All Sri Lanka in one tour (the most popular sightseeing tour)
All Sri Lanka in one tour (the most popular sightseeing tour)
Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
Breakfasts and dinners according to the program!
Tour itinerary: Colombo (1 night) - Pinnawala - Polunnaruwa - Sigiriya (2 nights) - Dambula - Matale - Kandy (1 night) - Peradeniya - Ramboda - Nuwara Eliya (1 night) - Ella (1) - Yala (1 night) - Galle – beaches of the South/Colombo
Colombo, Elephant Orphanage, Little Adam's Peak, Galle Fort and Kandy on the program!
Tour dates: every Saturday 2022-2023
Tour program:
Day 1. Arrival in Colombo. |
Arrival at Colombo airport, meeting with the guide and transfer to the hotel. Some free time to relax, and then - a tour of Colombo - the actual capital of the island and its main commercial center. According to the program, we have a colonial center, where the architecture of Portugal, England, and Holland is mixed. We will also pay attention to the religious shrines of the city and visit the Hindu temple dedicated to the god of war Skanda and the Buddhist temple of Gangarama. |
Day 2. Colombo - Pinnawala - Sigiriya - Polunnaruwa (310 km - 7 hours on the road) |
In the morning after breakfast we go to Sigiriya, check into a hotel and explore Polunnaruwa. But on the way, according to the plan, we still have Pinnawala. There, on the banks of the Maha Oya River, an orphanage for orphaned and injured elephants was established in 1975. Currently, the orphanage has become the largest in the world, it contains and protects about 90 orphan elephants, of which 60 are newborns. Pinnawala is a unique place where you can not only watch elephants bathing in the river, but also wash them and feed them fruits. And babies - milk. |
Day 3. Sigiriya - Anuradhapura / Minneriya (for an additional fee) - Sigria. |
Breakfast in the hotel. And before lunch we have free time. |
Day 4. Sigiriya - Dambulla - Matale - Kandy (110 km - 3.5 hours on the road) |
After breakfast visit Dambulla cave temple and drive to Kandy. |
Day 5. Kandy - Peradeniya - Ramboda - Nuwara Eliya (105 km - 3.5 hours on the road |
Breakfast in the hotel. After breakfast, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Ramboda Falls, a tea plantation and a factory await us. |
Day 6. Nuwara Eliya - Ella (train transfer from 3 to 4 hours) |
One of the ways to get acquainted with the scenery of the mountainous part of Sri Lanka is to take a three-hour train journey from Nuwara Eli to Ella. The road passes through mountain passes among the jungle and tea plantations, the views will be amazing. These are exactly the places described in the legendary Hindu legend "Ramayana" - the cave of the ruler of the island of Ravana and the waterfall of his own name. |
Day 7. Ella - Katargama - Yalla (105 km - 2.5 hours on the road) |
Our morning will start with a visit to Little Adam's Peak. We will also witness a panoramic view of the Ravana waterfall. |
Day 8. Yalla - Gale (185 km - 3.5 hours on the way) - hotel on the coast or return to Colombo and flight home |
After an early breakfast, visit Yala National Park, after which we will head to the southern beaches via Galle. |
Tour price for 1 person:
Hotels (indicative): | The cost of the tour for 1 person in a double room: | The cost of the tour per person in a single room: |
Fairway Colombo, Colombo Habarana Village, Sigiriya / Habarana, Cinnamon Citadel, Kandy Araliya Green Hills, Nuwara Eliya Hideway Ella Kithala Resort, Yala |
1400 usd | 1815 usd |
Included in price:
- 7 nights of accommodation according to the chosen category.
- 7 breakfasts and 7 dinners
- Entrance tickets according to the program
- Air-conditioned transport along the route
- Accompanying guide.
- All taxes and fees
The price does not include:
- Any air travel.
- Personal expenses.
- Transport on non-program days
- Tips for guide and driver
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Colombo (1 night) - Pinnawala - Polunnaruwa - Sigiriya (2 nights) - Dambula - Matale - Kandy (1 night) - Peradeniya - Ramboda - Nuwara Eliya (1 night) - Ella (1) - Yala (1 night) - Galle – beaches of the South/Colombo | |
Daily | |
8 days / 7 nights | |
from 1400 USD | |
Airplane |