Ceylon Golf
Day 01
Airport – Colombo
40 Km approx.
1 Hrs drive
Have leisure at the hotel
Overnight in Colombo
At the airport, you will be greeted by our representative and you will be taken to Colombo city. Relax and recover from any jet lag once you arrive at your hotel.
Day 02
Colombo
Do a city tour in Colombo.
Overnight in Colombo
Today, your chauffeur guide will introduce you to some of Colombo’s curious sites, such as the vibrant markets of Pettah, the old city of Fort, the Hindu Temple at Sea Street, and the Dutch Church at Wolfendal, or alternatively, indulge in some shopping. In the afternoon, begin by teeing off on the Colombo 18-hole golf course, which is over 130 years old, making it the second oldest royal golf club outside the United Kingdom. Alternatively, if you wish to practice, this is the only course that offers a modern driving range.
Day 03
Colombo – Kandy
150 Km approx.
4 Hrs 30 min drive
Do a city in Kandy
Overnight in Kandy
Today you will arrive in the hill capital of Kandy, surrounded by greenery and the great Mahaweli River. Become acquainted with the city of Kandy, pay your respects to the golden-roofed Temple of the Tooth Relic, which houses Sri Lanka’s most sacred relic, a tooth of the Lord Buddha. Admire the delicate hill-country breezes that urge the mist to gently part, revealing colorful houses amid Kandy’s forested halo, visit the lively market places, the Upper Lake Drive, and the grandeur of the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. If you wish, in the late evening, you can witness an array of cultural dance performances. Return to your boutique hotel located in the tranquility of the Victoria Golf and Country Resort, which is distinguished by its luxury, privacy, spectacular vistas and fine dining.
Day 04
Kandy
Play golf at Victoria golf course
Overnight in Kandy
Today, step out onto the course and wander down fairways lined by majestic mara rain trees. During your game over this 18-hole course, don’t be surprised if just two or three white egrets swoop across the landscape of the magnificent Knuckles Mountain range, broken by the placid Victoria reservoir. You will also find the very design of the course quite tricky, as at times you will be playing from one hill onto another.
Day 05
Kandy – Nuwara Eliya
100 Km approx.
3 hrs Train Journey
Go on a train ride
Visit tea plantation & Tea factories in Nuwara Eliya
Overnight in Nuwara Eliya
Hop on board the morning train and journey through the Tea Carpets of Ceylon to Nanu Oya. The slow descent through the tea fields and hill country, with its winding tracks and misty panoramas, offers an unmatched perspective and wonderful experience. Welcome to Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka’s tea growing region! Visit a tea estate and factory to see how Ceylon tea is made. Afterwards, drive around the town to see the same. Often referred to as Little England, this genteel highland community does have a rose-tinted, vaguely British-country-village feel to it, with its colonial-era bungalows, Tudor-style hotels, well-tended hedgerows and pretty gardens. Take a guided tour of town, passing by the 18-hole golf course, the colonial members-only Hill Club, and English-styled country homes. Arrive at your hillside hotel, a restored Georgian-style country mansion with a modern Sri Lankan flair.
Day 06
Nuwara Eliya
Play golf at Nuwara Eliya Golf Club
Overnight in Nuwara Eliya
Play a game of golf on the 18-hole golf course at the picturesque Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, one of the oldest golf clubs in Asia. Despite being situated just a stone’s throw from the town, the club still maintains an air of exclusivity, yet a desirable apartness, so that when one enters its gates one is transported to a world that has been left behind by the march of history.
Day 07
Nuwara Eliya – Colombo
200 Km approx.
6 hrs Drive
Do a city in Colombo
Overnight in Colombo
Relish the drive past the tea-carpeted mountains, along the meandering rivers, past the rice paddy fields to the capital, Colombo. With your time, you can do a city tour of Colombo.
Day 08
Colombo – Airport
40 Km approx.
40 hrs 30 min Drive
We wish you farewell as our Chauffeur Guide drives you to the airport to catch your return trip home because all wonderful things must come to an end.