet in hotel.
Overnight stay in Kandy.
After breakfast in Kandy, you will head back to Colombo via van/bus. Capture the beautiful sceneries on your way to Colombo. The van will drop you off at the hotel in Colombo. Rooms will be allotted, check in and relax. Take hot shower and go to the hotel restaurant for dinner. Take rest and have a good sleep.
Overnight stay in Colombo.
After a healthy and delicious breakfast at the hotel, you will be picked up for Sigiriya tour. Sigiriya is a UNESCO world heritage site with archaeological wonder. The fist stop will be at 200m tall rock, the view from there is worth capturing. Locals refer it as the eighth wonder of the world, and thousands of tourists relish this spot. You will have a good amount of halt there, so you all can plan your lunch, click pictures and stroll around. Next, you will be seeing “The Mirror wall”, that in the early days was polished for king to see his face and body. Only few ruins are remained of this site, but worth visiting. The tour ends here, you will be dropped off to the hotel.
Overnight stay in Colombo.
The trip ends on a happy note. After breakfast at hotel, you will be dropped to the Colombo Airport, from there board for your home destinations.
Hope you enjoyed with us.
