斯里蘭卡文化采風之旅九天行程 Sri Lanka 9 days tour
廣州或香港Q科倫坡- Seeduwa
乘機前往斯里蘭卡(舊稱錫蘭)。抵達後接機入住酒店休息。 宿Seeduwa
Sri Lanka Piannawela Sigiriya Dambulla Kandy Nuwara Eliya 6 days
Day 01 Hong Kong – Airport (BIA) – Negombo
Arrive in Sri Lanka by Sri Lankan Airline ,welcome them and transfer to Katunayake.
Overnight stay at Jetwing Blue, Negombo.
Airport to Negombo: 20 minutes, 15 KM
Day 02 Negombo – Pinnawela – Sigiriya – Dambulla
After breakfast at Hotel leave for Pinnawela and visit Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
* Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage – App. 55 miles from Colombo, off the Colombo - Kandy road is Pinnawela, 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 babies born, as a result of the captive breeding programme. 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.
Thereafter proceed to Sigiriya and climb Sigiriya Rock Fortress
* Sigiriya – is a “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 in all the freshness and delicacy of their original colour. The Water Gardens, Fountain Garden, summerhouse, Boulder Gardens and the Caves with the enclosed are should not be missed.
Proceed to Dambulla
Dinner and overnight stay at Heritance Kandalama, Dambulla
Negombo to Pinnawela: 2.5 hours, 80 KM
Pinnawela to Sigiriya: 2 hours, 60 KM
Sigiriya to Dambulla: 20 minutes, 24 KM
Day 03 Dambulla – Matale - Kandy
After breakfast at hotel leave for visit Dambulla Cave Temples.
* Dambulla Cave Temples – is a vast isolated rock mass 500 feet high and a mile around the base. Here is found the famous Rock Temple dating to the First Century B.C. The caves of Dambulla sheltered King Walagamba during his 14 years of exile from Anuradhapura. When he regained the throne he built the most magnificent of Rock Temples to be found in the Island.
In the first Cave is a recumbent image of the Buddha 47ft long cut out of the Rock. There are images of deities associated with Buddhism all around. The frescoes on the walls and the ceiling are the oldest here but they are over painted in the Kandy period.
In the Second Cave, the finest and the largest of all, there are 150 life-size statues of the Buddha in various postures with few statues of Gods and Kings. The ceiling is also covered with frescoes, which depict great events in the life of the Buddha and landmarks in the history of the Sinhalese people.
Thereafter leave for Kandy en route visit Spice Garden in Matale.
Thereafter proceed to Kandy visit Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
* Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic - When King Wimaladharmasuriya I (1592-1604 A.D.) became King in Kandy; he searched for the Tooth Relic and the bowl Relic of the Buddha and found that it was kept at the Delgomuwa Buddhist Temple at Kuruwita, for more than 44 years, hidden in a grinding stone. The King had gone there personally and brought the Sacred Tooth Relic to Kandy in a procession accompanied by the King. The first Temple of the Tooth Relic was constructed by Wimaladharmasooriya I to house it next to the Royal Palace. The Portuguese burned down the 2-floored building and King Wimaladharma sooriya II (1687-1707) erected a 3-storied building to house the Sacred Tooth Relic. It was burnt down once again and a new 2-storied building was constructed by King Narendra singhe (1707-1739 A.D.) and what we see today may be the building constructed by him. He also painted 32 Jataka Stories on the outer walls of the building.
Evening witness the Cultural Dance show featuring various types of dances.
Dinner and overnight stay at Mahaweli Reach Hotel, Kandy
Dambulla to Kandy: 2.5 hours, 75 KM
Day 04 Kandy – Nuwara Eliya
After breakfast at hotel leave for Nuwara Eliya en route visit Tea Factory and Tea Plantation
* 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 coolest places in the Island, but it is really just like an English spring day, although the temperature does drop at night. All around Nuwara Eliya you will see evidence of the British influence, houses like country cottages or Queen Ann style mansions. The Victoria Park, in the middle of the town, is a lovely place for a stroll or a picnic and is also good for Birding as you get some rare birds in this Park. Seasons may be absent elsewhere in Sri Lanka, but here you can read them by the flowers, which bloom in the spring (March to May) and the fall (August and September). These are the “seasons” when low-country folk flock to Nuwara Eliya to escape the sea level heat and humidity.
