9-Day Sri Lanka Sightseeing Tour with Sigiriya, Ella and Hikkaduwa

• Arrive at Colombo International Airport and meet your tour guide.

• Check in to the hotel for an overnight stay.

• Proceed on an excursion to Habarana after an early breakfast.

• Visit Minneriya National Park, known for its incredible elephant migration, one of Asia's finest wildlife experiences. Enjoy an afternoon jeep safari in this beautiful park.

• Make your way to Sigiriya and check in for an overnight stay.

• Start your day by climbing the Sigiriya Rock Fortress.

• Enjoy sightseeing in the beautiful Sigiriya Village.

• Explore the Dambulla Cave Temple after lunch, one of the best-preserved cave temple complexes in Sri Lanka.

• Proceed to Kandy after sightseeing in Dambulla City.

• Discover a spice garden on your way to Kandy.

Stay the night in a hotel in Kandy.

• After a hearty breakfast, visit the following sites in Kandy:

  • The Sacred Temple of the Tooth, Buddhist temples, and Hindu shrines

  • Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue, a statue of Buddha in the seated Nirvana pose that can be seen from across the city of Kandy.

  • Kandy View Point, Peradeniya Botanic Gardens, and a Kandyan dancing show

Retire to the hotel for the night in Kandy.

• Proceed to Nuwara Eliya, the heart of the tea country, in the morning.

• Enjoy beautiful scenery, tea-carpeted hills, high-country vegetation, misty hills, and emerald tea gardens. Visit Ramboda Waterfall, Macwood's Tea Factory, and the Tea Centre on the way.

• Explore the Strawberry Farms, Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, and many more sites in Nuwara Eliya.

• Have a sumptuous lunch in Nuwara Eliya.

• After lunch, head to the Hakkgala Botanical Gardens, famous for their rose collection and fernery. There are over 10,000 species of flora, and during the spring season in Nuwara Eliya, thousands of visitors come to see the blooms here.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

• Leave for Ella in the morning.

• Discover the mountain village and stunning scenery on a full-day hiking tour in Ella.

• Experience Ella Gap from the top of both Ella Rock and Little Adam's Peak, and visit Nine Arch Bridge, one of the iconic bridges in Sri Lanka.

Overnight stay at the hotel in Ella.

• Make your way to Galle, the 17th-century Dutch fortified city, in the morning.

• Enjoy sightseeing in Galle until the afternoon.

• Proceed to Hikkaduwa after lunch. Hikkaduwa is a small coastal town in the south, situated 99 km south of Colombo. Its beach and nightlife make it a popular tourist destination. Hikkaduwa Coral Sanctuary, located a few hundred metres offshore, can be viewed through glass-bottomed boats. The sanctuary has approximately seventy varieties of multi-coloured corals.

• Spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight stay at the hotel in Hikkaduwa.

• Spend a day at leisure on Hikkaduwa Beach. Enjoy the sandy beach with many reasonably priced bars and restaurants. You can also indulge in surfing and other activities.

Retire to the hotel for the night in Hikkaduwa.

• Leave for Colombo in the morning and revel in the glory of Dutch architecture, which is very much evident in Fort and Pettah.

• Visit historical places and other monuments such as a lighthouse in the middle of the city, Galle Face Green, Old Dutch Hospital, Gangaramaya Temple, National Museum, National Art Gallery, The Craft Village, Zoological Gardens, Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya, the famous Cricket Club, nightclubs, and casinos.

• Make your way to the airport for your return flight.