6:00: You will be picked up from your hotel in Colombo, Negombo or Mount Lavinia and driven to Sigiriya (approx. 4 hours drive). On arrival, you will climb the rock fortress.  10:00- 12:00: Visit Sigiriya Rock fortress that is famous for its toadstool of golden-hued granite, protruding into the searing blue sky from a hot, flat wilderness of scrubland, which is transformed in the rainy season to a water garden. In the 5th century King Kashyapa domesticated the Lions Rock, by building a palace atop its summit. Sigiriya commemorates some of the turbulence of Sri Lanka’s history.

Post lunch, you will be able to check in to your hotel and get ready for the evening game drive at Minneriya National Park. 14:30: You will be driven to Habarana where you will start your game drive.  15:00- 1800: Explore Minneriya National Park by jeep. The extent of the Minneriya National Park is about 8,889 hectares. Dry zone plant and animal species are common and elephants are in plenty.