Daily Itinerary
How the journey unfolds
A clear day-by-day route with arrivals, sightseeing, beach time, and departure planning already mapped out.
Airport - Negombo
Upon arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport, your representative or designated guide will meet, greet, and escort you to your vehicle. Transfer to Negombo and enjoy the evening with water sports.
Dinner and overnight stay at your selected hotel.
Negombo - Wilpattu National Park - Anuradhapura
Check out with packed breakfast and travel to Wilpattu National Park. Explore the largest national park in Sri Lanka, known for natural freshwater lakes called villus. During your jeep safari, look out for elephants, jackals, sloth bears, leopards, wild buffalo, spotted deer, mongoose, and many other species. An experienced driver-guide will take you along routes that offer the highest probability of sightings. On completion, continue to Anuradhapura, check in to the hotel, and relax.
Dinner and overnight stay at your selected hotel.
Anuradhapura - Mihintale - Pidurangala - Dambulla
Check out after breakfast and explore the ancient city of Anuradhapura, the spiritual centre for Sinhalese Buddhists and one of the most archaeologically important ancient cities in the world. Visit Sri Maha Bodhi, the sacred bo tree believed to have grown from a cutting of the original tree in India under which Buddha attained enlightenment. Continue to Mihintale, where Buddhism was introduced to Sri Lanka in 247 BC, and climb the rocky hill for views, ancient ruins, a Buddha statue, and the Mahaseya Dagoba. Check in to the hotel, then visit Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the country's best-preserved cave temple complex. The climb offers panoramic views and a brilliant view of Sigiriya Rock Fortress.
Dinner and overnight stay at your selected hotel.
Dambulla - Hot Air Ballooning - Mahiyanganaya
Check out after breakfast and experience hot air ballooning over the Cultural Triangle. As day breaks, float over jungles, lakes, waterways, wildlife, villages, and the colors of nature. On completion, depart to Mahiyanganaya for an unforgettable experience meeting the ancestors of Sri Lanka, the Vedda community. Learn about their traditional life, how animals are hunted, and the food they use.
Dinner and overnight stay at your selected hotel.
Mahiyanganaya - Kandy City Tour
Leave the hotel around 5:30 in the morning for a full day of experiences. Enjoy breakfast on a rock with a spectacular landscape view beside a lake. After breakfast, return to the hotel, then continue with several experiences including bathing in a waterfall, trekking, seeing Sinhalese pottery, and visiting the peak of a waterfall called Rathna Ella. On completion, drive to Kandy and visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. In the evening, visit a gem gallery, enjoy the Kandyan dance show, and spend time around the local market near Kandy Lake.
Dinner and overnight stay at your selected hotel.
Kandy - Kitulgala - Colombo
Check out after breakfast and visit Peradeniya Botanical Garden. On completion, drive to Colombo. If you wish, you can enjoy white water rafting in Kitulgala, one of the most fun activities to do with friends and family. Reach Colombo, check in to the hotel, and relax.
Dinner and overnight stay at your selected hotel.
Colombo City Tour - Airport
After breakfast, check out and enjoy a Colombo city tour with time for shopping. Visit Galle Face Green and, if time permits, Gangaramaya Temple by Beira Lake or the nearby Pettah Floating Market. At a convenient time, transfer to the airport for departure.
End of the tour.