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SNS / MC / TH-LK / 1 / 184/2002/3

Day 01: ARRIVE COLOMBO
Arrive Colombo airport. You will be met by a representative and transferred to Negombo
Dinner & Overnight stay at Blue Oceanic Beach Hotel, Negombo

Day 02: NEGOMBO-KANDY
Breakfast, Enroute Sightseeing: Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
Sightseeing: Kandy-City Tour
Dinner & Overnight stay at The Swiss Residence, Kandy

Day 03: NUWARA ELIYA
Breakfast, Sightseeing: Royal Botanical Gardens
Sightseeing: Excursion to Nuwara Eliya
Dinner & Overnight stay at St. Andrews Hotel, Nuwara Eliya

Day 04: NUWARA ELIYA- COLOMBO - KATUNAYAKE
After breakfast leave for Colombo via Kitulgala.
Sightseeing: City tour of Colombo
Overnight stay at Tamarind Tree Hotel, Katunayake.

Day 05: COLOMBO-BANGKOK
After breakfast transfer to the airport. Travel from Colombo to Bangkok by Air Lanka
Transfer from Bangkok airport to Hotel by coach
Sightseeing: Bangkok City Tour & Temple Tour
Dinner at Indian Restaurant & Overnight stay at hotel Ambassador

Day 06: BANGKOK
Breakfast, Optional Sightseeing: Safari world and Marine park
Dinner at Indian Restaurant & Overnight stay at hotel Ambassador

Day 07: BANGKOK-PATTAYA
Breakfast, Transfer from Bangkok to Patty by Coach
Optional Sightseeing: Noong Nooch Village
Dinner at Indian Restaurant & Overnight stay at hotel Baiyoke

Day 09: PATTAYA
Breakfast, Sightseeing: Coral Island
Dinner at Indian Restaurant & Overnight stay at hotel Baiyoke

Day 10: PATTAYA- BANGKOK- MUMBAI
Transfer from Pattaya to Bangkok by Coach
Travel from Bangkok to Mumbai by Air Lanka

Sight Seeing Description:
• Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage (SNS / SS /LK / KAN / 296):
Started in 1975 to house the abandoned and the wounded, the orphanage has grown to be a big family today. A unique experience never to be missed.
• Kandy-City Tour (SNS / SS /LK / KAN / 298):
Afternoon commence city tour of Kandy, including Upper Lake Drive, Market Square and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. * Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic - ever since 4th Century A.D, when the Buddha’s Tooth was brought to Sri Lanka hidden from sacrilegious hands in an Orissan princess hair, the Relic has grown in repute and holiness in Sri Lanka and throughout the Buddhist world. It is considered Sri Lankas most prized possession.
Evening view a cultural show featuring various dance types of Sri Lanka
• Royal Botanical Gardens (SNS / SS /LK / KAN / 292):
After breakfast visit * Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya, Sixty Seven hectares of exquisite beauty and botanical treasurers containing more than 4000 species, this is haven not only for Scientists but to every nature lover as well.
• Excursion to Nuwara Eliya (SNS / SS /LK / NUW / 293):
* Hakgala Botanical Gardens - Four miles south east of Nuwara Eliya is another prominent peak, Hakgala. At its foot lie the Hakgala Botanical Gardens, and beyond, the Hakgala Strict Natural Reserve. The gardens are smaller and less exotic than those at Peradeniya, but at 5,600 feet (1,707 meters) elevation the species of flora quite different. Opened as an experimental cinchona plantation (for production of the malaria antidote quinine) in 1860, the pride of the gardens is now roses and ferns. Seethaeliya – the little Kovil dedicated to Seetha with with statue of Rama, Lakshmana and Hanuman
• City tour of Colombo (SNS / SS /SL / COL / 295):
Colombo a drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens. Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street - the Goldsmiths quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings, and the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal dating back to 1749. The historic Dawatagaha Mosque and the former Eye Hospital are two buildings in Cinnamon Gardens worth looking at. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha and the Independence Square. Thereafter transfer to Katunayake.
Kandy - the hill capital. Venue of the annual Perahera. The last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings was finally ceded to the British in 1815. Kandy is an example of the Buddhism’s influence in Sri Lanka today. Temple’s shrines and monasteries keeping alive Buddhist traditions are everywhere.
Nuwara Eliya - The ‘Little England’ of Sri Lanka, is set against beautiful backdrops of Mountains, Valleys, Waterfalls and Tea Plantations. It is supposed to be one of the coldest places on the island, but is really just like an England spring day although the temperature does drop at night.
All around Nuwara Eliya you will see evidence of the British influence. Houses are like country cottages or Queen Ann style mansions.
• Bangkok City Tour & Temple Tour (SNS / SS /TH / BKK / 6):
Cruise around the city and visit the three main temples in Bangkok. Visit the Golden Buddha, made out of solid pure gold and weighing two and a half ton. Visit the Reclining Buddha, 46 Mts. in length and 15.5 feet in height, unlike the Golden Buddha; the Reclining Buddha is gold plated and hollow from inside. And lastly visit the Marble temple, made out of Pure Italian Marble and a sight to behold.
• (Optional) Safari world and Marine park (SNS / SS /TH / BKK / 7):
This is Thailands greatest and most popular open zoo and Show Park. Covering over 200 acres, Safari World is made up of Safari Park and Marine Park and offers a variety of fun and entertainment for visitors of all ages. Whether it is an exciting safari drive through a picturesque African wilderness setting, an intimate encounter with the friendly dolphins or an exhilarating fast paced action stunt spectacular, Safari World has it all.
• (Optional) Noong Nooch Village (SNS / SS /TH / PYX / 10):
Here one can see a Thai cultural show, a multitude of talented artists perform traditional Thai dances, culture, religious ceremonies and other Thai traditions and later see and take part in the spectacular Elephant Show.
• Coral Island (SNS / SS /TH / PYX / 9):
Transfer to the jetty for a leisurely cruise by launch to the Coral Island from where you can travel in a glass bottomed boat through which you can see the beautiful and colourful corals on the seabed. At the coral island one can enjoy a number of water sports activities like para sailing, water scooter, etc.