Kataragama

Kataragama - is a small town, where the largest number of temples in Sri Lanka. The city is among the three most popular pilgrimage centers in Sri Lanka. The first Hindu temple in Kataragama was built in the 2nd century BC king
Dutthagamini, who dedicated the temple of local deity, is equally revered and Hindus, and Buddhists - Kataragama. Gradually, on the north bank of the river Ganga originated Menik ecumenical complex in which the Hindu Kovil stand side by side with Buddhist vihara and mosque. Here from all over the island come to bow to the Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus, which join each year and tens of thousands of tourists. In July and August, two weeks of the Hindu Kataragama festival attracts thousands of pilgrims

Horton Plains

Take Wake up on the "Horton Plains", the mountain plateau. From this plateau, situated at an altitude of 2120 meters above sea level with a great view of the surroundings, with your eyes gaze at him almost the entire island.

Nuwara Eliya

Tea estates

At an altitude of 2000 meters in the center of the island is "tea capital" of Sri Lanka - Nuwara Eliya. Tea plantations and processing factories are scattered everywhere. On the mountain streams of many picturesque waterfalls. Nuwara Eliya - amazing mountain town, covered with thousands of feet of green carpet of tea plantations, with breathtaking scenery of pristine waterfalls. You will be able to plunge into the cool fresh mountain air, visit the cozy cafe, taste of asparagus and enjoy the taste of fresh strawberries.

All of this will fill your soul and warmth will warm your heart. This beautiful city is the place where the British succeeded in creating so-called little England, with buildings of architectural styles of Queen Anne period. In the center of the city is Victoria Park. The first mail was opened exactly in Nuwara Eliya.
You will visit the race track and see the beautiful Lake Gregory, created by the British commander. In Sri Lanka, is 75 waterfalls, most of which are located in mountainous areas near Nuwara Eliya. You can see some of the largest waterfalls in Devon, whose length is 97 meters and Saint Kleyar, length 80 meters.

Silk batik in Kandy

At the factory you can watch the production of batik (figure applied to the fabric with natural dyes by hand) and choose your favorite designs clothing made ​​by local craftswomen.

Cultaral shows and folk dances

Ritual ceremony of casting out demons

The peoples of Sri Lanka any event, happy or sad, is not complete without music, dance and song. Sinhala songs and dances associated with the ancient folk beliefs, as well as magical rites. Ritual ceremony of casting out demons pared. Rite of Bali, which performs an astrologer - baliedura associated with a belief in the nine planetary gods.

Kandy

Dalada Maliga - The temple of the sacred tooth

Kandy is located 115 km northeast of Colombo in the heart of the mountain massif. Sveobraznym his necklace is a wide river Mahaweli - Ganges. In the city center, near the temple Dalada - Maligawa (Sacred Tooth) is the picturesque artificial lake. This is one of the most beautiful cities in Sri Lanka. Kandy was the capital of the last independent Sinhalese kingdom. Famous for handicraft production, especially of thin embossed art objects made ​​of bronze and brass. Here you will find: art museum, a center of traditional crafts, a museum of precious stones, the Archaeological Museum.

Buddhist monks at Kandy

The busy streets of Kandy

Colombo

Bere Lake overlooking the Twin Towers

Seema malaka meditation center

Welcome to Colombo. Colombo is located on the west of the island. It has grown from a small Sinhalese villages, transformed during the colonial period to the main support base of the European colonizers of the island. In our time - is one of the busiest international ports as well as Sri Lanka is the second largest exporter in the world of tea, natural rubber and gems, the quality of which greatly exceeds the quality of stones mined in other countries.

Galle face green and the Twin Towers

Colombo wonderfully combines past and present - the old town and business center, where limousines and rickshaws "tuk tuks" overwhelm the street. This mixture of cultures of the West-in the form of modern shopping complexes and the East with its wonderful Buddhist temples. The central part of Colombo, an unusually lively and crowded, great interest is the architecture of the original old city. Here is the commercial center of the city, numerous restaurants and handicraft shops.

Colombo National Nuseum

During the tour you can visit the numerous temples of the capital: Hindu (Kochchikade, Kottahena, Petty Bambalapittiyya), Buddhist (Vaydzhyaramara, Dipaddutaramayya, Goths Vihara), mosques (Davatagaha, Afar Jumma), Christian Church (St. Peter, St. Lucia , St. Andrew). Arts and Crafts Center, a center of gems, you will see the Presidential Palace, the International Conference Hall. Bandaranaike, the residence of the Colonial Zone "Cinnamon Garden" with its magnificent mansions, embassies, representative offices, visit the commercial center of the fort and the bazaar in Petty.