welcome to this wonderful tour made for you. Are your really love the culinary this is your itinerary. In Sri Lanka the culinary is an art especially unique to the Sri Lankan culture. Sri Lanka has adapted its food culture into a blend of different curry concoctions and tasty dishes. A few things about Sri Lankan food can be said with certainty: Sri Lankans thoroughly love spices, they love food that explodes with flavor, and many enjoy deep fried, and very tasty, snacks. Whatever you choose to eat in Sri Lanka, your mouth is going to rejoice with happiness. Sri Lanka, being an island with a tropical climate, coconuts and fish are two of the most influential components of Sri Lankan cuisine. Fish is made into curries, and coconut in some form or another, is a dominant ingredient in cooking. You can enjoy delicious of Sri Lankan food throughout you a tour. It will be really amazing.
Arrival, check in to the hotel in Negombo, visit Negombo fish market, sea food cooking session, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Visit Sigiriya Rock Fortress, Visit Vegetable Market, Village tour, Famer’s Lunch, Matale spice Garden, check in to the home stay, traditional sweet preparing session, paduru party occasion, visit Market, demonstrated traditional Lunch, visit Temple of Tooth Relic and city walking tour with local host family, Rest and Relaxation at Colombo, Departure.
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You will be welcomed by the Look Lanka Tours Representative in the Airport and then transfer to the hotel in Negombo.
Negombo is a modest beach town located close to Bandaranaike International Airport. With a stash of decent hotels and restaurants to suit all pockets, a friendly local community, an interesting old quarter and a reasonable (though polluted) beach, Negombo is a much easier place to get your Sri Lankan feet than Colombo.
Rest and relaxation within the hotel and Lunch will be arrange by the hotel. (if not, you can take from the outside).
During the leisure you can use the pool, bar etc.
Afternoon visit the Negombo fish market.
Negombo is well known for traditional fishing industry on the network of canals of Dutch-era connecting to Negombo lagoon. The town is home for the Island’s second largest fish market, as locals call – “Lellama”.
The fish auction in Lellama is Island’s biggest fish auction. Large bulk of fish attract bids at this place, the highest bidder gets the catch. Fishermen of lagoon take their bulk of Lobsters, crabs and prawn to the auction too. Most of the fish end up being bought by restaurants, hotels and cafes in the area. The remaining balance of sold fish then taken to the fish market of Lellama to be sold retail at a reasonable price.
Under long blue sheds of the fish market, you can buy variety of fish in one location. It’s not a calm place by any means with fishermen competing each other to sell off what’s left from their daily catches, cutting fresh raw fish into pieces and asking you gently you want more. With the friendly manner of people, noise and smell of fish, walking through these sheds is a daunting experience.
Return to the Hotel.
Arrange the cooking session within the hotel premises. The session will be conducted by the professional chef he will clearly define how to cook those foods a give introduction about ingredients etc. as well he will involve you also for the preparation like cutting etc. for this session you can buy your favorite sea food items when you visit the fish market. The session will be rally attractive.
For dinner you can enjoy delicious sea foods dishes prepared by the cooking session.
Overnight stay in hotel.
The fish market is closed on Sundays, simply because majority of fishermen in the area being Catholics, to attend church on the day.
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After the Breakfast Proceed to Dambulla.
The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is one of the most popular excursions and tourist destinations since its inception back in 1975. It's a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with the elephants, which makes for a memorable experience. The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage spans 25 acres and is located in very close proximity to the Maha Oya, which is where the elephants are taken for baths. he two main attractions for visitors is the bottle-feeding session which is followed by the bathing time. If you're lucky the handlers might even pick you to feed the baby elephants, who happen to be just plain adorable most of the time. Most of the elephants at the orphanage are very domesticated and friendly so they've even got platforms set up where you can feed the larger elephants’ fruits.
Lunch can be taken on the way restaurants are available in the way
Check in to the hotel
Rest and relaxation.
Sigiriya is famous for its palace ruins on top of a massive 200-meter-high rock surrounded by the remains of an extensive network of gardens, reservoirs and other structures. Sigiriya may have been inhabited through prehistoric times. It was used as a rock-shelter mountain monastery from about the 5th century BC, with caves prepared and donated by devotees of the Buddhist Sangha. The complex surrounding the famous rock was built by King Kasyapa (477–495 CE), who had seized power from the rightful heir, Moggallana, who fled to South India.
