Itinerary
• Arrival, transfer to Chilaw (1.5 Hrs)
• Visit Munneswaram Hindu Temple & Manavari Hindu Temple – Chilaw
• Transfer to Anuradhapura (3 Hrs)
• Dinner & overnight stay in Anuradhapura
Munneswaram Temple – Place where the King Rama prayed to Shiva after committing the worst crime named as Brahmahasti. God Shiva blessed Lord Rama and advised him to install and praying four lingams at 5 places to get rid of dosham. One of the important Ramayana tour sites in Sri Lanka.
Manavari Temple is the first place where Lord Rama installed and prayed the Siva lingam. At present this lingam at Manavari temple is named Ramalingam as this lingam was erected by Rama. Sri Lanka Ramayana tour important place.
• This is 2nd day of Sri Lanka Ramayana tour itinerary
• Check out and visit Anuradhapura Ancient City (UNESCO World Heritage) (2 Hrs.)
• Transfer to Jaffna (4 -5 Hrs.)
• Dinner & overnight stay in Jaffna
Anuradhapura is the first capital of Sri Lanka located in north central province of Sri Lanka. It is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka which was the center of Theravada Buddhism for many centuries. Due to its ruins of an ancient Sri Lankan civilization UNESCO named it as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1982 under the name of Sacred City of Anuradhapura.
• Visit Jaffna Ramayana trail related temples and important Hindu Temples / cultural sites.
• Visit Nallur Kandaswamy Temple, Jaffna / Naguleswaram Temple / Keerimalai Jaffna / Jaffna Public Library / Nilavarai well
• Dinner & overnight stay in Jaffna
Nallur Kandaswamy Temple Jaffna is one of the important place Sri Lanka Ramayana tour itinerary dedicated to Lord Murugan in the form of the divine spear Vel, which is considered as a well-known symbol of Tamil religiousness.
• Check out from Jaffna hotel and leave for Trincomalee. (4 – 5 Hrs)
• Visit Thiru Koneswaram Temple / Lover’s Leap Trincomalee
• Dinner & overnight stay in Trincomalee
• Explore Trincomalee Ramayana places and other attractions
• Sightseeing city tour in Trincomalee
• Dinner & overnight stay in Trincomalee
Thiru Koneshwaram was built by sage Agasthyar as per the instructions of Lord Shiva who was impressed by the devotion of King Ravana. This place has the uniqueness of the lord building a temple for his devotee as a reward for his devotion. One of key Ramayana historical places in Sri Lanka.
• Check-out and explore Trincomalee attractions further
• Transfer to Kandy
• Enroot visit Dambulla Cave Temple
• Enroot visit spice garden Matale / Lunch
• Reach Kandy / Visit Tooth Relic Temple / Kandy sightseeing city tour
• Dinner & overnight stay in Kandy hotel
Kandy – An exotic city, the Hill Capital and last stronghold of the Sinhala Kings which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site encircled by hills, with a tranquil lake in its center / Sacred Tooth Relic Temple / Royal Botanical Garden.
Dambulla cave temple – also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka. Largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka.
Kandy sightseeing city tour
Visit Elephant Orphanage Pinnawala
Royal Botanic Gardens Kandy
Leisure in Kandy hotel
Enjoy cultural show in Kandy (Daily 5.30 PM)
Royal Botanic Gardens Kandy includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees and is renowned for its collection of orchids and the long, palm framed pathways.
• Transfer to Nuwara Eliya (2 Hrs)
• Enroot, Ramboda visit Sri Bhaktha Hanuman Temple
• Proceed towards Nuwara Eliya
• Sightseeing at Nuwara Eliya
• Dinner & overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya
Sri Bhaktha Hanuman Temple – Believed that Hanuman was searching for Sita Devi from a place called “Ravana Goda” close to this Bhakta Hanuman Temple. Key Ramayana site in Sri Lanka.
• Visit Sita Amman Temple and Askoka Vatika (Now this is converted as Hakgala Botnic Gardens) in Nuwara Eliya
• Transfer to Kataragama (4 Hrs)
• Enroot visit Divurumpola / Ravana Water Falls / Ravana Caves
• Reach Kataragama
• Dinner & overnight in Kataragama
Divurumpola Temple – Place where Sita underwent the famous fire ordeal Agni Pariksha in order to prove her chastity to God Rama after being rescued by him where she came unscathed and proved her innocence and purity. One of the important Ramayana yatra Sri Lanka related site.
Sita Amman Temple – is the only Hindu Temple which dedicated to Princess Sita in Sri Lanka. This is one of the important Ramayana related places of Sri Lanka. Sita Amman Temple in Nuwara Eliya is one of most visited Ramayana itinerary Hindu Temples in Sri Lanka.
• Visit Kataragama Temple
• Leave for Colombo
• Visit Ussangoda Nataional Park Ramayana Site
• Reach Galle and visit Rumassala sanjeevani mountain
• Visit Galle Dutch Fort (UNESCO World Heritage)
• Transfer to Colombo
• Dinner & overnight stay in Colombo
Ussanggoda – is one of the torched areas, it is believed that Ussangoda during the time of Ramayana, King Ravana used this flat hard land to travel on his Pushpaka Vimana.
• Visit Panchamuga Anjaneyar Temple Colombo
• Colombo sightseeing city tour
• Visit Kelaniya Buddhist Temple (Vibhishana Temple Kelaniya)
• Departure
Panchamuga Anjaneyar Temple – First Anjaneyar Temple in Sri Lanka which dedicated to Lord Hanuman in his Panchamuga form, meaning five faces.
