Girihadu seya, Vatadage, Tiriyaya

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<ul>Girihadu seya is an ancient Buddhist temple with a stupa. It is said that the stupa was built by 2 seafaring merchants called "Tapassu and Bhalluka" from India enshrining the hair relics of the Lord Buddha given by himself. The 2 names were inscribed in rock inscription at Vihara premises.</br>
<br>The original small stupa was enlarged and built Vatadage enclosing it in the 8th century AD. It is located 46 km north of Trincomalee.

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165 17 DAY - 15 (Trincomalee - Jaffna) 16 <ul><li>Next day morning wakeup with feeling the first rays of the morning sunshine on your face with a cool sea breeze<br></li><li>Prepare for the whales watching with hotly prepared breakfast</li><li>After whales watching you can do swim, canoe or standup paddleboarding</li><li>Lunch on board</li><li>You will be disembarked at around 1.30 pm</li><li>Then transfer you to Jaffna. Approximately 5 hours’ drive if you drive directly</li><li>En-route visit Girihadu seya Vatadage at Thiriyaya and Arisimale beach</li><li>Dinner and Overnight stay at The Thinnai, Jaffna</li></ul> Bed & Breakfast 74 SAIL-WHALES.jpg 4/19/20, 3:09 PM View Edit
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271 27 DAY - 4 (Anuradhapura - Trincomalee) 41 <ul><li>Breakfast at the hotel</li><li>Transfer you to Trincomalee. Approximately 2 hours’ drive, if you drive directly</li><li>En-route visit Pulmoddai beach, Arisimale beach, Girihadu seya, Vatadage, Thiriyaya.</li><li>Pulmoddai beach is totally different from other beaches in Sri Lanka. The sand on the beach is totally black in colour. That is due to minerals of ilmenite, Magnetite and Rootile deposited on the beach. Those minerals are separated and exported by the nearby factory. There is damaged jetty also can be seen in Pulmoddai. That was used to board ships that came to load the minerals. However, during the ethnic conflict one ship was sunk by an attack, and the jetty was damaged in 1997.</li><li>According to legend, during Lord Buddha’s time, 2 seafaring merchants called Thapassu and Bhalluka left India in their ship full of rice to be sold in Sri Lanka. They got the hair relic of Lord Buddha with them. A cyclone was hit the ship and drifted towards Pulmoddai. It was hit a rock and drifted to the beach. The rice on the ship mixed with the sand. That’s how this beach gets its’ name. The merchants were survived and came into the island through “Yan Oya”. They built the “Girihadu saya” near Thiriyaya enshrining the hair relics of the Lord Buddha given by himself.</li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Anilana Nilaveli.</li></ul> Bed & Breakfast 213 ARISI-TIRI-PEGION.jpg 4/26/20, 12:44 AM View Edit
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326 31 DAY - 6 (Jaffna - Trincomalee) 41 <ul><li>Breakfast at the hotel.<br></li><li>Transfer you to Trincomalee. Approximately 5 and a half hours’ drive.</li><li>En-route explores remnants of the Mullaitivu Fort. It was built by the Dutch in 1721 and rebuilt by the British in 1795.</li><li>Afternoon relaxes at Kuchchaveli Beach. </li><li>Overnight dinner and stay at Anilana Nilaveli</li></ul> Bed & Breakfast 213 ARISI-TIRI-PEGION.jpg 5/7/20, 3:03 PM View Edit
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378 36 DAY - 1 (Airport – Negombo) 34 <ul><li>At the arrival lounge of Colombo Airport, you will be received by your chauffeur guide who will take care of you for the next 15 Days and transfer you to Negombo. Approximately 20 minutes drive.<br></li><li>Check in to the hotel and relax.</li><li>Afternoon boat ride in the Dutch Canal to explore the lifestyle and the culture of the fishing communities living on the banks of the canal.</li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Jetwing Thalahena Villas, Negombo</li></ul> Bed & Breakfast 201 1.jpg 5/10/20, 6:09 AM View Edit
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464 42 DAY - 1 (Airport – Chilaw) 79 <ul><li>At the arrival lounge of Colombo Airport, you will be received by your chauffeur guide who will take care of you for the next 16 Days and transfer you to Chilaw. Approximately 1 and half hours’ drive</li><li>Afternoon relax, walk in the Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary</li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Anantaya Resort and Spa Chilaw</li></ul> Bed & Breakfast 223 2.jpg 5/15/20, 12:41 PM View Edit
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