15 Days in Sri Lanka

Once you arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport, you will meet a representative from “Travel Nexus” who chauffeurs the entire tour. Then, you will be driven to a Hotel in Negambo where you can spend the rest of this day at your leisure and stay overnight.

After having breakfast in the hotel, the visit to Pinnawala will start. At Pinnawala you can watch elephants in the orphanage where the orphaned and injured elephants are being looked after. It is recommended to leave early from the hotel to visit Pinnawala, so that, you will be able to watch baby elephants being milk fed and elephants bathing in the river. Afterwards, you will be traveled to Sigiriya where you can check in at a hotel and spend overnight

After having breakfast, you will be taken to visit Sigiriya rock fortress, one of Sri Lanka’s most fascinating UNESCO world heritage sites. Here, you will get the chance to climb to the summit of the rock fortress built by the maverick Sinhalese King, Kasyapa, to enjoy the spectacular view. In afternoon, you will be taken to visit a traditional village in Habarana where you can observe the real traditional Sri Lankan village life, engaging in some activities with folks to gain experience, riding a Bullock cart around the village and rowing a traditional boat. Then, you can go back to the hotel and stay overnight.

On this day, firstly you will checkout from the hotel after having breakfast, to have another hike to the Pidurangala rock, which has a cave temple that was first used as a Buddhist monastery. It is believed to date back to the reign of King Kasyapa before the first and second centuries. Once you get to the top of this rock, you will enjoy the magnificent view of the surrounding area and Sigiriya. Afterwards, you will be checked into a hotel in Habarana. There you can enjoy some relaxing time by the hotel poolside, explore the surroundings by walking or have a soothing body treatment from an Ayurvedic Centre and spend the night.

After having breakfast, you will check out of the hotel and then will be headed to the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, which was once the capital of early Ceylon during the prosperous medieval kingdom. Here you will see the well-preserved ancient ruins and excavations of temples, royal palaces, museums…etc. which demonstrate great Sri Lankan architecture. At the end of the day, you will spend the night again in the hotel in Habarana.

On this day, once you have an early breakfast from the hotel you will checkout from it to visit Dambulla where the Golden Rock Temple is situated. This is the famous cave temple in Dambulla which has a rock ceiling with a sweep of colorful frescos that depict Buddhist mythology and tales of previous incarnations of the Lord Buddha. Then you will leave Dambulla to reach Kandy via Matale and on your way, you can visit some spice gardens too. Once you reach Kandy, you will spend the overnight in a hotel in Kandy.

After having breakfast from the hotel, you will visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalanda Maligawa). Then you can have a city tour in Kandy and spend some time doing shopping. Afterwards, you will have an entertaining evening when you can enjoy a dazzling Sri Lankan Cultural show. Then you will spend the night in the same hotel in Kandy.

On the following day, firstly you will have breakfast and check out from the hotel in Kandy to travel deeper into the tea-growing hill country of Nuwara Eliya where you can enjoy the picturesque view of green mountains. On your way there, you will get the chance to visit a Tea Factory from where popular Sri Lankan Tea is made. The rest of this day will be spent at your leisure, and you will stay overnight in a hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

After breakfast from the hotel, you will explore the “Little England”, the town of Nuwara Eliya, by having a nice walk around the streets and you can also visit the Hakgala Botanical Garden which houses an exotic collection of roses and ferns. Then you will spend the night in the hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

This will be the day when you will be headed to Yala via Ella. The enroute includes the visit of Nine Arch Bridge and Rawana waterfalls. At the end of the day, you will check into a hotel in Yala where you will stay overnight.

On this day you will get the chance to explore the wildlife in Sri Lanka after having the breakfast from hotel. You will be taken on a game-drive in a open-sided safari vehicle in Yala National Park where you can observe leopards, elephants and crocodiles and many endemic bird species in their homes made of forest, grassland and lagoons. After the safari, you will spend the overnight in the hotel in Yala.

After breakfast, you will check out from the hotel and will be driven towards the western coast of Sri Lanka. The enroute will include a visit to Galle Fort and a Turtle Hatchery. In the afternoon you will be checked into one of the most popular beach resorts which is situated in the western stretch of beaches in Sri Lanka. Here, you will relax and enjoy the rest of the day, which you will deserve and will spend the night.

You can spend these days at your leisure, feeling the warmth of the “Golden Sandy beach” by the resort.

You can spend these days at your leisure, feeling the warmth of the “Golden Sandy beach” by the resort.

This day will be the end of your whole tour, on which you will be safely driven back to the Airport.