Sri Lanka · Safari

Highlight Sri Lanka 4N/5D

5 Days Round trip from Colombo Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy
  • 02 Explore the Royal Botanic Gardens and enjoy a Kandy city tour
  • 03 Experience Sri Lanka’s tea country and visit Seetha Amman Temple
  • 04 Spend time in Ella with Little Adams Peak and hill-country sightseeing
  • 05 Go on safari at Yala National Park
  • 06 Enjoy a Madu Ganga River safari by boat
  • 07 Discover Colombo’s historic and commercial landmarks
  • 08 Accommodation, breakfast, transport, and an English-speaking guide included

Discover Sri Lanka’s scenic hill country and coastal highlights on this 5-day journey through Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala, Bentota, and Colombo. Blending cultural landmarks, cool-climate landscapes, wildlife experiences, and city sightseeing, this itinerary offers a well-rounded introduction to the island.

Visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, explore tea country and the Seetha Amman Temple, enjoy time in Ella and the surrounding highlands, then continue for a safari at Yala National Park. Round out the trip with a Madu Ganga River safari and a city tour of Colombo before your departure.

Discover Sri Lanka’s scenic hill country and coastal highlights on this 5-day journey through Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala, Bentota, and Colombo.

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, Kandy, Bentota, Haputale, Ella, Nuwara Eliya, Yala National Park, Bandarawela, Beruwala
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

05 Nights Tour (IND M)

DAY 01 - Airport to Kandy

  • Meet and Greet at the Airport
  • Proceed to Kandy
  • Visit Royal Botanic Gardens
  • Visit Temple of Tooth in Kandy
  • Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha.
  • Evening Kandy City Tour
  • Overnight at the Hotel in Kandy

DAY 02 - Kandy to Nuwara Eliya To Ella

  • Breakfast at Hotel
  • Visit a tea factory
  • where you will not only enjoy a cup of freshly brewed Ceylon tea but will also have the opportunity to witness the intricacies involved in its manufacturing process. By late afternoon
  • Reach Nuwara Eliya, the “city above the clouds” at 1980m above sea level.
  • A golf course, race course for horse racing, English country style cottages and planters bungalows are all witnesses of its colonial past.
  • Visit Sita Amman Temple in Nuwara Eliya
  • Check in at hotel
  • Overnight at Hotel

DAY 03 - Ella

  • Breakfast at the Hotel
  • Visit Little Adams peak,
  • Sightseeing in Bandarawela, Haputale area
  • Relax at the cool climate
  • Overnight at Hotel in Ella

DAY 04 - Ella to Bentota

  • Breakfast at Hotel
  • Proceed to Bentota via Yala, Safari at Yala National Park
  • Reach Bentota by afternoon
  • Overnight at Hotel

DAY 05 - Bentota/ Beruwala to Airport via Colombo

  • Breakfast at Hotel
  • Proceed to Colombo
  • Madu Ganga River safari,
  • A boat excursion is the best way to navigate and enjoy what's on offer at Madu ganaga, a stretch of lake with almost placid water dotted with many islets. You can visit an island with a Buddhist monastery, where the friendly young monks will show you a 150-year-old book made of palm leaves and how they cook on cinnamon wood on an open fire.
  • City tour of Colombo
  • commencing with a visit to the Fort and the Pettah commercial hub with offices and shopping areas located amidst oldest colonial hotel GOH. It has a fantastic view of the Colombo harbor, lighthouse with clock tower (older than Big Ben in London) close to the president’s house and old parliament. 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
  • Proceed to airport with lingering memories of your trip to Sri Lanka

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Colombo 9 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Accommodation at 3 Star & 4 Star Hotels with Breakfast
  • Transportation in a Comfortable A/C Vehicle
  • English speaking guide for the entire tours
  • Guide Accommodation & Meals
  • Mineral Water Bottle
  • All Government Tax & Charges

What's Not Included

  • Usage of guide beyond mentioned timings or anything beyond the itinerary
  • 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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