MUTHURAJAWELA
A morning boat tour to the Muthurajawela, a vast marshland and mangrove, located south of Negombo in the Colombo District, which is declared as a Wetland Sanctuary, and one of the island’s most important wetland habitats will certainly be a memorable event. This is an ideal location for Bird Watching as there are so many varieties of birds; resident and migratory living in it.

COLOMBO
Like many capital cities in developing countries, the face of Colombo is quickly changing. Skyscrapers now tower over the streets where old buildings once stood and modern shopping malls attract locals and foreigners alike in search of a bargain. However, in some parts the ‘Old World’ charm is retained, such as the 100-year-old clock tower and several British built colonial buildings. Other places of interest include the Pettah markets, the old Parliament in the Fort district, the new parliament in Thimbirigasyaya, and a wide variety of churches, mosques and temples that are sentiment to the many different religions that dominate the country. In terms of shopping, there is a wide range of colorful fabrics, batiks, handicrafts and other souvenirs. Clothes are also especially good value and there are a number of specialized outlets sure to satisfy the most serious of shoppers!

SCHEDULE
• Leaving the hotel after breakfast to Muthurajawela for a visit.
• Finishing the visit, proceed to Colombo.
• Lunch at a hotel or restaurant in Colombo.
• Evening Colombo City tour including shopping areas, Markets, Museums, Railway station, Port etc., too would add to the morning’s experience.
• Night dinner & stay Colombo. Value – Grand Oriental Hotel or similar / Standard – Galle Face Hotel or similar / Deluxe – Trans Asia Hotel or similar.

MADU GANGA
Second session of the day, the visit would be to Madu Ganga. This is a vast Lagoon with a large number of islands. The boat rip in this lagoon covering these islands will give a good look at the cinnamon cultivation in addition to a very good bird watching experience. A very rare mammal – hog deer – inhabits the islands in the upper part of the lagoon.

AMBALANGODA
A very special art/industry in the Ambalangoda area is making puppets & Masks. Visiting a museum, a workshop and meeting makers of these items will give one a rare insight into this art/industry.

GALLE, the largest town in the region, is full of history, and Sri Lanka's small size means that a stay in one of the beach resorts of the southwest can easily be combined with sightseeing in the hill country or the ancient cities of the Cultural Triangle. The biggest concentration of resort hotels is in the area closest to Colombo and its international airport, between Beruwela and Bentota, where several fishing villages have merged into a string of attractive low-rise resorts surrounded by boutiques, beach bars and restaurants

GALL FORT
The port town of Galle is Sri Lanka's fourth biggest town with 80,000 people. The history of Galle dates back to 1505 when a Portuguese fleet bound for Maldives was blown off course and took shelter in the Galle Harbor. This arrival drastically changed the course of Sri Lankan history. In 1598, the Portuguese built a small fort which was later extended. However, when the Dutch took over in 1640, they destroyed all traces of the Portuguese presence. In 1663, the Dutch built the 36-hectare Fort, which is now a World Heritage Site.

ROOMASSALA OR BONAVISTA MOUNTAIN
The Roomassala or Bonavista in Galle is a mountain by which the port is created. This mountain is unique in the island – having over 150 species of medicinal plants -. One particular plant (Konthalan) is found only here in Sri Lanka. The coral reef at the base of this mountain is an extremely important place in considering its fish-diversity. This reef even surpasses the Great Barrier Reef of Australia – most famous in the world for its’ fish-diversity - when compared to it proportionately.

SCHEDULE
• Leaving the hotel after breakfast to Beruwala, Madu Ganga, Ambalangoda, & lastly to Galle.
• Visiting all places mentioned above for site seeing & observing on peoples livelihood.
• Lunch at a hotel or restaurant on the way.
• Night dinner & stay in Galle. Value – Kani Lanka Resort or similar / Standard – Tangerine Beach Hotel or similar / Deluxe – Golden Sun Resort or similar.

WELIGAMA will give an opportunity to witness the pottery industry and low country vegetable cultivation. From Weligama, travelling to Morawaka through Akuressa will enable us to see low country and mid country tea industry. Over night stay will be at Deniyaya – a beautiful town - amidst mid country tea plantations.

SCHEDULE
• After breakfast, a visit to Kiggala & Weligama.
• Lunch at a hotel or restaurant in Weligama.
• Finishing lunch & the visit in Weligama, back to Galle.
• Night dinner & stay in Galle. Value – Kani Lanka Resort or similar / Standard – Tangerine Beach Hotel or similar / Deluxe – Golden Sun Resort or similar.