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Dinner and over night accommodation at the hotel.
<Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
- The orphanage is open at 8. 30a.m for visitors and ticket counter is close at 5.30p.m.
- Ticket fees for Foreign Adult – approximately USD 16 & Foreign Child – approximately USD 8
- Daily features of Interest at the Pinnawala Orphanage: 10.00 hours – Herd leaving to the river 12.00 hours – Return from the river,13.15 hours – Bottle feeding,14.00 hours – Herd leaving to the river,16.00 hours – Return from the river,17.00 hours – Bottle feeding.
Sigiriya Rock
- Opening ours from 7a.m to 7 p.m.
- The entrance fee is $30USD
- The best time to climb sigiriya would be early in the morning or late in the evening-avoid the afternoon heat of the tropical island.
- Dress simply and comfortably and wear a good pair of walking shoes. Ladies, be sure not to wear skirts and dresses while climbing!
- Carry as much water as you can.
- while cameras are important to capture memories and moments digitally
- This journey will take near about 3hrs, an almost 200 meters high rock dominates the skyline.
- Don’t forget to bring Camera, Sunscreen, Comfortable footwear for both elephant orphanage visits and sigiriya rock climbing.
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The breakfast hotel will serve you Milk Rice (Kiribath) with Lunu Miriss and string hoppers with Polsambolla and potato curry.
(Kiribath is a traditional Sri Lankan dish made from rice. It is prepared by cooking rice with coconut milk and Lunu Miris is consists of chili pepper, red onions, Maldive fish, sea salt, black pepper and lime juice. (Idiyappam) is a traditional cuisine, originating from the Indian subcontinent, consisting of rice flour pressed into noodle form and then steamed. The food, popular in Sri Lanka and India)
After this delicious breakfast visit, the Vegetable Market in Dambulla.
In Dambulla, it is 1 km from the Golden Temple, you will see the largest vegetables and fruits wholesale market in Sri Lanka. Every day, numerous colorful vegetables and fruits are offered on the market. The harvest from the surrounding fields and villages is brought in to the market for distribution to the rest of the country. Trucks loaded with pumpkins, varieties of bananas, mangoes, avocados, watermelons, apples, coconuts, beans, carrots, leeks, peppers and lots more are supplied. Here, you will get to see the many locals of the district engaged in selling several varieties of vegetables and fruits from their tiny stalls. Seeing them dealing with customers also gives you a perspective into their daily lives and traditions. you should definitely buy some for yourself and indulge in the sweet, wholesome delight.
After that proceed to Village tour in Sigiriya with Lunch.
This village tour gives you a memorable experience in a countryside rural village in Sigiriya. You will enjoy the sightseeing of paddy fields, bullock cart ride, traditional catamaran ride in a lake, visit to a chena cultivation, traditional cooking demonstration in a rural village house and authentic Sri Lankan lunch during this tour. Through that visit you can Passing some wonderful countryside attractions and also you will arrive at a beautiful lake where you will experience an unforgettable traditional catamaran ride. Sigiriya & Dambulla is the best place to enjoy Real Sri Lankan rural life. Still sigiriya is no more go for the urbanization. The famers Lunch will be delicious for you. For the lunch you can pick up your favorite local Vegetables from the famer’s Chena cultivation. The famer will catch the fish from the lake it’s called “weu Malu” (Lake fish) you can get that experience also after the meal taste some seasonal fruits and local buffalo curd with treacle as dessert.
At the evening the famer will serve you a traditional Sri Lankan Aurvedic beverage called Belli Mal with Hakuru. Beli Mal is the most famous herb used as Herbal tea from generations. Beli Mal Herbal Tea has its significant fragrance and a good and lasting taste and fresh breath.
In the evening return to the hotel after saying good bye to the famer and his family.
Rest and relaxation
Dinner and overnight accommodation at the hotel.
- Ware very light and comfortable dresses with walking shoes.
- Bring the camera to capture the uncommon moments and hats, sun scream, sun glasses etc.
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After the Breakfast proceed to Kandy.
