Sri Lanka · Adventure Tour

05 Day Adventure Tour excursions From Colombo

5 Days Round trip from Colombo Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Colombo’s historic Fort, Pettah, and Old Dutch Hospital area
  • 02 Enjoy a wetland boat cruise in Balapitiya and a glass-bottom boat ride in Hikkaduwa
  • 03 Visit Galle and walk through the historic Dutch Fort
  • 04 Experience white water rafting and hiking in Kitulgala
  • 05 Discover Belilena Caves and the filming location of "Bridge on the River Kwai"
  • 06 Go bird watching in the Makandawa rainforest patch
  • 07 Visit Kandy, including Kandy Lake and the Temple of the Tooth Relic
  • 08 Stay in 3-star hotels and a campsite with breakfast included

Discover Sri Lanka on a 5-day journey from Colombo that blends city sightseeing, nature, wildlife, culture, and adventure. Travel from the capital to Balapitiya, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Kitulgala, and Kandy, with experiences ranging from a wetland boat cruise and glass-bottom boat ride to white water rafting, hiking, bird watching, and visits to some of the island’s best-known cultural landmarks.

Along the way, explore Colombo’s historic districts, walk through Galle Fort, enjoy the natural beauty of Kitulgala, and visit Kandy’s celebrated Temple of the Tooth Relic and Kandy Lake. With accommodation, breakfast, transport, and an English-speaking guide included, this tour offers a varied introduction to Sri Lanka in just five days.

Discover Sri Lanka on a 5-day journey from Colombo that blends city sightseeing, nature, wildlife, culture, and adventure.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Kitulgala, Hikkaduwa, Kosgoda, Avissawella, Balapitiya
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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05 Day Adventure Tour excursions From Colombo

Day 01 - Colombo City

  • Pick You up in the hotel or airport in the morning after breakfast
  • Our driver will pick you up at 8.00 am 
  • Leave Colombo
  • Take a tour in colombo city
  • City tour of Colombo commencing with a visit to the Fort and the Pettah commercial hub with offices and shopping areas located amidst the oldest colonial hotel GOH. It has a fantastic view of the Colombo harbor, a lighthouse with a clock tower (older than Big Ben in London) close to the president’s house and old parliament.
  • You can have hunch (our guide will recommend the best place)
  • Afterwards, proceed through the main street passing the old Dutch Museum, belfry and old City Hall which houses puppets of earlier governors of Sri Lanka. 
  • Stop will be made at the Old Dutch hospital with shops and restaurants facing Sri Lanka’s twin tower buildings. Continue to the old race course with a maze of buildings with colonial architecture, restaurants and shopping arcade passing through Colombo City Hall (mini replica of the White House in Washington, DC) Shopping in Colombo 
  • By the end of the day we take you to the Back to hotel on colombo
  • Stay overnight at the hotel

Day 02 - Balapitiya

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Today we take you to Nevertheless, this wetland boat cruise is definitely a highlight when visiting the country.
  • Take in the unique biodiversity of the Madu River and its surrounding islands that boasts of hundreds of birds, plants, fish and animals. Journey past massive mangrove forests There's plenty more things to do in this trip, your thirst with a refreshing drink of King Coconut Water and then proceed towards the Buddhist Monastery, see how Kraal fishing is carried out, how Ceylon Cinnamon is peeled and enjoy some 'fish therapy' as they playfully nibble your feet at the 'fish spa'.
  • After Lunch Get into a Glass Bottom boat ride at Hikkaduwa to see underwater corals.
  • Arrive at Galle and commence Galle city tour including a visit to the Dutch Fort.
  • Pick up from the Hotel and leave for Galle fort city tour
  • to see some famous places. A city on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka. It is known for Galle Fort, the fortified old city founded by Portuguese colonists in the 16th century. Stone seawalls, expanded by the Dutch, encircle car-free streets with architecture reflecting Portuguese, Dutch and British rule. Notable buildings include the 18th-century Dutch Reformed Church. Galle Lighthouse stands on the fort’s southeast tip. Built by the Dutch, beginning in 1663, Galle's core is the Fort, a walled enclave surrounded on three sides by the ocean. A key part of the Fort’s appeal is that it isn’t just a pretty place. Sure, tourism now dominates the local economy, but this unique city remains a working community: there are administrative offices and courts, export companies, schools and colleges. 
  • After taking lunch take a walk around the old galle fort
  • Return journey to Colombo, visit at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery
  • By the end of the day Continue the journey to Colombo and stay overnight at the hotel

