Explore Sri Lanka on a 7 Day multi activity holiday

Itinerary

Day 1: Airport - Negombo

Meet your English-speaking driver at the airport. Transfer to a hotel in Negombo (just 30 minutes) from the Airport for rest after a long flight. Dinner and Overnight stay at Negombo

Day 2: Pinnawala - Sigiriya

After breakfast, Visit Pinnawela, the Elephant Orphanage, where elephants are cared for. Have an elephant ride; (if you wish) and see the Elephant museum at Millennium Elephant Foundation.
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Leave for Sigiriya, a 650 feet high rock fortress in the sky, a masterpiece of construction, artistry & irrigation. A world Heritage Site (5 th Century AD). The world-famous fresco paintings of Heavenly maidens are housed in a cave. Dinner Overnight at Sigiriya or Dambulla

Day 3: Dambulla - Kandy

Leave for Kandy via Dambulla. The Golden Rock is a cave temple that dates back to the 1st Century. BC. Its rock ceiling is one large sweep of colorful frescoes which depict Buddhist mythology and the tales of the Buddha's previous births. The caves house the largest collection of Buddha statues in one place. From Dambulla drive to Matale to visit a spice garden. In Kandy, visit the Temple of the Tooth. View a cultural dance in the evening. Dinner and Overnight at Kandy

Day 4: Kandy - Nuwara Eliya

Kandy, the last seat of the Sinhala Kings, is a very popular destination for visitors from home and abroad. After breakfast, Visit the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, with a fine collection of over 4000 species of exotic plants.
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After we start climbing up to the city of Nuwara Eliya also called “Little England “ at an elevation of about 2000 meters. Here you will enjoy the heartbreaking view below and continue climbing amidst vast tea plantations on either side of the way. On the way, we will stop at a famous Tea Factory to see how tea is made and to enjoy a cup of tea of high quality. You can also purchase some quality tea of different flavors here.

​Proceeding to the city center of Nuwara Eliya Having lunch afterward visiting the beautiful Haggala Flower Garden. Evening rest in a cool climate at this elevation. Dinner and Overnight at Nuwara Eliya

Day 5: Ella - Tissamaharama

After breakfast at the hotel, Spectacular drive down the mountains to Tissamaharama, via Ella, Ella is blessed with some of the most beautiful views, you could find in Sri Lanka. Some of the places you could see in Ella are the Ella Gap, Ravana Ella Falls, Little Adam's Peak, and Bambaragala Peak among the other many stunning sceneries. Dinner and Overnight at Tissamaharama

Day 6: Yala - Mirissa - Galle
After breakfast at the hotel leave for a jeep safari to Yala National Park or Bundala Wildlife Park. You will see a vast array of animals including deer, peacock, elephant, wild buffalo, and the lucky visitors may get to see a leopard or bear.
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Visiting the famous bay of Unawatuna. Here, sea bathing, snorkeling, diving, and boat rides are possible. Lunch at a beach restaurant and rest at Beach/Resort. In the afternoon, visiting the Galle city, town center, traditional fruit, fish, and vegetable market area, and sightseeing tour on the rampart. Inside the Old Dutch Fortress, you will find a mini-city with colonial buildings, a lighthouse, shops, houses, hotels, govt institutions, and will have a fantastic panoramic view over the Indian Ocean. Dinner Overnight at Galle or Unawatuna.

Day 7: Galle - Colombo - Colombo Airport ​

Days at leisure on the beach. Interesting excursions include a visit to a turtle hatchery in the area where concerned locals have established protected areas of the beach where visiting turtles can safely hatch their eggs. In the evening time, we will leave for Airport via Colombo or transfer to the beach extension hotel. On the way to the airport If interested, you can stop to do shopping in Colombo.
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*Transfer to the airport or drop off at a beach extension hotel of your choice.