Arrive at Katunayake airport and be transferred to your Colombo
hotel.
Accommodation profile:
Sri Lanka is famed for its geniality, and the Ceylon Continental
exemplifies it. Its warm welcome is striking for a 5-star city
centre hotel – and that matters. Outstanding value for
money and bonny pool deck.
Day 2:
Spend most of the day winding down to your south coast hotel,
passing through by some of Sri Lanka’s most picturesque
sandy bays.
Accommodation profile:
The Rosen Hotel is situated in shady, tranquil gardens, at the
foot of a range of hills, near the holy shrine of Kataragama,
close to Yala game park and Bundala bird sanctuary. It is a
bright, airy hotel, with 52 a/c, well-appointed rooms. Alternatively,
you may prefer to use luxury tents.
Day 3 (Riding Day):
After breakfast, ride through one of the most prominent ancient
capitals of the island – Tissamaharama. The ride will
cover paddy fields, lakes, streams, banana plantations, plains
and the occasional town trek.
The picnic lunch will be in the shade of the tents, in the bush
jungle with a few hours of rest before embarking o late-afternoon
ride. In the evening have dinner and a cultural show at a Tissa
bungalow.
Accommodation profile:
The Rosen Hotel is situated in shady, tranquil gardens, at the
foot of a range of hills, near the holy shrine of Kataragama,
close to Yala game park and Bundala bird sanctuary. It is a
bright, airy hotel, with 52 a/c, well-appointed rooms. Alternatively,
you may prefer to use luxury tents.
Riding: 4-6 hrs, 35-40kms.
Day 4 (Riding Day):
After breakfast, mount and ride from Tissamaharama
to Yala game park, the most popular national wildlife reserve
in the island. Trek through bush jungle, alongside lakes and
across paddy fields. Arrive in time for lunch at Yala Village
Hotel. The afternoon ride through sand dunes on the edge of
Yala completes a spectacular day and allows the rider an aspect
of the island not seen on traditional tours.
Accommodation
profile: Yala Village Hotel is not just a
good base for a Yala safari, but a wonderfully relaxing hotel
in its own right. Its 40 stylish cabanas blend subtly into scrub
forest, close to Yala game park in Sri Lanka’s south-east
corner
Riding: 4-6 hrs, 40kms
Day 5:
After an early breakfast, visit the game park by jeep, followed
by the Kataragama temple, a popular place of worship for Hindus
and Buddhist worldwide.
Day 6 (Riding day):
After an early breakfast, drive south into the hills to the
hill-country settlement of Ella. Mount by 10am and ride in its
spectacular mountain scenery. The ride will pass through welcoming
hamlets and soothing green paddy fields. Splash across the streamlets
and trot through jungle trails in another untouched area of
the island.
Picnic lunch will be alongside a lake, under the shade of tents,
while the houses bathe. The evening ride will include a similar
scene: trekking over untamed lands and small villages to arrive
at the Ella Adventure Park before nightfall. A hike of 2km is
required to the Jungle Camp.
Riding: 4 hrs, 30kms.
Accommodation profile:
Ella Adventure Park nestles on the banks of Kirindi river, six
miles to the south of Ella village, amid the stirring peaks
of the Southern Highlands. The chance for challenging outdoor
activities in an unspoilt jungle setting.
Day 7:
After breakfast engage in the activities available at one of
the only eco-friendly hotels in Sri Lanka. Activities range
from abseiling, Rock climbing, bathing the fresh water stream
running through the hotel or even in the private waterfall available
to each cabin. Or else, riders are invited to relax and soak
in the peaceful atmosphere of nature that is evident in the
cup shaped valley housing the jungle camp. Depart after a traditional
Sri Lankan lunch. You may be heading for Colombo, a week on
a beach somewhere or the airport.
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