14 Day Sri-Lanka Highlights Tour

14 Days Round trip from Minuwangoda-Gampaha-Miriswatta Rd Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Yala National Park, area of forest, grassland and lagoons
02 Go to Minneriya National Park, a small park that has limited wildlife
03 Visit Polonnaruwa Museum, the only museum to visit in the city

Sign up for ancient cities, tea-growing hills, natural wildlife parks, pristine ocean beaches and a collection of fine accommodation thrills which are a fusion of chic, classic and character. The speciality of this tour is that it can be customized, giving the travellers a chance to enjoy the highlights of the tour at their own pace.

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 14 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Galle, Kandy, Dambulla, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Yala National Park, Minneriya National Park, Habarana, Unawatuna, Koggala, Gampola

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Arrival

Step into the welcoming atmosphere of Sri Lanka, and transfer to Wallawwa, a refurbished colonial bungalow in Kotugoda. The 14-roomed peaceful haven is ready for relaxation.

Day 02

Sigiriya, Dambullas Buddhist Cave Temples

Explore lion rock of Sigiriya, Dambulla's Buddhist Cave Temples and the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa.

Day 03

Polonnaruwa Museum- Minneriya National Park

Pay a visit to Polonnaruwa Museum.
Safari at Minneriya National Park.

Day 04

Exploring Habarana

Go for an adventurous elephant safari at Habarana and be taken on an elephant back through a jungle trek and across shallow waters.

Day 05

Kandy

Spend the day at the hill capital checking in at the Ellerton Lodge, which is a plantation bungalow in Gampola.

Day 06

Exploring Kandy

Days will be filled with travelling around the small lakeside city of Kandy, experiencing the ancient Kandyan heritage, visiting of the Temple of the Tooth relic and participating in cultural events.

Day 07

Tea Growing Highlands

Travel on into Sri Lanka's tea-growing highlands.
Stay two nights at the Heritance Tea Factory.
Pluck own tea from the nearby Hethersett Estate and process it at the hotel's own miniature tea factory. The reception was once the drier room, the sifting and packing rooms now house a highly-recommended restaurant and bar.
Enjoy a five-course meal with an infusion of Western and Eastern influences in the Tea Factory's fine-dining restaurant, a restored railway carriage.

Day 08

Tea-growing Highlands

Stay the second night at the Heritance Tea Factory and explore the tea-growing highlands.

Day 09

Yala National Park

Head southeast to the Yala National Park.
En-route visit Buduruvagala to see Sri Lanka's tallest rock-cut Buddha statue (51 ft. in height) and other Mahayana Buddhist statues that date back to the 8th-century AD.
In the afternoon check into Chaaya Wild, a luxurious game lodge bordering Yala National Park.

Day 10

Yala National Park

Explore Yala National Park, a huge area of forest, grassland and lagoons bordering the Indian Ocean.

Day 11

Galle

Travel along the beautiful south coast to the quaint fishing village of Koggala just a few minutes away from this historic city of Galle.
Stay four nights at the Fortress, a small seaside boutique hotel located on an idyllic stretch of beach.

Day 12

Exploring Galle

Experience the beautiful sandy beaches, turquoise seas, rural fishing villages and the southern heritage.

Day 13

Play Water Sports at Galle

Check out exciting water sports activities such as sailing, fishing, coastal cruises, river trips, sea kayaking, snorkelling and boating activities to the South coast.

Day 14

Hidden Highlights of Galle

Explore the headland of Unawatuna Bay is Rhumassala Temple. With beautiful views stretching out over the Indian Ocean, a walk around the headland near the temple is very special.
Walk through hidden villages and verdant jungle valleys, famed for the natural medicinal herbs.
Visit Jungle Beach, a little known and secluded beach.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Minuwangoda-Gampaha-Miriswatta Rd 11 cities · 14 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Accommodation on HB basis (Breakfast and Dinner)
Transportation in an A/C Car (Up to 2 Pax)
A/C and microvan (3 - 06 Pax)
Airport transfers
English speaking naturalist chauffeur Sri Lankan guide
Entrance tickets for all activities mentioned above
Jeeps for safaris where mentioned
Government taxes

Know before you go

Travel is a great source to accumulate knowledge, and be exposed to diversified cultures, values and peoples. Therefore during the total stay at Vil Uyana, which is an eco-friendly boutique hotel, explore the cultural triangle of Sri Lanka that includes some of the fascinating UNESCO Heritage sites out of the total in eight in Sri Lanka.
The Heritance Tea Factory was once exactly that before it was painstakingly converted into a four-star resort and arguably the finest hotel in the highlands.
Yala National Park, with a total protected area of 126,768 hectares, consists of scrub plains, lagoons and rocky sections and offers the broadest cross-section of the country's flora and fauna. In terms of game-viewing, this is probably the best place to see all of the 'big three': elephant, leopard and water buffalo.
Chaaya Wild is an appealing, eco-friendly game lodge scattered over 10 acres of scrub jungle bordering Yala National Park and the secluded south-east beaches. An atmosphere of rustic chic and excellent management make this 4-star property, upgraded from its former guise as Yala Village, the best accommodation in the area.
Based at Mirissa Harbour, Mirissa Water Sports offers exciting water sports activities such as sailing, fishing, coastal cruises, river trips, sea kayaking, snorkelling and boating activities for visitors to the South coast. Mirissa Water Sports is a charitable organization helping to generate employment for the youth from the tsunami-affected coastal areas.

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