6-day Tour Of Seetha Amman Captive Life

Itinerary

Day 1: Colombo - Kandy

Stop At: Kandy Lake, Centre of Kandy City, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
You will be picked up from your hotel in Selected cities or BIA and driven to Kandy.
Duration: 15 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a Hotel in Kandy.


Day 2: Kandy - Nuwara Eliya

Stop At: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Enjoy a city tour in Kandy including Kandy Temple - one the most venerated Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka and the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha is sited.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Shri Bhakta Hanuman Temple, Kandy-Nuwaraeliya Road, Nuwara Eliya 22200 Sri Lanka
Thereon you will be driven to Nuwara Eliya. En route, visit Bhaktha Hanuman Temple - A temple that has been built as a presiding deity with five meters tall granite statue of Rama's devoted supporter, Hanuman.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ramboda Waterfall, Pussellawa Sri Lanka
Visit Ramboda waterfall; a tea plantations and a tea factory on your way to Nuwara Eliya.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a Hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

Day 3: Nuwara Eliya - Nuwara Eliya

Stop At: Saptha Rishi Valagam - Gayathri Peedam, Navalady Rd, Kallady 30000, Sri Lanka
After breakfast, visit Gayathri Peedam - The first and most important temple built for Gayathri Amman (Gayatri being an aspect of Saraswati and the Universal Mother) in Sri Lanka.

Thereon, you will be taken to visit Diurumpola Temple - where Seetha Devi underwent "Agni Pariksha" (test), to prove her chastity.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Aadishakti Seeta Amman Temple. (Sita Mata Temple), Seetha Eliya, Sri Lanka
Proceed to Seetha Eliya and visit Seetha Amman temple - A unique temple which believed to be the place where Seeta lived most of the time of her captivity according to the historical Legend of Ramayana. This place also has footmarks of monkey god Hanuman.

Afterwards, visit Ashok Vatika. According to the historical Legend of Ramayana, Seeta was kept in this garden as she refused to stay in Ravana's magnificent palace. Some of the findings here include a rock on which Seeta used to sit and meditate.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a Hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

Day 4: Nuwara Eliya - Kataragama

Stop At: Ravana Ella Falls, Ella-Wellawaya Road, Ella 90090 Sri Lanka
After breakfast, you will be moved to Ella where you can visit Rawana water falls and Rawana Cave. It is told that King Ravana, kidnapped princess Sita and kept her hidden in a cave located behind the waterfall. Rawana Cave is believed to be one of several places where Rawana hid lovely Indian Princess Seeta after abducting her.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kataragama Temple, Ruhunu Maha Katharagama Devalaya, Katharagama, Kataragama 91400 Sri Lanka
On completion of this visit, you will be driven to Kataragama. Kataragama Temple - dedicated to God Kataragama, who has a link to the Ramayana legend. Lord Indra has been given orders to God Skandha to join the battle at the last day of the war to protect Lord Rama from the powerful wrath of king Ravana.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a Hotel in Kataragama.

Day 5: Kataragama - Galle

Stop At: Ussangoda National Park, Sri Lanka
After breakfast, you will be driven to Ussangoda. According to the Ramayana Legend, Ussangoda is the place where King Rawana’s airport was constructed and his big peacock shaped air craft landed.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Rumasalla Mountain, Galle Sri Lanka
Continue your drive to Rumassala. The legendary chronicle ‘Ramayana’ proclaims that ‘Rumassala’ is a chunk of Himalayan Mountains in India that was brought by Hanuman to find medicine for Lakshman when he was injured in the battle with Ravana.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Spend overnight at a Hotel in Galle.

Day 6: Galle - Colombo

Stop At: Colombo Fort, Galle Buck, Colombo Sri Lanka
After breakfast, you will be driven to Colombo or Airport for your flight back home!
Duration: 15 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.