14 Day Treasures of Sri Lanka

Highlights

• Visit a National Park in the Cultural Triangle, one of the best places in Sri Lanka to view wild elephants
• Glimpse into village life in Hiriwadunna where you are welcomed with a hosted lunch
• Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Polonnaruwa, where kings ruled Sri Lanka over 800 years ago
• Tour the iconic Sigiriya Rock Fortress dating back over 1500 years, rising from the central plains
• At the inspirational cave temples of Dambulla, view golden Buddha statues and murals
• Tour the gold-roofed Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, one of Sri Lanka’s most sacred sites
• In Kandy, dinner at the home of a local family with specially prepared Sri Lankan dishes
• Travel to the town of Nuwara Eliya in the center of Sri Lanka’s magnificent tea country
• Learn about the growing, harvesting and processing of “Ceylon” tea at a tea estate factory
• A Jeep Safari at Yala National Park highlights Sri Lanka’s astonishing wildlife and stunning landscapes
• Tour the colonial town of Galle, with its historic fort built in the 1500s by the Portuguese
• Visit a turtle hatchery, to learn about the rescue and protection of turtle eggs