Sri Lanka Trekking, Hiking, Walking, Nature,

Adventure, Culture, Spiritual traveling and  

Ayurvedic Holidays

for Singles and Group

   

 Tour Programs

Please note that these sample itineraries are used only for a guide and you have the freedom to change your itinerary and the hotels you like we organize the tours to suite individual requirement  
 

Please remember, although Sri Lanka is a small country, it can take a while to get from A to B, especially in the hill country.

HILL COUNTRY TREKKING&ADVENTURE HOLIDAY
13 NIGHTS / 14 DAYS
Max 2 To 10 Parsons

Day 1- COLOMBO
Arrival Colombo Airport, meet and transfer to Negombo. Rest of the evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Hotel
Day 2 -3 KANDY
After an early breakfast, leave for Pinnawela to see the Elephant orphanage. Later proceed to kandy,. City tour of Kandy visiting the Kandy Market, Kandy upper lake drive, Arts & Crafts Center, Peradeniya Botanical Gardens and the famous Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth). In the evening watch a Kandyan dance and cultural show. Dinner and overnight in Kandy
Day 4 – NUWARA ELIYA
After an early breakfast leave for the Nuwara Eliya, from paradaniya walk to see the temples Hambacka & Gadaladaniya and picket up by vehicle on route visiting tea factory. Dinner and overnight in Nuwara Eliya
Day 5- UDAVARIYA, HORTON PLAINS
 With pack breakfast live to Horton Plains, Sri Lankas highest plateau at 3250 meters above sea level. A very scenic region with an astounding variety of scenery from mountains to grasslands, . Spectacular views from Worlds End where the plateau plunges a 700 meters in a sheer drop. Cool, bracing climate and excellent hiking country, distinctive flora, and many rare highland birds. A Three-hour walk to, Worlds End beautiful Bakers Falls. After the lunch walk to the Bungalow in the tea plantation,Udavariya is a smool tea village.in the regen of the Horton Plains
Day 6- UDAVARIYA
After breakfast  start as we head through the Thangamalay Forest Reserve walking through various types of forests Not    experienced by everyday tourists, Eucalyptus Forest, Rain Forest, Pine Forest & Natural Forest. Walk through the Tea Plantations of this   Beautiful hill country and see Sri Lanka at it’s best. And one of the most beautiful Views of north and south can be seen in this walk. This walk is 6 hours, Return Bandarawela Picnic on the way 
 Day 7- BANDARAWELA (Adventure on three wheel)
 breakfast in the hotel. Than All day in tuk tuk going thru most beautiful tea garden in sri lanka to a Panoromic view, And to a natural swimming pool for a swim and a picnic cooked on the spot and come back to the hotel after seeing a water fall
 Day 8- BANDARAWELA
 Local walk takes you through the daily life of the Sri Lankan, See them silently toil the land, come rain or shine. Gently make your way over the hills taking a close look at the Local Vegetable Gardens. See the fresh vegetables that make
 Sri Lankan people so healthy, you’ll be surely tempted to sample the produce.
Locals work relentlessly tending to the Paddy as you wind your way through their environment. The tour takes about three hours

Day 9-BOGODA TEMPLE
 After the Early breakfast leave the Hotel so as to be able to catch the early morning birds. This is the best walk for bird lovers Leave to starting point by car, approx one-hour drive. From   Bandarawela This walk meanders through wonderful natural forests of Sri Lanka And beautiful Paddy Fields; see the country folk at work. Picnic on the way Night in the village Buddhist Temple. Simple accommodation We may cook a simple vegetarian meal in the temple or we well have a meal house nervy by
Day10 – TANGALLE
After the early breakfast Leave For Tangalle Beach Via Ella Gap, Ravanaella Water Fall, Buduruwagala,
Day 11 – COLOMBO
after lunch City tour of Colombo
DAY 12-13 NEGOMBO
Rest in the hotel sea bath and transfer to the airport
 
 

Sri Lanka Trekking Nature Culture Holiday
Culture, rural lifestyle views tea gardens and fascinating wildlife
13 NIGHTS / 14 DAYS
Max 2 To 10 Parsons