Dinner and overnight stay at Grand Hotel, Nuwara Eliya
Kandy to Nuwara Eliya: 2.5 hours, 75 KM
Day 05 Nuwara Eliya – Colombo
After breakfast at hotel leave for Colombo and commence a city of Colombo include shopping
* 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.
Dinner at Chinese Restaurant, Colombo
Overnight stay at Galadari Hotel, Colombo
Nuwara Eliya to Colombo: 5.5 hours, 180 KM
Day 06 Colombo – Airport (BIA) – Maldives
After breakfast transfer to the airport to connect departure flight to male by UL 115 @ 1405hrs.
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Sri Lanka Galle Fishing Village Tea Plantation Kandy 11 days
DAY 01 : AIRPORT/SEEDUWA
Transfer from Airport to Seeduwa
Overnight stay at Hotel Ramada Seeduwa.
Web Site :www.ramadakatunayake.com
DAY 02 : SEEDUWA/ Galle/Unawatuna
Galle was once the chief port of Ceylon. It is still well known for hand-made lace. Visit the Galle Fort (spanning 90 acres) which was originally built by the Portuguese and later extended by the Dutch in 1663. This is a World Heritage Site.
Transfer from Galle to Unawatuna.
Lunch at Unawatuna Beach Resort.
Dinner and overnight stay at Unawatuna BeachResort
DAY 03 : UNAWATUNA/Fishing Villages/WELIGAMA/UNAWATUNA
Breakfast at Unawatuna Beach Resort
Morning visitFishing villages around Unawatuna
Lunch at Unawatuna Beach Resort.
Transfer from Unawatuna to Weligama.
Weligama is famous for 'Stilt Fishermen'. These fishermen sit on cross bars tied athwart forked branches of trees planted in the sea bed. This unique method of fishing is highly photogenic.
Transfer from Weligama to Unawatuna
Dinner and overnight stay at Unawatuna Beach Resort.
DAY 04 : GALLE/YALA
Breakfast at Closenberg Hotel.
Transfer from Galle to Yala.
Do a safari of the Yala National Park by jeep. Yala is the largest National Park in Sri Lanka which is the home for wild elephants, wild boars, wild buffaloes, leopards, bears, deers and crocodiles. Large flocks of migratory and indigenous birds are also found here.
Lunch at Mandara Rosen Hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at Mandara Rosen Hotel
Web Site :www.rosenhotelsrilanka.com
DAY 05 : YALA/BANDARAWELA /BAMBARAKANDA
Breakfast at Mandara Rosen Hotel.
Transfer from Yala to Bandarawela.
Bandarawela is a charming town at an elevation of 4000 feet and is a popular health resort.
Lunch at Bandarawela Hotel.
Visit Banbarakanda
Dinner and overnight stay at Bandarawela Hotel.
DAY 06 : BANDARAWELA/TEA PLANTATION/KANDY
Transfer from Bandarawela to Tea Plantation
Visit a tea plantation and a tea factory, where the best tea in the world is produced. Here you could observe all about the process of manufacturing tea. You can also see how tea is graded. Taste a cup of pure Ceylon tea in the factory.
Lunch at Ramboda Falls Hotel.
Transfer from Tea Plantation to Kandy.
Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a World Heritage Site. The name "Kandy" conjures visions of splendour and magnificence. Many of the legends, traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive. Drive around the Kandy lake built by the last Sinhala king, Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe in 1798. Visit the Kandy town and bazaar, the arts and crafts centre, a gem museum and a lapidary. Also visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy. Thereafter witness a cultural show.
Dinner and overnight stay at Chaya Citadel Kandy.
