Secrets of Sri Lanka
Overview
Highlights
- Discover past and present Colombo with a guided tour
- Climb the 1,144ft (349m) ancient fortress at Sigiriya
- Tuck into lunch overlooking paddy fields and a private spice garden
- Whip up a feast at a hands-on Sri Lankan cooking class
- Plunge down white-water rapids on a river rafting trip
- Experience the beautiful train journey from Nanuoya to Haputale
- Explore two national parks, home to wild elephants and leopards
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Trip includes
- One night eco-lodge accommodation
- Four nights boutique resort accommodation
- Six nights premium hotel accommodation
- Private and local transport
- 11 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 10 dinners
- Local Insider
- Colombo city tour
- Dodgy bar experience
- Cycling tour of Polonnaruwa Archaeological Site
- Game drive at Minneriya National Park and Yala National Park
- Galle Fort and Sigiriya Fortress entry
- Private spice garden visit
- Private cooking lesson
- White-water rafting
- Abseiling at Sandun Ella
- Scenic train journey
- Tea factory visit and tasting
- Guided hike around Ella
- Buduruwagala Temple visit
Itinerary
Accommodation: Jetwing Colombo Seven
Activities Included: Colombo city tour, Dodgy bar experience, Welcome dinner
Arrive at your Colombo hotel and drop your bags in your room. Kick-start your trip on the rooftop bar, where you'll be served a passion-frui...
Accommodation: Jetwing Lake
The next day, you’ll travel to Dambulla – one of the vertices of the Cultural Triangle and home to the best preserved cave temple in Sri Lanka, built more than 2,000 years ago. Here, you’ll check into a secluded boutique villa surrou...
Accommodation: Jetwing Lake
Activities Included: Cycling tour of Polonnaruwa Archaeological Site, Game drive at Minneriya National Park
After breakfast at the hotel, you’ll head to the ancient ruins of Polonnaruwa. Cycle or drive to see the finest carved...
Accommodation: Thilanka Hotel
Activities Included: Sigiriya Fortress entry, Private spice garden visit
Few attractions earn the title "wondrous" quite like Sigiriya, so you’ll need to start early today to beat the crowds. Climb the winding steps up the 3...
Accommodation: Thilanka Hotel
Activities Included: Private cooking lesson, Private dance lesson
Following a hearty breakfast, you’ll meet a local host. Hop in a tuk-tuk to the village market, where the host will talk you through the local produce, before...
Accommodation: Borderlands Eco Lodge
Activities Included: White-water rafting
You'll be checking out after breakfast, before a scenic drive through forest-clad hills to Kitulgala. Enjoy lunch in this rural setting; you'll then embark on a white-water raf...
Accommodation: Melheim Resort and Spa
Activities Included: Abseiling at Sandun Ella, Scenic train journey
The adventure continues today as you grab a packed breakfast and hit the trail early in your hiking boots. You’ll arrive at the Sandun Ella waterfal...
Accommodation: Melheim Resort and Spa
Activities Included: Tea factory visit and tasting, Guided hike around Ella
Optional Activities: Koththu cooking experience and lunch
Start your day with a visit to the Uva Halpewatte tea factory, where you’ll...
Activities Included: Buduruwagala Temple visit
After breakfast in the evergreen hills, you’ll travel south to the lakeside town of Tissa, on the edge of Yala National Park. On the way, you’ll stop at two towering waterfalls...
Accommodation: The Habitat
Activities Included: Game drive at Yala National Park, Galle Fort visit
You’ll depart the hotel at 5am sharp to arrive at the Yala National Park gates as they open. With one of the highest densities of leopards in the world – a...
Accommodation: The Habitat
Activities Included: Farewell dinner
Optional Activities: Whale-watching tour in Mirissa
Take advantage of a lie-in this morning. We can help you book a whale-watching tour, although a day spent between the pool and the ...
After breakfast, it’s time to pack your bags and say goodbye to your fellow travellers. Checkout is by 12pm. You can either extend your stay on the beach in Kosgoda or return to Colombo (transfers can be booked separately) to catch your flight home.
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