Tour Code: FIT/1527

Historical Ceylon

6 Nights / 7 Days
Private Van Tour
Winter Special
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Cities : Dambulla (2N),Anuradhapura (1N),Pollonnaruwa (2N),Colombo (1N)

Sightseeing

Pollonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
  • Rankoth Vehera (Rankoth Dagoba)
  • Gal Vihara
  • Historical city Tour Pollonnaruwa
  • Lankatilaka Viharaya
  • Parakrama Bahu
Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Kelaniya Buddhist Temple
  • National Museum of Colombo
  • Kayman's Gate
  • Wolvendaal Church
  • BMICH (Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall)
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
  • Dambulla Cave Temple
  • Sigiriya Rock Fortress
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
  • Jetavanaramaya
  • Ruwanwelisaya
  • Thuparama Dagoba

Meals

  • 6 Breakfast
  • 6 Dinner

Day wise travel itinerary

  • Day 1 :Dambulla
    On arrive in Sri Lanka, you will be welcomed and assisted by a representative and you
    will be then transferred to your hotel in Dambulla

    En route:
    Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage - Approx. 55 miles from Colombo, off the Colombo –
    Kandy road is Pinnawala, where an orphanage was started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded elephants. The number of elephants has increased to more than 65 now; including Baby Elephants brought from various parts, as well as the 23 baby elephants born as a result of the captive breeding program. The best time to visit is the feeding time from 0930-1000 hrs and 1330-1400 hrs and the bathing time from 1000-1030 hrs and 1400-1430 hrs when all the elephants are taken to the river close by Check in to the hotel.

    Dinner & Overnight at Jetwing Lake Hotel, Dambulla
    • Dinner
  • Day 2 :Dambula
    After breakfast Visit
    Sigiriya – is a “UNESCO World Heritage Site” and the 5th Century “Fortress in the Sky” which is perhaps the most fantastic single wonder of the Island. It is also known as Lion Rock because of the huge lion that used to stand at the entrance to the Palace on the summit of the 600-foot high rock. On its summit are the foundations of the Royal Palace, Water Tanks to supply water and all other buildings and at the edges the guardhouses. On one of the stairways the only known ancient work of Sinhala secular painting survived in the form of Frescoes of 21 life sized damsels still shining in their original colors. The Water Gardens, Fountain Garden, Summerhouses, Boulder Gardens and the Caves within the enclosed area should not be missed.
    Sigiriya rock
    Dambulla cave temple - Dambulla Cave Temple (also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla) is a World Heritage Site (1991) in Sri Lanka situated in the central part of the country. This site is situated 148 km east of Colombo and 72 km north of Kandy. It is the largest and best preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains. There are more than 80 documented Caves in the surrounding area. These paintings and statues are related to Lord Buddha and his life. There are total of 153 Buddha statues, 3 statues of Sri Lankan kings and 4 statues of gods and goddesses. The murals cover an area of 2,100 square meters. Depictions on the walls of the caves include the temptation by the demon Mara and Buddha's first sermon.

    Rest of the day at leisure in the hotel.

    Dinner & Overnight at Jetwing Lake, Dambulla
    • Breakfast
    • Dinner
  • Day 3 :Anuradapura
    After breakfast check out from the hotel & transfer to Anuradhapura Anuradhapura - The capital of Sri Lanka from the 05th Century B.C. to the end of the 10th Century A.D. was the most celebrated of Sri Lanka’s ancient ruined cities. The city’s greatest treasures are its dagobas constructed of bricks and hemispherical in shape. The most notable of these dagobas are the Ruvanveliseya which dates back to the 2nd Century B.C. and is 300 feet in diameter, the Jetawanarama is 370 feet and the Thuparama Dagoba enshrines the collarbone of the Buddha. The city’s most renowned relic is the sacred Bo Tree, which is said to have grown from a branch of the tree under which the Buddha gained Enlightenment. It was planted 2250 years ago and is the oldest historically authenticated tree in the world.
    Rest of the day at leisure in the hotel.

    Dinner & Overnight stay at Palm Garden Village, Anuradapura
    • Breakfast
    • Dinner
  • Day 4 :Polonnaruwa
    Breakfast in the hotel. After breakfast proceed to Historical city Polonnaruwa.
    Check in the hotel. Rest of the day leisure at the hotel.

