We Love —
- Embark on an adventure of a lifetime in Sri Lanka, where natural beauty, wildlife and culture overflows like its lush greenery. Keep an eye out for lazy leopards and herds of elephants!
- This amazing experience gives you the chance to discover everything Sri Lanka has to offer in 8 or 10 nights.
- Members will stay in carefully chosen, stylish accommodation throughout this tour of Sri Lanka.
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Your Destination —
Your Itinerary —
Day 01 - COLOMBO AIRPORT - SIGIRIYA
Welcome on arrival at Colombo airport by your driver and immediate transfer to Sigiriya area. Arrival and check in at the hotel located in the real countryside ( Note: Check in time is 1200hrs ) Rest of the day is at leisure.
Overnight at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel. Explore the region of Sigiriya on your own.
Suggestions for possible visits around the area:
- Visit the village of Habarana
This morning you can go in tuk tuk to discover the village of Habarana, a typical village around Sigiriya.
- Visit the eighth wonder of the world Sigiriya (optional excursion to add for an additional fee)
In the afternoon you can proceed to Sigiriya to visit the Lion Rock. It is a citadel built in the 5th century AD. by parricide king Kasyapa. By stairs and stone staircases you reach the summit of "Lions Rock", eagle's nest at 180 m above the blue mountains drowning in the green ocean of the jungle.
Overnight at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel. Explore the Polonnaruwa on your own.
Suggestions for possible visits around the area:
- Visit the ruins of Polonaruwa (optional excursion to add for an additional fee)
After breakfast, proceed to Polonaruwa . We discover this archaeological site founded in the twelfth century, the work of a single king, Parakrama Bahu (1153 - 1186) which symbolizes both the rebirth of the Sinhalese civilization born in Anuradhapura and its last fires - at the end of the 12th century , the monarchy sinks into a long decline against the raids of the Malaysian pirates and the wars between pretenders to the throne. We discover the royal palace, the Shiva temple and the group of Buddhist temples where the Vatadage ( the circular chamber of the relics ), the Gal Viharae rock site and its three Buddha statues are located.
- Visit Minneriya National Park (optional excursion to add for an additional fee)
Visit the Minneriya National Park Known for its concentration of wild elephants you can also observe birds, wild buffaloes ... Animals are mostly visible in the morning or before the sunset.
Overnight at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel. Then drive towards Kandy with your driver.
Suggestions for possible visits around the area:
- Dambulla
On the way to Kandy you can ask your driver to stop in Dambulla. You can visit the rock monastery of Dambulla. The caves are dug in a huge block of granite perched at over 160 m altitude. The set includes five rock temples. The walls of the first were covered with gold leaf, which earned him to be called "the golden rock". In these five "caves" are several Buddhas, as well as frescoes, which cover about 1,800 square meters, depicting effigies or episodes of Buddha's life.
- Spice gardens
Continue towards to the central hills. You can visit a spice garden in Matale at the gateway to the old capital of Kandy. Long before tea, Sri Lanka was famous for its spices and especially for its cinnamon trees that gave its name to one of Colombo's beautiful neighbourhoods: the Cinnamon Gardens. Resume your journey and arrive in Kandy in the afternoon. (You will have a spice specialist to accompany you in the garden)
Upon arrival at Kandy check-in at the hotel
- Kandy dance show
In the late afternoon, you can attend a Kandy dances show whose legend tells that they were born 2500 years ago of a magic ceremony that desensitized a king possessed
Overnight at the hotel.
Visit the hill capital of Sri Lanka lies at the foot of the highlands on the banks of a lake lined with trees, Kandy was the last royal capital of the country until 1815 and its attachment to the British crown. It is today the cultural and spiritual core of SriLanka, it was registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.
Suggestions for possible visits around the area:
Visit the Sanctuary of Dalada Maligawa:
Visit the most famous Dalada Maligawa Shrine of Kandy also called Temple of Tooth because of the relic that it treasured. During the daily ritual of adoration of this relic, you will be fascinated by the intense fervor of pilgrims laden with fragrant flowers and various offerings.
Botanical gardens of Peradeniya:
Visit the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens in the suburb of Kandy. These gardens are the largest in Sri Lanka and surely among the most beautiful in the world. Known as former royal parks before the arrival of the British, one finds on more than 60 hectares of hundreds of species including more than 300 varieties of orchids and a majestic fig tree of java whose branches extend on about 2500 m ²Overnight at the hotel
No, the real joy of Kandy is the illusion that – at least in spirit – a great kingdom survives. Kandyans are always dressing up in their 30ft cummerbunds, and every night there’s a display of drummers in silver armour.
8 Night Itinerary
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive towards the west coast of Chilaw via Kurunegala.
