Sri Lanka....

Our first stop will be Sri Lanka and this is the final brief summary from our tour operator of the program for that short visit.

31/01/19 : Private A/C Vehicle with an English Speaking Chauffeur Guide for arrival and tour 31/01/19 : Hotel ; Jetwing Beach, Negombo, 
01/02/19 : Dambulla Cave Temple (En-route) 
01/02/19 : Hotel: Kalundewa Retreat, Dambulla, Nil Manel 
02/02/19 : Morning: Polonnaruwa by Bike - Afternoon Minneriya National Park
03/02/19 : Morning : Sigiriya Rock Fortress & Millenium Elephant Foundation
03/02/19 : Hotel: Santani Wellness Resort and Spa, Kandy, 
04/02/19 : Kandy: Royal Botanical Gardens  & Visit to the Temple Of The Tooth Relic 
05/02/19 : Hotel: Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, 
05/02/19 : Dinner at Ministry of Crab at 1930Hrs 
06/02/19 : Departure Transfer.

It is rather a busy schedule and will only afford us a glimpse of the country but we thought that being so close we ought to garb the chance of seeing something of this part of the world. Who knows? maybe we will fall in love with it and come back one day. it will, give us the chance to see just some of the differences between Sri Lanka and India although we are told that Southern India and Sri Lanka have close similarities. Below are some of the things we shall see and I expect there will be many more photographs to come.

Dambulla Cave Temple

Some possible sightings on the Minneriya National Park Safari

The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kandy

Looking forward to this visit perhaps as an appetizer to our 'India main course'!! (no disrespect to Sri Lanka)