11-Day Sri Lanka Cultural Tour with Adam's Peak and Yala Safari

Pick up from the airport and drive to Negombo. Visit the famous fish market and relax on the beach. Overnight stay at Goldi Sands or a similar hotel in Negombo.

Visit Polonnaruwa, the former capital of Sri Lanka for about 200 years. You can visit the archaeological museum, royal palace, audience hall, swimming pool, sacred quadrangle, Shiva Devale, Pabalu Vehera, Rankot Vihara, Kiri Vihara, the Buddha statue at Lankatilaka, and the Buddha figures at Gal Vihara.

Overnight stay at Hotel Sudu Araliya or a similar hotel in Polonnaruwa.

Drive to Sigiriya. Remarkable tourist activities in Sigiriya include a village tour to experience ancient village life and day-to-day activities, including oxen cart rides, catamaran rides, a walk through the paddy fields, a cookery demonstration of traditional Sri Lankan foods, and a traditional meal.

You can dedicate the whole evening to visiting the eighth world wonder, the Sigiriya royal palace. You will witness marvellous landscapes, irrigation technology, and the aesthetic abilities of ancient Sinhalese culture. Overnight stay at EKHO Sigiriya or a similar hotel in Sigiriya.

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. Altogether, more than 4,000 varieties can be seen here.

Then head to the viewpoint of Kandy. Enjoy a Kandyan dancing event in the evening between 5.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. Finally, visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic. Lord Buddha's most sacred molar tooth is placed in seven golden caskets under a golden ceiling. Overnight stay at Hotel Suisse or a similar hotel in Kandy.

Drive to Adam's Peak. Another world heritage and multi-religious place in Sri Lanka, this isolated mountain peak rises 7,359 feet above sea level. Adam's Peak is one of the most sacred, highly valued, and attractive places among local and foreign tourists. The season begins on the full moon Poya day in December and ends on the full moon Poya day in May. It is not easy to climb the rock during the weekend because it is too crowded with local pilgrims.

You can start the journey in the evening or at midnight to avoid the heat of the sun during the daytime. Sunrise is another amazing sight that can be seen from the top of the hill, and the temperature is less than 15 c0. Therefore, make sure to pack warm clothes and equipment according to your needs. Stay overnight at the top of the mountain. The allocated hotel is Heaven Hills or a similar hotel.

In the morning, after seeing the sunrise, come back to the hotel. In the evening, drive to Ella. Overnight stay at Ellas Edge Resort or a similar hotel in Ella.

Drive to Tissamaharama. Soon after passing Ella, you can see the wonderful Ravana Ella waterfall. Ravana Ella is the widest fall in Sri Lanka and is very attractive.

By 2.00 p.m., you can join the Yala safari. It is an exciting and very popular event among tourists, as Yala is the second-largest wildlife reserve 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. Overnight stay at EKHO Safari or a similar hotel in Tissamaharama.

Drive to Unawatuna. 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 closely set rocks and splashes water into the sky. Overnight stay at Thaproban Beach House or a similar hotel in Unawatuna.

Drive to Mirissa. The dolphin and whale watching tour begins at 6.00 a.m., and you will need to spend nearly 4 hours on it. Next, you can see stilt fishing and then 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.

First, go to 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, you can enjoy a Madhu riverboat safari and natural fish therapy for relaxation. Overnight stay at Hotel Wunder Bar or a similar hotel in Bentota.

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