• Museum
  • 3 Hours
  • Accessibiliy
  • 144 Likes
  • Pet allowed
  • Audio guide
  • Tour guide

Description

Bird Watching Tours

The tour takes you to the highlands of the country rises from 3000 ft to over 8000 ft from the hill capital of Kandy into mist-covered forested mountains, sparkling streams and gorgeous waterfalls and tea plantation to reach Nuwaraeliya, the country’s main hill resort. The approach by road or rail to the spectacular hill country is a highly enjoyable experience. Blessed with cool climes, Kandy and Nuwaraeliya represents medieval culture and colonial architecture respectively.

Route: BIA/ Kandy/ Peradeniya / Udawatta Forest / Nuwara Eliya / Horton Plains / Colombo/ BIA

What's include

  • Bird Watching.
  • Temple of the Tooth Relic.
  • Peradeniya Botonical Gardens.
  • Cultural Show.
  • Udawatta forest walk (Bird Watching).
  • Water Falls (St Clairs, Devon, lovers leap).
  • Nuwara Eliya City Tour.
  • Piduruthalagala (Heights Mountain In Sri Lanka).
  • Horton Plain Worlds End.
  • Udawalawa safari.
  • Moon Clans (Bird and Wild tour).

Schedule

Day One

Route : Bandaranaike International Airport-Kandy
Head to the mountain capital of Sri Lanka visiting the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage on the way. See the elephants frolicking at the nearby river and orphaned baby elephants been bottle fed. Spend the evening within the mesmerizing interiors of Temple of the Tooth Relic followed by a concert showcasing traditional Sri Lankan music and dance.
Day Two

Peradeniya Botanical Gardens/ Dalanda Maligawa or the Temple of the Tooth Relic.
Take a tour around the Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Sri Lanka’s arboretum of local and foreignplant species. Spend the evening in spiritual contemplation surrounded by the awe inspiring Kandyan architecture of the Temple of the Tooth Relic.
Day Three

Udawatta Forest.
Witness the morning glory of Udawatta Forest, the forest of the Kings. The sanctuary is famous for its extensive avifauna. The forest is also of religious importance as there are three Buddhist meditation hermitages and three rock shelter dwellings for Buddhist monk hermits.
Day Four

Kandy/ Nuwara Eliya.
Head to the Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka's tea growing centre, situated amidst an endless carpet of tea estates. Visit a tea factory to witness the production of world’s beat tea. Spend the evening in Nuwara Eliya, the little England of Sri Lanka, passing the 18-hole golf course, the colonial member’s only Hill Club and English styled country homes.
Day Five

Nuwara Eliya/ Horton Plains/ Nuwara Eliya.
Travel to the Wildlife Sanctuary of Horton plains, where live the samba and red slender Loris hidden among the mist covered forests. Take a slow and steady hike which also features Baker’s waterfall.
Day Six

Nuwara Eliya/ Colombo.
Visit the National Zoological Gardens in Dehiwala, where in house elephants perform a dance daily for the pleasure of the visitors. Spend the evening at the ViharaMaha Devi Park in the midst of Colombo, a green sanctuary and an ideal end to a week spent in Nature Trails of Sri Lanka.
Day Seven

Route : Colombo/ BIA