Kandy, Sri Lanka's picturesque Hill Capital offers enchanting sights and sites that will keep you spellbound. Travelling across the countryside past paddy fields stretching as far as the eye could is also a delightful experience. There are many interesting stops on the way to the Hill Capital. Visit the 24 acre Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage with the largest herd of elephants breeding in captivity where you can watch baby elephants feed or frolic in the river waters. Leave Pinnawala and proceed to Kandy visiting historic temples on the way. 16 km away from Kandy is a complex of beautiful shrines, one of which is Gadaladeniya, a 14th century temple built of grey stone with interesting pillars and carved stone friezes. Another is Embakke Devale, famous for exquisite woodcarvings that decorate the rows of over 40 pillars supporting the roof of the pavilion. Kandy City Tour followed by a visit to Dalada Maligawa - Sri Lanka's most venerated Temple of the Tooth - in which reposes the sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha. The temple with elegant wall murals and wood carvings is Kandy's proud landmark.

Nuwara Eliya is famous for its abundance of flowers and the Royal Botanical Garden is where you will enjoy walking through its landscaped beauty to see its famous orchids and roses. Royal Botanical Gardens, situated very close to Kandy with an astonishing array of orchids, rare trees and avenues lined with palm trees is easily the best in botanical garden in Asia. Visit a tea factory where the two leaves and a bud nimbly plucked are dried and processed into the world's best cuppa. Arrive in the cool hills of Nuwara Eliya in time for Lunch and a city tour in the afternoon.

A Wortd Heritage Site, Horton Plains, at an altitude of around 2,000 metres has spe-cies of fauna and flora not found elsewhere on the island. The country's longest rivers, the Mahaweli, the Walawe and the Kelani have their sources here. The World's End is reached by foot and the view from the 1,500 metre sheer drop is truly breath-taking and on a clear day you can see the sea.

Set off for Bentota beach stopping for lunch at Kittulgala, the location where 'Bridge on the River Kwai' was filmed. Bentota offers a panoramic river cruise plus plenty of exciting water sports on the picturesque estuary where the river meets the sea.

Enjoy a whole day at Bentota beach with a panoramic river cruise plus plenty of exciting water sports on the picturesque estuary where the river meets the sea. Enjoy a fabulous traditional lunch at the hotel and leave for Colombo in the evening.