Arrival and check in at the hotel
Evening at leisure
Overnight at the hotel
Day 07: CHILAW
Full day at leisure on the beach on Bed & Breakfast Basis
Overnight at the hotel
Day 08: CHILAW
Full day at leisure on the beach on Bed & Breakfast Basis
Overnight at the hotel
Day 09: CHILAW - COLOMBO AIRPORT - DEPARTURE
According to the departure flight schedule transfer to the airport for the departure flight.
10 Night Itinerary
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive towards Nuwara Eliya on the famous tea road with your driver. After a stop at Ramboda Falls, your road will continue towards Nuwara Eliya through a sumptuous mountain landscape with Tea gardens.
Suggestions for possible visits around the area:
Visit a tea plantation & a factory:
En route, you can visit a tea plantation and a factory where you will be explained the different processes of tea making. Despite a limited surface area, Sri Lanka is now among the top 3 tea producers of tea exporters behind China and India.
Arrive in Nuwara Eliya. The former British governor's summer residence, located at 1900 meters above sea level, Nuwara Eliya, seems to remind England with its Victorian villas, rose gardens, pristine lawns, golf course and especially its cool and misty climate. Do a city tour of Nuwara Eliya and you will have lot of time to walk in the city on your own.
Transfer to Bandarawela. Upon arrival in Bandarawela check-in to the hotel for overnight stay
Breakfast at the hotel, thereafter transfer to Udawalawe via Ella.
Suggestions for possible visits around the area:
Small Adam’s Peak:
On the way to Udawalawe, you can take a 45-minute walk to "Small Adam's Peak". The view is superb on the valley of the "chasm of Ella"
Proceed to Udawalawe with a short stop at the Ravana waterfalls associated with Ramayana
Buduruwagala:
On the way, turn off at Wellawaya by a small countryside road to Buduruvagala, an extraordinary site in the heart of nature, where several statues have been carved on the rock. Budu means Buddha, ruva = image and gala = stone discover of seven works carved in the rock, dating from the Mahayana Buddhist school in the 11th and 12th centuries. In the centre, and very well preserved, sits the largest standing Buddha of the island (15m) surrounded by two groups of the statues.
Arrival and installation at the hotel in Udawalawe.
Udawalawe National Park (optional excursion to add for an additional fee)
Jeep safari in the late afternoon around 2 ½ hrs - 3 hrs in the Udawalawe National Park. Many birds, crocodiles, spotted deer, wild buffaloes, & also large herds of wild elephants are in the region.
After the safari, short transfer to the hotel
Overnight at the hotel.
DAY 08: UDAWALAWE - DICKWELLA
Breakfast at the hotel, thereafter transfer to southern tip of Sri Lanka via Weeraketiya
Suggestions for visits:
Suggestions for possible visits around the area:
The Elephant Transit Home in Udawalawe:
Visit the Elephant Transit Home in Udawalawe which is a lively place. Feeding milk to calves every three hours is a recurring job every 365 days of the year. The elephant calves of the Elephant Transit Home are fed once every three hours.
Arrival & check-in at the hotel. Afternoon at leisure on the beach.
Overnight at the hotel
DAY 09: DICKWELLA
Full day at leisure on the beach on Bed & Breakfast Basis
Overnight at the hotel.
DAY 10: DICKWELLA
Full day at leisure on the beach on Bed & Breakfast Basis
Overnight at the hotel.
DAY 11: DICKWELLA - AIRPORT
According to the departure flight schedule transfer to the airport
Please note: This tour program is entirely at your leisure. This means that transfers are organized, as well as hotels, but customers are largely free to do as they wish. In the itinerary, we have indicated suggestions and optional excursions at an additional fee.
Your Hotels —
You will stay in the below hotels or in hotels of a similar standard on a Bed and Breakfast basis. You may choose to upgrade to Half Board dining at the next stage of the booking process at an additional fee.
Sleeps up to
Please note: the bed for the 3rd guest sharing is likely to be a sofa bed or camp style bed.
Habarana: Sun Green resort & Spa or Sigiriya Village or similar
Kandy: Earl's Regent or Topaz Hotel or similar
Chilaw: Anantaya Resort & Spa or similar
Ella: Morning Dew or Ella Ecko or similar
Udawalawe: Centauria Wild or similar
Dickwella: Dickwella Resort & Spa or similar
Waskaduwa: Coco Royal Beach Hotel or similar
Negombo: Camelot Beach Hotel or similar
Your Journey —
Flights: The flights included are with either a scheduled or no-frills airline and are subject to live availability and prices can change. You can choose your preferred departure times during the booking process. Please select your flight options carefully as departure and arrival airports may differ.
Transfers: Transfers are included throughout.