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SAMPLE STOPOVER PACKAGE
IN COLOMBO |
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Arrive in Sri Lanka
> A representative of Jetwing Travels
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Sightseeing & Shopping in Colombo
in the afternoon
A drive through the city
will take you to the Pettah Fort - the commercial area
of the city and the tree-lined Colombo - 07 Cinnamon Gardens.
Colombo 3, 4, 5, 8 are the prime residential area of the
City. Visit Fort, and Pettah for Shopping, the Hindu Temple
at Sea Street, lined with Goldsmith's shops, the Dutch
Church at Wolfendaal, dating back to 1749, and the historic
Davatagaha Mosque, Independence Hall, Buddha and Independence
Square. Visit the exquisite MLESNA tea boutique, cashew
nut shops, ready-made garments and all sorts at Majestic
City & Liberty Plaza.
Visit the Lanka Ceramics
Center, a place where you can buy "Noritake Ceramic Set's"
or other ceramic items and visit the ODEL Unlimited shop
at Lipton place. |
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Leave for Airport
to connect the departure flight |
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SAMPLE
6 NIGHTS / 7 DAYS CLASSICAL SRI LANKA TOUR |
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Arrive in Sri Lanka
> A representative of Jetwing Travels
will meet the Clients & transfer them to Colombo |
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Sightseeing & Shopping in Colombo
in the afternoon
A drive through the city
will take you to the Pettah Fort - the commercial area
of the city and the tree-lined Colombo - 07 Cinnamon Gardens.
Colombo 3, 4, 5, 8 are the prime residential area of the
City. Visit Fort, and Pettah for Shopping, the Hindu Temple
at Sea Street, lined with Goldsmith's shops, the Dutch
Church at Wolfendaal, dating back to 1749, and the historic
Davatagaha Mosque, Independence Hall, Buddha and Independence
Square. Visit the exquisite MLESNA tea boutique, cashew
nut shops, ready-made garments and all sorts at Majestic
City & Liberty Plaza.
Visit the Lanka Ceramics Center, a place where you can
buy "Noritake Ceramic Set's" or other ceramic items and
visit the ODEL Unlimited shop at Lipton place. |
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Dinner & Overnight stay at Galadari Hotel |
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After breakfast leave for Polonnaruwa for sightseeing
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Polonnaruwa
the Capital of Sri Lanka from 11th - 13th Century contains
some splendid and spectacular status. Lankatilake, Tivanka
and Thuparama are the most beautiful and largest shrine
ruins and Tivanka has the best example of frescoes of
the Polonnaruwa period.Rankot Vihara and Kiriwehera are
well preserved large stupas, and Gal Vihare - a rock shrine,
has four Buddha statues, two seated, one standing and
one reclining and Parakrama Bahu statue are examples of
Sinhalese stone carvings. The Vata-da-ge is a unique creation
of Sri Lankan artists. |
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On completion proceed to Sigiriya |
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Dinner & Overnight stay at Sigiriya Village
Hotel |
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After Breakfast
Climb the Sigiriya Rock Fortress
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Sigiriya is
home to the 5th Century Fortress in the Sky, which is
perhaps the most fantastic single wonder of the Island.
It is also known as Lion Rock because of the huge lion
that used to stand at the entrance to the fortress. Within
it's triple-coated defense the huge rock rises almost
to a sheer height of 500ft.On its summit are the foundations
of what was once a agreat and sumptuous palace and gardens
complete with swimming pools. On one of the stairways
the only known ancient work of Sinhalese secular painting
survived in the form of frescoes of life-sized damsels
in all the freshness and delicacy of their original colour.
Sigiriya was never conquered by any of the invading forces
that had such an affect on the island of Sri Lanka. It
was however, ceded to the British during the colonial
rule without force. |
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Anuradhapura
is the most celebrated of Sri Lanka's ancient ruined cities.
The city's greatest treasures are its dagabas constructed
of small sun-dried bricks and hemispherical in shape.
The most notable of these dagabas are the Ruvenweli Saya,
which dates back to the 2nd Century BC and is 300ft in
diameter, the Jetawanarama is 370ft and the Thuparama,
which enshrines the collarbone of the Buddha. The city's
most revered relic is the sacred Bo Tree grown from a
branch of the tree under which the Buddha attained Enlightenment.
It was planted 2250 years ago and is the oldest historically
authenticated tree in the world. |
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Dinner & Overnight stay at Sigiriya Village
Hotel |
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Morning after breakfast leave for Kandy visiting Dambulla
Cave temple, a batik factory & a spice garden in Matale. |
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Dambulla is
famous for the five cave Temples on a rock. The first
03 caves are better, older and larger than the other two.
