Details for UK Cricket Tours

Day 1 Meet on arrival at the Colombo International Airport and transfer to Colombo – Check in at Galadari Hotel (Former Hotel Le Meridian) – Lunch at Hotel - Evening at leisure – Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 2 Breakfast at Hotel – Morning Net Practice – Lunch - Afternoon leave on a sightseeing tour of Colombo driving through the Commercial area of the “ Fort” so named, because both the Portuguese and Dutch had a Fort at this point. The residential area of Cinnamon Gardens and on to the Independence Square and Bandaranayake Memorial International Conference Hall – Return to Hotel for Dinner and Overnight stay

Day 3 Breakfast - One day Match at Colombo – overnight at the Hotel.

Day 4 Breakfast - One day Match at Colombo – overnight at the Hotel.

Day 5 Breakfast – One day Match at Colombo – overnight at the Hotel

Day 6 After Breakfast leave for Kandy enroute visiting the elephant orphanage in Pinnawela This orphanage is the home for about 60 elephants, out of which some are baby elephants found abandoned or orphaned in the wild. They are being cared, fed and rained by the wild life authorities. The best time to visit is during the feeding times, when one will have the opportunity of seeing the baby elephants being bottle-fed. Also could accompany the elephants to a river close-by and see them having their daily bath - Check in at Le Kandyan Hotel /Hotel Topaz or Similar - Afternoon at leisure - Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 7 Breakfast - One day Match at Kandy – overnight at the Hotel

Day 8 Breakfast at Hotel – Morning relax by the Pool – Lunch at Hotel - Afternoon visit the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. This botanical garden was first built as a pleasure garden by a Sinhala king and was expanded by the British. It is 147 acres in extent and provides an amazing variety of trees, plants and flowers. 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 & crafts centre and a gem museum and a lapidary. In the evening visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic and thereafter witness a cultural show featuring traditional Sri Lankan dancing – Return to Hotel for Dinner and Overnight stay.

Day 9 After Breakfast leave for Dambulla enroute visiting a spice garden in Matale to see the different spices, which Sri Lanka is famous for. You will be introduced to different spices and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed and Dambulla Rock Temple. Climb up to the temple, which was donated by king Walagambahu in the 1st century BC to Buddhist monks. Dambulla is a World Heritage site and is the most impressive of Sri Lanka's cave temples. The complex of five caves with over 2000 sq. metres of painted walls and the ceiling is the largest area of paintings found in the world. These caves contain over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock spanning 14 metres – Check in at Culture Club Hotel or Similar – Afternoon at Leisure - Dinner and Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 10 Breakfast – Two day Match at Dambulla – Overnight at Hotel

Day 11 Breakfast – Two day Match at Dambulla – Overnight at Hotel

Day 12 After Breakfast proceed to Sigirira - Climb the 5th century Sigiriya rock fortress which is a world heritage site, built by King Kashyapa (477-495 AD). The 'Lion Rock' is a citadel of unusual beauty rising 200 metres from the scrub jungle. The rock was the innermost stronghold of the 70 hectare fortified town. A moat, rampart, and extensive gardens including the renowned water gardens ring the base of the rock. Visit the world-renowned frescoes of the 'Heavenly Maidens' of Sigiriya, which are in a sheltered pocket of the rock approached by a spiral stairway. These frescoes are painted in earth pigments on plaster – Leave for Mt Lavinia – Check in at Mt Lavinia Hotel for Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 13 Breakfast at Hotel – Day at leisure on the Beach – Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel

Day 14 Breakfast – One day Match at Colombo – Overnight at Hotel

Day 15 After breakfast transfer to Airport to connect with departure flight.

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