Depart for Kandy and en-route visit the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, the only one of its kind in the world. There are about 40 animals residing here presently ranging from the ages of a few months to several adults who act as foster parents to the young ones.
Kandy, the last stronghold of the Singhala Kings of Sri Lanka, lies in the central hills, approximately 120 kilometres from Colombo. The route to Kandy takes you through the broad acres of growing rice, fields (paddy), coconut palms and a picturesque landscape.
After lunch, sightseeing in Kandy includes:
A tea factory
The Kandy market square
The arts & crafts centre
The Kandy lake and Upper Lake Drive
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel on HB Basis.
Breakfast at the hotel and continue with Kandy sightseeing and thereafter leave Kandy for Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya known also as the tea country, is located in the Mountain region . The climate is cool during the day and at night is compared with the European winter temperature. The sightseeing points include:
The golf course
The Hindu Shrine - Seeta Eliya
Little England - this residential area still has the traces of the British rule, in Sri Lanka. Some of the cottages are still in their original form.
Scenery of Water Falls
Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel on HB Basis.
After breakfast return to respective beach resort via Kitulgala
Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
