10-Day Sri Lanka Sightseeing Tour with Safari and Whale Watching

• Pick up from the airport and drive to Sigiriya.

Overnight stay at EKHO Sigiriya or a similar hotel.

• Start the journey at 7:00 AM and visit the eighth wonder of the world, which contains huge walls, water canals, security guard rooms, natural stone arches, mirror stone, and the world-famous Sigiri paintings. It is an isolated rock kingdom more than 200 m in height. Spend 2.5 hours here.
• Your second destination is the Dambulla Cave Temple, the largest and best-preserved cave temple in Sri Lanka. The caves were converted into a temple complex by King Walagamba during the 1st century. There are about 153 Buddha statues and murals covering 2,100 square meters. You will need around one and a half hours to cover the entire temple complex.
• Travel to Kandy, enjoy a Kandyan dancing event in the evening between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM, and 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.

Overnight stay at Hotel Suisse or a similar hotel.

• Travel in and around Kandy city. Pickup at 7:00 AM from your hotel, then drive to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage to see milk feeding and elephant bathing. Visit the Royal Botanical Garden, which is filled with colourful flowering plants, herbal plants, endemic and epidemic plant species, and palm family trees. More than 4,000 varieties of plants can be seen here. Then, head to the viewpoint of Kandy.

Overnight stay at Hotel Suisse or a similar hotel.

• Travel to Kitulgala and enjoy water rafting. Enjoy water rafting in the Kelani River at Kitulgala with well-trained and experienced professionals to guide you. This incredible experience takes you through 5 km of still water and then 5 km of major and minor rapids.
• In the evening, drive to Nuwara Eliya.

Overnight stay at Daffodils Hotel or a similar hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

• Drive to Horton Plains, the highest plain in Sri Lanka, laid out as a 9 km circular walking track that takes 3-4 hours to complete. The World's End viewpoint is the most iconic place to visit, as you can see as far as Sri Lanka's south coast from here.
• Baker's Falls is another eye-catching sight. Then, proceed to your hotel in Ella. Little Adam's Peak is an attractive viewpoint for sunsets.

Overnight stay at Ellas Edge Resort or a similar hotel in Ella.

• Drive to Tissamaharama. You can see the wonderful Ravana Ella waterfall, which is the widest fall in Sri Lanka as well as one of the most attractive. By 1:30 PM, you can join a Yala safari, a popular event among tourists, as Yala is the second-largest wildlife reserve in Sri Lanka. It contains a higher density of leopard population than any national park in the world.

Overnight stay at EKHO Safari or a similar hotel in Yala.

• Drive to Mirissa. On your 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 splashes water into the sky.

Overnight stay at Thaproban Beach House or a similar hotel in Mirissa.

• The dolphin and whale-watching tour begins at 6:00 AM, and you will spend 4 hours here. Next, you can see stilt fishing and drive to the World Heritage Site of Galle Fort, built by the Portuguese and reconstructed during the Dutch period.

Overnight stay at Vibration Hotel or a similar hotel in Hikkaduwa.

• See the coral reefs and enjoy scuba diving and snorkelling under the supervision of well-experienced professionals. The Hikkaduwa coastal area is most suitable for surfing from November to April. In the evening, you can enjoy a Madhu riverboat safari and get natural fish therapy to relax.

Overnight stay at River Side Inn Fuji or a similar hotel in Bentota.

• No touring on this day; get dropped off at the airport.