Day 1-Colombo-negombo
 Arrival Colombo Airport, meet & and transfer to Negombo. Rest of the evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Hotel
 Day 2- Habarana or close by
 Following breakfast the tour begins in earnest with an early morning departure for Habarana visiting the elephant orphanage en Route at Pinnawela in time to watch the feeding of the baby elephants and then the rest of the herd bathing in the river. The herd normally numbers no less than 50 elephants ranging from the small babies to hefty adults.
Day 3– Habarana or close by(Polannaruwa)
An early morning start for Habarana Lakes trek, the perfect introduction to Sri Lankas nature and rural lifestyle. We experience typical dry zone scenery with shrub forests, lakes and simple village houses. A six-hour walk with packed lunch. Or visit to Polannaruwa
Day 4–, Kandy ( Sigiriya)
Visit to 5th Century rock fortress of Sigiriya. A World Heritage Site is now one of Sri Lankas major attractions rising two hundred meters from the jungle floor. At its base, surrounding the extensive gardens, ramparts and a moat protect the rock fortress. During our visit to this unique complex we will see, water gardens, ancient frescos, the stone mirror wall and the lion platform and for the fittest a climb up to the summit.,
Dinner & Overnight, Kandy
Day 5 =–, Kandy
 Kandy, city tour, upper lake drive, Udawathu Kale nature reserve, sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic, Royal Botanical gardens, Arts and Crafts workshop, Market place and Bazaar.
Dinner & Overnight, Kandy
Day 6 –, Nuwara Eliya
Following breakfast, Visit the famous tea center of Nuwara Eliya and the central mountains; from paradaniya walk to see the temples Hambacka Gadaladaniya and picket up by vehicle en route visit to a Tea plantation and Tea factory to watch the process of turning the raw green leaf into the familiar dark product.  And City tour of Nuwara Eliya, Dinner & Overnight Nuwara Eliya
Day7–, Haputale or Udavariya
With pack breakfast live to Horton Plains, Sri Lankas highest plateau at 3250 meters above sea level. A very scenic region with an astounding variety of scenery from mountains to grasslands, . Spectacular views from Worlds End where the plateau plunges a 700 meters in a sheer drop. Cool, bracing climate and excellent hiking country, distinctive flora, and many rare highland birds. A Three-hour walk to, Worlds End beautiful Bakers Falls. After the lunch walk to the Bungalow in the tea plantation,Udavariya is a smool tea village.in the regen of the Horton Plains
 Day 8–, Bandarawela
After breakfast Track to.  To bambarakanda falls the highest fall in Sri Lanka through a path in the mountain with panoramic view and few little water Falls and to another water fall for Swim and Picnic and walk back to the vehicle To be picket up and proceed to Bandarawela (this track is about 6to7Hours)
Day 9 — Bandarawela
An early morning start as we head through the Thangamalay Forest Reserve walking through various types of forests Not    experienced by everyday tourists, Eucalyptus Forest, Rain Forest, Pine Forest & Natural Forest. Walk through the Tea Plantations of this   Beautiful hill country and see Sri Lanka at it’s best. And one of the most beautiful Views of north and south can be seen in this walk. This walk is 6 hours, Return Hotel Picnic on the way

Day 10-Hotton or close by
By train, we cross the mountain passes for Hatton. The location offers visitors panoramic views of the surrounding mountains and waterfalls and short. Walk in the tea plantation Dinner & Overnight, Tea Plantation Bungalow
 Day 11Adams peak
. At midnight climb of Adams Peak the cone shaped mountain perhaps the most venerated in the world. Walking through the night we reach the peak at dawn in good time to witness the rising sun. As the sun climbs above the island experience the magic of serendipity. The sunrise as seen from the summit of Adams Peak is considered to be one of the most spectacular phenomenon’s in the world.  Late breakfast before leaving for Colombo.
Overnight, Colombo or Negombo
Day 12-13 on the beach
on the beach Transfer to the airport

(Day 10. You can make a change in the program and travel to the south cost of sri lanka,visiting the Yala or Udawalawa natinol park,Tangalle,Unawatuna,Galle,back to the airport) 
  
Rain Forest, Trekking, Culture, & Beach Holidays

13 NIGHTS / 14 DAYS

Day 1-Colombo-Negombo

 Arrival Colombo Airport, meet & and transfer to Negombo. Rest of the evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Hotel

 Day 2- Polonnaruwa, 

  Following breakfast the tour begins in earnest with an early morning departure for Polannaruwa.

