Sri Lanka Express- 5 day tour

Departure Date

Every Monday

Duration

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Maximum Seats

1

Epic journeys

Multilingual Tour Guides
Fully A/C Private Transport
Comfortable Accommodation
Truly Authentic Tour Experience
Airport Pick Up and Drop Off
Highly Personalized Service

Destinations

Colombo / Negombo / Pinnawela / Kandy / Nuwaraeliya / Colombo

Tour Overview

Day 1

Colombo - Airport - Negombo

You will be met on arrival by your Chauffer Guide/driver at  ?? hrs by flight ??

You will be transferred to hotel in Negombo. Relax after long flight.

You will do a boat ride at the Muthurajawela marsh.

Negombois a popular tourist destination and is considered an ideal and liberal place with luxury, tropical life style, and a transit point for those who want quick access to and from the country’s main international airport and also to Colombo city.

Overnight stay in Negombo- Heritance Negombo- (B)

Day 2

Negombo - Pinnawela - Kandy

After leave early after breakfast at the hotel at 7.30 am for Pinnawela visit -Pinnawela elephant orphanage. Next you will visit a spice garden located nearby.

After lunch,  proceed to Kandy. You are free to do a shopping tour, visit Gem shops, Gem museum, Batik Factory, Lake Drive, Bazaar area.

Evening -Visit Sri Dalada Maligawa (housing the Sacred Tooth Relic ), watch a traditional Sri Lankan cultural dance performance by Kandyan drummers and dancers and a fire walking display

Pinnawela elephant orphanage : The orphanage was set up by the National Zoological Gardens to feed, nurse & house baby elephants abandoned by their mothers, stranded in the jungles and ravines.

Kandy– considered as the second largest city in the country after Colombo. It was the last capital in the Central province of the last king of Kandy.

Overnight stay in Kandy- Earls Regency Hotel- 5 star (B)

Day 03

Kandy - Nuwaraeliya

After breakfast at hotel- leave for NuwaraEliya- passing through some of the panoramic mountains, valleys and Ramboda Falls surrounded by Tea plantations. Enroute visit a fully operating Tea plantation and a Tea factory and have the rare opportunity of tasting a fine ‘Cup of original flavoured Sri Lanka Tea’ produced from the same tea plantation.

After lunch - Visit Hakgala gardens.

Pm- enjoy a 02 hour scenic city tour of Nuwara Eliya,  including the visits to New Bazaar street, Victoria park, Racecourse & Lake Gregory.

You may do some light walks in the Nuwara Eliya town, which will be very misty and cold. Be ready with some woolen garments and raincoats..

Nuwara Eliya : Sri Lanka's premier hill resort is unique as it has a characteristically cooler with it’s soft English spring climate when compared to other location in Sri Lanka. Nuwara Eliya is also the heart of Sri Lanka's tea country, producing some of the world's best tea.

Overnight stay in NuwaraEliya- Heritance Tea factory – 4 star ++(B)

Day 04

Nuwaraeliya - Colombo

Leave after early breakfast for Colombo- Arrive in Colombo at around 12 Noon.

Tour of the city and shopping tour if time permits.

Overnight stay in Colombo- Galle face Hotel- 4 ++ star (B)

Day 05

Colombo | Bia Katunayake Airport

You will depart for the airport at --|-- flight details --|-- (You are required to be at the airport 3 hrs before flight)
B- Breakfast, L- Lunch, D- Dinner

Tour Summary

Highlights of the Tour

  • Negombo-Boat ride in Muthurajawela marsh
  • Pinnawela elephant orphanage, Spice and herbal gardens
  • Sacred Kandy Tooth temple, Gem museum
  • NuwaraEliya Tea plantations|Tea factory
  • Hakgala gardens
  • Colombo city tour, shopping
The Price
Sharing DBL room with Breakfast excluding Entrance fees + Activities as per itinerary :
  • Standard Silver : USD 575 onwards per person.
  • Deluxe Gold : USD 1012 onwards per person.
  • Supplement for Entrance fees + Activities : USD 63 Per person

Includes

  • Accomodation sharing 01 DBL room with breakfast subject to room availability at time of confirmation of the booking
  • Air-conditioned private transport by Saloon car for 2 adults with luggage
  • Airport transfers both ways
  • Services of an English speaking chauffer guide, his accommodation & meals
  • Government taxes and service charge for services provided.
  • Parking fees, toll charges applicable
  • Airport entrance fees, paging board etc

Excludes

  • Lunch, dinner and beverages – (Stops will be made at recommended restaurants while on tour).
  • Entrance fees at all mentioned sites and locations as per itinerary (Please see supplement).
  • Tips and porterage
  • Expenses of a personal nature (telephone calls, laundry etc,.)
  • Cost of International air ticket
  • Personal travel and medical insurance
  • Camera & video permits at cultural sites
  • Peak season, Xmas, New year & cricket supplements
  • Airport departure taxes
  • Any other activities not included in the itinerary.
  • Visa fees (Click for details)

Restrictions

Not applicable

Please note the following

  • The above package is for 02 adults travelling together.
  • Check in time 2.00 pm ; and Check out time : 12.00 noon- Please note there may be an extra nights hotel supplement for early arrivals and late departures.
  • Any unutilised accomodation or services will not be refunded.
  • If any changes to hotels after confirmation of booking will be entirely at your own expense.
  • All other terms and conditions as per published in our web site.
  • The above prices are effective for the period of the tour but will be subject to change in the event of any sudden govt levies or hotel rates.
  • For Cancellation policy- please refer under Terms and Conditions as published in our web site.

Booking and Payment Procedure

  • Upon acceptance of our quote, we will check room availability and make tentative reservations effective for 48 hours depending on the hotel policy since some hotels do not accept tentative reservations.
  • In the event you accept our tentative reservation and quote, a non- refundable deposit of 30% of the full value is required in advance on confirmation to secure the booking and re-confirm all arrangements.
  • The balance 70% is payable 30 days prior to arrival in Sri Lanka via direct bank wire transfer.
  • If your booking is made within 30 days of commencement of tour, 100% of total value is payable on confirmation of the booking.
  • We will make our best endeavors to reserve the hotels and related services as mentioned in our quote. If requested hotels are unavailable, we will provide hotels of similar category mentioned in the quote.
  • In the event of hotel of similar category mentioned in the quote is not available and only a lower category of hotel is available, this will be informed to you accordingly and the benefit (if any), will be passed on to you.
  • In the event of hotel of similar category mentioned in the quote is not available and only a higher category/ more expensive hotel is only available, you will be informed accordingly and supplement (if any) will be charged to you.
  • Please note the tour will be re-confirmed and all hotel bookings secured (official vouchers to respective hotels released) only upon credit of funds to our bank account.

Payment procedure

Payments are accepted only by Direct wire Transfer to our bank account.