Sri Lanka: The Enchanted Island

Tour Itinerary

• Day 1: Fly to Colombo

  Overnight flight from London (regional connections available) with Sri Lankan Airlines.

• Day 2: Colombo

  Afternoon transfer to the Cinnamon Lakeside and enjoy a welcome dinner.

• Day 3: Dambulla

  Travel to Dambulla, home to Asia’s most impressive cave temples. Stay at the Heritance Kandalama.

• Day 4: Anuradhapura - Mihintale

  Drive to Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka’s ancient capital and home to fabulous Buddhist shrines and relics. Visit Mihintale, the birthplace of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.

• Day 5: Sigiriya - Polonnaruwa

  Morning visit to the rock-fortress town of Sigiriya. Continue to the 11th-century capital of Polonnaruwa.

• Day 6: Kandy

  Continue to the beautiful, mountainous city of Kandy; stay at the Earl’s Regency. In the evening, watch a traditional dance performance and visit the Temple of the Tooth for the evening puja.

• Day 7: Kandy

  Take a morning visit to Kandy’s lush, bountiful Royal Botanic Gardens. Afternoon at leisure.

• Day 8: Nuwara Eliya

  Board the train to Nanu Oya, winding through picturesque landscapes. Visit a tea plantation in Nuwara Eliya, a town set at an elevation of 1,880 metres above sea level. Stay at the Heritance Tea Factory.

• Day 9: Horton Plains

  Early morning visit to Horton Plains, situated on Sri Lanka’s highest plateau, including a 2.5-hour walk. Horton Plains is inhabited by large populations of monkeys and sambar deer. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

• Day 10: Yala National Park

  Visit the Rawana Ella Falls and the monumental Buduruwagala Buddhist statues. Head on to Yala and stay at Cinnamon Wild.

• Day 11: Yala National Park

  Morning safari in Yala National Park. Covering 1,300 sq km, the park encompasses a diversity of jungle habitats, including lagoons and riverside locations where elephants, leopards, sloth bears, spotted deer, sambar deer, wild pigs, jackals, and marsh crocodiles thrive alongside a great variety of birdlife. Later, enjoy a farewell dinner.

• Day 12: Galle - Ahungalla

  Drive to Ahungalla, stopping for a tour of Galle Fort before continuing to the Elephant Transit Home. Stay at Heritance Ahungalla.

• Day 13: Ahungalla

  A day at leisure.

• Day 14: Fly to London

  Transfer to Colombo; fly to London with Sri Lankan Airlines.