Mountain Elephant & Blue Whale
This trip is made for those who have two weeks holidays and want a hand picked jewels of the destination – Srilanka. As the train pushes through the mist, suddenly crispy green tea plantations greet you well before the train reaches the cultural capital of Kandy. You proceed to worlds end by foot, and off it goes through narrow mountain roads with your personal driver. To Ella, high above the valleys where we lean back and do some Sri Lankan cooking too. Udawalawe, with the highest concentration of wild elephants in Asia, and then to the sea. After drenching yourself in lazy beaches, see the mighty blue whales before you head back to Colombo. Stay in places with personality. From mountains height to the bluest sea. Sri Lanka gets you an invite to come back soon again.
TOUR ITINERARIES
Arrive in bustling, shaky, colourful Colombo, with all its red and green tuk-tuks, trees with canopies shading the roads below, small cricket fields and food stalls. Transfer to a small but unique hotel in Colombo 7. Over night in hotel.
After breakfast, check out and depart to Fort railway station by 10:00 am. Board the train for a fine ride to Kandy in a class that in Sri Lanka is called 1st class. The trains pushes its way through small villages with slow stations, station masters with green and red flags, and flowers all over. Up through the mountains. Closely waterfalls, into the clouds. Upon arrival at this cultural capital of Sri Lanka your personal driver will welcome you and take you to the hotel. After freshening up go to Kandy view point. This will be followed by Kandian dance starting at 17:00. Later in the evening visit the temple of tooth. Over night at hotel.
After breakfast your driver takes you by true mountain roads through green mountains, with tea plantations clad in light green with dots of colour from the workers picking leaves, to Ramboda waterfall. You can have lunch on the way. You will visit the Tea estate at Labookale, famous for a fine variety of mountain tea, to get the story of tea making. Later arrive Nowara Elliya by around 15:00. Check in at you hotel, and relax. If you don’t want to sit by at your hotel, you can visit the Victoria park or do some short treks. Over night at hotel
It will be an early start before sun has the grip. At this time it will be cold and crisp. And you should bring a sweater, and breakfast pack. First you drive out to the Horton plains, a wild moorland where you go for a trek. Suddenly you will be at the world’s end and it seems like all Sri Lanka lies for your feet. Then drive back to your hotel. Later you proceed with your driver through stunning mountain scapes to Ella, the slow mountain village most people come to love. Check in, in a place overlooking the mountains and if you are still curious and legs still fresh you can visit the waterfall and the ridge nearby for a fine sunset. If you stay back, the view is just as rewarding.
After breakfast and a slow relaxing morning get ready for a simple though inspiring cooking class. Try your hands in preparing some delicious Srilankan delicacies, and the spicy, fresh treat will be served to you for lunch. Later in the day you may just relax for a lazy afternoon or go to the beautiful Ravana falls and enjoy a scenery along the road with colourful foodstall, large rainforest trees, slow market towns and a flow of tuktuks. There are also other old temples and a cave near by for a perfect evening. Over night in Ella.
At 5.30 am with pack breakfast leave for Uda-walwe National park. Reach the remote national park and enjoy a jeep ride through a grass land which is the home of hundreds of Elephants, the best place in Asia to see elephants and get close encounters. Most likely you also spot wild buffalos, crocodiles, deers and a variety of bird species. Peacocks are easily sighted inside the park. After lunch drive to Tangalle. On the way you may stop by an elephant orphanage. Before evening you will check in to a remote beach near to Tangalle for a relaxing evening. After dinner get barefooted, and stroll the beach, have a night dip and if it is close to full moon you could be lucky to see a turtle come to shore to lay eggs. Over night at hotel
Start late and relax for the whole day. You may visit the near by Turtle breeding farms if you want to know about the process from the different breeds to the process of laying eggs and the full life cycle of turtles. Over night at hotel/resort.
Free day on the beach. Hang out in the hammocks. Swim. Explore the stunning remote beach.
Start easy and drive to Mirrisa. You will get a stopover at Tangalle town where you might get your early lunch if you choose not to have lunch at the resort. Later drive to the Buddha temple Wewurukannala Vihara for a magnificent description of the consequences of the good or bad deeds. A corny, unique though also beautiful slow and laid back Buddhist temple. Here sits 50 meters high Buddha figure – the largest in Sri lanka. Later reach Mirissa by 16:00. After check in relax in the garden or choose to go to the beach to enjoy a magnificent sunset. Over night in the hotel.
Free day in Mirrisa to enjoy another relaxing day on a different beach then the previous days. Same same but different as it gets a little more happening during the evenings with beach side cafes. Over night at the hotel.
Get up early morning to get picked up for a whale watching safari, starting already at 05:30. The captain will take the boat to the deep blue sea to search for the grand blue whales. Very few places in the world can you get this close to the biggest creature living in the world today. A blue whale needs 08 tons food everyday to maintain its beauty and shape. Breakfast to whale watchers is served on board. Upon returning back check out and continue to Colombo. On the way there will be a few hours break in Galle a former Dutch town. There is a fine colonial ambience here, with old brick houses, crisp cafes, restored hotels, deep inner yards, and the wall around the centre, with easy going sri Lankan life. You have an option to get your evening cuppa tea or coffee at one of the high end restaurants in Galle. Later drive to Colombo for a late arrival. Over night in Colombo
Start your day easy and relax as its the last day of your tour and connect to the flight.
