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India-Sri Lanka Pilgrimage Tour Right from Hinduism to Buddhism, India and Sri Lanka share a great religious heritage - we have designed this package to showcase the same!

Destinations Covered: Delhi - Mathura - Agra - Allahabad - Varanasi - Colombo - Kandy - Nuwara Eliya - Bandarawela - Ratnapura - Negombo
Tour Package Duration: 13 Nights / 14 Days

Tour Details

Day 01: Arrival at Delhi

Arrival at Delhi follows reception and transfer to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 02: Delhi

After breakfast you will be taken for a sightseeing tour of Old and New Delhi. Sightseeing includes the Red fort, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, Raj Ghat, Purana Qila, Rajpath, India Gate, Parliament House, the President House, Humayun's tomb and the Qutub Minar. You will have leisure time in the evening. Overnight stay will be at hotel.

Day 03: Delhi - Mathura

After breakfast you will be picked from the hotel and driven to Mathura (147 km). Mathura is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Krishna. Mathura is a holy city for the Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. On arrival at Mathura you will check into the hotel. It follows a city tour of Mathura. Major tourist attractions in Mathura are the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple, Archaeological Museum, the Vishram Ghat and the Dwarkadeesh Temple. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 04: Mathura - Agra - Allahabad

After breakfast you will be picked up from your hotel and driven to Agra (57 km / 1½ hours). On arrival at Agra you will directly go for sightseeing. Sightseeing at Agra includes the Taj Mahal, the Agra fort and the tomb of Itmad-Ud-Daulah. In the evening you will be transferred to the railway station to catch the Express Train to Allahabad. Overnight will be on train.

Day 05: Allahabad - Varanasi

Upon reaching Allahabad in the morning you will be received and transferred to hotel by our representative. After breakfast, an excursion of Allahabad begins, covering Sangam (where River Ganges, River Yamuna and the mythological Saraswati merge), Allahabad fort, the Ashoka pillar, temples and Ghats. Post lunch you will be driven to Varanasi (130 km/ 4 hrs). On reaching Varanasi you will check-in at the hotel and relax in the evening. Overnight stay will be at the hotel.

Day 06: Varanasi

Early morning, you will be taken for a boat ride on the Ganges. It is a mystical and spiritual experience as you watch people offering water to the Sun God and devotees taking holy dip in the Ganges. Later in the day a city tour is arranged, covering the Vishwanath temple, the Bharat Mata temple, BHU etc. Overnight stay will be at hotel.

Day 07: Varanasi - Delhi - Colombo

After breakfast you will be picked from your hotel and taken for an excursion to Sarnath. Sarnath is the place where Buddha delivered his first sermon to his disciples. The attractions at Sarnath are Buddha temples, the Dhamekha stupa, Chaukhandi stupa and the Archaeological museum. Relax in the afternoon. In the evening you will be transferred to airport to catch flight for Delhi. Arrive Delhi and connect flight for Colombo. After arrival you will be transferred to your hotel for overnght stay.

Day 08: Colombo

Post breakfast do a city tour of Colombo. Colombo, like many capital cities in developing countries is fast changing its face. Almost overnight, skyscrapers arise from where old buildings once stood. Yet in some parts, the old world charm is retained with several British built colonial buildings. Other places of interest are a Hindu and a Buddhist temple, residential areas where you find the stately homes of the affluent, the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) & the old parliament.

After noon at leisure. Overnight stay in Colombo.

Day 09: Colombo - Kandy

Post breakfast drive to Kandy. Arrive and check into hotel. In the evening witness the cultural show.

Overnight stay in Kandy.

Day 10: Kandy - Nuwara Eliya

After breakfast do a city tour of Kandy. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a World Heritage Site. The name "Kandy" conjures visions of splendour and magnificence. Many of the legends, traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive. Drive around the Kandy Lake built by the last Sinhala king, Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe in 1798. Visit the Kandy town and bazaar, the arts and crafts centre, a gem museum and a lapidary. Also visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy.

Proceed from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya enroute visiting the Anjaneear temple in Pusselawa and a tea factory.

Pussellawa is the Home of 18 feet statue of Anjaneear The famous temple situated on a hill over looking the Kotmale reservoir area, Anjaneear at this temple Thousand's of devotees from India & Sri Lanka pay homage to.

Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya.

Day 11: Nuwara Eliya - Bandarawela

After breakfast proceed from Nuwara Eliya to visit the Sita Aman temple. The Sita Amman Temple can be seen on route to Hakgala along the Nuwara Eliya Badulla Road. The prominent temple architecture will not fail to attract your attention on the way to the Hakgala Botanical Gardens from Nuwara Eliya. According to tradition, the site is associated with Sita of the Ramayana epic. Ancient statues of Rama and Sita can be seen on a side of the temple. The temple seen today is a modern building with its paintings, statues and pillars decorated with sculptures, all depicting the tale of Rama and Sita. The rear of the temple overlooks a stream, while from its front can be seen the Hakgala peaks.

