Devi Srilanka Trip

Arrive in Sri Lanka. Meet and assist on arrival at Airport by ABZTOURSs Representative. (15 kms – Approx. 30 min drive) Special Welcome at the Airport Flower Garlands on Arrival Porters upon request (Payments Direct) Transfer to your hotel in Negombo. Proceed Negombo & Chilaw city tour. Negombo is a city on the west coast of Sri Lanka, north of the capital, Colombo. Near the waterfront, the remains of the 17th-century Dutch Fort now house a prison. Negombo Lagoon, lined with fishermen’s huts, feeds into the Dutch-era Hamilton Canal. The canal leads south to Colombo. Neoclassical St. Mary’s Church, completed in the 1920s, features a ceiling decorated with vivid religious paintings. Sri Munneswarama Devalaya Munneswaram temple is an important regional Hindu temple complex in Sri Lanka. It has been in existence at least since 1000 CE although myths surrounding the temple associate it with the popular Indian epic Ramayana, and its legendary hero-king Rama. Manavari Kovil Manavari temple is one of the important Hindu Temple located in Chilaw, Puttalam District of North Western province. There is a direct link between this Manavari Temple and the Ramayana Yatra Sri Lanka

Breakfast at Hotel. Transfer to Proceed Jaffna via Mannar. (480 kms – Approx. 9 ½ hrs drive)

Talaimannar Lighthouse

Thiruketheeshwaram Shiva Kovil

Jaffna Fort

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Koneswaram Temple

Keerimalai Naguleswaram temple -

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Breakfast at the hotel. Thereafter leave for Galle. (440 kms – Approx. 9 hrs drive) Galle - Sri Lanka’s most historically interesting town is Galle. It was a major port until about 100 years, but today still handles shipping and sailing boats in the natural harbour. Stroll around the lighthouse and harbour or visit the old town where you can see the traditional lace makers and wood carvers and purchase some the finest souvenirs. The Dutch Fort - Galle - The South Coast’s major city is Galle, whose oldest landmark is the massive Portuguese and Dutch Fort which is a “World Heritage Site” in which the central city is contained. But the city may be much older. Some scholars believe it to be the “Tarshish” of the Old Testament, to which King Solomon sent his merchant vessels, and to which Jonah fled from the Lord.

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After breakfast leave for Colombo. Tondeswaram Tenawaram Tenavaram temple is a historic Hindu temple complex situated in the port town Tenavaram, Tevanthurai, Matara near Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka Continue to Colombo, city tour of *Colombo a drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens, Visit Fort, the former British administrative centre and military garrison, Sea Street - the Goldsmiths quarters in the heart of Pettah, the Bazaar area, where is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings, and the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal dating back to 1749. Also visit the BMICH, see the replica of Avukana Buddha & the Independence Square. Start *Shopping in Colombo, Visit ODEL, House of Fashion, Arcade Independence square, Race Course, and Beverly Street, visit bargain market in Colombo Pettah. After leisurely breakfast transfer to the Airport to connect the departure flight back home.

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