Some caves dates to 1st Century B.C. All the 5 cave walls
and ceilings are covered with Buddhist murals and there
are more than 130 Buddha statues, statues of Gods and
Kings are also found here. Visit the Spice Garden at Matale
and see the luscious Cinnamons, Cardamoms, Pepper plants
etc. You can also purchase your requirements of spices.
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visit a Batik Factory.
Batik Factory is where you
can see the manufacture of beautiful Batik prints.
The shop contains a wide variety of Batik items.
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tour of Kandy including visits to the Temple of the Tooth
Relic & Royal Botanical Gardens |
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- surrounded by hills, the Mahaweli River and the Forest
was well protected and was the last refuge of the Sri
Lankan Kings. Today it is the center of Buddhism, Arts,
Crafts and Culture. |
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of the Tooth Relic - To Buddhist of Sri Lanka and
the world, Kandy is one of the most sacred sites as it
is the home of the "Dalada Maligawa" - Temple of the Sacred
Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha. |
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Botanical Gardens - Peradeniya - 147 acres in extent;
Started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the Kings of Kandy.
There are more than 5000 species of trees and plants and
Flora, which is rare as well as endemics from the tropical
World. Spice Garden and the Orchid House are popular among
tourists. |
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Dinner & Overnight stay at Mahaweli Reach
Hotel |
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Breakfast at hotel & Leave for Nuwara Eliya visiting
a tea plantation & a factory en-route. |
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Tea Plantation
- Tea was first planted in Sri Lanka in 1824 at the Botanical
Gardens at Peradeniya, when a few plants were brought
from China. More were introduced from Assam in 1839. In
1867 a Scottish Planter named James Taylor planted tea
seedlings on an 8 hectares of forestland, in the Loolcondura
Estate. In 1873, the tea export industry of Sri Lanka
began with a modest 23lbs being shipped to London. Tea
will grow well only on rolling terrain and is classified
by elevation into low grown, medium grown, high grown,
into 3 main groups. In 1996 Sri Lanka has produced 258
million kgs of tea and has earned Rs. 34,068 million by
exporting 244 million kgs of tea. |
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Rest of the day at leisure with Dinner & Overnight
stay at St. Andrew's Hotel |
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Leave for Colombo via Kitulgala
> Dinner & Overnight stay at Galadari
Hotel |
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Leave for airport for departure |
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SAMPLE 4 NIGHTS / 5 DAYS GOLDEN TRIANGLE
TOUR IN INDIA |
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Day 01
Colombo
/ Delhi : |
On
arrival at Delhi Airport you will be met by a representative
from our agency in India & transferred to a hotel |
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Delhi - The
earliest known civilization of India, the starting point
of Indian history was a highly developed urban one that
dates back 2500 BC. This Harappan civilization began its
decline in 1700 BC. Aryan migrations began in 1500 BC.
The Vedic Age deriving its name from the earliest Hindu
scriptures, the four Vedas, which comprised of hymns in
chaste Sanskrit, spread over several centuries. Thus began
the persistent amalgamation of civilizations that continues
to make the Indian culture.
> Overnight stay at Hotel Ashok Country Resort in Delhi
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Delhi / Jaipur : |
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After breakfast at hotel visit Old & New Delhi |
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Raj Ghat -
was where father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was cremated
(1948 AD), drive past Red Fort - built as the royal residential
and official complex of Shah Jahan. It is an irregular
oblong. The palaces mostly in marble are along the river
front & drive past Jamma Masjid - built on a natural
elevation by Shah Jahan in 1651-56 AD. It is one of the
largest mosques in India and most impressive structurally.In
New Delhi visit 72.5 meters high Qutab Tower - 12th Century
AD one of the most perfect towers in the world, near by
amidst the ruins. Quwat-Ul-Eslam Mosque - it is built
from materials plundered from Hindu Temples. |
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the courtyard stands a rust free iron pillar, raised originally
as a standard to Vishnu in the 4th century AD by Chandra
Gupta. India Gate - a memorial Arch of the First World
War and drive past Delhi viewing Embassy area (Diplomatic
Enclaves), Govt. buildings (1921 - 30 AD), President House/
Rashtrapati Bhawan & Parliament House. |
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the afternoon 05hrs drive to Jaipur - capital of Rajasthan
is known as Pink City. En-route visit Fatehpur Sikri -
Chiseled of red-sandstone with its many halls, gates and
palaces. Their design combines several regional elements
of regional architecture with that of Central Asia and
Iran. It has many fine monuments. Fatehpur Sikri was raised
by the great Mughal Emperor Akbar as a city expressing
his ideals and vision, where he carried out experiments
in art and architecture. |
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Overnight stay at Hotel Maharani Palace in Jaipur |
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Jaipur |
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is one of the few places in the world that can boast an
ancestry dating beyond 2500 BC. It is proven that the
Indus Valley Civilization had its precursors in north
Rajasthan that was inhabited by the Bhil and Mina tribes.