DAY 07 : KANDY/SIGIRIYA/DAMBULLA
Breakfast at Chaya Citadel Kandy.
Transfer from Kandy to Sigiriya.
Climb the 5th century Sigiriya rock fortress which is a world heritage site, built by King Kashyapa (477-495 AD). The 'Lion Rock' is a citadel of unusual beauty rising 200 metres from the scrub jungle. The rock was the innermost stronghold of the 70 hectare fortified town. A moat, rampart, and extensive gardens including the renowned water gardens ring the base of the rock. Visit the world-renowned frescoes of the 'Heavenly Maidens' of Sigiriya, which are in a sheltered pocket of the rock approached by a spiral stairway. These frescoes are painted in earth pigments on plaster.
Transfer from Sigiriya to Dambulla.
Dambulla rock temple which was built by king Walagambahu in the 1st century B.C. and it is a World Heritage Site. It is the most impressive of Sri Lanka's cave temples. The complex of five caves with over 2000 sq. metres of painted walls and ceilings, is the largest area of paintings found in the world. It contains over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock and spanning 14 metres.
Lunch at Kassapa - Lion S Rock.
Dinner and overnight stay at Chaaya Habarana Village.
DAY 08 : DAMBULLA/POLONNARUWA/DAMBULLA
Breakfast at Chaaya Habarana Village.
Transfer from Dambulla to Polonnaruwa.
Visit Polonnaruwa, which was the 2nd capital city of Sri Lanka built in the 11th and 12th centuries AD, and which is a world heritage site. Here you can see the ruins of the Royal Palace, the Gal Viharaya where 4 splendid statues of the Buddha in 'Upright', 'Sedentary' and 'Recumbent' postures carved out of rock could be seen, the Audience Hall, the Lotus Bath, the statue of king Parakramabahu, and the Parakrama Samudraya - a lake built by King Parakramabahu the great. There are also monuments of famous places of worship such as the Shiva Temple, the Lankathilake, the Watadage, the Galpotha, the Kiri Vehera and the remains of a former Temple of the Tooth Relic.
Transfer from Polonnaruwa to Dambulla.
Lunch at Hotel Sudu Araliya.
DAY 09 : DAMBULLA/PINNAWALA/COLOMBO/SEEDUWA
Breakfast at Amaya Lake.
Transfer from Dambulla to Pinnawala.
The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, established in 1975, commenced with seven orphans. Today some of these orphans enjoy the fortune of seeing their grandchildren born in the same location. The original objective of establishing the orphanage inclined more towards tourism, but is soon became a conservation and educational centre. With the help of local and foreign elephant experts, Pinnawela started a scientific captive-breeding programme for elephants. The free movement of the herd enhanced the chances for respective individuals of both sexes to get together and mate. The nearby river played a dominant role in this regard, and in 1984, the first baby of Pinnawela was born. The success story of Pinnawela has drawn the attention of scientists from all over the world. A considerable number of books and research articles on Pinnawela have been published in several languages. The members of the Pinnawela herd have been filmed, videoed and photographed thousands of times by professionals.
Transfer from Pinnawala to Colombo.
Do a city tour of Colombo. Colombo like many capital cities in developing countries is fast changing its face. Almost overnight, skyscrapers arise from where old buildings once stood. Yet in some parts, the old world charm is retained. For example, there is a 100-year-old clock tower and several British built colonial buildings. Other places of interest are the Pettah bazaar - where one can shop for bargain, a Hindu and a Buddhist temple, residential areas where you find the stately homes of the affluent, the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH)- an outright gift to Sri Lanka from the People's Republic of China.
Lunch at Moon River Chinese Restaurant.
Transfer from Colombo to Seeduwa.
Dinner at Greatwall Restaurant.
Overnight stay at Hotel Ramada Seeduwa.
DAY 10 : SEEDUWA/AIRPORT/COLOMBO
Breakfast at Hotel Ramada Seeduwa.
Transfer from Seeduwa to Airport
