The Paradise Islands Tour is a luxury holiday to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Beginning in Sri Lanka, you will enjoy a tour of
a selection of the major cultural and historical sites
on the island while staying in some of the best appointed
and ideally situated hotels and villas available in Sri Lanka. You will then
fly to the Maldives for a beach holiday of a lifetime.
After acclimatising at the eco-friendly Heritance Kandalama, a design
icon, where you will have the opportunity of exploring the ancient
cities of the Cultural Triangle and to take a jeep safari to see elephants,
you will head south to The Kandy House, a stunning mansion villa on the
outskirts of Kandy, the capital of the last Sinhalese kingdom.
You will then drive through the tea plantations of the Hill
Country, spending your nights as guests of the Ceylon Tea Trails,
the worlds first tea resort comprising four luxuriously upgraded
plantation bungalows, before leaving Sri Lanka for
a relaxing and indulgent time at the
Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru, a top-tier luxury spa resort, which also has a
house reef good for snorkelling and great dive sites close by. To get a taste of what
you will be doing on the Paradise Islands Tour, click on
Holiday Highlights
This holiday is ideal for couples or
honeymoons. However,
a similar itinerary can be created for families, so please contact us for more details.
Upgrades are also available.
Holiday Itinerary
Click on Map of Itinerary
to see the route of your holiday in Sri Lanka.
Day 1
Depart UK for your flight to Sri Lanka, the first of your two paradise islands.
Day 2
Arrive Colombo airport and greeted by your dedicated Tikalanka Tours chauffeur guide.
Transfer to Dambulla in the island's Cultural Triangle.
Arrive at Heritance Kandalama. Designed by Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's most famous
contemporary architect, the hotel was the first luxury eco-hotel built in Asia,
and it is set in its own 250-hectare jungle retreat with unimpeded views across
wetlands to Sigiriya rock fortress.
Night stay at Heritance Kandalama, Dambulla. [Luxury Room, H/B]
Day 3
Head to the medieval capital of Polonnaruwa
for a tour of its historic
temples and exquisitely carved statues. In the afternoon, enjoy a jeep
safari in Minneriya National Park
to see elephants and a spectacular
array of Sri Lankan bird life. Night stay at Heritance Kandalama, Dambulla.
[Luxury Room, H/B]
Day 4
At leisure. Night stay at Heritance Kandalama, Dambulla. [Luxury Room, H/B]
Day 5
Early
morning ascent of the rock fortress of Sigiriya
to view the surrounding countryside at dawn
- a very special experience indeed. Tour of Sigiriya's rock palace and
ornamental gardens before climbing the granite massif at
Dambulla to
visit Sri Lanka's finest cave temples with their well-preserved paintings
and statues dating back to the 1st Century BC. Continue south to
Kandy,
one of the principal points of the Cultural Triangle. Arrive at The Kandy House,
which is a stunning heritage walauwa (mansion villa) dating back to 1803 and
tastefully refurbished to exceptionally high standards. Night stay
at The Kandy House, Kandy. [Super Deluxe Room, H/B]
Day 6
Morning walking tour of Kandy, taking in the Buddhist monasteries
and Hindu devales (temples), the lake, and the municipal market.
After lunch, visit the beautifully kept and well presented Peradeniya Botanic
Gardens on the outskirts of Kandy. In the early evening,
enjoy a performance of the famous Kandyan
Dancers and Drummers, with a fire-walking finale. Later in the evening,
experience the Buddhist puja
(blessing ceremony) at the Temple of the Tooth, which houses Sri Lanka's most revered
religious relic. Night stay at The Kandy House, Kandy.
[Super Deluxe Room, H/B]
Day 7
Leave Kandy and drive through Sri Lankan 'jungle' to the Bogawantalawa
valley in the western Hill
Country. You will stay as guests of Ceylon Tea Trails,
the world's first tea resort, which incorporates four luxuriously
upgraded plantation bungalows. Your Luxury Room comes with all-inclusive
accommodation of all meals, Australian house wines, and even a gin & tonic at sundown!
Night stay at Ceylon Tea Trails, Adam's Peak. [Luxury Room, AI]
Day 8
At leisure. Visit the working tea factory
in the Norwood estate nearby to see how 'two-leaves-and-a-bud' turns into
your daily cuppa! Night stay at Ceylon Tea Trails, Adam's Peak.
[Luxury Room, AI]
Day 9
Leave the Hill Country and drop down to Kotugoda near the airport.
Arrive at The Wallawwa, which is an antique colonial manor house,
nestled amongst acres of beautifully manicured gardens.
Night stay at The Wallawwa, Airport. [Wallawwa Bedroom, B&B]
Day 10
Transfer to Colombo airport for your flight to Male airport in the
Maldives.
On arrival, met by your Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru representative
for your 20-minute speedboat transfer to the resort. Cast away on a
secluded coral atoll in the paradisiacal Maldives archipelago,
you experience a sense of magic, romance and tranquillity that is second to none.
Night stay at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru. [Oceanview Villa, F/B]
Day 11
At leisure. Guests have access to the following complimentary activities:
table tennis, windsurfing, catamaran sailing, canoeing, beach volleyball,
and snorkelling gear. Night stay at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru.
[Oceanview Villa, F/B]
Day 12
At leisure. Night stay at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru.
[Oceanview Villa, F/B]
Day 13
At leisure. Night stay at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru.
[Oceanview Villa, F/B]
Day 14
At leisure. Night stay at Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru.
[Oceanview Villa, F/B]
Day 15
Depart Male and return home - tanned, pampered and relaxed!
B&B = bed and breakfast; H/B = half board (B&B with dinner);
F/B = full board (B&B with lunch and dinner); AI = all inclusive.
To ensure that you will enjoy
the Paradise Islands Tour to Sri Lanka and the Maldives,
please click on Tikalanka
Tips for more information.
If you would prefer to discuss your Sri Lanka and Maldives holiday options
with a travel expert, feel free to call Tikalanka Tours on
020 8802 3680 or email us at holidays@tikalanka.com
where you can also order your Tikalanka Tours brochure or book your holiday.
Holiday Price
The Paradise Islands Tour to Sri Lanka and the
Maldives is available at various prices according to the holiday season you wish to travel.
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for up to date holiday prices.
