Sri Lanka -
10TH -18TH June 2005
Day 01 -
10th June – Colombo/Kalutara
- Arrival
Colombo UL312 at 1700 hrs and transfer to Kalutara
- Dinner
and Overnight stay at Tangerine Beach Hotel in Kalutara
- After
Dinner gather for packing and briefing
Day 02 -
11th June – Kalutara/Ratnapura/Galle/Koggala
- 6.00 AM
- After breakfast check out hotel and set out for Ratnapura
Cave Temple.
- Lunch
Dana at Temple and then visit School of Dharma – Sri Sumana
Privana.
- Proceed
for Galle.
- Dinner
and Overnight stay at Koggala Beach Hotel in Koggala
- Make
preparation for Dana at Galle
Day 03 -
12th June – Galle/Koggala
- 7.00 AM
- After breakfast leave for Galle Vijayananda Temple and
Boys Home
- Visit
Veliwatta Dharma School
- Do Lunch
Dana and official handover of keys of boys' home to Bante
- Visit Polgasduwa Hermitage Island at Dondanduwa River
- Visit
Sambodhi Home & Yasodara Girls' Home
- Dinner
and Overnight stay at Koggala Beach Hotel in Koggala
Day 04 -
13th June – Koggala/Matara/Hakama/Embilipitiya/NuwaraEliya
- 6.00AM -
After Breakfast leave for Matara/NuwaraEliya
- Visit
Matara Weherahena Temple in Matara
- Visit
Purana Vihara Matara
- Visit
homes in Hakama
- Visit
homes in Embilipitiya
- Also on
the way visit Tsunami affected areas
- Packed
Sandwich box and fruits for Lunch
- Dinner &
Overnight stay at Grand hotel
- Gather
for a de-brief with all members
Day 05 -
14th June – NuwaraEliya/Kandy
- 6.00AM –
After breakfast and leave for kandy
- Visit
Tea Plantation
- Lunch
Dana at Kandy Getambe Temple
-
Presentation of Security System to Temple of the Tooth
- Kandy
Town Tour
- Attend
the Cultural Show
- Dinner
and Overnight stay at Hotel Topaz
Day 06 -
15th June – Kandy/Dambulla/Anuradphura
- 6.00AM -
After breakfast at hotel leave for Dambulla.
- Visit
Dambulla Cave Temple
- Lunch at
a restuarant in Dambulla .Thereafter proceed to Anuradhapura
- Visit
home/orphanage at Anuradhpura
- Visit
Sri Maha Bodhi Temple for meditation and coin tieing
- Dinner
and overnight stay at Galway Miridiya Hotel in Anuradhapura
Day 07 -
16th June – Anuradhpura/Sigiriya/Colombo
-
Breakfast Dana at the Sri Maha Bodhi Temple and Alms giving
- Check
out from hotel and leave for Pinnawala to visit the Elephant
Orphanage
- Visit
Steven's Orphanage at Kegalla
- Dinner &
overnight stay at Ceylon Continental Hotel
Day 08 -
17th June – Colombo
- After
breakfast at hotel visit Gangarama Temple and Polwatta
Temple
- Visit
Sanhinda Children Home
- Visit
Ven Sumana boys home in kadawata
- Free &
Easy around Colombo for Shopping
- After
Dinner proceed to hotel for check-out
- 2030hrs
leave for airport for departure to Singapore
- Flight
UL316 0030 hrs 18th June
In Summary
we will
- visit 10
temples
- visit 9
homes/orphanage
- visit 2
dharma schools
- offer 4
Danas (3 lunch & 1 breakfast) & 1 Alms Giving
- 2
meditation time
- 1
de-brief
- 1 coin
tieing
- 2
presentations (boys home key & security system)
Visits are
:-
-
Ratnapura Cave Temple
-
Ratnapura Sri Sumana Privana Batatota
-
Veliwatta Dharma School
-
Vijananda Temple & boys home
-
Polgasduwa Hermitage Island Dodanduwa River
- Sambodhi
Home Galle
- Yasodara
Girls Home Galle
-
Weherahena Temple Matara
- Purana
Vihara Matara
- Ven.M.
Sobhita's Sri Bodhiraja Foundation Embilipitiya
- Ven. M.
Gnanaloka Purana Viharaya Kongala Hakmana
- Temple of the Tooth Kandy
- Kandy
Getambe Temple
- Dambulla
Caves Temple
- Sri Maha Bodhi Temple Anuradhapura
-
Orphanage/Home in Anuradhapura
- Steven's
Orphanage Kegalla
- Gangarama Temple Colombo
- Polwatta
Temple
- Ven
Gnanarama's Sahinda Children Home Kollupitiya Colombo
- Ven.
Sumana's Boy's Home Kadawata
Hotels are
:-
-
Tangerine Beach Hotel Kalutara - 4 Stars
- Koggala
Beach Hotel Koggala - 3 Stars
- Grand
Hotel NurwaraEliya - 4 Stars
- Topaz
Hotel Kandy - 3 Stars
- Galway
Miridiya Hotel Anuradhapura - 3 Stars
- Ceylon
Continental Hotel - 5 Stars