Self drive cars or cars with a chauffeur are available in Colombo.

There are many Rent-A-Car companies to offer cars, vans, Jeeps and Motor Cycles. One month's deposit may have to be made as an initial deposit with your identification. The rental would depend on your selection, model of the vehicle and the condition of the vehicle. It's cheaper to rent a car for one month or more as their rate is higher for a shorter period. These companies will provide with you a back up service in case of a break down. Make sure that you understand the agreement clearly.

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Day 1
Airport - Colombo
Am - Arrival and welcome by a representative of our handling agent. Transfer to hotel in Colombo.
Pm - Visit "Lakmedura" and view their collection of handicrafts. Stop at Paradise Road, ODEL, Leather Collection & Cotton Collection which offer a vast array of clothes and accessories for the discerning shopper.
Return to Hotel in the evening
Overnight stay at hotel in Colombo


Day 2
Colombo
After breakfast, visit Gems & Jewellery shop where a collection of Sri Lanka's exquisite gems and jewellery could be viewed and purchased. Next visit a Porcelain Ceramic shop and the Barefoot unique lifestyle boutique.
Stop at Arena & House of Fashion, leading fashion stores in Colombo for men & women.,br>Lunch at Fashion Cafe - Own arrangements
After lunch visit Mlesna Tea Centre
Return to hotel overnight stay.

Day 3
Transfer to airport for departure.

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Food & Drink

Snapshot

Rice and curries cooked in clay pots in a village home, a sizzling seafood grill on a sun kissed beach, a five course gourmet delight under the stars, or the rich aroma of a cup of Ceylon tea amidst misty mountains. Sri Lanka is an exotic blend of tastes and aromas that is enriched by a historic mix of ethnic diversity. A fertile tropical island blessed with treasures of spices and tea that has for centuries, attracted many a settler from Arabia to China, India to Malaysia, Portugal to Holland – all of whom have left behind a rich legacy that is even woven into traditional Sri Lankan cuisine. Recent times have seen more of an influx of colourful personalities bringing with them a fusion of flavours served in the most seductive settings across the island.

Sri Lankan Cuisine
Rice and curries cooked with a blend of spices, herbs and coconut milk is the island’s main meal. For breakfast and dinner, rice is replaced with hoppers, stringhoppers, roti, or koththu which are all made with rice flour and eaten with red and white curries. Sri Lankan like their chillies and the redder the curry, the more chillies it will have. Coconut sambal, sweet chutneys, pickles and papadams are eaten as accompaniments. The chutneys are always good to have at hand to cool off the chillies! Lamprais (rice and curries wrapped in a banana leaf), is a favourite prepared by the burgher community. Traditional deserts include watalappan (made with coconut milk and palm juggery), buffalo curd and honey, and a range of sweets such as Kavun, kokis, aluwa, paniwalalu which is made for special occasions. Sri Lankan short eats – a range of savoury and sweet pastries is a favourite snack at any time of day. If you wish to learn more about Sri Lankan cookery, Red Dot will be happy to make arrangements with a local chef whilst you are on holiday.

Ceylon Tea
Originally introduced to the island around 1850 by the British, Ceylon Tea is world famous for its high quality and has remained a major contributor to the island’s economy for generations. Currently, Sri Lanka is one of largest exporter of tea worldwide. The high altitudes produce the best flavours, so Sri Lanka’s hill-country is the ideal environment to grow the most flavoursome tea. A guided tour around a Tea Factory is an enlightening experience, which explains the whole process of tea production before it reaches your cuppa. It also provides an opportunity to buy the best grades of tea. First, visit a Tea plantation where you will see tea pluckers busy picking the precise `two leaves and a bud’ followed by a visit to a tea factory where the processing begins. For information on purchasing Tea, check the Red Dot Shopping Guide.

Food & Drink Holidays
We have put together a journey through Sri Lanka that enables travellers to savour the tantalizing tastes of Sri Lankan cuisine along with a memorable experience of the island’s heritage and landscapes. `Flavours of Ceylon’ takes you through rural Sri Lanka to experience traditional village life and rice and curries cooked in clay pots, then to the hill country for an experience of the ancient Kandyan heritage followed by three nights amidst a lush tea plantation at Ceylon Tea Trails. Leaving the hills, you will journey to the beautiful southern coast fringed with palm trees and sun-kissed beaches where fabulous seafood is served under the stars. Experience Galle’s 17th century Dutch Fort with its cobbled streets, sturdy ramparts and boutique hotels housed in old colonial mansions. Here you will spend two nights savouring five-course gourmet delights amidst a historic backdrop.


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Adventure wildlife Safari Tour of Yala National Park Sri Lanka - Two Days One Night



It is the biggest national park in Sri Lanka where you can watch herds of Elephant and Sri Lankan spotted Leopard, Deer, Crocodiles and Wild Buffalos and dancing Peacock. Also visit buddhist temples, stilt fishing, turtle hatchery on our way to Tissa, and stay the night at "Tissa Rest". Leaving the hotel at 6.00 in the morning to the National park by a safari jeep with a tracker. Exit from the park at the 11.30 am, starting the journey way back to Galle on the same day.