Day 03 - Kithulgala

  • After breakfast leave at the hotel
  • Proceed to Kitulgala via Avissawella,. 
  • White Water Rafting, Hiking
  • After arriving at kithulgala
  • Start the adventure activity 
  • Sri Lanka white water rafting has become the no. 1 extreme sport in the country.Sri Lanka’s central region is mountainous and has a lot of rivers. When water flows at speed through rough terrain, it becomes bubbly, and we call this white water. Rafting in Sri Lanka through these turbulent waters, you will feel a sense of adventure like never before. White water rafting in Sri Lanka is popular because of several reasons. The less turbulent areas of the ride may be a great time to see wildlife, especially birds of many varieties and several species of monkey. The calmness does not last too long, though, as the main event the rapids come at you and toss and turn you with all its might. When white water rafting, you lose control of everything, and your body takes over to try to survive the experience. The sudden adrenaline rush you get when this happens is second to none.
  • After Lunch trekking to visit to the Belilena Caves and the location where David Lean’s film “ Bridge on the River Kwai “ was filmed.
  • Check in to the hotel
  • Dinner Overnight at the hotel

Day 04 - Kithulgala

  • Early in the morning take away breakfast and leave the hotel to Bird Watching in Kithulgala.
  • Early morning Bird watching trail in Makandawa rainforest patch Bird watching in Kithulgala is considered as the main interest of a nature lover and can result in you seeing many of the country’s endemic bird species such as Sri Lanka Orange-billed babbler and chestnut-backed owlet, as well as reptiles such as green pit viper and earless lizard and a variety of butterflies
  • Have lunch 
  • Do a bird watching in the evening.
  • Back to the hotel
  • Overnight stay at Kitulgala campsite

Day 05 - Kithulgala to Kandy to Colombo

  • We pick you up at the hotel and leave Kithulgala and proceed to Kandy.
  • Surrounded by mountains, which are home to tea plantations and biodiverse rainforest. The city's heart is scenic Kandy Lake which is popular for strolling. Kandy is famous for sacred Buddhist sites, including the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) shrine, celebrated with the grand Esala Perahera annual procession. This was the last capital of the Sinhala kings whose patronage enabled the Dinahala culture to flourish for more than 2,500 years until the occupation of Sri Lanka by the British in 1815. It is 
  • Visit Peradeniya Botanical Garden
  • The garden is famous for its countless (4000+) species of plants and trees. It is situated a 15-minute drive west of Kandy, and is a great escape from the city.
  • Have lunch
  • Climbing the numerous steps to the top seeing the white colossal statue of Buddha named as Bahirawakanda Vihara gives one a sense of peace, serenity and harmony; and a stunning and gorgeous panoramic view of charming Kandy.
  • Visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic
  • The Temple of the Tooth Relic (the sacred tooth of the Buddha), which is a famous pilgrimage site, one of the most famous Buddhist temples in the world, which was built to protect the sacred tooth relic thought to belong to Lord Buddha, which has been enshrined in Sri Lanka for hundreds of years As well as a host of other temples, visitors to the city can wander along Kandy Lake, stroll through the stunning Botanical Gardens created by the British in the 19th century and still one of the most beautiful gardens in Asia.
  • In the evening see the cultural show
  • Kandyan dancing which was once native to the area but has now spread to different regions of the island and the show include of Magul Bera/Puja Netuma/Raban/Mayura Netuma/Pantheru Natuma/Gini Sisila/Ves Natuma(Fire walk). Climb the hill by Kandy Lake to reach Kandy view point and receive a view of the city that cannot be beaten. 
  • Transfer you back to colombo and drop you off to the hotel 

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Colombo 8 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Accommodation at 3 Star Hotels & Campsite with Breakfast
  • English speaking guide for the entire tours
  • Transportation in a Comfortable A/C Vehicle
  • Mineral Water Bottle
  • All Govt. Taxes and Surcharges

What's Not Included

  • Entrance fees
  • Any tours to cities not mentioned above
  • Any other services not mentioned above

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Colombo, LK
Tour start
Colombo, LK
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 days finish where they began, in Colombo.

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