11-Day Sri Lanka Heritage and Adventure Tour with Yala Safari

• Get picked up from the airport and then drive to Negombo.
• See the fish market and relax on the beach.

Stay overnight in Negombo.

• You will be taken to Polonnaruwa, which was the capital of Sri Lanka for about 200 years. Later, the kingdom was transferred to Dambadeniya, and Polonnaruwa was conquered by the Indian king Kalinga Magha.
• You can visit the Archaeological Museum, the Royal Palace, Audience Hall, Sacred Quadrangle, Shiva Devale, Pabalu Vehera, Rankot Vihara, Kiri Vihara, the Buddha statue at Lankatilaka, and the Buddha figures at Gal Vihara. It normally takes 5-6 hours to visit the entire kingdom in Polonnaruwa.

Stay overnight 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 paddy fields, a cookery demonstration of traditional Sri Lankan foods, and a traditional meal.
• You can dedicate the whole evening to visiting the world wonder of Sigiriya Royal Palace. You will witness the marvellous landscapes, irrigation technology, and aesthetic abilities of ancient Sinhalese culture.

Stay overnight there.

• Drive to Kandy and visit the largest royal botanical garden, covered with colourful flowering plants, herbal plants, endemic and epidemic plant species, and palm family trees. More than 4,000 varieties can be seen here.
• Then you will be heading to the viewpoint of Kandy.
• Enjoy the Kandyan dancing event in the evening between 5.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m.
• Finally, visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic. The most sacred molar tooth of Lord Buddha is placed in seven golden caskets under a golden ceiling.

Spend the night in Kandy.

• Drive to Adam's Peak, another World Heritage and multi-religious place in Sri Lanka. It is an isolated mountain peak of 7,359 feet above sea level. Adam's Peak is another sacred, highly valued, and attractive place among local and foreign tourists. The season begins from the full moon on Poya Day in December and ends on the full moon Poya Day in May. It is not easy to climb the rock during weekends 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 daytime sun. Sunrise is another amazing sight that can be seen from the top of the hill, and the temperature is less than 15 Celsius. Therefore, make sure to pack warm clothes and equipment according to your needs.

Stay overnight on top of the mountain.

• In the morning, witness a magical sunrise and return to the hotel.
• In the evening, drive to Ella and stay overnight there.

• Drive to Tissamaharama.
• You can see the wonderful Rawana Ella waterfall soon after passing Ella. Rawana Ella is the widest fall in Sri Lanka and is especially attractive by 2.00 p.m.
• After that, you can join the Yala safari. It is an interesting and popular event among tourists, as Yala is the second-largest wildlife reservoir in Sri Lanka. It contains one of the highest densities of leopard population in a national park in the world. If you are lucky, you can also catch a glimpse of leopards.

Stay overnight in Tissamaharama.

• 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.

Stay the night in 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 drive to the World Heritage site of Galle Fort, built by the Portuguese and reconstructed during the Dutch period.

You will stay the night at 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 the Madhu riverboat safari and get natural fish therapy for relaxation.

Stay the night at Bentota.

• You will be dropped off at the airport according to your flight departure time.