Views Lanka Tours offering this three days tour package will cover mainly Kandy and Colombo cities. First night you can stay at Kandy and second night at Colombo. Kandy is a world heritage city declared by UNESCO in 1988. The Buddhist influence could be seen everywhere. It was the last stronghold of sri Lankan kings. The city of kandy lies at an altitude of 488.6 meters mean sea level. It’s treated as one of the entrances to the hill country. Three fourth of the city is surrounded by the Mahaveli river which is longest and largest river in the island and provided the natural protection and beauty to the city. So that’s why you must see this place in Sri Lanka in 3 days. This breathtaking hill country is the perfect place for relaxing and reflecting. This city is well known for housing many ancient temples, and among them, the most renowned is the temple of 'Dalada Maligawa'(The Temple of the Tooth). Here, the tooth relic of Lord Buddha is reserved. It attracts thousands of visitors including the devotees to this city per year. Apart from that, this city has the largest and beautiful botanical garden in the island, known as Peradeniya Botanical Garden.
After arrive to Sri lanka, You will meet our representative or your experienced tour guide at the airport with a name board. After welcome you will transfer to the grate city of kandy . On the way to Kandy You can visit Pinnawala Elephant orphanage. From airport to pinnawala journey about 80 Km will take 2 and half hours. With this orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants , Pinnawala has the largest herd of captive elephants in the world. In 2011, there were 96 elephants, including 43 males and 68 females from 3 generations, living in Pinnawala. The orphanage was founded to care and protect the many orphaned un weaned wild elephants found wandering in and near the forests of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1975. You can enjoy with this place about three hours. After checking to the hotel you can get a change and be relaxed. In evening you can attend to world famous kandy cultural dance show. After the event you can visit most beautiful and honorable place in Kandy, Tooth relic temple. Local people calling as “ Dalada Maligawa” to feel of peaceful Buddhist culture this is the best place. Your guide will explain every important factors about the temple. Overnight you can sleep as a proud kandyan.
After breakfast, you can visit Peradeniya botanical garden. You can spend about half a day with this beautiful place Royal Botanic Gardens, attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is near the Mahaweli river (the longest in Sri Lanka). It is renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. The origins of the Botanic Gardens date as far back as 1371 when King Wickramabahu III ascended the throne and kept court at Peradeniya near the Mahaweli river. This was followed by King Kirti Sri and King Rajadhi Rajasinghe. A temple was built on this location by King Wimala Dharma, but it was destroyed by the British when they were given control over the Kingdom of Kandy. Thereafter, the groundwork for a botanical garden was formed by Alexandar Moon in 1821. He used the garden for coffee and cinnamon plants.[3] The Botanical Garden at Peradeniya was formally established in 1843 with plants brought from Kew Garden, Slave Island, Colombo, and the Kalutara Garden in Kalutara. The Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya was made more independent and expanded under George Gardner as superintendent in 1844. On the way to Colombo, you can get a experience about spice garden in Mawanella area. Then you can get a good knowledge about ancient herbal medicine and herbal plants. it’s a completely free activity Overnight you can stay sri Lankan main commercial city.
After breakfast, you can do a Colombo city tour with your guide. There are several important places worth to visit. Even a busy commercial city, you will wonder about greenery nature environment and clean, well-arranged urban plan. Colombo is the commercial capital city of Sri Lanka. It comprises both the old and the new cultures of this country. Colombo and eighth-century port houses different financial, administrative, and other types of offices of relevance to the visitor. In short, this city is a piece of different offices of importance, which will attract the visitors. Through many stages, the city has developed into a modern and great city. With this city tour, you can do shopping and take your lunch at a famous modern restaurant. Later you will transfer to the airport