Sri Lanka Nature, Adventure, Wildlife Tour

<p>Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport, meet & greet by your representative of Seerendipity tours and proceed to hotel in Kitulgala. </p><p></p><p>This Eco-hotel, where you will spend the night is located in the Jungles of Kitulgala near the river of Kelaniya. Here you can have a relaxing holiday by the water. All you have to do is sit back and relax while the staff of the hotel caters to all your needs. The staff serves you all meals, beverages and facilitates all activities during your stay at Eco-hotel by the mighty river. When you are in the hotel you can have a refreshing bath in the stream just in front of your room. In the night the whole area will be lit up with lanterns and you will be served BBQ Dinner amidst a roaring sound of the river.</p><p></p><p>WATER RAFTING </p><p>White Water Rafting in the picturesque Kelani River in Kitulgala covering 5 major rapids and 4 minor rapids. This activity is for anyone above the age of 10 years with safety gear, modern rafts, and a comprehensive safety briefing will be given by our white water rafting instructors beforehand. The distance covered is around 5 KM. The river and its surrounding will make you feel enchanted, with a memorable Experience during your tour.</p><p></p><p>Overnight stay Hotel in Kitulgala </p><p></p>

<p>BIRD WATCHING </p><p>Nature lovers, particularly ornithologists will be rewarded with sightings of the Crested Serpent Eagle, the Ceylon Spur Fowl, the Ceylon Hanging Parrot and the Lay lard's Parakeet. Activities such as mountain-biking, cultural sites and sites of fruit orchards and lowland tea plantations can be experienced in Kitulgala.</p><p></p><p>TREKKING THROUGH RAINFOREST </p><p>Experience various fauna and flora of the Rain forest of Kitulgala Forest Reserve and see beautiful sceneries of waterfalls and streams hidden inside the forest. Have cool dip in a scenic flowing water stream during your Rain Forest Trek in the Jungle of Kitulgala.</p><p></p><p>Overnight stay Hotel in Kitulgala </p>

<p></p><p>After the breakfast leave for the hotel in Sinharaja, in the afternoon rainforest trek.</p><p></p><p>SINHARAJA </p><p>After breakfast in Sri Pada leave for Sinharaja, the last remaining rain forest in Sri Lanka. Check-in the hotel and leave the forest entrance in the afternoon. This memorable trek in Sinharaja will take about 5 hours and you will have the opportunity to enjoy the untamed wilderness of a natural rain forest. you will be supported by one of the trained forest explorers. </p><p></p><p>Overnight stay at Hotel in Sinharaja</p><p></p><p></p>

<p>After the breakfast leave for Udawalawe national park, in the afternoon safari at Udawalawe national park.</p><p></p><p>UDAWALAWE NATIONAL PARK</p><p></p><p>Udawalawe National Park lies on the boundary of Sabaragamuwa and Uva Provinces, in Sri Lanka. The national park was created to provide a sanctuary for wild animals displaced by the construction of the Udawalawe Reservoir on the Walawe River, as well as to protect the catchment of the reservoir.</p><p></p><p>The reserve covers 30,821 hectares (119.00 sq mi) of land area and was established on 30 June 1972. Before the designation of the national park, the area was used for shifting cultivation (chena farming). The farmers were gradually removed once the national park was declared. The park is 165 kilometres (103 mi) from Colombo. Udawalawe is an important habitat for water birds and Sri Lankan elephants. It is a popular tourist destination and the third most visited park in the country.</p><p></p><p>Overnight stay in Udawalawe</p>

<p>After the breakfast leave for Colombo, En-route visit the best-preserved colonial city on the island (Galle).</p><p></p><p>CITY OF GALLE</p><p>Galle is one of the ancient seaports of Sri Lanka and was an anchor point in the Silk Route. It was later discovered by the Portuguese where they built a fortress and the Dutch that succeeded them fortified it further. This fortress is today a World Heritage Site.</p><p>Next visit Turtle Hatchery. </p><p></p><p>TURTLE HATCHERY</p><p>Projects have been launched to conserve the population of turtles that are reaching extinction and such projects are found along the southern coast of Sri Lanka where turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. The turtle digs a hole on the Beach, Lays her eggs and covers it with sand where it is supposed to, incubate by the heat of the sun. What often happens is, the eggs are dug out by fisherman and sold to people who consume them.</p><p></p><p>But now the eggs are bought up by the conservation projects and are hatched the Natural way in enclosed areas where the Birds don’t have a chance of picking them up and the babies are let into the sea after two days at night time which offers them a better chance of survival.</p><p></p><p>MADU GANGA BOAT RIDE</p><p>A cruise on a modern motorboat is the best way to exploring the natural wealth of Madu Ganga, the islands in the wetland are largely inaccessible by road. The inhabitants are also using the boats and more often paddle boats as the means of transport. Seerendipity tours offer particularly appealing boat trips around Madu Ganga. This Ramsa Wetland is one of the most visited natural attractions of Sri Lanka’s west coast, with riverscapes to quiet thick grown islands and mangrove forests with sites of immense natural interest. There is plenty of opportunities to spot fascinating wildlife based on the aquatic environment, throughout the tour.</p><p></p><p>End of teh tour</p>