Family holidays are all about spending time with your loved ones whilst also having the opportunity to enjoy precious time with yourselves. Whether you seek a relaxing beach holiday, fun-filled adventure, a slice of an exotic paradise, or somewhere closer to home, Ceylon Discovery Tours offers a fabulous holiday that caters to all of your family’s needs.
Sri Lanka’s endless carpet of golden sand lapped by crystal-clear aquamarine waters offers blissful relaxation for the whole family. However, with its rich heritage, a plethora of cultural treasures, stunning scenery, and incredible wildlife, this exotic island offers families the chance to venture beyond the beach and embark on unforgettable adventures.
Arrival at Bandaranaike International Ari Port and transfer to Hotel in Negambo.
Dinner & Overnight stay at a Hotel in Negambo
After breakfast leave for Polonnaruwa and visit Polonnaruwa’s ruined city – UNESCO World Heritage site, the second kingdom of Ancient Sinhalese became Sri Lanka’s royal medieval capital in 10th c AD and remained the capital until the late 13th century. Today, the ancient city’s ruins remain in remarkably good nick; huge Palaces, Monastic complexes, Giant Stupas, Hospitals, Image Houses, etc. The most impressive are the ancient sculptures of the Buddha at the Gal Vihara cut into Granite stone dating back to the middle of the 12th century.
Dinner & overnight stay at a Hotel in Dambulla
After breakfast, visit UNESCO World Heritage Site Sigiriya; the lion rock, a rock fortress-cum royal palace complex of 5thc AD, was created by king Kashyape who committed patricide and made the rock his hideout in order to stay away from his half-brother who sought vengeance. This king not only fortified his stronghold but also added to it artistic beauty with water gardens, pavilions, courtyards, summer houses, etc. About two hours can happily be spent walking through its water gardens, and then up the steep steps – either hewn out of the rock or on circular iron staircases – past the frescoes. You will be in no rush to abandon the spectacular views at the summit Evening, do a Village Safari tour. Here you can experience the village life of remote Sri Lanka, tasting a simple home-cooked meal while witnessing a cooking demonstration at a village house. There you will be transported by Bullock cart to the village before walking through the paddy fields & jungle pathways and enjoying a canoe ride in a reservoir. In the end, you will have a funny Tuk Tuk ride around the village. surly, while the activities here, give you an unforgettable, amusing experience for the entire family.
Dinner & overnight stay at the same Hotel in Dambulla
After breakfast go on an elephant back safari at Habarana; set amidst the natural wilderness and serene lakes Habarane is the ideal place for this adventurous fun experience. The jungle trek on an elephant back accompanied by the mahout – the elephant handler – you set off for a ride of a lifetime along jungle paths and across shallow rivers would give great fun for your whole family. Then proceed to Kandy. En-route visit the Cave Temple at Dambulla where a large number of Buddha statues are housed in 5 caves, including a 14-meter-long, colossal figure of the recumbent Buddha carved out of the rock, the caves’ rock ceiling covered in one large sweep of colorful frescoes. It is the best place to see the classical Buddhist paintings & murals of the island.
The evening reaches Kandy and sees the Cultural Show. Kandy, the capital of the hill country, was the last seat of Sinhalese kings who ceded power to the British in1815 after many battles with the western colonial forces, still remains much of its old world charm and traditions of the Sri Lankan lifestyle, At the Cultural Show, can enjoy the Dancers & Drums of Traditional Artist with their magical Firewalking.
Dinner & Overnight stay at Hotel in Kandy
After breakfast leave for sightseeing in Kandy city-UNESCO World Heritage site; including Upper Lake Drive, picturesque premises of the University of Peradeniya, and Observe the glorious Architecture of that period. Visiting Art & Craft Centers, Gem Lapidary to see the rich skills of Kandian Traditional Craftsmen & Artists. And afterward, visit Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya; the Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya used to be the pleasure garden of a Kandyan King of the 16th Century and was later made into a Botanical Garden during the British regime. This garden; one of the best in Asia is a place of beauty and a site for bird watchers.
Afterward, leave for Nuwara Eliya and en route visit to a Tea Factory with rolling tea gardens. The journey goes via crashing waterfalls & stunning landscapes and reaches Nuwere Eliye in the evening: Nuwara Eliya also known as Little England is where the homesick British (The Tea Planters) built themselves a home away from home.
Dinner & Overnight stay at a hotel in Nuwara Eliya
After breakfast leave for Elle by a train passing densely covered tea plantations, remote villages, and spectacular waterfalls, the train journey from Nuwara eliye to Elle often stands out as one of Sri Lanka’s most unforgettable journeys. Ella is a beautiful small village in Sri Lanka’s hill country with little more than a handful of shops, hotels, and guesthouses, but it has an almost perfect climate and occupies a very scenic vantage point, with views on a
fine day stretching right across the South Coast of Sri Lanka.
Dinner & overnight stay at a hotel in Elle
After breakfast leave for Udewalewe and visit Elephant Transit Home which cares for babies & Young Orphaned and injured elephants from all over Sri Lanka. After rehabilitation, the elephants are released back into the wild, many into the Uda Walawe National Park. At the time of research 64 elephants had been rehabilitated at the Elephant Transit Home and subsequently released. A boisterous group of around 30 juvenile and teenage pachyderms gets fed four times a day. You can’t get up close and personal with the elephants, but feeding time is still a lot of fun.
Evening, Safari drive in Udawalawe National Park for dry zone birds and Elephants. The Park is one of the guaranteed and is probably the best place to see wild herds of Elephants, consisting of tightly-knit family groups of up to four generations of related adult and sub-adult females and young. Look for dry zone birds, which include Little Green Bee-Eater, Malabar Pied Hornbill & Blue-faced Malkoha.
Dinner & Overnight stay in Camps at Udewalwew National Park
After breakfast leaves for Galle and relaxes on the beach in the evening. Galle, the capital of southern Sri Lanka, consists of delightful coral-protected bays with stunning tropical sandy beaches. Stilt fishermen along the coastal line are one of the main attractions there.
Dinner & Overnight stay at a Hotel at Koggale or Unawatuna
After breakfast, leave for Colombo. En route to visit Live Moonstone Mine at Metiyagode, the village boasts 10 mines which have been the most important source for top quality blue moonstone since it was discovered here in 1906.
Next visit to sea turtles at the Kosgoda Turtle Conservation Project which is a pioneering effort in conserving the endangered Marine Turtle species that come to nest along the west coast of the island. The process of marine turtles nesting, hatchlings being born, and swimming back to sea is a phenomenal ritual that is fascinating to observe. Evening reaching to Colombo and visiting main shopping places around the city.
Dinner & Overnight stay at a hotel in Colombo
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