Project Description

SRI LANKA AT A GLANCE

Enjoy the goodness of the local culture and the freshness of the tropical weather as a tourist in Sri Lanka with dedicated transport, awesome hotels, buffet dinners and lovely people! Expect 8 different days full of excitement and joy! You will spend the 7 nights in 7 wonderful places around the island! You will have exciting places to visit between the transfers and hear interesting stories from the history and about the local culture on the drive!

Tour summary; You will be transferred to your hotel in Negombo (20 minutes) soon after the arrival. You’ll enjoy the colors of Negombo sea street this evening. Next day you’ll drive 2.5 hours to visit Dambulla cave temple and 30 minutes more to arrive in your resort in Sigiriya. On the next day you’ll drive 2.5 hours to Kandy. You’ll visit a spice demonstration garden, attend a cultural show in Kandy and visit the temple of temple of tooth relic. Next day you’ll drive 3 hours to Nuwara Eliya. You’ll visit Ramboda waterfall and a tea processing center on the way. Next day you’ll take a scenic train ride of 3 hours to arrive in Ella and explore the beautiful city. You’ll climb little Adam’s peak and trek down to Demodara railway bridge. Next day morning you’ll drive 1 hour to visit Buduruwagala ancient temple and drive 1.5 hours more to arrive in Tissamaharama to do an exciting safari game drive in Yala National Park. Next is your beach day in the South of Sri Lanka. Your departure transfer from the south beach would be approximately 2.5-3 hours.

8 days / 7 nights

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PRICE FOR ONE PERSON
(Double sharing basis)

Itinerary

We will receive you at the airport and ensure a warm and easy transfer to your private vehicle. Our staff will assit you to get the data connections and money exchanged without any hassle. When you’re ready you will be driven to your beach hotel in Negombo, the drive will be about 20 minutes and without any traffic. You will have an awesome environment at the hotel to relax and get rid of the jetlag. Negombo has colorful streets in the night and a sandy beach with pubs of all kinds on the beach and by the road! Be sure to arrive back in the hotel to enjoy the delicious dinner buffet.

Enjoy your breakfast buffet in the hotel and start your once in a life time 11 days continues round tour full of fun and excitement! You will first drive 2.5 hours to the interior to discover the astonishing UNESCO world heritage Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple. Then you will climb Dambulla rock  (20-30 minutes) to arrive at the ancient caves on top.  This has been a sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this cave monastery, with its five sanctuaries, is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist mural paintings (covering an area of 2,100 m2 ) are of particular importance, as are the 157 statues. Your destination for this night is Sigiriya village, it’s further 30 minutes into the interior. Sigiriya is an agricultural area where now a part of their culture has become hospitality as they host the travelers who come to visit the UNESCO world heritage ancient city of Sigiriya. You will relax and enjoy the nature resort this evening until its time to enjoy the delicious dinner buffet.

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and set off to visit the UNESCO world heritage Sacred City of Kandy. The journey will  take approximately 3 hours. This sacred Buddhist site, popularly known as the city of Senkadagalapura, was the last capital of the Sinhala kings whose patronage enabled the Dinahala culture to flourish for more than 2,500 years until the occupation of Sri Lanka by the British in 1815. It is also the site of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (the sacred tooth of the Buddha), which is a famous pilgrimage site. On the way to Kandy, you will stop at a refreshment point organized by the spice industry of Ceylon. There you will also be given a tour of a spice garden with explanations. In Kandy, you will have the opportunity to attend a cultural dance show (Starts at 5.30 PM) and soon after you will visit the temple of tooth relic. This would be the ritual time (6.30 PM to 8.00 PM) of the temple and it is the best time to observe the local Buddhist culture and be a part of it momentarily. At the end of the visits, you will check in to your hotel, relax and enjoy a fabulous dinner buffet as always!

​Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and set off to discover the little England of Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya! It is a scenic road trip of approximately 3 hours. Your first stop will be at Ramboda waterfall. You will be able to reach all the way to the bottom of the waterfall through Ramboada falls hotel.Your next stop would be at a tea factory. The factories in this route are traveler friendly and have organized tea production and tasting demonstrations to the travelers who visit. You can refresh your selves there and enjoy a cup of home made tea. Then you will proceed to Nuwara Eliya city. Nuwara Eliya is much loved by Britain’s early day settlers and tea planters, who enjoyed its rolling hills, conifer forests and cool climate. Nuwara Eliya is set against beautiful backdrops of Mountains, Valleys, Waterfalls and Tea Plantations. Your first You will visit a tea plantation on your way to Nuwara Eliya and discover the tea culture. You will enjoy a delicious cup of tea in the cool climate at the tea production center. Later you will check-in to your hotel and relax. It’s also a good idea to make a walk in the neighborhood or to enjoy a warm cup of coffee in the garden. A delicious dinner will be prepared for you in the night.

