7-Day Sri Lanka Tour with Yala National Park and Bentota Watersports

• Meet your local tour guide at the airport for pick-up and transfer to Negombo.

• Visit Negombo Beach and the Dutch Canal.

• See Negombo Fort, the Dutch Fort in Sri Lanka and the Military Monument of Ceylon.

Overnight stay at the Taj Hotel in Negombo.

• Have a good breakfast and travel to Kandy via Matale.

• Visit Knuckles Massif, or the Knuckles Mountain Range, which is part of the Hill Country of Sri Lanka and rises above 915 m above sea level. It is also called the Knuckles Range or Knuckles Peaks, or simply Knuckles, because one mountain has five peaks that look like the knuckles of a clenched fist when seen from the Kandy area.

Overnight stay in Kandy.

• Have breakfast and visit Kitulgala, a small town in the west of Sri Lanka. It lies in the wet-zone rainforest. Inside the jungles of Kitulgala, there are plenty of camping opportunities that can be combined with white-water rafting, birdwatching, jungle walks, and river bathing.

Overnight stay in Kitulgala.

• Enjoy a tasty breakfast and visit Tissamaharama with its pretty lakeside location.

• Visit Yala National Park, the second-largest national park in Sri Lanka. The park consists of five blocks, two of which are now open to the public.

Overnight stay in Tissamaharama.

• Drive to Bentota. Facing the Indian Ocean, a tropical lagoon, and a major river, Bentota offers many watersports possibilities.

• Try jet-skiing, windsurfing, parasailing, or enjoy a romantic river safari on the river and lagoon.

Overnight stay in Bentota.

• Admire this land of watersports and Ayurveda. Bentota is also famous for its toddy production, an alcoholic beverage made from coconut nectar.

• Visit the turtle hatchery, which is located on Induruwa beach.

• Stay overnight in Bentota.

• Have a good breakfast and spend the rest of your time at leisure.

• Proceed to the airport for departure.