Itinerary

1. Day 1: Airport - Negombo

   • Meet the tour guide upon arrival in Sri Lanka, and transfer by air-conditioned vehicle to a hotel in Negombo.
   • Spend the rest of the day at your leisure.

   Overnight stay in Negombo.

   Approximately: 20 minutes / 17 Km

2. Day 2: Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage - Sigiriya

   • Have an early breakfast and travel to Sri Lanka’s cultural triangle via Elephant Orphanage, an institution that has been looking after orphaned or injured elephants that would otherwise have surely died. (If you leave the hotel early, then you can watch the elephants bathe in the river after the youngest babies are milk fed.)
   • After lunch, you will leave for the cultural triangle and check in at a hotel in Sigiriya.

   Overnight stay in Sigiriya.

   Approximately: 3 hours & 20 minutes / 146 Km

3. Day 3: Polonnaruwa - Minneriya National Park

   • Have breakfast at the hotel, travel to Polonnaruwa, and visit Polonnaruwa cultural sites. Polonnaruwa was the capital of Sri Lanka from the 11th to the 13th century AD. This ancient city is today one of the most beautiful centres of the island’s cultural heritage. In its prime, the city housed hundreds of thousands of people inside its 3/ Miles strong encircling walls.
   • Visit a forest Buddhist monastery in the evening. 
   • Take a jeep safari through the Minneriya National Park, looking for elephants, deer, peacocks, boars, and many kinds of birds.

   Overnight stay at a hotel in Sigiriya.

4. Day 4: Sigiriya - Habarana

   • Enjoy a relaxing morning at the hotel poolside or explore the surroundings by walking or have a relaxing massage from an Ayurveda center.

   Overnight stay in Sigiriya.

   Approximately: 3 hours & 10minutes / 168 Km

5. Day 5: Sigiriya - Matale - Kandy

   • Have breakfast, check out from the hotel and leave to visit Sigiriya rock fortress, one of Sri Lanka’s most fascinating UNESCO World Heritage Sites. No matter how often you climb to the summit of this one-time hilltop fortress of the maverick Sinhalese king, Kassapa, the pleasure barely diminishes because of the abandoned spectacular views at the summit.
   • Afterwards, travel to Kandy, another fascinating city in Sri Lanka. En route, visit a spice garden in Matale.

   Overnight stay hotel in Kandy.

   Approximately: 2 hours & 30 minutes / 90 Km

6. Day 6: Kandy

   • Enjoy your breakfast; you will have a city tour of Kandy and visit the Temple of the Tooth. Spend some leisure time shopping.
   • Get entertained with a spectacular Sri Lankan cultural show in the evening.

   Overnight stay in Kandy.

   Approximately: 1 hour &14 minutes / 39 Km

7. Day 7: Nuwara Eliya

   • Have breakfast and today, you will explore “Little England” with the option to walk around the streets.
   • Visit the Haggala Botanical Gardens.

   Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya.

   Approximately: 2 hours & 30 minutes / 76 Km

8. Day 8: Nuwara Eliya

   • Have a tasty breakfast. Today, you will travel deeper into the tea-growing hills and have the option to wind through the mountains with magnificent views.
   • En route to Nuwara Eliya, you will visit a factory of the popular Sri Lankan tea. Rest of the day at your leisure.

   Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya.

   Approximately: 30 minutes / 25 Km

9. Day 9: Ella - Yala

   • Have breakfast and will travel to Yala. En route, visit Ella gap and Ravana waterfall.

   Overnight stay in Yala.

   Approximately: 4 hours & 40 minutes / 156 Km

10. Day 10: Yala National Park

    • Go for a game drive to Yala early morning, one of the island’s most popular wildlife parks where you could see almost all the animals found in Sri Lanka.

    Overnight stay in Yala.

    Approximately: 5 hours & 50 minutes / 90 Km

11. Day 11: Galle - Bentota

    • Have breakfast and leave for Bentota. En route, visit the Galle Dutch Fortress. Galle is an ancient city which is now a modern and buzzing town today. It was the most important sea port way back in history, where the sea-faring merchants arrived to trade and barter. This is also where the Portuguese first set foot in the year 1505 and built a fortress, which was later captured and fortified by the Dutch. The fortress is one of the best preserved on the island. A visit to the fortress and watching the sunset from the rampart is an unforgettable experience. The oldest Protestant church in the country, called the ‘Groote Kirk’, built by the Dutch, is located inside the Fort. It is situated close to New Oriental Hotel, also built by them as the Governor’s Residence in 1684.
    • Go for a boat ride in the Madu River.

    Overnight stay in Bentota.

    Approximately: 3 hours & 10 minutes / 209 Km

12. Day 12: Beach Vacation

    • Have a beach day. You will have many choices for spending your time. You may leisurely stroll on the golden beaches, enthralled in the magical atmosphere or laze on a sundeck reading a book of your choice and sipping a cool fresh tropical fruit drink of pineapple, mango or banana.
    • Go for water sports, like water skiing, windsurfing, snorkelling or cutting through the choppy on a jet water scooter and much more.

    Overnight stay in Bentota.

13. Day 13: Enjoy Another Day on Beach

    • Have another full day of beach fun!

14. Day 14: Engage in Water Sports in Bentota

    • Spend your last day in Sri Lanka trying adventurous water sports (or spend the day as you wish).

15. Day 15: Colombo

    • Travel to Colombo. You will have a city tour in Colombo. Colombo city is the capital of Sri Lanka; it is the largest city and main port of Sri Lanka. It is also the commercial and financial center of Sri Lanka. A bustling metropolis, the city, is an attractive blend of old and new. It has the lazy charm of the bygone era combined with the verve and vivaciousness of a modern city.
    • Visit the important places in the capital city of Colombo, such as the Parliament, Gangarama Temple, Independence Square, Galle Face Green, the museum and the World Trade Center.
    • Transfer to the airport on time for the flight.