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Itinerary Architecture Tours - Option I - Year Round
Duration Info DAY - 7 (Udawalawe - Ella)
Accommodation Info
Location ELLA
Meals Info Bed & Breakfast
Hotel Oak Ray Ella Gap
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Created 4/25/20, 12:43 AM

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<ul><li>Breakfast at the hotel.<br></li><li>Transfer you to Ella- approximately 2 and half hours’ drive. </li><li>En-route visit to see Buduruwagala rock carvings and Church of the Ascension and the Nazareth Chapel of the Good Shepherd Convent, Bandarawela. </li><li>There are 7 figures caved in the rock face in Buduruwagala. One is a 15.5m height Buddha statue and the other figures are Avalokitesvara, Maitreya, Manjushri, and Tara which all belong to Mahayana Buddhist Tradition.</li><li>Church of the Ascension locally known as “gal palliya” was built in 1909, is a true example of British Gothic architecture in Sri Lanka. Due to its’ location, you will be able to see the entire area of Bandarawela. And the Nazareth Chapel of the Good Shepherd Convent was an early architectural work done by Geoffrey Bawa in 1961.</li><li>Dinner and Overnight stay at Oak Ray Ella Gap</li></ul>

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