CULTURE AND HISTORY OF SRI LANKA

Morning leave for Nuwara Eliya via Gampola and Ramboda. On the way you are passing Tea plantations, factories, Tea Pluckers. Stop at the Glenloch or Labookele Tea Factory to see and photograph the processing of tea. See Ramboda Falls (329 feet high) on the way. At Nuwara Eliya see the houses similar to houses & mansions in England, same type of flowers and vegetables and walk in the Victoria Park & the Market where you can see local fruits, vegetables and flowers kept for sale. Check in at the hotel and relax overlooking the mesmerizing view of the Tea Estate.

After an early breakfast leave for Horton Plains via Ambawela and Pattipola. Horton Plains National Park is in an elevation of 7200 feet above sea level and is called a “Cloud Forest”. It is the only National Park in Sri Lanka where visitors can walk in the jungle to observe wildlife. Proceed to World's End; and "Little World's End" for the fantastic view for photographers and look for the; Bear Monkey; (Purple-faced Leaf Monkey), Sambhur (more than 3000 in the plains), and other animals. Return to Nuwara Eliya.

After breakfast drive to Yala via Ella (most beautiful place in the Island), Wellawaya and Wirawila. Visit Buduruvagala to see the tallest Buddha Statue (51 feet in height) and 6 other statues dating to 8 th Century A.D.