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Overview
Hilltop and Beaches is a 16 days exclusive hilltops and beach tour which will surely be your ideal choice. Rafting at Kitulgala, hiking Adam's peak, exploring waterfalls through tea estates will definitely be unforgettable memories in your life.
Highlights
Description
Are you a real adventure lover and looking for an exclusive trip to discover amazing
places in Sri Lanka? Then our 16 days exclusive hilltops and beach tour will surely be
your ideal choice. Rafting at Kitulgala, hiking Adam's peak, exploring waterfalls through
tea estates will definitely be unforgettable memories in your life. Joining this tour, you
will discover the diverse beauty of Sri Lanka including colonial light city (Nuwara Eliya),
safari with wild life, stunning beaches and picturesque nature creature at Mirissa.
What's included
Itinerary
Day 1- Colombo city
Upon your arrival our guide will pick up you at the Katunayake International airport and
take you to Colombo port city. Then you will visit the Dutch museum, Federation of self
Employees market and old city hall. After that we transfer you to your hotel in Port city
Colombo. And you are free to relax at the sundown beach there.
Day 2- Colombo
Today you'll visit to places such as, Gangaramaya temple, National museum, Art gallery
and if you'd like something a bit more stylish, Colombo has growing collection of chic
boutiques and stores. Late evening you can enjoy some entertainment events like rock
party and night stay at Colombo
Day 3 - Kitulgala
Today you will be going for the rafting at the Kelani River at Kitulgala. In the evening
you can do swimming or bathing at river side as per your wish and take a good rest
here with admiring the surrounding hills and spend the night at Kitulgala.
Day 04 & 05 – Hatton - Adams peak
Wake up early morning and take good footwear, waterproof and leech repellent items.
You will be able to take jungle hiking today with guide. Here you can see Sri Lanka's
endemic birds and beautiful flora.
After the lunch our guide will transfer you to Hatton, Dalhousie, the traditional starting
point for the pre-down ascent of Adam's Peak. You can start the 7 Km climb from
Dalhousie and don’t forget to bring a good sleeping bag to keep you warm overnight at
the top or you can wait until 2.00am to start. The climb is of steps most of the way
(about 5200 of them), but with plenty of rest stops. You'll reach the top in 2 1/2 to 4
hours. And at around 2.30am if you start to get down you can reach before dawn, which
will be around 6.30 am. After this marvelous hiking you must have a good sleep and
some rest, you are free today for relaxing with spa. If you like you can visit tea
plantation here too.
Day 6- Ella via Nuwara Eliya
Our tour guide will pick you at your hotel around 8.00am to transfer you to Ella .On the
way you will see beautiful waterfalls, fascinating tea plantation and you can also visit the
Castle tea factory. You can taste a pure natural cup of tea there. After two hours of drive
we'll reach world famous hill city Nuwara Eliya which is also called as little England. You
can discover places such as Victoria Park, Gregory Lake, Hakgala garden and
understand the Tamil culture and also visit the “Seetha Amman” temple. It has a
glorious legend. After all these you'll reach your destination at Ella. Check in to your
hotel and have some of Sri Lanka's tastiest home-cooked food. And overnight stay at
Ella.
Day 7-Ella and around Arugambay
Today you'll visit some historical places in this tour. First you'll visit Sri Lanka's most
atmospheric ancient site at Yudaganawa. Also nearby, Maligawila there is home to a
11m tall standing Buddha statue that's over a thousand years old. And then continue to
travel to Arugambay. Evening you will check into your hotel at beautiful beach side and
you are free to renew your mind. And spend overnight at Arugambay.
Day 8-9 - Arugambay
Next two days you can join many beach activities such as surfing, sunbathing and
swimming etc. Don't miss a boat trip exploring the nearby Portugal lagoon.
Day 10 - Arugambay to Kataragama
The 10th day in this exclusive tour you will be visiting interesting coastal plains of
Kataragama. On the way you will find time for a brief detour to Sri Lanka's tallest
standing Buddha at Buduruwagala. Soak up beauty of the tiny lakes and listen to the
birds, stay at Kataragama
.
Day 11 - Kataragama to Thissamaharama
Today you will be discovering the most important shrine in the Mahadevalaya, which
contains the lance of the six faced, twelve armed Hindu war god, Murugan (Skanda)
who is considered as identical to the God Kataragama. This place is surely going to
teach you about the Hindu cultural in Sri Lanka. Also you will visit the Kirivehera and
Sivam Kovil Shrines which are dedicated to the Buddha and Lord Ganesh (the remover
of obstacle and champion of intellectual pursuits) respectively. There is also a Bodhi
tree here. Standing beyond this temple complex is the Kirivehera, a large white washed
Buddhist dagaba. And then finally you'll be transferred to your hotel in
Thissamaharama.
Day 12 - Yala safari adventure
Today you'll join the safari in Yala National park, where you can spot most of Sri
Lanka's iconic critters with monkeys jumping through the trees, peacocks in their finest
frocks and cunning leopards sliding like shadows through the undergrowth. Yala
National park is the Jungle which brought a glorious life to many animals.
Next you will visit Yatalawehera dagaba, built 2300 years ago by King Mahanaga. Also
you will visit the large white restored Tissa dagaba. This dagaba has a circumference of
165m and stands 55.8m high. It is thought to have held the sacred tooth relic and
forehead bone relic in ancient times. It's attractively lit up at night.
In the evening you are free to check out the huge flocks of egrets that descend on to the
trees around the lake to roost. (Tissa Lake) Also you can take a boat trip around the
lake or spend your time relaxing and spend overnight in Thissamaharama.
Day 13-14 - Tangalle
13th day of your tour, you will be going to the South coastal beach. During these two
days you will enjoy the sun bathing, turtle watching and historical temple visiting. This
tour will create a good picturesque memory to your enjoyable life journey. 13-14 days
overnight at Tangalle
Day 15 - Mirissa
Today morning you are going to the South coastal which is the final destination in this
tour. After your check in at your hotel at Mirissa you can join the leisure activities here
such as: snorkeling and surfing. If you do need to move, then there are some pleasant
walks, one heads up a steep series of steps from the main road to the small
Kandavahari temple, while the headland is a good spot to view Weligama bay.
Day 16 - Mirissa and Departure
Today is the last day you are in Sri Lanka. Today you will get the opportunity in joining
one of the most famous activities that almost every visitor to Mirissa takes part. That is
the whale watching boat trip. The blue whales are the planet's biggest creature like no
other. And then is the time to say good bye to your exclusive tour. Our tour guide will
transfer you to Katunayake International airport in Negombo. And the tour ends here.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much time does the Hilltop and Beaches take?
Hilltop and Beaches duration is 16 days.
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