Enjoy your breakfast in the hotel and set off to visit Ella village by train. The total train journey from Nuwara Eliya to Ella takes around 3.5 to 4 hours. By comparison, it takes around 1.5 hours by car. The train crosses over many mountain ranges. It also gives you a chance to soak in the mystic vibes, and cherish the beauty of slow travel. In Ella, you will climb little Adam’s peak and enjoy the stunning views and walks.

Enjoy your breakfast in the hotel and set off to visit visit Buduruwagala ancient temple and Yala National Park. Buduruwagala temple consists of statues that date back to the 10th century. There is a also a carved shape of a flame. The inside wall of this carved shape is always wet of an oil that smells very much like Mustard oil. There is no explanation to this Phenomenon. Afterwards you will continue the journey to start a an evening game drive in Yala National Park. Yala National Park is located to the southeast of the island and is recognized as one of the best parks in the world to photograph leopards. The park covers an area of over 100,000 hectares and its main physical features are sand dunes, lagoons, dry river/stream beds, rocky out drops and scrub/thorn forest. There is also a substantial elephant population along with spotted deer, sambar, wild buffalo, sloth bear, jackal, mongoose, pangolins and crocodiles. You will come out of the national park around 6.00 PM and go to your hotel to relax and enjoy your delicious dinner.

Enjoy your breakfast in the hotel and set off to your preferred beach resort in the South of Sri Lanka.  You will have a calm, blue sea from November to April in the South! Your beach resort will serve delicious meals and awesome beach cocktails throughout your stay and you can engage in many activities including awesome beach parties, surfing, and boat trips! Southern beaches (Rekawa and Kosgoda) are also nesting spots of marine turtles.

Departure transfer (2.5 hours drive)

This private tour includes accommodation as detailed in the price breakdown, private vehicle and English-speaking driver with industry experience, guiding in historical sites, clock round back office service, toll payments and parking and vehicle entrance tickets to any site.

This private tour does not include guests’ entrance tickets to the sites, third party vehicles (safari jeeps, taxi, train, etc…) and additional visits not agreed on the contract, driving after 06.00 PM unless specified on the agreement, mileage above the quoted mileage from airport to airport and tip to the chauffeur guide or the driver, which is traditionally payable.

The vehicle can only take you up to the last possible point in case your hotels are located in difficult terrain.

The hotels are subject to availability.

Extensions and compliments

All the tanneries are customizable according to your tastes and dates. Compliments will always be a surprise!

Once you have selected the itinerary you like or simply without an idea, send us your inquiry using the inquiry form.

We will help you to customize the itinerary to suit your ideas and budget. Then we will do a final budget and share with you.

We will then create a service level agreement (SLA) with all details precisely mentioned including the cancellation policy. Both parties will digitally sign the SLA and the procedure will be complete.

You can make a direct bank transfer to our official bank account 31 days prior to the date of arrival. Payment receipts will be emailed to you upon bank confirmation of the receipt of funds.

Transfer changes shall be borne by the payer and the amount received at the bank as per the remittance note will be accepted as the payment.

We can consider accepting on arrival cash payments for transport services on special request of the guests.

Date  Visits

 

Hotel Meal plan
Day 1 Airport / NegomboGoldi Sands HotelHB
Day 2 Negombo / Dambulla / SigiriyaCamellia resort and SpaHB
Day 3Sigiriya /Spice garden / KandyHotel SuisseHB
Day 4 Kandy / Ramboda Falls / Tea processing center / Nuwara EliyaHill ClubBB
Day 5 Nuwara Eliya / EllaFlower GardenHB
Day 6 Ella / Buduruwagala / (Tissamaharama) YalaEkho SafariHB
Day 7 Yala / MirissaParadise Beach ClubHB
Day 8 Mirissa / Airport
Included: Hotel accommodation on HB, double sharing basis per couple (two PAX), Private transport

Not included: Activity costs, Entrance tickets, Tips, any other expenses

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We bring together accommodation, tours, transport, activities and meals to create fully inclusive itineraries or provide these services separately for the convenience of travelers visiting Sri Lanka for both business and holiday purposes.

We work directly with selected hotel chains, standalone boutique hotels and all other types of accommodation units available in Sri Lanka and recommend the best to our clients.

We have a fleet of exquisite chauffeurs to make round trips around Sri Lanka by cars and commuter vans whilst we work with transport managers to hire busses for group tours.

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