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CHINA
Tiger’s Nest Monastery
INDIA
Sigiriya
Colombo
2
Galle
2 Kandalama 2 Kandy
2 Hatton
2Yala National Park
SRI LANKA
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Thimpu 2 1 Punakha
2 BHUTAN Paro
Mount Everest
BHUTAN NEPAL
6 DAYS + FROM $4,199 $3,899
SRI LANKA
IN-STYLE
1 1 DAYS + FROM $8, 099 $7,799
venerated 16th-century capital of the Kandyan Kings, including the Temple of the Tooth. b+l +d
DAY 6 | Tea Country
Travel by rail into Tea Country and check in to fabulous Tea Trails. b+l+d
DAY7 |Tealife
Spend time on a working tea
plantation to learn about the
traditional and modern techniques
INDIAN
OCEAN
Himalayan discoveries
+ Ascend to Tiger’s Nest Gang Monastery, perched on the
side of a sheer granite cliff.
+ Meet talented students learning and preserving Bhutan’s traditional arts.
+ Take in the inspiring views of the Himalayas from the 10,300-foot Dochula Pass.
INDIA
Dochula Pass. On a clear day, es you’ll have 360° views over the
Ancient sites + modern life
+ Explore Galle Fort with a 4th generation city resident
+ Meet merchants in the Pettah Bazaar where spices have been traded for millennia
+ Sit down to lunch at the home of artist Enid da Silva.
+ Includes 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
DAY 1 | Welcome to Bhutan On arrival in Paro, you’ll be met
by your personal guide. A scenic drive through the lovely Paro Valley brings you to the deluxe Taj Tashi Hotel in Thimpu. After time to refresh, visit Memorial Chorten with its circumambulating pilgrims and the medieval fortress at Tashichho Dzong. meals b+l+d
DAY2 | Art,Culture+Life At the National Institute, you’ll
meet students learning traditional Bhutanese arts. Then visit Dechen Phodrang, a monastic school that hums with the Buddhist recitations of its young students. Mingle with locals at the market and see the immense seated-Buddha statue at Kuensel Phodrang. b+l+d
DAY3 |OnwardtoPunakha Visit the impressive Simtokha
Dzong, Bhutan’s oldest fortress, and continue over the 10,300-foot
Himalayas. At Dochula Monastery, you can light a traditional butter lamp – a Buddhist act of wisdom. Descend into the valley with its farms and fluttering prayer flags to visit Punakha Dzong, built in 1671. Overnight at the luxurious Uma Lodge in Punakha. b+l+d
DAY 4 | Scenic drive to Paro
Delight in the mountain scenery on the drive to Paro Dzong, a superb example of Bhutanese architecture and a bustling monastic school with nearly 200 resident monks. Continue to the enchanting Uma Resort in Paro for a 2-night stay. b+l+d
DAY 5 | Tiger’s Nest Monastery Bay
Ascending on horseback and by foot, you’ll have ample
MYANMAR
of
DAY 1 | Welcome to Sri Lanka Enjoy our VIP Arrival Service in Colombo and transfer to The Wallawwa. meals d
DAY2 | TheCulturalTriangle Tour the ancient Dambulla Cave Temples and check in to Vil Ulyana in the Cultural Triangle. b+l+d
DAY 3 | Ancient rocks
Ascend to the inspiring 5th-century ruins of the Rock Fortress of Sigiriya . Visit the ancient city of Polonnaruwa and the Primate Conservation Center. b+l+d
DAY 4 | Spice Road to Kandy Travel the Spice Road and dine
at the home of Enid da Silva, a pioneering textile artisan. Check in toKandyHouse. b+l+d
DAY5 | ExploreKandy
Visit the Royal Botanic Garden with a botany professor. Then tour this
that produce some of the world’s finest teas. b+l+d
DAY 8 | To Historic Galle Visit a rubber plantation and continue to Galle. Check in to the delightful and historical Amangalla. b+l
DAY9 | GalleFort
Explore the maze of backstreets in Asia’s best-preserved living fort with an engaging and insightful 4th generation resident. b+l+d
DAY 10 | Cinnamon Plantation Visit a cinnamon plantation and travel to Colombo for a city tour. Dine tonight at the famed Ministry of Crab and spend the night at TheWallawwa. b+l+d
DAY 1 1 | Farewell Sri Lanka Transfer to the airport. b
opportunity to behold and
photograph Taktsang Lhakhang
Bengal
– the spectacular Tiger’s Nest
Monastery that’s perched on
a granite cliff 3,000 feet above the valley. You’ll also visit Kyichu Lhakhang, one of Bhutan’s oldest shrines, before returning to your hotel. b+l+d
DAY6 | DepartParo Transfer to the airport for your
homeward journey. meals b
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