Day 3-Sigiriya

After breakfast at hotel, we will do some sightseeing by bicycles in Polonnaruwa, which was the 2nd capital city if Sri Lanka, built in the 11th and 12th centuries AD, and which is a world heritage site. You can see the ruins of the Royal Palace, the Gal Viharaya – where 4 splendid statues of the Buddha in “Upright”, “Sedentary” and “Recumbent” postures carved out of rock, the Audience Hall, the Lotus Bath, king Parakramabahu’s statue, and the Parakrama Samudraya Lake built by King Parakramabahu the great. There are also monuments of famous places of worship such as the Shiva Temple , The Watadage, the Galpotha, the Kiri Vehera and the remains of a former Temple of the Tooth Relic

After the lunch

Visit to 5th Century rock fortress of Sigiriya. A World Heritage Site is now one of Sri Lankas major attractions rising two hundred meters from the jungle floor. At its base, surrounding the extensive gardens, ramparts and a moat protect the rock fortress. During our visit to this unique complex we will see ,  water gardens, ancient frescos, the stone mirror wall and the lion platform and for the fittest a climb up to the summit

Day 4–, Kandy

After breakfast at hotel, we will Drive to Kandy Visiting Dambulla

Dambulla is a part of the Cultural Triangle declared by UNESCO is on the main road from Sigiriya to Kandy about 19Km from Sigiriya. There are over 80 caves in the surrounding and some of them have been used by the monks as meditation locations. Major attractions are spread over 5 caves, which contain the statues and the paintings. Since it’s founding in the 1 century BC by King Valagamba, many improvements and additions have been carried out to the sculptures and paintings over the years. Hindu statues are believed to be of the 12 century AD and the latest paintings are of the late 18-century. The temple is a perfect location to view evolution of the ancient Sri Lankan arts. Dambulla is a unique and important historical site because of the amalgamation of the material from many eras

After lunch in Kandy

Visit sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandyan Dance

Day 5 –, Kandy

  Following breakfast the tour begins an early morning visiting the elephant orphanage at Pinnawela in time to watch the feeding of the baby elephants and then the rest of the herd bathing in the river. The herd normally numbers no less than 50 elephants ranging from the small babies to hefty adults.

After Noon

Kandy City tour, upper lake drive, Udawathu Kale nature reserve, , Arts and Crafts workshop, Market place and Bazaar.

Day6–, Haputale

Drive to Mountains after visiting the Royal Botanical gardens, in the morning and in rute Visit the tea factory where you will learn in details, how the green tea leaves are treated to become high quality Ceylon Tea. 

Day 7-Ohiya

With pack breakfast live to Horton Plains, Sri Lankas highest plateau at 3250 meters above sea level. A very scenic region with an astounding variety of scenery from mountains to grasslands, . Spectacular views from Worlds End where the plateau plunges a 700 meters in a sheer drop. Cool, bracing climate and excellent hiking country, distinctive flora, and many rare highland birds. A Three-hour walk to, Worlds End beautiful Bakers Falls. After the lunch walk to the Bungalow in the tea plantation, 

 Day 8 — Bandarawela

An early morning start as we head through the Thangamalay Forest Reserve walking through various types of forests Not    experienced by everyday tourists, Eucalyptus Forest, Rain Forest, Pine Forest & Natural Forest. Walk through the Tea Plantations of this   Beautiful hill country and see Sri Lanka at it’s best. And one of the most beautiful Views of north and south can be seen in this walk. This walk is 6 hours, Return Hotel Picnic on the way

 Day 9-Hotton or close by

By train, we cross the mountain passes for Hatton a short journey of three-hour. . At midnight climb of Adams Peak the cone shaped mountain perhaps the most venerated in the world. Walking through the night we reach the peak at dawn in good time to witness the rising sun. As the sun climbs above the island experience the magic of serendipity. The sunrise as seen from the summit of Adams Peak is considered to be one of the most spectacular phenomenon’s in the world.  Late breakfast before leaving for Sinharaja

Day, 10- Daniyaya OR Embilibitiya

An early morning start as we Visit to Sinharaja rain forest or Udawalawa national park

