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When you travel with a Specialist, your senses are opened to a world far beyond conventional. Asia Travel Specialist deliver the extraordinary with ease with specialist who care about your trip as much or even more than you do! But, remember always, Travel with a Specialist.
16 days
Age 12+
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
£5,490
Sri Lanka and Maldives Honeymoon
Honeymoon
Like honeymooners themselves, Sri Lanka and the Maldives are a match made in heaven. Sri Lanka will awaken your client’s senses with a combination of experiences that few other countries can match. On your client’s Sri Lanka and Maldives Honeymoon, they can explore cave temples, hike through tea estates, head out on a wildlife safari, explore the old streets and colonial architecture of Galle. To finish the honeymoon in style, your clients will relax in their luxurious over water villa, perched over the azure seas and powdery white sands of The Maldives.
Sri Lanka and Maldives Honeymoon – Tour Highlights
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Explore Dambulla Cave temples, one of the highlights of the cultural triangle.
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Thrilling hot air balloon flight at sunrise.
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Enjoy one of the worlds most scenic train journeys up to Nuwara Eliya in Tea Country.
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Wander the streets of the stunning UNESCO protected fort- town of Galle.
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Relax in an over-water villa in the Maldives.
Suggested itinerary – we will customize this for you
Day 1 – Colombo airport to Kotugoda
Upon arrival, your clients are warmly welcomed by our local representatives. Because your clients will no doubt be tired after the long flight, we shall transfer them to a stunning boutique hotel at nearby Kotugoda village so that they can relax and unwind.
Meals: None
Hotel:
The Wallawwa
Relax and recharge after the flight at The Wallawwa, a boutique hotel inhabiting a former 18th century manor house. Explore the 200-year-old tropical gardens and enjoy the stunning swimming pool surrounded by jungle and exotic bird life.
Day 2 – Kotugoda to Sigiriya
This morning your clients will meet their driver/guide who be will looking after them throughout their Sri Lanka and Maldives honeymoon. Transfer approximately 4, 1/2 hours to Sigiriya in the cultural triangle. Check into Jetwing Vil Uyana which will be your client’s base for three nights while they explore the highlights of the cultural triangle. This afternoon is at leisure to relax after the long drive.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel:
Jetwing Vil Uyana
Jetwing Vil Uyana is well located for easy access to all the cultural sites. In addition, Vil Uyana’s wetland environment attracts a vast amount of wildlife including monkeys, peacocks, monitor lizards, loris and fruit bats. Wildlife walking tours are available on the property and bookable through the resort.
Day 3 – Sigiriya
Just before sunrise, your clients will take off on a thrilling hot air balloon flight. Rise through the early morning mist and float silently on the breeze over stunning landscapes. Your client’s lofty vantage point will allow them to see villagers going about their morning, water buffaloes standing in paddy fields and if they are lucky, herds of elephants roaming.
After breakfast your clients explore Dambulla Cave Temples. The complex consists of five sanctuaries that are the largest and best-preserved cave-temples in Sri Lanka and so are well worth the climb up the steps. Your clients will be impressed by the Buddhist mural paintings that adorn the cave walls which house the 157 Buddha statues.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel:
Jetwing Vil Uyana
Jetwing Vil Uyana is well located for easy access to all the cultural sites. In addition, Vil Uyana’s wetland environment attracts a vast amount of wildlife including monkeys, peacocks, monitor lizards, loris and fruit bats. Wildlife walking tours are available on the property and bookable through the resort.
Hot air balloon flight in the cultural triangle
Day 4 – Sigiriya
Early morning, your clients will climb to the top of nearby Sigiriya Rock Fortress. The word Sigiriya means the Lion’s Rock. Clients will climb up 1200 steps before they reach the palace ruins on top of the imposing 200-metre-high granite rock. Many of the steps are steel staircases attached to the rock itself and so this climb is not for those who fear heights! Along the climb, clients will come across beautifully detailed and well-preserved frescoes. The lions’ paw is a good place to have a rest before the final ascent. Previously a lion statue with steps leading into the lion’s mouth, these days only the paws and steps remain. It will take a total of around 2-3 hours to climb up and back down.