Enroute visit Matale spice Garden.
Spice garden in Matale to see many different types of spices Sri Lanka is famous for spices so you can see here many varieties of spices like cinnamon, pepper, Turmeric etc. the Matale spice gardens are among the best on the island. You will be introduced to different spices and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed. A processing and training unit has been set up in the area and farmers are grouped in a cooperative to ensure fair prices and you will also be able to purchase spices.
After the visit continue to proceed Kandy.
The Local family is waiting to warmly greeting you for their home stay unit in Kandy. Form that the local family will take care you. your home in Sri Lanka your local family receive and host you to an authentic Sri Lankan family experience. Sri Lanka is renowned for its smiling people who are thought to be the friendliest and most hospitable people in the world.
They will serve delicious lunch for you.
After that in the evening the local family will conduct a traditional sweet preparing session. Peni wallalu, kokis, weli thalapa etc. peni wallalu is unique for the Kandy. It is very attractive session you can also engage with them. They will clearly demonstrate you how to make them and you can practice.
After the session you can enjoy tea with prepared sweets.
In the late evening they arrange a paduru party.
Peduru party is small party organize by within the home use very limited instruments like surpinawa, thablawa etc. people enjoy with singing songs with playing instruments. It is a very funny moment.
Dinner and overnight accommodation within homestay.
- Spice Garden is open every day from 8.30 am to 5pm, per person charge $ 15 for entrance.
- Local family is very friendly for you and they will do their best for you to explore the experience.
- You can learn some Sinhala words from them and teach some words of your language for them.
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After the breakfast with kola kenda and pol Roti with Katta sambol.
kola kenda—the herbal gruel made of rice, coconut milk and a variety of green leaves—is a recipe which is timeless. It is still a popular breakfast option among many Sri Lankan homes, because it is nutritious and can be prepared quite easily. Pol rotti made with using flour, water and coconut.
Within the morning if you prefer you can go to the market with local family and visit around the shops etc. if not you can rest with the home stay unit.
For lunch the local host family demonstrate you how prepare the Sri Lankan traditional food for the lunch. They will guide you and teach you about preparation. Specially Sri Lankan they use to use more spices for the dishes.
In the evening visit Temple of Tooth Relic with your local host family.
Then you can take a walk around the Kandy lake and enjoy the evening view of the Kandy. Local host family will guide you for that. And taste the street food.
For the dinner you can take it out side.
There are plenty of night shops available in the Kandy town. Kottu, Hoppers, etc. food are available within the shops.
Return to the home and overnight stay.
Temple of Tooth Relic
- During puja (offerings or prayers), the heavily guarded room housing the tooth is open to devotees and tourists. However, you don’t actually see the tooth. It’s kept in a gold casket shaped like a dagoba (stupa), which contains a series of six dagoba caskets of diminishing size.
- Open & closing hours Temple 5.30am-8pm, puja 5.30-6.45am, 9.30-11am & 6.308pm 3. With fees of adult 12 USD, child -free. Max 1hr takes the visit.
- As in every Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka (and probably in worldwide), there is a dress code in the temple. You can cover your shoulders and knees and take off any hats. So bring a shawl/ sarong or dress properly before arrival. Otherwise, you won’t be allowing entering
Night Visit
- City can be lively and active even at night, so make the best of Kandy nightlife by taking a relaxed walk along the streets of Kandy. The well-lit pathways around the Kandy Lake can be a real treat as you watch the lights reflect upon the peaceful water. Grab some local eateries such as mango pickle (or “achcharu” as the locals call it) and soak in the beautiful natural breeze.
- Walk around and explore the city when the sun goes down.
- Walk around and explore the city when the sun goes down.
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After the breakfast proceed to Colombo saying Good Bye to your Local family.
Check in to the hotel.
Lunch can be taken from the hotel or if you prefer you can take in outside.
Rest and Relaxation.
During last 5 days you are engaging with the many more fantastic activities so this is the time for to take a rest and sea your photo collection taken from during the tour and chatting with your other tour cullieds or your partner the most felled moments of the tour. Also go to the beach and get sun bath and enjoy the last day of the tour.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Take the breakfast from the hotel
After a small souvenir shopping excursion proceed to airport to board your flight.