    Dinner & Overnight stay at Sudu Araliya - Polonnaruwa.
    • Breakfast
    • Dinner
  • Day 5 :Polonnaruwa
    Breakfast at the hotel. After Breakfast Visit Polonnaruwa city tour.
    Evening continue with a city tour of Polonnaruwa.
    Pollonnaruwa - The Capital of Sri Lanka from 11th -13th Century contains some splendid and spectacular statues. Lankatileke, Tivanka and Thuparama are the most beautiful and largest shrine ruins and Tivanka has the best example of frescoes of the Pollonnaruwa period. Rankot Vihara and Kiriwehera are well preserved large stupas, and Gal Vihare - a rock shrine, has four Buddha statues, two seated, one standing and one reclining and Parakrama Bahu statue are examples of Sinhalese stone carver. The Vata-da-ge is a unique creation of the Sri Lankan artists. Rest of the day at leisure in the hotel

    Dinner & Overnight stay at Sudu Araliya- Polonnaruwa
    • Breakfast
    • Dinner
  • Day 6 :Colombo
    Breakfast at the hotel.

    After breakfast proceed to Colombo.
    Colombo –Colombo was only a small seaport, which came into prominence in the 16th Century with the arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 and the development of it as a major Harbour during the British period and became the capital in 1815 after Kandy was ceded to the British.The remains of the buildings during the period and the Portuguese, Dutch and British rule are found in every area of the city. None of the Portuguese & Dutch fortifications are found today but some of their buildings and churches could be seen in the Fort & Pettah areas.Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street - the Goldsmith’s quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area where there is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings, the Kaymans Gate with the Belfry at the original gate to enter the Fort, the Dutch Church of Wolfendhaal dating back to 1749, Kelaniya Buddhist Temple, Davatagaha Mosque, Colombo Museum and the Natural History Museum are some of the sites to be visited. Also visit the BMICH (Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall), see the replica of Avukana Buddha and the Independence Square Evening Visit Shopping tour

    Dinner & Overnight stay at Jetwing Colombo seven, Colombo
    • Breakfast
    • Dinner
  • Day 7 :Back Home
    After breakfast

    Thereafter transfer to airport to connect with the departure flight.
    • Breakfast
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Sightseeing

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Rankoth Vehera (Rankoth Dagoba)

Ruwanweli is a stupa built by the king Nissanka Malla who ruled Polonnaruwa (AD 1187 – 1196). It was constructed in the style of the original Anuradhaphura Maha Vihara monastery stupas, bearing a close resemblance to one of the most famous stupas of Sri Lanka – 'Ruwanwelisaya'.

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Gal Vihara

The Gal Vihara, also known as Gal Viharaya and originally as the Uttararama, is a rock temple of the Buddha situated in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. It was fashioned in the 12th century by Parakramabahu.

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Historical city Tour Pollonnaruwa

Visit a once flourishing empire, the second most ancient of Sri Lanka’s kingdoms and the capital of Sri Lanka from 1017 A.D. to 1235 A.D. Travel back in time to the Golden Age of Polonnaruwa under the reign of King Parakramabahu the Great (1153A.C-1186A.C).

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Lankatilaka Viharaya

Lankatilaka Vihara is one of the most emblematic structures of the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa. Two great walls, each with a thickness of 4m & height of 17m form a narrow aisle leading to a very impressive, though now sadly headless Buddha statue still standing, over 14m high. Built by King Parakrabahu the great, the shrine is a definite deviation in terms of Buddhist architecture: instead of the abstract symbolism of the stupa (dagoba) the attention is focused on the giant figure of the Buddha, which fill up the entire space within the shrine

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Parakrama Bahu

Parakramabahu I was king of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa from 1153-86. During his reign from the capital city of Polonnaruwa, he unified the three lesser kingdoms of the island, becoming one of the last monarchs in Sri Lankan history to do so.

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  • Temple 4
    Temple 4
  • Dambulla Cave Temple 2
    Dambulla Cave Temple 2
  • Colombo
    Colombo
  • Temple 4
    Temple 4
  • Dambulla Cave Temple 1
  • Dambulla Cave Temple 2
  • Colombo
  • Temple 4
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