Kandy the world heritage city, is the final kingdom of Sri Lanka situated in the central province of the island and it’s a gateway to central hills. The city has high cultural value while proudly owning one of the most sacred places in the world called Sri Dalada Maligawa(Temple of the tooth relic of Lord Buddha). Related to this sacred place, you can find rich cultural activities and ceremonies.
The other thing that Kandy will attract you is the mild climate and lush green plantations with breathtaking views. Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya will tell you this story in detail; this botanical gardens consists of large number of flora species including endemic species to Sri Lanka.
You will visit Pinnawala elephant orphanage in this day tour; this orphanage has established in 1975 by Wildlife Conservation Department of Sri Lanka for orphaned jungle elephants.
On this tour you will visit Madu river, a wetland estuary located close to Balapitiya; spreading over 900 hectares with 770 hectares of water area and the rest of the area is inhabited with 64 islands. You can see a magical ecosystem here which consists of high diversity of mangroves.
Next destination will be the world famous heritage city of Galle, You will visit Galle Fort, a creation by Portuguese in 1588. You can enjoy the architecture and shopping inside the Fort; there are some roadside cafes for you.
Kitulgala is a water rafting destination, located on the way to the central hills of the island 2 ½ hours away from Colombo. It’s a wet zone rainforest that blessed with two monsoons every year; because of this Kitulgala owns lush green forest and inhabitant for bold and beautiful wildlife lives and streams filled with crystal clear water. This has made the Kitulgala paradise for wildlife photography, birds watching and trekking.
The Kelani River, Sri Lanka’s second largest river is also flows through Kitulgala; this has made this area an authentic water sporting place. You can white water rafting, canoeing, stream sliding, waterfall abseiling, confidence jump in Kitulgala on this day tour.
Sinharaja is a hilly virgin rainforest, located in Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces. The rainforest is a biodiversity hotspot owning 60% of endemic plants and most of them are rare. Because of high density of flora wildlife can’t be seen like in other dry zone national parks in Sri Lanka; there are only around 15 leopards and 3 elephants can be found on this national park. But there are some endemic species of fauna such as insects, amphibians, mammals, birds and reptiles can be found in here. Sinharaja has been designated as a World BioSphere Reserve in 1978 and a World Heritage site in 1988. Sinharaja is a great learning location and a paradise for wildlife photography.
In this tour you will visit two world heritage archaeological sites one of it the Sigiriya, a magically built rock fortress; the other one is an ancient Buddhist monastery called Dambulla rock temple. Sigiriya rock fortress owns ancient beautiful water garden and an unbelievable irrigation system that has been pumped water the peak of the rock fortress. So you must see these unbelievable creations on your next vacation to Sri Lanka.
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