Itinerary

1. Day 1: Airport - Dambulla

   • On arrival, meet & greet at the airport and transfer to hotel in Dambulla/Sigiriya. 

   • Check in to the hotel and relax to recover from the jet lag.

   Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Dambulla/Sigiriya.

2. Day 2: Sigiriya Rock Fortress - Minneriya National Park Jeep Safari

   • Eat breakfast at the hotel.

   • Visit the Sigiriya Rock Fortress. 

   • In the afternoon, go for a thrilling jeep safari at Minneriya National Park. 

   Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Dambulla/Sigiriya.

3. Day 3: Dambulla Rock Cave Temple - Matale - Kandy

   • Wake up for breakfast at the hotel.

   • Visit Dambulla Rock Cave Temple. Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla. The largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka, the rock from which the caves were carved towers 160 meters (520ft) over the surrounding plains. A total of 153 Buddha statues, three Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses also stand on the site.

   • Continue your journey to the hill capital of Kandy. Eminent as the centre of Buddhism and the capital of the last Sinhalese kingdom.

   • En route, visit a spice garden in Matale to see many different spices Sri Lanka is famous for. You will be introduced to other herbs and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed. Gardens are open to visitors, a delightful place to stroll in fragrant greenery and learn about nutmeg, pepper vines, clove trees and curry, cinnamon and the precious cardamom, a relative of ginger. It grows in the shade of high jungle trees and can only be harvested by hand.

   • Enjoy a traditional cultural dance performance, a vibrant and unique fire and Harvest dance accompanied by Ceremonial Drums and the Drum Orchestra rising and falling to the lively tempo. The show's highlight is the fire walking show, where the artists walk through a specially prepared fire pit, roughly 8 feet by 3 feet covered with red-hot charcoal, completely barefoot.

   Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Kandy.

4. Day 4: Kandy - Negombo

   • Rise for breakfast at the hotel.

   • Visit the Temple of Tooth Relic for the morning ceremony; the stunning 17th century Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) is believed to house the left upper canine tooth of the Lord Buddha himself. Every day, this precious relic attracts white-clad pilgrims, bearing lotus blossoms and frangipani.

   • Make a sightseeing tour of Kandy by visiting the upper lake, oriental marketplace, and a bazaar.

   • Visit the Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya, the largest of Sri Lanka’s botanical gardens displaying over 4,000 different species of plants and regarded amongst the most superior in Asia. The focal points include the superb Orchid collection and a powerful avenue of Royal Palm Trees. In addition to a plethora of flowering plants, there is also an extensive collection of medicinal plants and spices, which can be spotted on your meander across the gardens.

   • Leave for Negombo.

   Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel in Negombo.

5. Day 5: Negombo - Airport or Beach Hotel

   • Consume breakfast at the hotel.

   • Transfer to the airport for an onward flight or to the beach hotel for a continuous beach holiday in Sri Lanka.