10-Day Sri Lanka Island Tour with Yala Safari and Mirissa Whales

• Land at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, where you will meet your tour representative and receive a garland of flowers.
• Proceed to Habarana.
• Check in to a hotel in Sigiriya and enjoy the rest of the day relaxing at your leisure.

The duration of the travel is 4 hours.

• Visit the sacred city of Anuradhapura. Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, famous for its well-preserved ruins of an ancient Sri Lankan civilization. The city, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the center of Theravada Buddhism for many centuries.
• Go to Thuparamaya, considered to be the first pagoda built in Sri Lanka, which enshrines the collarbone of Lord Buddha. You will also visit Lovamahapaya, also known as the Brazen Palace, located between the Ruwanvaliseya and Sri Maha Bodhiya.
• Make your way to Mihintale, a mountain peak near Anuradhapura. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of the meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa, which inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.

Overnight at the same hotel in Sigiriya. The duration of the travel is 6 hours.

• Visit and climb the famous Sigiriya Rock Fortress.
• Stroll through the medieval capital of Polonnaruwa. Polonnaruwa is the second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms. The ancient city of Polonnaruwa remains one of the best-planned archaeological relic cities in the country, standing as testimony to the discipline and greatness of the kingdom's first rulers, and has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Overnight at the same hotel in Sigiriya. The duration of the travel is 6 hours.

• Leave for Kandy.
• Stop by the Dambulla Rock Cave Temple on the way.
• Explore a spice garden and a batik factory before arriving in Kandy, where you will check in to the hotel.
• Enjoy a performance of Kandyan dance and visit the Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic).

Overnight stay at a hotel in Kandy. The duration of the travel is 5 hours.

• Go on a tour of the city of Kandy and enjoy souvenir shopping.

Overnight at the same hotel in Kandy. The duration of the travel is 4 hours.

• Visit the Royal Botanical Garden before continuing to Nuwara Eliya.
• Stop at a tea factory en route. Afterwards, visit Victoria Park and Gregory Lake.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Nuwara Eliya. The duration of the travel is 5 hours.

• Depart for Tissamaharama.
• Visit the 26-foot (8-meter) Ravana waterfalls on the way. Check in at the hotel, and then leave for a jeep safari in Yala National Park in the mid-afternoon.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Tissamaharama. The duration of the travel is 8 hours.

• Transfer to Mirissa.
• Visit the Hambantota Salterns and the Stilt Fisherman at Weligama en route, followed by Galle Fort.

Overnight stay at a hotel in Mirissa. The duration of the travel is 8 hours.

• Go on a whale and dolphin watching tour for 3.5-4 hours. Whale and dolphin watching in Mirissa is one of the most thrilling water activities in Sri Lanka. The warm waters around Sri Lanka are ideal for spotting blue whales, Bryde's whales, sperm whales, fin whales, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, and sometimes killer whales. Spinner dolphins, Risso's dolphins, and striped dolphins can also be seen.

Rest of the day at leisure on the beach and overnight stay at the same hotel in Mirissa.

• Depart for Bandaranaike International Airport in time to catch your flight.

The duration of the travel is 5 hours.