SINGHARAJA RAIN FOREST with an extent of 11,250 ha. is the only patch of virgin rain forest left in Sri Lanka. Having the highest number of endemic flora and fauna species in the island and a very high biodiversity, this forest was declared a world heritage site in 1989.

Three are about 24 villages in the buffer zone and two are within the wilderness area itself. These villagers rely on the forest for their livelihood as a tradition. They tap Kitul Palm to produce Jaggery and treacle, cut rattan and bamboo for weaving baskets & mats and harvesting wild cardamoms. As they depend on the forest for their livelihood, they make sure that harvesting of any type is done preserving the sustainability.

‘KUDAWA’ ECO TEAM CAMP is located on a peninsula in the forest and surrounded by two rivers (deep enough for swimming) and just beyond a tea plantation (where you will see the traditional tea pluckers in action). Even without leaving the camp itself, so much can be seen – so let the nature come to you!

The peaceful camp is an ideal location for early morning Bird Watching before a fascinating nature trail through the forest. Forget any ideas about cramped tents and sitting on the ground for meals – this is camping in style! The camp is set up prior to your arrival, transporting in comfortable tents, a fully equipped kitchen, chairs and tables, hammocks, flushable toilets, showers and even cold beer. On your return from the afternoon nature trail, you will be welcomed with a hearty barbecue meal in a magical setting – the whole area is lit up with traditional flame torches and a roaring campfire. So sit back, relax and let our experienced staff cater to your every need.

SCHEDULE
• After breakfast, proceed to Sooriyakanda & then to Maduwanwela Walawa.
• Packed lunch will be provided.
• Finishing lunch an insight on the livelihood of the village people in Singharaja.
• Night dinner & stay in Singharaja. Value – Martin’s Lodge or similar / Standard – luxury camping / Deluxe – super luxury camping.

UDAWALAWE NATIONAL PARK is located approximately 200 km southeast of Colombo city. The 30,821hectare dry zone game park has an annual rainfall of 1,524 mm and an average temperature of 29.40C. It is most famous for the many elephants that live there (about 400 in total). During a visit, it is not unusual to see whole herds – adults and young, feeding and bathing or playing in the water! In addition to this main attraction, the park is home to many water buffalo, water monitor lizards, sambar deer, monkeys and the occasional leopard, as well as being an exciting location for bird enthusiasts. A 4WD open-top safari is the only way to see all the wonders this protected reserve has to offer, and our experienced and knowledgeable nature guides will make this an unforgettable experience.

SCHEDULE
• Finishing breakfast proceed to Udwalawe National Park via Waulapane.
• Cave visit at Waulpane.
• Packed lunch will be provided after caving.
• Then proceed to Udawalawe.
• After lunch & a short break evening safari at the park.
• Dinner & night stay at Udawalawe / Embilipitiya. Value – Centauria hotel or similar / Standard – luxury camping / Deluxe – supper luxury camping.

The extent to which Ratnapura still yields its fabulous gems is sufficient to account for the early tales of their profusion and splendor. Yes, Ratnapura (also called the city of rubies) remains to this day the convergence of Sri Lanka's mineral wealth, the place to which the detritus of the rocks sweep down and are held lovingly in the dips and rises of a land that seems to stir in its sleep, then pulls the coverlets of green and gold around it.

BELIHULOYA
This is a climatically transitional area, which links the dry and wet zones at an altitude of less than 1500m. As a result, the vegetation in consists of moist semi-evergreen forests, tropical savanna forests, dry patana grasslands and montane temperate forests. The vegetation in this environment has made this location an exciting one for the serious as well as the casual nature lover. The average temperature in the area is about 28.3 degrees Celsius and the mean annual rainfall is between 1,875 and 2,500mm.

SCHEDULE
• After a morning safari, we visit to see Gem Miners at work.
• There are two types of mining; one being the common method of digging & going underground, and washing the soil brought up and the other being dragging sand & shingles from stream beds and washing.
• Visiting a Lapidary at Pelmadulla and the Gem museum of Ratnapura will be a pleasant change.
• Finishing the visit lunch at Ratnapura.
• Then proceed to Belihuloya.
• Dinner & night stay at Belihuloya. Value – luxury camping / Standard – cottages or similar / Deluxe – Eco Lodge or similar.

SCHEDULE
• Kinchigune sight seeing.
• Lunch at a village house.
• Dinner & night stay at Belihuloya. Value – luxury camping / Standard – cottages or similar / Deluxe – Eco Lodge or similar.

