Explore the jewels of the Indian Ocean, Maldives and Sri Lanka for 8 days and 7 nights. Stay at one of the best family hotels in Maldives with blue seas and white sandy beaches surrounding you. The latter half of the trip is in Sri Lanka, where you spend time exploring the cultural city of Kandy, the scenic tea region of Nuwara Eliya and the capital city, Colombo.
Land in Male airport where you will be met by the representative who will assist you to transfer to the hotel. A short domestic flight takes you to the Sun Island Resort & Spa.
Enjoy your overnight stay in the hotel.
After breakfast, spend the day relaxing on a hammock or indulge in one of the watersports such as jet-skiing, canoeing or catamaran sailing. Dolphin watching, snorkeling or scuba diving are some other activities you can experience.
Enjoy a sumptuous dinner and stay overnight in the hotel.
After a tasty breakfast, today is the day to pamper yourself at the Araamu Spa or take a sunset yoga session.
After a relishing dinner, retire to your room for your stay overnight.
After a yummy breakfast, you have another day to relax at the beach before you head back.
After breakfast, check out of the hotel at Maldives and proceed to the airport to board your flight to Sri Lanka. On arrival in Colombo, you will be driven to Kandy (4 hrs). Visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage enroute, where abandoned adult and baby elephants are cared for.
Kandy, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located 480 meters above sea level and is nestled in the middle of the beautiful mountains in Central Sri Lanka.
On reaching Kandy, visit the Upper Lake Drive to see scenic views of the city and the Market Square. Then, proceed to The Temple of the Tooth, a World Heritage Site, which is believed to house the ‘tooth relic’ of Lord Buddha. Walk around town, and shop some souvenirs made of wood, copper, brass, bronze, silver, etc. End your day watching a traditional Kandyan Dance performance.
Stay overnight in Kandy.
After breakfast, visit the Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya, with over 5000 species of trees and plants, a spice garden and an Orchid House. In the afternoon, proceed to Nuwara Eliya, visiting the beautiful Ramboda Falls, Sri Baktha Hanuman Temple built by Chinmaya Mission of Sri Lanka and a tea factory on the way.
Nuwara Eliya is the highest town in Sri Lanka at an elevation of 2000 meters above sea level, located in the centre of the tea region in Sri Lanka.
In the evening, proceed on a city tour of Nuwara Eliya. Visit Victoria Park - a heaven for birdwatchers, Gregory Lake where you can indulge in boating, the Seetha Amman Temple where it is believed that Sita was held captive by Ravana and Hakgala Garden where Ravana is said to have imprisoned Sita.
Stay overnight in Nuwara Eliya.
After breakfast, drive to Colombo via Kithulgala. Kithulgala’s main attraction is White Water Rafting on the rapids of the Kelani River.
In the evening, proceed for a city tour of Colombo. Visit historical monuments and architectural landmarks such as National Museum, the Floating Market in Pettah, Parliament Complex, Independence Square, Town Hall, Colombo Fort, Galle Face Green, Viharamahadevi Park, and more.
Stay overnight in Colombo.
After breakfast, your Maldives and Sri Lanka Trip ends. Proceed to the airport to board the return flight back to India.