8 Days 7 Nights Beach Hotel or to the Airport to ella Trip Package

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On arrival, meet & greet at the airport and transfer to hotel in Kandy. Check-in to the hotel and relax. Overnight stay at the hotel in Kandy.

Queens Hotel 3

Breakfast at hotel. Procced to Knuckles mountain range which is one of the best bio-diversity hot spots, a water catchment and a wildlife reserve and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mountain range is a hotspot among nature and adventure enthusiasts. The climate here is unpredictable and constantly changing, Visit the Corbett’s Gap, which is a noteworthy attraction. Sitting at an elevation of 1,216 metres, it offers spectacular panoramic views of the mountain range, which makes for perfect Instagram shots. Visit Meemure Village, known to be one of the remotest villages in Sri Lanka situated deep in the Knuckles Wilderness, The local people have maintained their traditional and cultural attitudes towards the forest’s existence. Village area is surrounded by small hills, natural pools, caves, waterfalls and lots of vegetation, and most of the flora and fauna is unique to Sri Lanka. . Evening return to Kandy.

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Breakfast at hotel. Leave for Nuwara Eliya, also known as Sri Lanka’s “Little England”, is the prime hill resorts of the country. At a height of approximately 2000 m above sea level, the city has an abundance of lush tea plantations and jaw dropping scenery. Its nickname comes from the many English style bungalows and buildings still in existence today. Visit the tea plantation and a tea factory, in the island where the best tea in the world is produced. Watch the tea pluckers pick two leaves and a bud with deft hands. Then to the factory where the all-important conversion to “made” black tea happens. The machinery used is of very traditional British design, some as old as 100 years. The process is a very artisanal one, unchanged for a century. Observe the process of manufacturing tea, tea grading and taste a cup of pure Ceylon tea. Overnight stay at hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

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NUWARA ELIYA – HORTON PLAINS (Approx. travel time- 1Hr. ; Distance - 20 Km) NANU OYA – ELLA BY TRAIN (Approx. travel time- 2Hrs. 30min; Distance - 90 Km) Early breakfast at hotel. Leave for visit the Horton Plains. The Horton plains national park is the highest plateau in Sri Lanka and hosts a unique eco-system and was designated a UNESCO world heritage site. The park views are dominated by panoramic rolling grass plains, with occasional peaks topped by patches of montane forests. Most of its flora and fauna are endemic to Sri Lanka. Among many unique wildlife, Dusky striped squirrel, giant squirrel, brown mongoose, rhino-horned lizard, pygmy lizard and the black cheeked lizard are a few. The park has a healthy population of sambar deers frequently spotted grazing. The most popular and the easiest foot trail is called the world’s end & baker’s falls round trail. Transfer to Nanu Oya Railway Station. Make scenic train trip to Ella. Ella is a small laid-back town with amazing landscapes consisting of mountains, hilltops and luscious green tea estates. The meaning of “Ella” is waterfall and the town stands up to its name due to the many waterfalls found in and around the area. The train journey weaving through the scenic hill country is one of the most beautiful explorations in Sri Lanka. From the edge of soaring mountains, you will oversee the branching valleys from the mist capped mountains, sloping lush green tea plantations, villages dotted with houses, thick forests and whooshing waterfalls. Overnight stay at hotel in Ella.

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Early breakfast at hotel. Leave for visit the Little Adams Peak. Climb is relatively easy for any age, Begin the climb with a gentle stroll through a sloping tea field, passing endless neat rows of terraced tea plants, before ascending a short stretch of winding steps up to the top of the peak. From the top, there is a spectacular panorama featuring Ella Rock, rolling tea fields and the Ella gap, a deep gorge that leads all the way down to the southern valleys. On a clear day, you can see all the way to the south coast with the ocean glimmering on the horizon. Visit the glorious Nine Arch Bridge between Ella and Demodara station is one of the engineering marvels in the early 20th century. The bridge, which is almost 100 years old, has been built with blocks of stone and cement without any strengthening iron or concrete. The giant arches take the bridge on a curved path to link to mountains. Visit the Diyaluma Water fall, the Sri Lanka’s second tallest waterfall. The top part of the waterfall is made up of small pools and can enjoy the breathtaking views from 220m up. Overnight stay at hotel in Ella.

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Breakfast at hotel. Visit spectacular Ella gap in the southern mountain wall where the land falls away in a dizzy drop of 3000 ft (915m), to the southern plains and the sea, which is visible in the far distance on a clear day. Leave for Uda Walawe. Afternoon make jeep safari at Uda Walawe National Park. The park is a mixture of abandoned Teak plantations, grassland, scrub jungle and riverine ‘gallery forest’ along the Walawe Ganga and Mau Ara. Uda Walawe 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. The Park is also home to Spotted Deer, Monitor Lizards, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, the common Langur, Jackal, Toddy Cat and the endemic Toque Macaque. The Sri Lankan Leopard has also been sighted here. Overnight stay at hotel in Udawalawe.

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ELEPHANT TRANSIT HOME – SINGHARAJA (Approx. travel time- 2Hrs. ; Distance - 80Km) Breakfast at hotel. Visit the Elephant Transit Home. Human-elephant conflict is a major threat to the survival of elephants in Sri Lanka, with many elephants being orphaned or lost: this is where Elephant Transit Home comes in. The elephant calves are taken in, nurtured and cared for back to health. The elephants are free to roam around and are never chained – Elephant Transit Home ensures that human contact is kept to a minimum in order to maximize their chance of survival when they are returned to the wild. Leave for Singharaja. Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a national park and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka names World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Singahraja rain forest has an amazing variety of flora and fauna. The vegetation of Sinharaja forest is evergreen forest type with a high degree of endemism. The untapped genetic potential of Sinharaja flora is enormous. Average height of the trees varies between 35m – 40m.some individuals rise even up to 50m. Fauna of Sinharaja have revealed that there is a high degree of endemism among the butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, bird and mammals. The most common deer species is the Sambhur, The Monk deer and Barking deer are also found within the reserve. Leopards are very seldom sighted, but their frequent presence has been confirmed by tracks and other signs. The rare endemic birds to be seen in Sinharaja are the Red-faced Malkoha, the Sri Lanka Blue Magpie, the Ashy-headed Barbbler, and the White – headed Starling and the Green – billed Coucal the rarest of Sri Lankan birds. Late afternoon make trek in Singharaja rain forest. Overnight stay at hotel in Singharaja.

Breakfast at hotel. Leave for Beach Hotel. See the stilt fishermen’s on poles in Koggala, which is a traditional method for fishing practiced by most fishermen along the southern coast of Sri Lanka. Visit the Galle Fort. Galle Fort is the finest and most intact fortified city build by the former European colonial powers in Asia. The narrow streets of Galle Fort are lined with Dutch merchant villas, pillared verandas, carved doors and windows. British and Dutch period offices are still in use. This is a living world heritage city with residents walking the 300 year old ramparts at sunset. Strolling along the high rampart walls you will see the Old Dutch and English churches, the Governor’s house, the massive VOC warehouses, the Square of Courts, the elegant pillared facade of the Old Dutch hospital, the Portuguese Black Fort, the lighthouse, the Clock Tower and much more. Visit a turtle hatchery. Transfer to the airport for onward flight or selected beach hotel for continued beach holiday.