Sinharaja forest reserve is one of the least disturbed and biologically unique lowland rain forest in Sri lanka. This forest covers an extent of about 11187 hectares from east to west .The length of the forest is about 21km and width from North to South is about 3.7km.It was declared a Man and Biosphere Reserve (MAB) in 1978, as representative of tropical humid evergreen forest Eco system in Sri Lanka and has been recognized by UNESCO as part of it?s International Network of Biosphere reserves. It was declared a National wilderness area in 1988 and lately a world heritage site in 1989.It is situated in the southwest lowland wet zone

Afternoon drive to Miriesa on the south cost of sri lanka

Day 11-12, Miresa on the beach

 Relax on the beach

Day 13,Negombo

Rest in the hotel and transport to the airport to back home

 

Sri Lanka easy and Relax

13 NIGHTS / 14 DAYS

Day 1-Colombo-negombo

 Arrival Colombo Airport, meet & and transfer to Negombo. Rest of the evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Hotel

  Day 2- Habarana or Polonnaruwa, 

  Following breakfast the tour begins in earnest with an early morning departure for Habarana visiting the elephant orphanage en Route at Pinnawela in time to watch the feeding of the baby elephants and then the rest of the herd bathing in the river. The herd normally numbers no less than 50 elephants ranging from the small babies to hefty adults. , Accommodation in Kassiyappa lion rock hotel in Sigiriya

 Day 3– Habarana or Polonnaruwa

After breakfast at hotel, we will do some sightseeing  in Polonnaruwa, which was the 2nd capital city if Sri Lanka, built in the 11th and 12th centuries AD, and which is a world heritage site. You can see the ruins of the Royal Palace, the Gal Viharaya – where 4 splendid statues of the Buddha in “Upright”, “Sedentary” and “Recumbent” postures carved out of rock, the Audience Hall, the Lotus Bath, king Parakramabahu’s statue, and the Parakrama Samudraya Lake built by King Parakramabahu the great. There are also monuments of famous places of worship such as the Shiva Temple, The Watadage, the Galpotha, the Kiri Vehera and the remains of a former Temple of the Tooth Relic Accommodation in Kassiyappa lion rock hotel in Sigiriya

Day 4– Habarana or Polonnaruwa

Visit to 5th Century rock fortress of Sigiriya. A World Heritage Site is now one of Sri Lankas major attractions rising two hundred meters from the jungle floor. At its base, surrounding the extensive gardens, ramparts and a moat protect the rock fortress. During our visit to this unique complex we will see ,  water gardens, ancient frescos, the stone mirror wall and the lion platform and for the fittest a climb up to the summit.,

Accommodation in  Hotel

Day 5 — Kandy

 Kandy city tour, upper lake drive, Udawathu Kale nature reserve, sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic, Royal Botanical gardens, Arts and Crafts workshop, Market place and Bazaar.

Accommodation in

Day 6 — Kandy

Royal Botanical gardens The Royal Botanical Gardens are among the finest tropical gardens in the world. This is a 60 hectare (147 acre) garden and is the largest in Sri Lanka. Ideal for walkers, you can also bike or drive through it. They have a comprehensive collection and a scientific programmers in biotechnology, ecology, conservation and taxonomy. The history of the gardens dates to 1371, when royalty shifted the court to Peradeniya and subsequently, when King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe (1741-1780) made them into royal gardens. Their modern history started when a garden named Kew was started at Slave Island in Colombo, and then shifted to Kalutara due to space restrictions. In 1821 these gardens were shifted to Peradeniya by Alexander Moon. With tree lined avenues and drive and a variety of flowers, the gardens were the setting for the South East Asian Command Headquarters during World War II. Accommodation in

Day7– Bandarawela

 Following breakfast, Visit the famous tea center of Nuwara Eliya and the central mountains; e visit to a Tea plantation and Tea factory to watch the process of turning the raw green leaf into the familiar dark product.  And City tour of Nuwara Eliya, Accommodation in the tea plantation   Bungalow in Bandarawela

Day7– Bandarawela

With pack breakfast live to Horton Plains, Sri Lankas highest plateau at 3250 meters above sea level. A very scenic region with an astounding variety of scenery from mountains to grasslands, . Spectacular views from Worlds End where the plateau plunges a 700 meters in a sheer drop. Cool, bracing climate and excellent hiking country, distinctive flora, and many rare highland birds. A Three-hour walk to, Worlds End beautiful Bakers Falls. Accommodation in the tea plantation   Bungalow in Bandarawela