Intermingling of the blood with the Aryans and other invaders,
gave rise to the martial ancestry of the Rajputs, who
in time came to be divided in 36 royal clans. Jaipur is
the capital of Rajasthan. |
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breakfast at hotel, commence a city tour of Jaipur including
a ride on a caparisoned elephant, up to the Amber Fort.
On the way we shall see stunning artistry of the five
- store facade of the Hawa Mahal (The Palace of Wind)
- one of the most photographed landmarks of Jaipur. Maharaja
Sawai Jai Singhji II, whose royal lineage had previously
ruled from Amber 11 kms away, established the pink city
of Jaipur in 1728. The fort of Amber - is built on the
rugged hills that surround Jaipur. Within the Amber Fort
are ornate palaces, massive gateways, and courts, stairways
and pillared pavilions that recall the glory and wealth
of the Jaipur royal family. The original old city of Jaipur
was coloured yellow. It was repainted pink, the traditional
colour of welcome, for the visit of Prince Albert, consort
of the English Queen Victoria |
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the afternoon sightseeing tour through the city includes
the City Palace and its Museum, a treat of textiles, arms,
carpets, paintings, manuscripts and elegant architecture.
Outside the City Palace is the Royal Astronomical Observatory,
whose precision of instruments is a unique achievement
for the 18th century.
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the evening enjoy cultural entertainment at the Choki
Dhani Ethnic Rajasthani Village Resort resplendent with
traditional entertainers, acrobats, magic-show, Rajasthani
dances, camel and bullock-cart rides (on extra payment).
This is followed by traditional Rajasthani cuisine for
dinner, eaten sitting cross-legged on floor-mats. |
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Overnight stay at Hotel Maharani Palace in Jaipur |
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Jaipur / Agra |
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After breakfast at hotel drive 06hrs to Agra
> Arrive at Agra and check-in to the
hotel |
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In the afternoon
visit the world famous Taj Mahal - mausoleum of Empress
Mumtaz Mahal, the beloved spouse of Shah Jahan and described
as the most extravagant monument ever built for love.
The vastness of geometric perfection and balance with
design, together with the finesse of the rich inlay work
with semi precious stones in white marble is executed
with great skill. It marks the most developed stage of
Mughal architecture. The designer is believed to be Ustad
Ahmad Lahori. |
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Overnight stay at Hotel Mansingh Palace or the Howard
Park Plaza in Agra |
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Continue on
to the Agra Fort - which lies on the bend of the River
Yamuna. Built by Akbar over 1565-73 AD, it was successively
occupied and added to by Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan.
The prominent edifices inside are Jahangiri Mahal, Khas
Mahal, the vineyard Anguri Bagh, the ornamental bath Shish
Mahal and Masumman Burj where Shah Jahan died a captive
of his son Aurangzeb, passing his last days gazing at
the Taj Mahal. Agra - Agra retains its medieval flavor
with narrow crowded street and lanes, full of colorful
shops selling all kinds of goods |
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Overnight stay at Hotel Mansingh Palace or the Howard
Park Plaza in Agra |
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Agra
/ Delhi / Colombo |
After breakfast at hotel, 04 hrs
drive back to Delhi. Rest in hotel or any other activities
as you wish. |
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You may wish
to visit the local market of Karol Bagh. This is an extensive
shopping area with shops selling all kinds of items from
brocade sarees, gold, toys, electronic items, textiles,
house-hold items and frankly more items than can be conveniently
accommodated in this description. Connaught Circus, another
excellent shopping center is also close by. You could
visit the Emporiums of various Indian States at Connaught
Place and shop for artifacts from all over India. |
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around window-shopping and perhaps lunch in one of the
many excellent restaurants here. Other good local markets
are Lajpat Nagar Central Market and Sarojini Nagar Market.
Overnight stay at Hotel Mansingh Palace or the Howard
Park Plaza in Agra
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also has some excellent museums, like the National Museum,
Railway Museum and Crafts Museum. There are interesting
Parks like the Lodhi Gardens and the Nehru Park. There
is further interesting architecture to be explored, like
the lotus shaped marble Bahai Temple, the ISKON temple
close to this and Safdarjungs Tomb. Once can also wander
in the extensive lawns and gardens at the Lodi Tombs. |
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In the evening
transferred to the airport to connect your onward flight
to Colombo. |
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