(Host Country)
# 15, Lauries Place,
Duplication Road,
Colombo 04,
Sri Lanka
Tel : +94 (0)76 35 54 450
EdHat International Ltd.
Unit 1, 324A,
Stafford Rd,
Croydon, Surrey,
CR0 4NH,
United Kingdom
Tel : +44(0)20 7183 4556
Post conference tour
Take a mesmerising journey away from the Colombo city to one of Sri Lanka’s historical cities Kandy via Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and have a memorable experience. You will be brought back to Colombo in the evening. The tour includes:
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage (PEO) ; just as the name suggests holds a unique disposition in the ex-situ animal care. It’s success and fame has travelled not just within the country but throughout the world to an extent where Pinnawala synonymous with the Sri Lankan Elephant.
Currently being a home to 93 elephants the concept was actualized by the late Hon. Minister Kalugalle on the 16th of February 1975. Pinnawala at the time was a very remote area with lush coconut plantations and most importantly an area where the availability of mahouts was not lacking. Also the immense amount of water required by the elephants is supplemented with the availability of “Ma oya” running close by.
Web source : http://nationalzoo.gov.lk/elephantorphanage/
Kandy Botanical gardens
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It attracts 2 million visitors annually.[1] It is near the Mahaweli River (the longest in Sri Lanka).[2] It is renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees.[1] Attached to it is the National Herbarium of Sri Lanka. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. It is managed by the Division of National Botanic Gardens of the Department of Agriculture.
Web source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanical_Gardens,_Peradeniya
Temple of the Tooth
Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a World Heritage Site mainly due to the temple.
Web source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_the_Tooth