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Itinerary Photography Holidays - Option II - Winter
Duration Info DAY - 3 (Sinharaja - Nuwara Eliya)
Accommodation Info
Location NUWARA ELIYA
Meals Info Bed & Breakfast
Hotel Oak Ray Summer Hill Breeze
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Id 653
Created 5/25/20, 3:34 PM

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<ul><li>Breakfast at the hotel<br></li><li>Transfer you to Nuwara Eliya. Approximately 5 hours’ drive.</li><li>En-route visit Belihuloya and Haputale to take photos of beautiful waterfalls in the Belihuloya area including Bambarakanda fall, the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and Adisham Bungalow, a country house built in 1931.</li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Oak Ray Summer Hill Breeze, Nuwara Eliya</li></ul>

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