See Pilgrim | (Buddhist & Hindu)
Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart
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The population of Sri Lanka consists of a multi-religious community, and is predominantly Buddhist.
Sri Lanka is also a land that has been graced by three visits of The Buddha, and where His doctrines, philosophy and teachings are cherished and observed with reverence.
From the very inception, Buddhism and Hinduism have been so closely associated to such extents that wherever there is a Buddhist temple, there is also a Hindu shrine in the same premises.
This tour is specially designed so that both Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims could have that divine opportunity of personally visiting places related to the Life of the Buddha and important Hindu shrines.
DAY 01 | Colombo
Arrive at Colombo International airport; transferred to hotel in Negombo
Pm Sightseeing in Negombo including a visit to Angurukaramulla Temple
Overnight at Paradise Beach Hotel Negombo
DAY 02 | Anuradhapura
Breakfast at hotel; leave for Anuradhapura
Sightseeing in Anuradhapura
View The Sacred Bo (Ficus religiosa) tree which grew from a sapling of the tree, under which the Buddha attained Enlightenment in Buddha Gaya.
Visit the Thuparamaya which enshrines the collar bone of the Buddha.
Visit ruins of many other sites which were Temples, Monasteries and monuments related to Buddhism.
Overnight at Galway Miridiya Lodge Anuradhapura
DAY 03 | Anuradhapura
Breakfast at hotel; leave for Mihintale
Next visit site of Aukana Buddha
Pm at leisure
Overnight at Galway Miridiya Lodge Anuradhapura
DAY 04 | Jaffna
Breakfast at hotel; leave for Anuradhapura
En route visit sites devastated by Civil War.
Pm sightseeing in Jaffna visit Nallur Kovil.
Overnight at Green Grass Hotel Jaffna
DAY 05 | Jaffna
Breakfast at hotel; leave for Nagadeepa
Sightseeing in Nagadeepa
Nagadeepa is where The Buddha visited on his second visit to Sri Lanka and the site is marked by a Temple and Hindu shrine
Pm at Leisure
Overnight at Green Grass Hotel Jaffna
DAY 06 | Trincomalee (Nilaveli)
Breakfast at hotel; leave for Trincomalee
Pm at leisure on the beaches of Nilaveli
Overnight at Nilaveli Beach Hotel
DAY 07 | Trincomalee(Nilaveli)
Breakfast at hotel; leave for sightseeing in Trincomalee
Visit Fort Fredrick, Koneshvaran Temple
Next visit Hot Springs of Kenney
Pm at leisure on the beaches of Nilaveli
Overnight at Nilaveli Beach Hotel
DAY 08 | Dambulla
Breakfast at hotel; leave for Dambulla
En route visit the ruins of ancient monastery complex Pidurangala
Pm visit Cave Temple of Dambulla
Overnight at Boulder range resort Dambulla
DAY 09 | Kandy
Breakfast at hotel; leave for Kandy
En route visit a Spice Garden
Pm sightseeing in Kandy
Visit Temple of the Tooth Relic and the four Hindu Temples situated adjacent.
Witness The Cultural Show
Overnight at Devon Hotel Kandy
DAY 10 | Kandy
Breakfast at hotel; leave for Mahiyanganaya
Visit the Mahiyanganaya Raja Maha Vihara which marks the site of The Buddha’s very first visit to Sri Lanka
Visit the Vedda (Indigenous People of Sri Lanka) Village witness their life style, customs and primitive skills
Overnight at Devon Hotel Kandy
DAY 11 | Nuwara Eliya
Breakfast at hotel; leave for Nuwara Eliya
En route visit Hanuman Temple at Ramboda
Next visit a Tea Factory
Pm sightseeing in Nuwara Eliya
Overnight at Galway Forest Lodge Nuwara Eliya
DAY 12 | Kataragama
Breakfast at hotel; leave for Kataragama
Pm visit the Kataragama Temple
Overnight at Hibiscus Garden Hotel Tissamaharama
DAY 13 | Ahangama
Breakfast at hotel; leave for Ahangama
En route visit the Temple in Dondra
Overnight at Insight Ahangama
DAY 14 | Colombo
Breakfast at hotel; leave for Colombo
En route visit Galle Dutch Fortress
Overnight at Global Towers Colombo
DAY 15 | Colombo
Breakfast at hotel; leave for sightseeing in Colombo
Visit the Keleniya Temple that marks the site of Buddha’s third Visit
Next visit the Hindu Kovil in Slave Island
Sightseeing and Shopping in Colombo
Overnight at Global Towers Colombo
DAY 16 | Departure
Breakfast at hotel; proceed to airport for departure
"I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone's got their own definition. "
~Eric Clapton