Arrive in bustling, shaky, colourful Colombo, with all its red and green tuk-tuks, trees with canopies shading the roads below, small cricket fields and food stalls. Transfer to a small but unique hotel in Colombo 7. Over night in hotel.
After breakfast, check out and depart to Fort railway Railway station by 10:00 am. Board the train for a fine ride to Kandy in a class that in Sri Lanka is called 1st class. The trains pushes its way through small villages with slow stations, station masters with green and red flags, and flowers all over. Up through the mountains. Closely waterfalls, into the clouds. Upon arrival at this cultural capital of Sri Lanka your personal driver will welcome you and take you to the hotel. After freshening up go to Kandy view point. This will be followed by Kandian dance starting at 17:00. Later in the evening visit the temple of tooth. Over night at hotel.
After breakfast your driver takes you by true mountain roads through green mountains, with tea plantations clad in light green with dots of colour from the workers picking leaves, to Ramboda waterfall. You can have lunch on the way. You will visit the Tea estate at Labookale, famous for a fine variety of mountain tea, to get the story of tea making. Later arrive Nowara Elliya by around 15:00. Check in at you hotel, and relax. If you don’t want to sit by at your hotel, you can visit the Victoria park or do some short treks. Over night at hotel
It will be an early start before sun has the grip. At this time it will be cold and crisp. And you should bring a sweater, and breakfast pack. First you drive out to the Horton plains, a wild moorland where you go for a trek. Suddenly you will be at the world’s end and it seems like all Sri Lanka lies for your feet. Then drive back to your hotel. Later you proceed with your driver through stunning mountain scapes to Ella, the slow mountain village most people come to love. Check in, in a place overlooking the mountains and if you are still curious and legs still fresh you can visit the waterfall and the ridge nearby for a fine sunset. If you stay back, the view is just as rewarding.
After breakfast and a slow relaxing morning get ready for a simple though inspiring cooking class. Try your hands in preparing some delicious Srilankan delicacies, and the spicy, fresh treat will be served to you for lunch. Later in the day you may just relax for a lazy afternoon or go to the beautiful Ravana falls and enjoy a scenery along the road with colourful foodstall, large rainforest trees, slow market towns and a flow of tuktuks. There are also other old temples and a cave near by for a perfect evening. Over night in Ella.
At 5.30 am with pack breakfast leave for Uda-walwe National park. Reach the remote national park and enjoy a jeep ride through a grass land which is the home of hundreds of Elephants, the best place in Asia to see elephants and get close encounters. Most likely you also spot wild buffalos, crocodiles, deers and a variety of bird species. Peacocks are easily sighted inside the park. After lunch drive to Tangalle. On the way you may stop by an elephant orphanage. Before evening you will check in to a remote beach near to Tangalle for a relaxing evening. After dinner get barefooted, and stroll the beach, have a night dip and if it is close to full moon you could be lucky to see a turtle come to shore to lay eggs. Over night at hotel
Start late and relax for the whole day. You may visit the near by Turtle breeding farms if you want to know about the process from the different breeds to the process of laying eggs and the full life cycle of turtles. Over night at hotel/resort.
Free day on the beach. Hang out in the hammocks. Swim. Explore the stunning remote beach.
Start easy and drive to Mirrisa. You will get a stopover at Tangalle town where you might get your early lunch if you choose not to have lunch at the resort. Later drive to the Buddha temple Wewurukannala Vihara for a magnificent description of the consequences of the good or bad deeds. A corny, unique though also beautiful slow and laid back Buddhist temple. Here sits 50 meters high Buddha figure – the largest in Sri lanka. Later reach Mirissa by 16:00. After check in relax in the garden or choose to go to the beach to enjoy a magnificent sunset. Over night in the hotel.
Free day in Mirrisa to enjoy another relaxing day on a different beach then the previous days. Same same but different as it gets a little more happening during the evenings with beach side cafes. Over night at the hotel.
Get up early morning to get picked up for a whale watching safari, starting already at 05:30. The captain will take the boat to the deep blue sea to search for the grand blue whales. Very few places in the world can you get this close to the biggest creature living in the world today. A blue whale needs 08 tons food everyday to maintain its beauty and shape. Breakfast to whale watchers is served on board. Upon returning back check out and continue to Colombo. On the way there will be a few hours break in Galle a former Dutch town. There is a fine colonial ambience here, with old brick houses, crisp cafes, restored hotels, deep inner yards, and the wall around the centre, with easy going sri Lankan life. You have an option to get your evening cuppa tea or coffee at one of the high end restaurants in Galle. Later drive to Colombo for a late arrival. Over night in Colombo
Start your day easy and relax as its the last day of your tour and connect to the flight.