 Day 8– Bandarawela

After breakfast  visite to.  To bambarakanda falls the highest fall in Sri Lanka  and lanka water fall for Swim and Picnic   Accommodation in the tea plantation   Bungalow in Bandarawela

Day 9 — Udawalawa

 After the early breakfast Leave For udawalawe national park Via Ella Gap, Ravanaella Water Fall Udawalawe National Park is world famous for its large elephant populations. In this park one can observe elephants at any given time of the day. Other than Elephants water buffalo, spotted & barking deer, wild boar, sambhur, jackal & ruddy, grey & striped necked mongoose are also found in this park. Though the leopard, jungle & fishing cats have recorded in the park sightings are very rare.

The park is also famous for birdlife. Crested serpent eagle, changeable hawk eagle, white-bellied sea eagle & grey-headed fishing eagle are the main raptors found in the park. Painted stork, open bill, little & Indian cormorant, Indian darter, many species of waders are also found within the park. Among the forest birds are the warblers, Sri Lanka Jungle fowl, Malabar pied hornbill, Sikir Malkoha, Blue face Malkoha, common Caucal, and grey hornbill.

Day 10-11-12, Miresa on the beach

Mirissa and its breathtaking sandy beach pretty much transforms your dreams and visions of a tropical paradise into an everyday reality.

Located close to the Southern tip of the Island of Sri Lanka and only about 200km from the Equator, this secluded crescent shaped beach is the perfect place to sit back, relax and forget about all the hussle and bussle of your other life that’s a million miles away.

This small sandy tropical beach boasts some of Sri Lanka’s best and most stunning sunsets and sunrises.

Day 13-Negombo

 On the Beach Transfer to the airport 

Sri Lanka Spiritual healing   Ayurvedic and Nature tour

13 NIGHTS / 14 DAYS

 In Sri Lanka, spiritual healing tradition is rooted. The healers of this culture are born in healers families from generation to generation as the knowledge is passed on and it has a very different quality than in the west. In the west you have Reiki, spiritual healing, kinesiology, anthroposophy, Channeling, rune magic, Tantra, Tai Chi, Feng Shui, Qui Gong, etc. Homeopathies began only in the last 200 years back in the west. In European culture, the roots of alternative healing methods have been pruned. In Sri Lanka, they have existed freely. These healers do not doubt your doing and have a power and charisma that exists in our culture that does not exist anywhere else in the world. As a result you can be presented here with what is missing in most parts of the world. The people are no better or worse than in the west. You have only internal constitutions and heart qualities to which it is very rare and difficult to find. That is why the visit to a healer in this country is actually the greatest gift, when you visit Sri Lanka.

 Day 1-Colombo-Negombo

 Arrival at Colombo Airport, meet & and transfer to Negombo. Spend the evening leisurely. Dinner and overnight at the hotel

 Day 2- Polonnaruwa, 

  Following breakfast the tour begins in earnest with an early morning departure for Polonnaruwa.

 Day 3-Sigiriya

After breakfast at the hotel, we will do some sightseeing by bicycles or by walk at Polonnaruwa, which was the 2nd capital city in Sri Lanka, built in the 11th and 12th centuries AD and which is a world heritage site. You can see the ruins of the Royal Palace, The Gal Viharaya – where 4 splendid statues of the Buddha in “Upright”, “Sedentary” and “Recumbent” postures are carved out of rock, The Audience Hall, The Lotus Bath, King Parakramabahu’s statue, and The Parakrama Samudraya Lake,built by King Parakramabahu the great. There are also monuments of famous places of worship such as the Shiva Temple, The Watadage, The Galpotha, The Kiri Vehera and the remains of a former Temple of the Tooth Relic

After the lunch

Visit to 5th Century rock fortress of Sigiriya. A World Heritage Site is now one of Sri Lanka’s major attractions rising two hundred meters from the jungle floor. At it’s base, surrounding the extensive gardens, ramparts and a moat protect the rock fortress. During our visit to this unique complex we see, water gardens, ancient frescos, the stone mirror wall and the lion platform and for the fittest a climb up to the summit

 Day 4– Kandy

After breakfast at the hotel, we drive via Kandy to visit Dambulla.