As the Sigirya climb can be hot and tiring we recommend the afternoon at leisure so that your clients can enjoy their resort. Perhaps they can embark on a nature walk on the property or enjoy the pool. There is an option to embark on an Elephant safari this afternoon at nearby Minneriya or Kaudulla National Parks (extra cost applies). These parks can be busy with jeeps but this is one of the very best places in the world to see large herds of elephants.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel:
Jetwing Vil Uyana
Jetwing Vil Uyana is well located for easy access to all the cultural sites. In addition, Vil Uyana’s wetland environment attracts a vast amount of wildlife including monkeys, peacocks, monitor lizards, loris and fruit bats. Wildlife walking tours are available on the property and bookable through the resort.
Day 5 – Sigiriya to Kandy
This morning drive 3 1/2 hours to Kandy and explore the Temple of the Tooth and Botanical Gardens.
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is the most sacred Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka, if not the world and so is a must see in Kandy. The temple houses the tooth of Buddha nestled in a golden chamber located within the premises of the royal palace complex.
Later today we shall explore the Botanical Gardens. Spread over 60 hectares, your clients will find a huge range of fascinating flora and fauna in this immaculately landscaped open space. Visit the Orchid House and the 40-metre-high Burmese bamboo, often inhabited by many mischievous monkeys. The gardens are also home to a great variety of bird life and fruit bats.
Kandy’s bustling markets are worth a quick visit and so your clients may wish to ask their guide to show them around. As always, the exact itinerary details and timings are entirely up to your clients on the day.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel:
The Theva Residency
The Theva Residency is a homely boutique hotel in the Hantana Mountain range overlooking Kandy. The Theva features one of the best restaurants in Kandy. Facilities include an infinity pool and a sauna and steam room. Rooms are very well maintained in a modern style.
Day 6 – Kandy to Tea Country
After breakfast, your client’s driver/guide will drop them off at nearby Peradeniya train station. Clients will enjoy the scenic train journey into the cooler tea growing region in either first class or the observation carriage. The 4, 1/2 hour journey up to Nanu Oya station is stunning and your clients will no doubt capture some stunning images along the way. Their driver/guide will meet them at Nanu Oya station and transfer them to Goatfell.
Goatfell’s tea estate is a great place to stroll the hedge-lined estate roads flanked by waist-high tea bushes. Guests can explore on their own or with one of Goatfell’s butler guides.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, all drinks including alcohol
Hotel:
Goatfell
High up in tea country, the Kandapola region features breathtaking vistas, plunging waterfalls and fantastic walking trails. Goatfell features four cozy bedrooms, a sitting room with inviting log fire and a dining room serving sumptuous cusine. In the warmer months, guests can enjoy the infinity pool. A short walk from the bungalow is Finlay’s Tea Factory where guests can learn about the production of tea. Further afield is the historic hill town of Nuwara Eliya and Horton Plains National Park.
Tea pickers.
Day 7 – Tea Country
Sri Lanka’s tea industry is incredibly successful and so this morning your clients will visit nearby Finlay’s tea factory in order to learn more about this important industry.
Later this afternoon your clients will explore nearby Nuwara Eliya hill town with their driver/guide. Nuwara Eliya is also referred to as ‘Little England’ as it has a similarly cool climate. Nuwara Eliya is filled with colonial-era bungalows, Tudor style hotels and pretty parks and gardens and so is well worth exploring.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, all drinks including alcohol
Hotel:
Goatfell
High up in tea country, the Kandapola region features breathtaking vistas, plunging waterfalls and fantastic walking trails. Goatfell features four cozy bedrooms, a sitting room with inviting log fire and a dining room serving sumptuous cusine. In the warmer months, guests can enjoy the infinity pool. A short walk from the bungalow is Finlay’s Tea Factory where guests can learn about the production of tea. Further afield is the historic hill town of Nuwara Eliya and Horton Plains National Park.
