Golf in Sri Lanka
Tour Itinerary 1
DAY 01
Meet on arrival & transfer to Colombo. Overnight stay at Cinnamon Grand Colombo (Deluxe room)
DAY 02
Breakfast at Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Transfer to the Colombo Golf Club
Royal Colombo Golf Club
This course is 5'770 m long (par 71). A flat course with broad fairways, which looks simple to beginners but there are many water hazards and well guarded bunkers which quickly change the opinion. The Royal Colombo Golf Club is easily accessible, being 20 minutes drive from all first-class hotels in the city.
The Royal Golf Club in Colombo established in 1879 is one of the oldest in the world. The 18 hole course is 5700 yards in length with broad tree lined fairways. It is not as easy to play as it may seem from first impressions - it is possible to go into the water at every hole
Overnight stay at Cinnamon Grand Colombo (Deluxe room)
DAY 03
Breakfast at Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Transfer from Colombo to Pinnawala
The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, established in 1975, commenced with seven orphans. Today some of these orphans enjoy the fortune of seeing their grandchildren born in the same location. The original objective of establishing the orphanage inclined more towards tourism, but is soon became a conservation and educational centre. With the help of local and foreign elephant experts, Pinnawela started a scientific captive-breeding programme for elephants. The free movement of the herd enhanced the chances for respective individuals of both sexes to get together and mate. The nearby river played a dominant role in this regard, and in 1984, the first baby of Pinnawela was born.
The success story of Pinnawela has drawn the attention of scientists from all over the world. A considerable number of books and research articles on Pinnawela have been published in several languages. The members of the Pinnawela herd have been filmed, videoed and photographed thousands of times by professionals.
Transfer from Pinnawala to Kandalama.
Overnight stay at Heritance Kandalama (Standard room).
DAY 04
Breakfast at Heritance Kandalama
Transfer from Kandalama to Sigiriya
Climb the 5th century Sigiriya rock fortress which is a world heritage site, built by King Kashyapa (477-495 AD). The 'Lion Rock' is a citadel of unusual beauty rising 200 metres from the scrub jungle. The rock was the innermost stronghold of the 70 hectare fortified town. A moat, rampart, and extensive gardens including the renowned water gardens ring the base of the rock. Visit the world-renowned frescoes of the 'Heavenly Maidens' of Sigiriya, which are in a sheltered pocket of the rock approached by a spiral stairway. These frescoes are painted in earth pigments on plaster.
Transfer from Sigiriya to Polonnaruwa.
Visit Polonnaruwa, which was the 2nd capital city of Sri Lanka built in the 11th and 12th centuries AD, and which is a world heritage site. Here you can see the ruins of the Royal Palace, the Gal Viharaya where 4 splendid statues of the Buddha in 'Upright', 'Sedentary' and 'Recumbent' postures carved out of rock could be seen, the Audience Hall, the Lotus Bath, the statue of king Parakramabahu, and the Parakrama Samudraya - a lake built by King Parakramabahu the great. There are also monuments of famous places of worship such as the Shiva Temple, the Lankathilake, the Watadage, the Galpotha, the Kiri Vehera and the remains of a former Temple of the Tooth Relic.
Transfer from Polonnaruwa to Kandalama.
Overnight stay at Heritance Kandalama (Standard room)
DAY 05
Breakfast at Heritance Kandalama
Transfer from Kandalama to Dambulla
Dambulla rock temple which was built by king Walagambahu in the 1st century B.C. and it is a World Heritage Site. It is the most impressive of Sri Lanka's cave temples. The complex of five caves with over 2000 sq. metres of painted walls and ceilings, is the largest area of paintings found in the world. It contains over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock and spanning 14 metres.
Transfer from Dambulla to Matale
Visit a spice garden in Matale to see different spices for which Sri Lanka is famous for. Here, clients could see different spices and how some of these spices are grown and processed. Witness a Cookery demonstration.
Transfer from Matale to Kandy.
Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a World Heritage Site. The name "Kandy" conjures visions of splendour and magnificence. Many of the legends, traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive. Drive around the Kandy lake built by the last Sinhala king, Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe in 1798. Visit the Kandy town and bazaar, the arts and crafts centre, a gem museum and a lapidary. Also visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy. Thereafter witness a cultural show.
Overnight stay at Earl'S Regency Hotel (Deluxe room)
DAY 06
Breakfast at Earl'S Regency Hotel
Transfer to Victoria Golf Club (approx. 30mins)
Victoria Golf Club "One of the latest additions to the island's golf courses is the Victoria Golf Course. Located on a 207 hectare site with a 8 km waterfront it overlooks the panoramic Victoria Reservoir.
This course is 6'190 m long (par 73) a championship golf course designed by Donald Steel and inaugurated early in 1999. The fairways are rather narrow in a hilly country side. Stately trees and avenues of coconuts lend the course an immediate air maturity. Impressive natural outcrops of rocks are a distinctive feature and indeed a hazard of the course. The Victoria Golf Club is situated 25 km east of Kandy and 150 km from Colombo."
Overnight stay at Earl'S Regency Hotel (Deluxe room)
DAY 07
Breakfast at Earl'S Regency Hotel
Transfer from Kandy to Victoria Golf Club (approx. 30mins)
Victoria Golf Club "One of the latest additions to the island's golf courses is the Victoria Golf Course. Located on a 207 hectare site with a 8 km waterfront it overlooks the panoramic Victoria Reservoir.
Transfer from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya
Overnight stay at Grand Hotel (Golf wing)
DAY 08
Breakfast at Grand Hotel
Transfer to Nuwara Eliya Golf Club
Play golf in Nuwara Eliya and you’ll be transported back in time a hundred years to Sri Lanka’s colonial days. At times you might even feel like you’re in the Scottish Highlands. Built by British servicemen in 1889, the hill-country course is exceptionally beautiful.
In the afternoon, clients are transferred to Colombo
Sri Lanka Tea Trials