Ramayan tour in Lanka from Nov 24

\ New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) The Indian Railway Catering and\Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) today announced special tour\packages for Sri Lanka that would take the travellers to major\places associated with the epic Ramayana, besides the islandation\\’s famous tourist places.\ The first of these five-night packages, called \\"Sri\Ramayana Yatra: Sri Lanka\\", will depart from the here on\November 24.\ The other packages are slated for December 10, January 12,\February 10 and March 2 – all from Delhi, according to a\release.\ The itineraries cover the important historical places\associated with the Ramayana, such as Ashok Vatika, Sita Mata\temple, Bhakta Hanuman temple, Anjanair temple, Vibhishana\temple, and Munavari and Munishwaram Shiva temple.\ In addition, the travellers will be visiting the famous\tourist sites like Nogambo beach, Pennawalla Elephant\Orphanage, Ramboda waterfall, Nuwara Elliya hill station,\Grogery Lake, Kandy Tooth temple, tea gardens and factories\and spice gardens. A tour of the capital-city Colombo has also\been included in the package.\ Tourists will stay five nights in Sri Lanka at Nogambo,\Kandy, Nuwara Elliya and Colombo.\ IRCTC, a PSU of Indian Railways which has forayed into\tourism in a big way, will manage the air journey, hotel stay,\road travel, sightseeing, meals and visa for those opting for\the trip.\ An experienced tour manager of IRCTC will accompany the\group from Delhi to make the trip comfortable for them.\ The all-inclusive tour package, priced at Rs 48,220 per\person, will include visa fee, airfare, hotel stay, vegetarian\meals, road transport, sightseeing and guide charges. PTI ARU\DIP\