14-Day Sri Lanka Cultural and Adventure Tour with Knuckles Trek

• You are picked up from the airport and then drive to Negombo.

• See the large fish market and relax on the beach.

Stay overnight in Negombo.

• Drive straight to Kalpitiya Beach, which is world-famous for kite surfing.

Overnight stay.

• Drive straight to Anuradhapura. Anuradhapura was once the capital of Sri Lanka from 5 B.C. to 1017 A.D. The most sacred

• Drive to Sigiriya.

• Take a village tour to experience ancient village life and day-to-day activities, including ox-cart rides, catamaran rides, a walk through the paddy fields, a cookery demonstration of traditional Sri Lankan foods, and a traditional meal.

• Dedicate the whole evening to visiting the eighth world wonder, the Sigiriya royal palace.

• Witness the marvellous landscapes, irrigation technology, and aesthetic abilities of ancient Sinhalese culture.

Stay overnight.

• Drive to Kandy and visit the largest royal botanical garden, filled with colourful flowering plants, herbal plants, endemic and epidemic plant species, and palm family trees. More than 4,000 varieties can be seen here.

• Head to the viewpoint of Kandy and enjoy the Kandyan dancing event in the evening.

• Visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic. Lord Buddha's most sacred molar tooth is placed in seven golden caskets under a golden ceiling.

Spend the night in Kandy.

• Begin the journey early in the morning at 7:00 a.m. to Knuckles Valley.

• As you reach the peak, pass tea estates, waterfalls, panoramic scenery, pigmy rain forest, and cloudy forest.

• Watch many varieties of birds and animals at the same time.

Spend the night in a jungle camp, where you are served BBQ for dinner.

• Start climbing downhill through tea plantations and medium trekking terrain. There are sparkling waterfalls on the way to enjoy.

Back to your hotel in Kandy by the evening.

• Travel to Kitulgala and enjoy water rafting. If you are above 10 years of age, you can experience the exciting water rafting adventure on the Kelani River at Kitulgala in Sri Lanka. Well-trained and experienced coaches guide you during the rafting with all safety equipment and safety guards. The route includes about 5 km of still water and another 5 km with major and minor rapids. This is an incredible experience you should never miss in Sri Lanka.

In the evening, drive to Nuwara Eliya and stay overnight.

• The journey begins from Nuwara Eliya (Nanuoya) Railway Station in the morning. Take the iconic scenic train journey in Sri Lanka and travel along green hills of tea plantations, lovely old tunnels, waterfalls, and stunning landscapes while enjoying glimpses of traditional village life.

• Drive to the hotel in Ella.

• In the evening, see the Nine Arch Bridge.

Stay overnight in Ella.

• Drive to Tissamaharama. Soon after passing Ella, you can see the wonderful Rawana Ella waterfall. Rawana Ella is the widest waterfall in Sri Lanka and is especially attractive.

• By 2:00 p.m., you can join a Yala safari. It is an interesting and very popular experience among tourists, as Yala is the second-largest wildlife reservoir in Sri Lanka. It contains one of the highest leopard densities of any national park in the world. If you are lucky, you may spot leopards.

Stay overnight in Tissamaharama.

• Drive to Mirissa.

• On the way, you can see the Hummanaya blowhole and a turtle hatchery. The Hummanaya blowhole pumps seawater up to 40 feet through a natural hole between two close rocks and sprays water into the sky.

Stay the night in Mirissa.

• The dolphins and whale-watching tour begins at 6:00 a.m.

• Drive to the world heritage site of Galle Fort, built by the Portuguese and reconstructed during the Dutch period.

You can stay the night at Hikkaduwa.

• See the coral reefs and enjoy scuba diving and snorkelling under the safety supervision of well-experienced professionals. The Hikkaduwa coastal area is most suitable for surfing from November to April.

• In the evening, enjoy a Madhu River boat safari and get natural fish therapy for self-relaxation.

Stay the night at Bentota.

There are no itinerary plans today; you will be dropped back at the airport according to your flight departure time.