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Wedding Ceremonies
The wedding ceremony commences with the bride arriving in a decorated ferry from across the scenic river; the groom meets her at the entrance pier of the holiday village.

The couple is then led in a procession with traditional drummers and dancers along the long walkway to the garden where the wedding ceremony takes place.

Upon entering the garden the couple is welcomed by the master of the 'Poruwa' ceremonies - the most important part of the wedding. The 'Poruwa' is a raised platform on which the couple stand on for the nuptial rites. It is decorated with strands of Jasmine, Lotus or Gokkola: made of young coconut fronds of a pale yellow hue. Also clay pots (Pun kalas) are placed in front of the dais together with young coconut flowers and oil lamps. The ‘Pun kalas’ are symbols of prosperity, happiness, health and wealth to the new couple.

The wedding ceremony is conducted in accordance with traditional Buddhist rituals which have been observed for centuries. The bride is led to the left side of the 'Poruwa' while the groom is ushered to the right. While the couple stands on the 'Poruwa', wedding hymns (Mangala astaka) are chanted, the purpose being to invoke the blessing of the Deities. Separately a bevy of young girls sing ‘Jayamangala gatha’, at the conclusion of which the couple descend from the ‘Poruwa’ and light the traditional oil lamp. The formal registration takes place in the presence of a Registrar and witnesses.

Later the couple and guests are served with traditional Sri Lankan sweetmeats and in the evening the couple will enjoy a night cruise in a hand pulled ferry under the starry sky. While cruising amidst these serene surroundings a personal butler will serve them a freshly prepared gourmet meal accompanied with wine and champagne.
Standard Wedding Package (Rates in USD)

Registration, stamp fees and translation of marriage documents

Decorated stand (Poruwa) and venue;
decorated ferry
Dancers, drummers and singers
Bouquet for bride, button hole for groom. Fresh flowers from our garden or flowers from a florist.

Wedding cake
Traditional Sri Lankan sweets, fruits and drinks
Special dinner with a bottle of wine on board raft (ferry dinner for the couple)
Total cost of wedding package 700

Extras Rates (USD)

Photographs - 36 ( 4 R size ) 150
Edited 60 minute video 200
Traditional wedding outfit for bride and bridegroom 300
Hiring of traditional jewellery for bride 70
Hair dressing and make up 100
Wedding lunch/dinner for guests (per head) 25


The above rates are inclusive of government taxes and service charge.

All rates are subject to change.



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Day Route Places Visited Over Night Hotel

1 Airport- Waikkal Leisure at the Hotel Waikkal Ranweli
2 Waikkal Exploring the areas of birds in the vicinity of the hotel Waikkal Ranweli
3 Waikkal - Kitulgala Visiting Bandara Kelley with an option of white water rafting Kitulgala Plantation Bungalow
4 Kitulgala - Sinharaja Sinharaja Rain Forest Sinaraja Rainforest Edge
5 Sinharaja Sinharaja Rain Forest Sinaraja Rainforest Edge
6 Sinharaja - Embilipitiya Uda Walawe Park Jeep safari Embilipitiya Centauria
7 Embilipitiya - Tissamaharama Hot wells in Suriwawe & Bundala bird Santuary Tissamaharama Elephant Reach
8 Tissamaharama - Yala Ancient temples & Yala national park Yala Elephant Reach
9 Yala - Bandarawela Tangimalai sanctuary & Adisham Bandarawela Bandarawela Hotel
10 Bandarawela - Nuwaraeliya Nuwara Eliya City centre and Victoria park Nuwara Eliya Galway Forest Lodge
11 Nuwara Eliya Horton Plains Nuwara Eliya Galway Forest Lodge
12 Nuwara Eliya - Kaluthara Leisure at the beach resort Kalutara Villa Ocean View
13,14 &15 Kaluthara Leisure at the beach resort Kalutara Villa Ocean View
16 Transfer to airport
Tour includes:

* Accommodation sharing twin on Half-board basis at mentioned hotels or similar
* Air-conditioned private transport
* Services of English speaking chauffeur-guide
* Entrance fees at locations as per itinerary
* Government tax and service charge for services provided.
* Half-board – Includes accommodation, breakfast & dinner.


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CAVES AND SPELEOLOGY

The Ancient Cave Dwellings of Sri Lanka which turns Legend in to history are some of the most interesting phenomenon’s of the island. Some so gloomy and eerie looking while some are so enormous, some with gushing streams flowing through them, were the dwellings of prehistoric man. The stalactites and stalagmites formed over the Millenniums in some of the caves are a sight to be hold.

Research carried out by speleologists have prevailed skeletons and other artifacts ranging back to over 25000 years B.C. The shells of fresh water snails and other evidence found with in these caves indicate the type food consumed by prehistoric man of the island.

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