Day 8 – Tea Country to Uda Walawe National Park
The next stop on your client’s Sri Lanka and Maldives Honeymoon is Uda Walawe National Park, a scenic five hour drive. Client’s will arrive in time to see the afternoon feeding at the Elephant Transit home. At the transit home, trained veterinary staff nurse baby elephants because they have been separated from their herds. Baby elephants are looked after until they are ready to be released back into the wild.
Around 700 elephants have been counted in Uda Walawe National Park and so we head out on a private safari drive to see these impressive creatures in their natural habitat. Clients keep an eye out for spotted deer, endemic toque macaque monkeys, sloth bears, grey langur monkeys, crocodiles, jackals, monitor lizards, and water buffalo. Bird life is also prolific. Species include bee-eaters, peacock, white-bellied sea eagle, crested serpent-eagle, grey-headed fish eagle and booted eagle.
Meals: (Breakfast, Dinner)
Hotel:
Centauria Wild
Centauria Wild is located very close to Uda Walawe National Park entrance and offers a wide range of facilities. These include a large pool, fitness centre, sauna and spa. Rooms are tastefully furnished and offer excellent views of the surrounding countryside.
Close up picture of a Peacock in Uda Walawe National Park
Day 9 – Uda Walawe National Park to Galle
Today your clients will wake before sunrise and enjoy an early morning safari drive in Uda Walawe National Park. After a late breakfast, transfer approximately 3 1/2 hours into historic Galle. Clients will explore this charming UNESCO protected fort with their driver/guide. During this walking tour your clients will begin by exploring the imposing ramparts. Later, they will stroll past a myriad of churches, mosques, Dutch colonial buildings, museums, British era post boxes, stylish shops and cafes.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel:
Tamarind Hill
A short drive from Galle’s famous living fort is Tamarind Hill. This characterful boutique hotel features colonial architecture and period furnishings, creating the feeling of a bygone era. The spacious garden courtyard, swimming pool and lofty ceilings combine to make Tamarind Hill an inviting environment in which to relax between exploratory visits to Galle Fort.
Day 10 – Galle
Because Galle is such a fascinating town to explore on foot, we suggest a day at leisure in order to explore the quirky shops, stylish cafes, museums and architecture. There are beautiful swimming beaches such as Unawatuna or Wijaya nearby and so your clients may wish to pay them a visit too. Their driver/guide is available to provide transport.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel:
Tamarind Hill
A short drive from Galle’s famous living fort is Tamarind Hill. This characterful boutique hotel features colonial architecture and period furnishings, creating the feeling of a bygone era. The spacious garden courtyard, swimming pool and lofty ceilings combine to make Tamarind Hill an inviting environment in which to relax between exploratory visits to Galle Fort.
Galle
Day 11 – Galle to Maldives
Early morning transfer 2, 1/2 hours to the airport where your clients say farewell to their driver/guide. Take the early afternoon flight which takes only 1, 1/2 hours to reach Male, the capital of the Maldives.
Sea plane transfer to the resort.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks including alcohol
Hotel: Constance Moofushi (Water Villa)
Day 12 -15 – Maldives
There are so many stunning Maldives resorts, all are blessed with white powdery sands, turquoise seas and so choosing the right resort is not an easy task! Asia Travel Specialist has chosen Constance Moofushi because of the stylish water villas, outstanding food and service as well as one of the best dive centres in the Maldives. Your clients will spend the last days of their Sri Lanka and Maldives honeymoon relaxing in hammocks, rejuvenating in the spa, diving, snorkelling and island hopping.
Free time to enjoy Constance Moofushi.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks including alcohol
Hotel: Constance Moofushi (Water Villa)
Day 16 – Maldives
Sea plane transfer back to Male. Check in for your client’s international departure flight.
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DepartureLondon and Regional Airports
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IncludedAirfareLocal transportation5 Star AccomodationProfessional Guide
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Not IncludedDeparture TaxesEntry Fees
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When you travel with a Specialist, your senses are opened to a world far beyond conventional. Asia Travel Specialist delivers the extraordinary with ease with a specialist who cares about your trip as much or even more than you do! But, remember always, Travel with a Specialist.