Ramayana Trail

Upon arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. 

After breakfast leave for Chilaw to visit the Muneeshwaram Templewhere Lord Rama on the advice of Lord Shiva established four lingams to get rid of the ‘BramhaasthiDosham’ that he got as a result of killing Ravana.Continue on to the Manavari Temple to see Ramalinga Shivan, the first lingam set up and worshipped by Lord Rama. Leave for Kandy- a world heritage site. Tourist attractions include famous Tooth Relic Temple. Overnight stay in Kandy. 

Morning after breakfast leave for Nuwara Eliyavisiting enroute a Tea Plantation and a tea factory. Learn about tea-making and tea-grading. Proceed to Sri Baktha Hanuman Temple located in the hills of Ramboda. Built by the Chinmaya mission in the honour of Lord Hanumana, this temple has a 16 feet statue of Lord Hanumana. Visit Gayathri Peedam, the place where King Ravana’s son- Meghanath worshipped Lord Shiva. Procced to Seetha Amman Temple, the vicinity where Sita Devi frequently visited during her stay at the Ashoka Vatika. It is said that she bathed in the nearby stream. Also, there are both small and large size foot prints here that are related to the supernatural power of Lord Hanuman to transform him in any size. Overnight in Nuwara Eliya. 

Morning leave for Tissamaharamavisiting er-route Divurumpola.This is the place where Sita Devi proved her chastity after being rescued by Lord Rama. This temple is highly revered till date and the Sri Lankan Legal system permits and accepts the swearing done here to settle any dispute between the concerned parties. Proceed to the Kataragama Temple. Highly revered by the Buddhists, Hindus and the indigenous Veddah people, God Skanda-Murugan is the residing deity of this temple. Overnight stay in Tissamaharama. 

Leave Tissamaharama to visit Rumassala, the place where Lord Rama and Lakshamana halted during the war and Lord Hanuman got the lifesaving herb from the Himalayas. A scenic drive to Galle, a UNESCO world Heritage Site that has remnants of colonial heritage (Portuguese, Dutch and British) including- Galle Fort&Dutch Reformed church built in 1775.  Continue on to Kalutara for your overnight stay. 

After breakfast leave for Colombo. Visit en-route the only temple in the world having a chariot for Anjaneyar- PanchamugaAnjeneyer Temple. Overnight at your hotel in Colombo. 

Transfer to the airport for your flight to the onward destination.