PICK UP FROM- KANDY/SIGIRIYA
PICK UP TIME-6.30 AM (around 01-02 hours’ drive one way )
visit Minneriya National Park is located between Habarana and Polonnaruwa. Covered an area of 8890 hectares park is an ideal place for elephant and leopard watching. The vegetation of this park is mixed evergreen and scrub areas. The important feature of this park is that 3rd century built Minneriya Tank is located in the park. During the dry season Minneriya tank becomes the ideal place to observe its natural wild life.
Polonnaruwa became Sri Lanka’s royal medieval capital in 1073. For nearly a century it had been a military base for invading Chola tribes, the ruins at Polonnaruwa are a definite highlight of Sri Lanka and should not be missed. Most of the ruins date from the 11th to the 13th century and are masterpieces of the Buddhist Sinhalese kingdom, The highlights of Polonnaruwa are the three amazing Buddha statues cut directly into the rock face at Gal Vihara, the many fine buildings and statues in the Quadrangle, and the Council Chamber and Prince’s Bath in the Royal Citadel. There are many other fine monuments besides these, and you should allow yourself a full day to explore the area.