Dambulla is a part of the Cultural Triangle declared by UNESCO is on the main road from Sigiriya to Kandy, about 19km from Sigiriya. There are over 80 caves in the surrounding and some of them have been used by the monks as meditation locations. Major attractions are spread over 5 caves, which contains the statues and the paintings. Since it’s founding in the 1st  century BC by King Valagamba, many improvements and additions have been carried out to the sculptures and paintings over the years. Hindu statues are believed to be from the 12th  century AD and the latest paintings are of the late 18th century. The temple is a perfect location to view evolution of the ancient Sri Lankan arts. Dambulla is a unique and important historical site because of the amalgamation of the material from many eras

After lunch in Kandy

Visit sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandyan Dance

 Day 5 — Kandy

  Following breakfast the tour begins early morning,visiting the elephant orphanage at Pinnawela in time to watch the feeding of the baby elephants and then the rest of the herd bathing in the river. The herd normally numbers no less than 50 elephants ranging from the small babies to hefty adults.

After Noon

Kandy City tour, upper lake drive, Udawathu Kale nature reserve, Arts and Crafts workshop, Market place

  Day6–, Bandarawela

Drive to Mountains after visiting the Royal Botanical gardens, in the morning and on route a visit to one of the tea factories where you will learn in detail how green tea leaves are treated to become high quality Ceylon Tea.  Accommodation at the tea plantation Bungalow in Bandarawela

Day 7-Bandarawela ,

An early morning start as we head through the Thangamalay  Forest Reserve walking through various types of forests not experienced by everyday tourists as one can experience Eucalyptus Forests, Rain Forests, Pine Forests & Natural Forests. Walk through the Tea Plantations of this  beautiful hill country and see Sri Lanka at it’s best. And one of the most beautiful Views of north and south can be seen in this walk. This walk may take up to 6 hours. Accommodation at the tea plantation  bungalow or hotel in Bandarawela

  Day 8 – Bandarawela, Spiritual healing

Morning after breakfast we take you for a short walk in the village through the daily life of the Sri Lankan, See them silently toil the land, come rain or shine. Gently make your way over the hills taking a closer look at the Local Vegetable Gardens. See the fresh vegetables that make the people of Sri Lanka so healthy. You’ll be surely tempted to sample the produce.

Locals work relentlessly tending to the Paddy as you wind your way through their environment. The walk will take about three hours back to the hotel and relax during the afternoon

Get ready for the real experience of natural Spiritual healing of Sri  Lanka as this is a life time experience. The healing will start after 6,pm and can go on for hours

Gurunnanse      (Shaman, Healer) master of ceremonies — holds out a pouch of flammable powder for dancers to light their torches. Fire dancers bend backwards as they lower flaming torches into their mouths, brightly costumed performers in fearsome, elaborate masks and a Yakka or devil, all dancing and moving to the music and rhythmic beating of Yak Bera drums — these are the sights and sounds of the Devil Dance, known as the ‘Daha Ata Sanniya,’ a carefully crafted ritual with a history reaching far back into Sri Lanka’s pre-Buddhist past.

The Daha Ata Sanniya is a traditional dance ritual that combines mythical ideas held for the exorcism of 18 types of diseases from the human body, employing deft psychological manipulation, as exorcists wear masks depicting the demons thought to be responsible for a person’s ailments.

Occasionally the full accompaniment of 18 possible disease demons is represented in the ceremony, but a smaller number are usually used according to which demons are thought to be afflicting the person. The exorcism ends with the appearance of an exorcist wearing the mask of the chief demon called Maha Kola which typically incorporates miniature representations of the other 18 demons within it.

The tovil is performed by exorcists, combating diseases believed to be caused by demons and ghosts. An arena is set symbolizing the forest — a favorite haunting place for demons — prepared on level ground near the patient’s house with a canopy, shrines, and trays for spirit offerings decorated with leaves, strips of banana stem and coconut fronds. A pallet for the patient is set at one end of the arena.

The senior exorcist is commonly accompanied by several younger men who do most of the singing and dancing and 1 or 2 drummers. The dancers wear bright colored costumes and facial makeup, bearing tufts of young coconut leaves or burning torches soaked in coconut oil as smoke and the smell of incense fill the air. The tovil drum, a reed flute, bells and jingles tied to the arms and ankles complete the dancer’s equipment.

