- After breakfast, checkout from the hotel and transfer to Pinnawala & visit the Elephant orphanage.
- Continue to Sigiriya.
- Visit Sigiriya rock fortress.
- Arrive at the hotel and check-in with welcome drink and refreshing towels Overnight stay at the hote
- Sigiriya / Kandy 99km (3 hrs).
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The Orphanage was established to feed, nurse and house young elephants abandoned by their mothers, displaced from their natural environment by development projects. Most of the orphans cannot be introduced back into the wild, as other elephant family groups will not accept them. They enjoy a good life with their human parents, and many find good foster homes in zoos around the world. It is more interesting to visit an Orphanage at feeding or bathing time.
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In the center of the cultural triangle lies the Sigiriya rock fortress; another remarkable feat of engineering and a fascinating example of artistic craftsmanship. Hewn out of the living rock, the Sigiriya fortress was the stronghold of King Kashyapa, a formidable royal palace and city. Sigiriya, or the ‘Lion Rock” is most famous for its frescoes; a series of “heavenly maidens” painted on the rock surface itself. From halfway up the rock you can witness the elaborately landscaped water gardens containing the royal baths and fountains; some of which still work today during the rainy seasons. Sigiriya is a still standing monument to Kashyapa, and the vision of a truly egotistical monarch.