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Itinerary Classic Holidays - Option I - Winter
Duration Info DAY - 8 (Sigiriya - Pinnawala - Kandy)
Accommodation Info
Location KANDY
Meals Info Bed & Breakfast
Hotel Oak Ray Regency
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<ul><li>Breakfast at the hotel.<br></li><li>Transfer to Kandy – approximately 3 and half hours’ drive</li><li>Enroute visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden</li><li>Afternoon visits the Dalada Maligawa, the temple where the two surviving Relic of Tooth of Lord Buddha is placed and an object of veneration for Buddhist </li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Oak Ray Regency, Kandy.</li></ul>

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212 61 17 Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage <ul>Sri Lankan elephants are unique in the world. Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is a sanctuary for elephants displaced from wild habitats and human activities. It is the only one of its kind in the world.<br> <br>Pinnawala orphanage is located near the Rambukkana area on the Kegalle - Rambukkana road and about 4 km from the Rambukkana railway station. Initially, it was designed to give protection and care for baby elephants found in the jungle without their mothers. A captive breeding program launched in 1982. The first elephant birth was in 1984. At Pinnawala elephants are allowed to roam freely during the day and a herd structure allowed to form.<br> <br>If you visit there during the feeding times you will be able to witness the baby elephants being bottle-fed. The visitor can accompany the elephants to a river close-by and see them having their daily bath. </ul> 1 B.jpg 2/17/19, 4:58 AM View Edit
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213 52 17 Peradeniya botanical garden Peradeniya botanical garden <ul>Peradeniya botanical garden, the largest in Sri Lanka was established in 1843 and situated 6 km south of Kandy. There are about 4,000 plant species that can be seen at the garden where Giant Bamboo of Burma, century-old giant Javan fig tree, the Cannonball tree, Double coconut palm, and collection of orchids are most highlighted plants.<br> <br>Most prominent persons who visited Sri Lanka have planted trees in the garden to mark their visit. Queen Elizabeth II, Marshal Tito, and Yuri Gagarin were among them. </ul> 1 B.jpg 2/17/19, 4:59 AM View Edit
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324 52 40 The sacred city of Kandy, World heritage site The sacred city of Kandy, World heritage site <ul>The sacred city of Kandy, a cultural world heritage site was the last capital of the Sri Lankan Sinhalese kingdom. Sri Dalada Maligawa, the temple of the tooth relic of Lord Buddha is the icon of the sacred city of Kandy.<br> <br>The relics of Lord Buddha were distributed among various kingdoms in India after his cremation. The tooth relic of the left canine of Lord Buddha was given to the Kingdom of Kalinga in Eastern India. During the period of King Guhasiva in the 4th century AD, the Kalinga kingdom has encountered a war with the neighbouring kingdom to get hold of the Tooth relic. King Guhasiva has decided to send all important tooth relics to his friend in Sri Lanka King Kirthi Sri Meghavarna for its safety.<br> <br>King Kirthi Sri Meghavarna has built a special shrine called “Dalada Maligawa” to kept the Tooth Relic at the Abhayagiri Vihara complex in Anuradhapura. It Kept there from the 4th-century to the 10th century AD until the capital was shifted to Polonnaruwa.<br> <br>As and when the capital was shifted from Polonnaruwa, Yapahuwa, Dambadeniya, Kurunegala, Gampola, Kotte, Sitawaka, and Kandy, “Dalada Maligawa” has built to kept tooth relic.<br> <br>In the Kandyan Kingdom, Dalada Maligawa was first built by King Vimaladharmasuriya in the 16th century AD. However, it was no longer exists today. The present Dalada Maligawa with three-story was built by King Weera Parakrama Narendrasinghe during the 18 century.<br> <br>Sri Dalada Maligawa temple complex consists of the main building that contains the first chamber called “Palle Male” and an upper chamber called “Uda Male” where the tooth relic kept and Pattirippuwa (Octagonal pavilion) and Magulmaduwa (Audience Hall).<br> <br>Sri Dalada Museum, Archaeological museum located in the old royal palace, World Buddhist museum, and Tusker “Raja” museum also located in the temple complex. Natha Devale, Visnu Devale, Pattini Devale, and Kataragama Devale are located in front of the Dalada Maligawa within the temple complex.</ul> 1 B.jpg 3/21/20, 5:18 AM View Edit
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