See Sri Lanka Anew

Tour overview

Duration

8 days, 7 nights

6 destinations

Bentota, Nuwara Eliya, Negombo +3 more

Tour starts

Sri Lanka

Tour highlights

Sri Lanka is home to a variety of rivers that offer scenic beauty and opportunities for rafting, fishing, and boat rides, and provide water for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.

Kandy, Sri Lanka is known for its rich cultural heritage, natural beauty, famous Temple of the Tooth Relic, traditional Kandyan dances, and scenic hills and tea plantations.

Sri Lanka boasts a diverse range of beaches, from the palm-fringed shores to the quieter stretches of sand, offering visitors a chance to relax, swim, surf, and indulge in water sports activities.

1. Day 1

   Arrival

   

   • Meet and assist on arrival at the airport by a local ground representative. A traditional Sri Lanka welcome marks the start of your magnificent journey, drive to leave for Negombo. Arrive in Negombo and check in at your hotel for an overnight stay.
2. Day 2

   Negombo - Dambulla - Sigiriya

   

   • After early breakfast, we will proceed to Dambulla and visit Dambulla Cave Temple (Golden Temple) which has the largest number of Buddha statues. After that, proceed to Sigiriya Rock Fortress. Sigiriya is home to the 5th-century “Fortress in the Sky’ which is perhaps the most fantastic single wonder of the island. On its summit is a beautiful palace and gardens complete with a swimming pool. On one of the staircases, the only known ancient work of Sinhala secular painting survived in the form of frescoes of life-sized damsels in all the freshness. After the tour, have an overnight stay at the hotel.
3. Day 3

   Dambulla - Matale - Kandy

   

   • After breakfast, depart to Kandy. En-route, visit the Spice Gardens of Sri Lanka are among the best on the island. You will be introduced to different spices and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed. Kandy including Upper Lake Drive, Market Square, Arts & Crafts Centre, Gem Museum Kandy the hill capital, and the venue of the annual Perahera. Thereafter, visit the famous Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is considered Sri Lanka’s most prized possession, followed by a Cultural Dance Show. Overnight stay at the hotel
4. Day 4

   Kandy - Nuwara Eliya

   

   • After breakfast, proceed to the train station going to Nuwara Eliya. On arrival in Nuwara Eliya, enjoy the "Tea Experience”, which involves a visit to a tea plantation to observe tea making process. Nuwara Eliya the ‘Little England’ of Sri Lanka, is set against beautiful backdrops of Mountains, Valleys, Waterfalls, and Tea Plantations. All around Nuwara Eliya, you will see evidence of the British influence, houses like country cottages or Queen Ann-style mansions. Victoria Park is a must-go destination in the town, famous for natural sights and rare bird species and rare bird species, and an ideal place for bird watchers. In Nuwara Eliya, you can have fresh strawberries and delicious jam on its strawberry farm.
5. Day 5

   Nuwara Eliya - Bentota

   

   • After breakfast, (Optional tour to Worlds End) proceed to tour. The Horton Plains plateau comes to a sudden end at World’s End, a stunning escarpment that plunges 880m. The 9.5km round trip takes a leisurely three hours. Unless you get there early, the view from World’s End is often obscured by mist, particularly during the rainy season from April to September. Depart for Beach Resort and check in at a hotel.
6. Day 6

   Bentota - Galle - Bentota

   

   • After breakfast, proceed to Galle Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is protected by 12 bastions and connecting ramparts. Buildings of interest include the Dutch Reformed Church, All Saints Church, Amangalla Hotel
   • (formerly the New Oriental Hotel), and the lighthouse and bell tower. Visit a maze of narrow roads lined with small houses and shops with Dutch names stills remain.
   • Take a speedboat ride down the beautiful Madu River, a wonderful way to take a closer look at this complex wetland ecosystem; a world heritage site protected by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is one of the last wetlands in Sri Lanka to contain a pristine mangrove forest. Journey past massive mangrove forests, and glide under the canopy of the forest tunnels as they curve playfully towards the watercourse. Take in the unique biodiversity of the Madu River and its surrounding islands that boasts hundreds of birds, plants, fish, and animals. Afterward, overnight stay at a beach resort.
7. Day 7

   Bentota - Colombo - Airport

   

   • After breakfast, proceed to Colombo. Enroute to visit a Turtle Hatchery. The Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery (Sanctuary) is a must-see when in the Southern province of Sri Lanka. You may walk around the huge tanks with hatchlings and turtles of various sizes before they are released into the sea. You maybe be able to be part of the turtle release after sunset. Afterward, depart for the capital city of Sri Lanka, Colombo, a drive through the city takes you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens, Visit Fort, the former British administrative center and military garrison, Sea Street, where is also a Hindu Temple with elaborate stone carvings. Also, visit the BMICH and see Avukana Buddha & the Independence Square replica. Colombo is increasingly becoming a popular shopping destination in Asia, from buzzing bazaars to stylish boutique outlets. In the evening, enjoy a Sri Lankan Lagoon Crab Dinner, and after will be the drop off at the airport.
8. Day 8

   End of Tour

   

   • Arrival in Singapore

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