6-Day Heritage Sri Lanka Tour

Day 1: Colombo/Negombo
you’ll be picked up from the Bandaranaike International Airport or the Hotel you are staying in Colombo, and then transfer to a hotel for check-in in Negombo. You’ll be relaxing here for the day till next morning, where the adventure begins.

Day 2: Negombo/Dambulla
Proceed to Dambulla and en route visit Spice Garden and Dambulla Cave Temple which is constructed during the years of 89-77 BC under the reign of King Vattagamni Abhaya also known as King Valagamba is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is located on a 600ft high rock formation within the cultural triangle of Kandy, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa.

Upon arrival in Dambulla check-in to a hotel in Dambulla for overnight stay.

Day 3: Dambulla/Sigiriya/Polonnaruwa
After the breakfast climb the famous Sigiriya Rock, It is assigned a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. When you are back from Sigiriya, we do set up our journey to Polonnaruwa for a biking tour in the afternoon, It is 9 – 12 Km ride (2 - 3 hours) and ride in Polonnaruwa archeological sites. After Polonnaruwa City tour cycling in The Sea of Parakrama Lake and explore countryside of the Polonnaruwa.

Later check in to hotel and overnight stay in Polonnaruwa.

Day 4: Polonnaruwa /Anuradhapura 
Visit Polonnaruwa Galviharaya, Vatadagaya, Stature of King Parakramabahu and more in the morning. Afterwards proceed to Anuradhapura and visit Atamasthanaya or Eight Sacred places which are a series of locations in Sri Lanka where the Buddha had visited during his three visits to the country. Overnight in a Hotel at Anuradhapura.

Day 5: Anuradhapura/Kandy
Transfer to Kandy, in Sri Lanka second largest City is Kandy and it is located in Central Province and capital of the Central Province. It is a religious as well as an administrative city. It is significant as it was the last capital of the ancient kings’ era in Sri Lanka, and en route visit Aluvihare Temple, which is a sacred Buddhist temple located in Aluvihare, Matale District of Sri Lanka. History of Aluvihare Rock Temple goes back to the 3rd Century B.C to the reign of King Devanampiyatissa. It is believed that the King built the dagoba, planted the Bo sapling and found the temple after the introduction of Buddhism to the country during his reign. After that visit Amaan Kovil, Spice Garden (where you are described about spices and herbs of Sri Lanka) Kandy Museum and Tooth Temple. This temple was built between the years of 1687 to 1707 by the Kandyan Kings present at the time. It houses a tooth that belonged to ‘Lord Buddha’. Overnight in a Hotel at Kandy.

Day 6: Kandy/Colombo
There is no itinerary planned for the day. Transfer to the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo for your onward journey.