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Ramayana Trails

Ramayana Trails

Itinerary

Day 01: Airport / Negombo

Program

  • Arrive at the Bandaranaike International Airport where you will be welcomed by a representative of Lotus DMC Lanka or a tour guide.
  • Proceed to Negombo and check in to the hotel
  • Depending on the time of arrival, you will get the opportunity to engage in an Evening city tour

Drive (Approximately) - 15 km / 0 h 35 min

Dress Code – No Dress code

Overnight stay - Negombo

 Day 02 : Negombo / Chilaw / Sigiriya

Program

  • After Breakfast, visit Munishwaram Temple & Manavari Temple in Chilaw.
  • It is believed that Munishwaram predates the Ramayana and a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva was located here
  • Manavari is the first lingam installed and prayed by Rama and till date, this lingam is called as Ramalinga Shivan
  • Afterward, proceed to Sigiriya, Spend the rest of the day leisurely at the Hotel

Drive (Approximately) - 202 km / 4 h 45 min

Dress Code – Casual wear with shoulders and legs covered, no hats and shoes allowed when visiting Temples.

Overnight stay - Sigiriya

Day 03 : Sigiriya / Trincomalee / Sigiriya

Program

  • After Breakfast, proceed to Koneshwaram temple and Shankari Devi temple in Trincomalee.
  • Koneswaram temple of Trincomalee (also historically known as the Thirukonamamalai Konesar Kovil, the Temple of the Thousand Pillars and Thiru-Konamamalai Maccakeswaram Kovil) is a Hindu temple in Trincomalee
  • The famed SHANKARI Temple, in Sri Lanka, is one of the 18 Devi Temples (Ashta Dasha Shakti Peethas)

Drive (Approximately) - 198 km / 3 h 45 min

Dress Code – Casual wear with shoulders and legs covered, no hats and shoes allowed when visiting Temples.

Overnight stay - Sigiriya

Day 04:  Sigiriya / Matale / Kandy

Program 

  • Early morning after breakfast, you will get the opportunity to climb the Sigiriya Rock Fortress which is not only an ancient Sri Lankan engineering & urban planning supremacy but also acclaims to be one of the finest monuments of art & culture.
  • After the climb, proceed to Kandy and visit  Matale Spice Garden en–route
  • In Kandy engage in a City tour and visit Temple of the Tooth Relic

Drive (Approximately) - 98 km / 2 h 45 min

Dress Code – Casual wear with shoulders and legs covered, no hats and shoes allowed when visiting Temples.

Overnight stay - Kandy

Day 05: Kandy / Nuwara Eliya

Program

  • After Breakfast, you will be Transferred to Nuwara Eliya
  • Visit a tea factory en-route to see how the world's favorite drink is prepared and visit the infamous Hanuman temple

Drive (Approximately) - 80 km / 2 h 45 min

Dress Code – No Dress code, Carry a hat or a cap, sunglasses, and sunscreen are recommended

Overnight stay - Nuwara Eliya

Day 06: Nuwara Eliya

Program

  • After breakfast, visit Sitha Amman temple where you can witness the ancient statues of Rama and Sita can be seen on one side of the temple
  • Proceed to Divurumpola Temple
  • This is the place where Seetha Devi underwent "Agni Pariksha" (test). It is a popular place of worship among locals in this area
  • Afterward, visit the Hakgala gardens.
  • This is the exotic pleasure garden where King Ravana kept the depressed Sita, insisting that she marries him

Drive (Approximately) - 17 km /  0 h 45 min

Dress Code – Casual wear with shoulders and legs covered, no hats and shoes allowed when visiting Temples.       

Overnight stay - Nuwara Eliya

Day 07 : Nuwara Eliya / Katharagama

Program   

  • After breakfast, travel to Kataragama and visit Kataragama temple.
  • The sacred pilgrim point of Kataragama literally translates to ‘The Faraway Abode’ and is a pilgrimage town sacred to the Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka.
  • En-route visit Rawana waterfall in Ella
  • Option to engage in Yala National Park safari

Drive (Approximately) - 156 km / 3 h 45 min

Dress Code – Casual wear with shoulders and legs covered, no hats and shoes allowed when visiting Temples

Overnight stay - Katharagama

Day 08: Katharagama / Colombo

Program

  • After breakfast, proceed to Colombo.
  • En-route visit Ussangoda which is said to have been an airport used by King Ravana
  • Relax and unwind at the Hotel

Drive (Approximately) - 287 km / 5 h 15 min

Dress Code – No Dress code

Overnight stay - Colombo

Day 09: Colombo / Negombo

     Program

  • After breakfast visit the first Anjaneyar Temple
  • This is the first Anjaneyar Temple in Sri Lanka and also the only Panchamuga (five faced) Anjaneyar Temple in Sri Lanka. It’s the only temple in the world to have a chariot for Ajanyear
  • Visit Kelaniya Temple afterward.
  • After King Ravana’s death, Vibeeshana was coroneted as King of Lanka by Lakshmana at Kelaniya. There are murals enshrined outside the Buddhist temple depicting the crowning of Vibeeshana

Drive (Approximately) - 55 km / 1 h 15 min

Dress Code – Casual wear with shoulders and legs covered, no hats and shoes allowed when visiting Temples.

Overnight stay - Negombo

Day 10: Negombo / Airport

     Program

 Leave hotel at the standard check-out time and proceed to Colombo International Airport for the departure

Drive (Approximately) - 15 km / 0 h 35 min

Dress Code – No Dress code