On completion visit the Hakgala gardens
The Hakgala Botanical Garden was one of the pleasure gardens of King Ravana of the well-known epic Ramayanaya. This garden was expanded during the British period and has a wide variety of flowers including an excellent collection of orchids.

This is the exotic pleasure garden where king Ravana kept the depressed Sita, insisting that she marry him. It was here where the heart-warming meeting took place between her and Hanuman, who brought her Rama's ring with the news that Rama was looking for her. He offered to carry her back but she refused saying it would be an insult to Rama's honour if he did so. Part of this majestic garden still exists. It is also said that Hanuman nearly destroyed it in order to prove to Ravana of the forces against him.

Thereafter Leave from Hakgala to visit Isthripura via Welimada.
This exotic cave still boasts the picturesque cascading waterfall that was in existence 2000 years ago. It was within this cave that Sita was held prisoner with over 1500 women to attend to her every need. Thereafter proceed to Welimada and visit the Divurumpola temple.
Although this Vihara is said to be established in the 6th A.D. Polonnaruwa period it has a long history among people of having been started in the time of Rama, Rawana and Sita.

Still revered by thousands, this holy haven was the place where Sita performed her Agni Pariksha (proving her chastity) to her husband Rama. Continuing the practice for over thousands of years, villagers still pledge their fidelity or take oaths there and even in certain courts, this agreement was binding.

Since that time this place has been respected and worshiped by people down the ages. Furthermore it is said that this place was given the name "Divurumpola" or the place of making a wow. Not only in legends but this name has been inscribed in the moonstone guarding the Devale in the premises.

Thereafter proceed to Bandarawela.
In the afternoon, visit Ella. Ella, a small mountain near Bandarawela, boasts three locations linked to the Ramayana where, local legend dictates, Ravana hid Sita. First there is Ravana Ella Cave, situated in the massive Ella Rock. Then there is Ravana Ella Falls and a nearby pool bored out of the rock by the gushing waters where Sita is said to have bathed.

The Bandarawela hotel is a charming heritage hotel built during the colonial period. The elegant hotel, whose illustrious life began as a European's - only tea planters club, is a perfectly preserved relic steeped in colonial comforts. Though its location is central, its ample garden and foliage seclude it from the city.

Overnight stay in Bandarawela.

Day 12: Bandarawela - Ratnapura - Colombo

After breakfast at Bandarawela Hotel proceed to Colombo via Ratnapura and Sitawaka, Avissawella.

Ratnapura is the fabled city of gems. Its name remains unchanged over the years and means "city of gems". In Ratnapura prospecting and mining goes on everyday. Visit a gem mine and a museum and strike a bargain at one of the shops.

Sitawaka, situated near Avissawella on a tributary of the Kelani Ganga (river). Not surprisingly it derives its name from Sita, who is supposed to have been imprisoned by Ravana in a grove in this neighborhood.

City & shopping tour of Colombo
Colombo like many capital cities in developing countries is fast changing its face. Almost overnight, skyscrapers arise from where old buildings once stood. Yet in some parts, the old world charm is retained. For example, there is a 100-year-old clock tower and several British built colonial buildings. Other places of interest are Hindu and a Buddhist temple, residential areas where you find the stately homes of the affluent, the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH).

One could shop at Odel Shopping Mall, house of Fashion and Noritake Ceramic Showroom.

Overnight stay at Hotel in Colombo.

Day 13: Colombo - Negombo

After breakfast at Hotel. Morning Visit the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya, which was a temple built in the 3rd century B.C. Kelaniya was one of the three places visited by the Buddha during his visits to Sri Lanka. Kelaniya is also the centre for traditional Sinhala pottery.

Whithin the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara Temple is a s special shrine dedicated to Vibushana, king Ravana's brother, who allied with Rama in the struggle to rescue Sita. Even during the Ravana regime Vibushana was in charge of Kelaniya.

Transfer from Kelaniya to Wattala / Seeduwa.

Proceed to Chilaw.

Muneeshwaram
Lord Rama after his victorious battle left for Ayodhya in one of King Ravana's vimana's. He felt he was being followed by bramhaasthi dosham as he had killed King Ravana who was a Brahmin. He stoped the vimana at this juncture because he felt at this place the "Brahmaasthi Dosham" was not following him. He ascended from the vimana and asked God Shiva for a remedy. God Shiva blessed Lord Rama and advised him installing and praying four lingams at Manavari, Thiru Koneshwaram, Thiru Ketheshwaram and Rameshwaram in India, as the only remedy to get rid of the dosham.

Manavari
Manavari is the first place where Lord Rama installed and prayed the Siva lingam after the end of the war with King Ravana. To date this lingam is called as Ramalinga Shivan. Rameshwaram is the only other lingam in the world named after Lord Rama. Transfer from Chilaw to Colombo.

Overnight stay at Hotel in Negombo / Waikkal.

Day 14: Negombo / Waikkal - Colombo Departure

After breakfast proceed to Airport on time to connect the departure flight.