Tour Overwiew

Tour Highlights

Tour Itinerary

• DAY 1

  Katunayake Airport → Pinnawala (optional) → Dambulla

  ▸  Airport pickup at Bandaranaike International (CMB)

  ▸  Drive to Cultural Triangle — en-route: Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage (optional 1-hr detour)

  ▸  Late afternoon: Dambulla Cave Temple — five UNESCO-listed rock caves, over 150 gilded Buddha statues

  ▸  Check in to Sigiriya/Habarana boutique hotel — welcome dinner

• DAY 2

  Pidurangala Sunrise → Sigiriya Fortress → Minneriya Safari

  ▸  Pre-dawn: Pidurangala Rock sunrise hike — the most dramatic view of Sigiriya Lion Rock anywhere

  ▸  Morning: Sigiriya Rock Fortress climb — frescoes, Lion Paws, water gardens, summit panoramas (UNESCO)

  ▸  Afternoon: Minneriya National Park private jeep safari — elephant gathering (150-350 wild elephants)

  ▸  Evening: optional village cycle tour, paddy-field walk

• DAY 3

  Polonnaruwa Ancient City → Matale → Kandy

  ▸  Morning: Polonnaruwa Ancient City — Gal Vihara Buddhas, Vatadage, royal baths & palaces (UNESCO)

  ▸  Optional: Anuradhapura half-day extension (Sri Maha Bodhi, Ruwanwelisaya stupa — 2nd UNESCO ancient city)

  ▸  Afternoon drive to Kandy via Matale Spice Garden

  ▸  Evening: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (UNESCO) — evening puja ceremony, Kandy Lake walk

• DAY 4

  Peradeniya Gardens → Nuwara Eliya Tea Country → Ella by Scenic Train

  ▸  Morning: Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens — 147 acres, orchid glasshouse, cannonball trees

  ▸  Scenic highland drive: Ramboda Falls, Mackwoods Labookellie tea estate tasting

  ▸  Nuwara Eliya: Gregory Lake, colonial post office, local strawberry farms

  ▸  Optional: Horton Plains pre-dawn start — World’s End cliff & Baker’s Falls 9.5km loop

  ▸  Board Nanu Oya to Ella scenic train — world’s most beautiful railway through tea-draped mountains

  ▸  Ella arrival: Nine Arches Bridge at sunset, dinner at local café

• DAY 5

  Ella Rock · Little Adam's Peak · Ravana Falls → Yala

  ▸  Dawn: Little Adam’s Peak hike — panoramic Ella Gap views, misty valleys below

  ▸  Ella Rock trail (for active travellers — 3 hrs return, stunning island-wide views)

  ▸  Ravana Falls, Ravana Cave temple, local Ella village market exploration

  ▸  Afternoon drive to Yala/Tissamaharama (approx. 2.5 hrs) — overnight at safari lodge

• DAY 6

  Yala Leopard Safari → Mirissa Beach → Galle Dutch Fort

  ▸  Pre-dawn: Yala National Park safari — Sri Lanka’s highest leopard density national park

  ▸  Wildlife: Sri Lankan leopard, sloth bear, elephants, crocodiles, 200+ bird species

  ▸  Mid-morning: depart Yala, drive west along the southern coast

  ▸  Mirissa or Tangalle beach stop — fresh seafood lunch by the Indian Ocean

  ▸  Afternoon: Galle Dutch Fort — 17th-century UNESCO-listed fortified port city, galleries, cafés

  ▸  Sunset walk on Galle Fort ramparts — one of Sri Lanka’s most romantic golden-hour experiences

  ▸  Overnight: Galle/Unawatuna boutique coastal property

• DAY 7

  Unawatuna Beach → Koggala Lake → Bentota → Katunayake Airport

  ▸  Unawatuna Beach: morning swim in the jade-green bay, optional snorkelling on the coral reef

  ▸  En-route north: Koggala Lake boat safari (cinnamon island, mangroves, stilt fishermen)

  ▸  Bentota: optional jet ski, banana boat or Madu River mangrove safari

  ▸  Scenic coastal expressway return to Katunayake / Colombo Airport — drop-off at terminal

  ▸  Optional Colombo city extension: Gangaramaya Temple, Galle Face Green, Pettah Market

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