This 7-day Sri Lanka tour gives you a complete picture of Sri Lanka, from historical temples, rural villages, endangered mangrove forests, pristine beaches, wildlife parks, and scenery with waterfalls, mountains, and tea gardens in the hill country. Make an off-road jeep ride at Yala National Park and witness elusive leopards, bears, and elephants. The tour ends with an overnight stay at the popular West Coast Beach Resort, giving you time to relax.
Day 1: Colombo-Sigiriya
Meet your driver and proceed to your hotel in Sigiriya. Visit Dambulla Golden Temple and witness hundreds of ancient Buddha statues and paintings. Later, check-in at the hotel and leisure. In the afternoon, experience the perfect setting of an ancient rural village while attending a cooking class and making a catamaran boat ride.
Day 2: Sigiriya-Polonnaruwa
After a leisurely breakfast, climb the Sigiriya rock fortress and see the site of the palace of King Kassapa. Today, you can see his swimming pool, granite throne, and other ancient constructions. Later, proceed to Polonnaruwa and take the city tour. A 3-hour city tour gives you the opportunity to witness temples, Buddha statues, gardens, the king's place, and many other important monuments.
Day 3: Sigiriya-kandy
After a leisurely breakfast, proceed to the hotel in Kandy. En route, visit a spice garden. In the afternoon, visit Kandy City and take a walking tour, visit the temple of the tooth relic, Peradeniya botanical garden, and witness the Kandyan cultural show.
Day 4: Kandy-Nuwara eliya
After an early morning breakfast, head to Kandy railway station and board the train to Nuwara Eliya. The hill country train journey lasts about 4 hours and is one of the most scenic train trips in the world. Immerse yourself in the captivating mountain scenery along the way. Later, visit tea plantations and a tea factory and the Nuwara Eliya city tour follows.
Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya.
Day 5: Nuwara Eliya-Yala
After breakfast, head to the South Coast Wildlife Park, Yala National Park, and, en route, stop at Ravana Waterfalls and Sita Amman Temple. In the afternoon, go on an off-road jeep safari at Yala National Park and witness a large number of wild animals, such as leopards, elephants, crocodiles, sloth bears, wild buffaloes, etc.
Overnight stay in Yala
Day 6: Yala-Bentota
After a leisurely breakfast, leave for the hotel in Bentota. en-route walking tour of Galle Fort and a slow-boat ride along the Bentota River and mangrove lagoon in search of crocodiles, monitor lizards, monkeys and other wildlife.
Day 7: Bentota-Colombo
Leisurely breakfast and leave for Colombo. Your driver will drop you off at your hotel or the airport after your Colombo sightseeing tour. The Colombo sightseeing tour includes Gangarama Temple, Simamalaka, Viharamahadevi Park, Cinnamon Garden, Independence Memorial Hall, Galle Face Green, and the town hall.