NUWARA ELIYA has a cool sparkling climate with the temperature changing around 13degC this is an exquisite and healthy city famous for its wide range in flowers. With buildings of English architecture everywhere in the city, it is affectionately called little England. The Victoria Park in the center of Nuwara Eliya, the highest town in Sri Lanka. Yellow-eared Bulbul, Blackbird, in winter Pied Thrush and Kashmir Flycatcher are very common.

SCHEDULE
• Leaving to Horton Plains for a trekking trail.
• Lunch will be provided at a suitable location.
• Then leaving to Nuwara Eliya.
• City tour there.
• Dinner & night stay at Nuwara Eliya. Value – The Rock or similar / Standard – Grand hotel or similar / Deluxe – Tea Factory Hotel or similar.

PINAWALA ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE
Visiting the Pinnawela elephant orphanage set up by Department of National Zoological gardens. This orphanage was established to feed, nurse and house young elephants found abandon by their mothers.

DALADA MALIGAWA
The Temple of the Tooth or Dalada Malgawa dates from the 16th century, though most of the present buildings were built in the 19th century. Entering the shrine over a moonstone step, you pass a stone depicting the Indian goddess Lakshmi and a wall with frescoes illustrating the Buddhist conception of hell. The upper stories house the relic of the tooth, caged behind the gilded iron bars. Behind the tooth relic sanctuary is a hall with a number of golden Buddha statues and modern paintings, showing Buddha’s life and the arrival of Buddhism in the land. We end our tour just before the evening drumming begins, which precedes the ceremonious opening of the window for the public viewing of the casket with the tooth.

SCHEDULE
• Leaving to Pinnawala elephant orphanage after breakfast.
• Lunch at a hotel or restaurant.
• Then a Kandy city tour with a visit to the Dalada temple & view a culture show.
• Dinner & night stay in Kandy. Value – Gem Inn or similar / Standard – Suisse Hotel or similar / Deluxe – Earls Regency Hotel or similar.

MEEMURE VILLAGE
The dinner and overnight stay will be at Meemure which is an ancient isolated village deep in the Knuckles wilderness area, 21-1/2km away from Corbett’s gap, with people who, have traditional cultural attitudes towards the forest, and are imbued with many positive aspects, rely heavily on the forest for their survival; gaining as much as 63-0/0 of their total income from the forest resources.

SCHEDULE
• Leaving to Knuckls Range after breakfast, to a perticuler Village in Meemure.
• Guests will have an opportunity in learning there livelihood.
• Lunch at a village house.
• Dinner & night stay in Meemure. Value / Standard – luxury camping / Deluxe – super luxury camping.

DAMBANA is a remote jungle village of indigenous people, situated about 300km from Colombo. The population of these indigenous ‘Veddha’ people now consists of only about 350 families, a number significantly reduced from a once thriving community. The ‘Veddha’ are so influenced by the imposing dominant culture that they risk losing their traditions and what has been their livelihood for centuries. However, they remain determined that their way of life will continue into future generations. The Chief himself told us on a recent visit to the village that his main worry is that he may not be able prevent the ‘Veddha’ traditions from dying out during his own lifetime. Visitors to this fascinating village have the opportunity to meet and chat with the people who live there, learn about their traditions, and gain a unique insight into their way of life. Your visit will also be of a direct financial benefit to the community because, as well as paying them a rent for the campsite and a fee for their involvement in the programme, Eco Team also uses local produce and labor whenever possible.

Our CAMPSITE is located next to the ‘Delikadeliwewa’ tank in very close proximity to the Dambana village itself. During your stay, the ‘Veddha’ people will visit the camp in their traditional costume in order to perform some traditional dances. The camp is also close to one of their former hunting grounds so guests can have the chance to participate in a mock hunt.

SCHEDULE
• After breakfast a trekking trail to Narangamuwa.
• Finishing the trek, get in to your vehicle at “Narangamuwa” to be driven to “Pallegama” and from there to “Pitawala” patana and from there to Matale/Dambulla.
• The guests can be met at the Dambana junction and escorted to the camp for a typical and delightful Sri Lankan lunch.
• After lunch and a little leisure time, the visit to the Veddah village and a meeting with the Chief – Wanniyaleththo is arranged followed by the famous “Kiri Koraha” dance, which they perform to invoke blessings from the gods.
• Back to Camp / guest house.
• Night dinner & stay in Dambana. Standard – luxury camping / Deluxe – super luxury camping.