13N14D Culture, Heritage & Beach

Duration:

13 Nights/ 14 Days

Areas to be covered:

About this tour:

Negombo, Ancient Cities (Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa), Sigiriya, Habarana, Kandy, Colombo

This tour is curated to explore the ancient cities, cultural heritage, village life and the beautiful green & misty hills along with the clean golden beaches of Sri Lanka. Also during the later part you can explore the Colombo capital city.

Tour Highlights

Experiences in this Tour

[Madu River Safari, Turtles, Galle Fort, Beach, Stilt Fishing, Thalpe, Elephants, Ind Square, Gangaramaya]

Description

Experience

Intro

Experience

Intro

Day 1: Arrival to Sri Lanka

We will warmly welcome and pick you up from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on your arrival and you will be safely brought to the hotel in Negombo. You can rest at the hotel with beautiful surroundings to recover from your tiredness and the jet lag before kickstart your tour!

Day 2: Relaxing at Negombo

This is a leisure day for you to relax and enjoy! You can enjoy the hotel stay with their various activities, chillax on the beach and the swimming pool and enjoy the range of Sri Lankan and international cuisines offered by the hotel. In addition to the breakfast and dinner, lunch also included from the hotel on this day.

Day 3: Heading to Anuradhapura

After the breakfast you will be checking out from the hotel and heading to Anuradhapura. The distance is around 175 km and it will be around 5 hour drive depending on the stops and lunch break. By the evening you will be reaching the Anuradhapura hotel for the dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: Explore the Anuradhapura Ancient City

After the breakfast you will be exploring the Anuradhapura ancient city to witness the 2000 years old cultural heritage of Sri Lanka's ancient kingdom and former capital city. In the evening you will be back to the hotel to relax and enjoy your dinner.

Day 5: Heading to Sigiriya

After the breakfast you will be checking out from the hotel and heading to the next destination - Sigiriya. You will be reaching the hotel in Sigiriya/ Habarana by the afternoon/ evening and can have a relax time followed by the dinner and overnight stay before the next adventure tomorrow.

Day 6: Hiking the Sigiriya Rock Fortress

After the breakfast from the hotel, you will be heading for the next exciting activity of climbing the Sigiriya rock fortress. Sigiriya is a world heritage site and referred as the eighth wonder of the world. This is an ancient fortress used by the Sri Lankan king Kashyapa during CE 477 - 495. After completing the Sigiriya hike, in the evening we will be reaching the hotel for the dinner and overnight stay.

Day 7: Exploring the Polonnaruwa Ancient City

After the breakfast you will be heading to Polonnaruwa to visit another ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka with a magnificent cultural heritage of more than 1000 years old. Polonnaruwa is the second oldest kingdom of Sri Lanka after Anuradhapura and well known for it's ruins and many statues and structures made of stones. After exploring this you will be back in the hotel by the evening for the dinner and overnight stay.

Day 8: Experience the Village Life, Traditions and Sri Lankan Village Food

After the breakfast you will be exploring the village life and day to day culture around Sigiriya/ Hiriwadunna village. During this exploration you shall have the experience of traditional bullock cart riding, traditional boat rides in the reservoir based on your preference. Also you will get an opportunity to try out the traditional Sri Lankan village food. After that you will be back to the hotel for overnight stay.

Day 9: Dambulla Cave Temple and Heading to Kandy

After the breakfast you will be checking out from the hotel and heading to Kandy. While heading to the Kandy you will be taking a stop at Dambulla to visit the Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple. After that you will be reaching the hotel in the Kandy for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 10: Exploring the Kandy City

After the breakfast you will be starting the Kandy city tour. Kandy is the capital city of the central province of Sri Lanka as well as a former capital of Sri Lanka in the ancient Kingdom of Kandy. You will be visiting the temple of the sacred tooth relic first which is one of the major attractions. Then you will be visiting the Peradeniya Royal Botanic Gardens and later will experience a cultural show in Kandy. Also you will get a leisure time to enjoy the walking around the Kandy lake and shopping. In the evening you will be returning to the hotel for the dinner and overnight stay.

Day 11: Chillaxing on Kandy Hills

This is a leisure day to stay in the hotel and enjoy the hills in Kandy. You can get the maximum out of this day to chillax in the mild weather in Kandy. Lunch also included from the hotel on this day.

Day 12: Heading to Colombo and Colombo City Experience

After the breakfast, you will be checking out from the hotel and heading to Colombo - the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. The distance is around 120 km and it shall take around 4-5 hours depending on the breaks and the lunch stop. You can see stunning natural sceneries en route to Colombo. Before reaching the hotel in Colombo, we will take you to visit some attractions in Colombo city so you can experience the essence of the Colombo capital city as well.

Day 13: A Leisure Day in Colombo

This is a leisure day or a free day for you to explore further by your own or shopping before your departure. If you need any assistance we are willing to help you or you can explore by your own as you wish.

Day 14: Departure

This is the last day of your memorable tour! After checking out from the hotel, our chauffeur will carefully take you to the BIA airport departure terminal. You will be taking your departure flight with the fond memories of this tour!

Itinerary

Tour Inclusions:

Meet and assistance on arrival.

Hotel accommodation with breakfast and dinner as mentioned in the itinerary.

All point to point transport by a private air conditioned vehicle with an English speaking chauffeur.

Fuel cost, parking charges and highway tolls.

Kandy city tour.

Colombo city tour.

Tour Exclusions:

Visa cost, airfare or any other transport (train fare or other).

Entrance fees to any sight/ attraction/ activity.

Lunch on tour except the specified ones.

personal expenses such as laundry, beverages, joy rides, tips or any additional expenses.

Additional sightseeing or usages of vehicle not mentioned in the itinerary.

Any other expense not listed in above inclusions.

Any cost arising due to force majeure/ act of god/ natural forces.

Inclusions & Exclusions