The dancing begins slowly and progressively grows livelier, while the singing, chanting of spells and charms, and presentations to gods and demons are interlaced with spirited dancing and loud drumming.

The afflicted may become possessed by a demon and dance to the rhythm of the drums as they shout, scream, march, beat their breasts and burn their offering. The patient must be settled, the gods appeased and the demons conjured, all before sunrise, if a cure is to be achieved.

The island of Sri Lanka professes to have been a favorite haunt of aliens, extra terrestrials, gods, angels, sky dwellers, demons and deities. Their chronicles, traditions, folklore, prehistoric cave drawings, archaeological evidence and ancient traveler’s’ records claim that there have been strange beings living on this island from time immemorial. There were and are allegations to mountains, hills, buildings and even plants filled with mysteries, power and wisdom which are beyond human understanding.

 Day 9-Kataragama, Spiritual relaxation, healing forces, building energy

                        By the end of the tovil we may be very tired and sleepy,so we will rest in the hotel and after a late breakfast and we will visit  Kataragama via the famous Ella gap and Ravana Ella water falland after about three hours drive we will arrive in Kataragama for a cup of tea in the hotel and a little rest after which we hope  go and visit the sacred city for the evening Pooja, the holy ceremony with the basket of offerings ,fruits,flowers and sweet smelling jos-sticks. After visiting  temples over night we stay in a hotel in kataragama

Kataragama is a place of great religious and cultural interest, where three major religions meet – Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. People from different religions come here to worship in their own way, either in the ancient shrines themselves or in their own places of worship, without a trace of rivalry or animosity. It is truly a unique place in the world today. Apart from the festival time, Kataragama is busiest with pilgrims at weekends and on poya days (full moon holidays).

Buddhism
Buddhists believe Kataragama is one of the 16 principal places of Buddhist pilgrimage in Sri Lanka. The Buddha is said to have visited Kataragama and meditated there to sanctify the place. King Mahasena met the Lord Buddha there and listened to The Buddha’s doctrine. As a token of gratitude the a Dagoba was built on the exact spot where The Buddha sat.

Hinduism
Katirkamam as Hindu’s call this place, is revered as a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site, famous for its fire walkers and water cutting ceremonies during the predominantly Hindu Festival in July and August. To participate in the festival, pilgrims walk from as far as the Jaffna peninsula in the north of Sri Lanka in the two-month “pada yatra” or foot pilgrimage. Although Katirkamam is normally a quiet and serene place, during the festival it is a place where devotees practice extreme acts of mortification of the flesh and infliction of physical pain. Silver headed pins pierce their lips or cheeks to gag their mouths, while others hang themselves from beams by hooks piercing their backs. Such practices, meant for atonement for sins and for the purpose of acquiring merit for spiritual salvation, are common sights during this time. The most important Hindu shrine is the Maha Devala supposedly containing the lance of the six faced 12 armed Hindu God Skanda

Islam
The sanctity attached to the place by local Muslims revolves around a mysterious being called Al-Khidr or ‘The Green One’. Muslim imams do not agree on exactly who he was. Some say he is a prophet while others say he is a “wali” meaning one who is close to God, in other words, a saint. His presence is believed to pervade the sanctuary with which he is associated, namely, the Khalir Makam in the Muslim quarter of Kataragama not far from the Menik Ganga (the river). Indeed, there are those who believe that it was this Khidr who gave his name to Kataragama.

Day, 10- 11-12, Ayurveda Spa treatment & Relaxsation on the beach

 Day 13, Negombo

Rest at the hotel and back to the airport for home

 Options with the Sri Lanka Spiritual healing Ayurvedic and Nature tour

Overnight ascent of Sri Pada Mountain

 A midnight climb of Adam’s Peak, the cone shaped mountain perhaps the most venerated in the world. Walking through the night we reach the peak at dawn in good time to witness the rising sun. As the sun climbs above the island you can experience the magic of serendipity. The sunrise as seen from the summit of Adam’s Peak is considered to be one of the most spectacular phenomenons in the world. 

Udawalawa

  Udawalawe National Park is world famous for its large elephant population. In this,park one can observe elephants at any given time of the day. Other than elephants water buffaloes, spotted & barking deer, wild boar, sambhur, jackal & ruddy grey & striped necked mongoose are also found in this park. Though sightings of the leopard, jungle & fishing cats have been recorded in the park are very rare