Itinerary

1. Day 1: Colombo Airport - Kandy

   • Airport pickup from Colombo and drive to Kandy.
   • Spend the day in the hotel in Kandy. 

   Overnight stay in Kandy.

2. Day 2: Kandy Sightseeing

   • 5:30 - 6:00 am- Early Departure from Hotel in Kandy.

   • Travel to Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, feed and bathe baby elephants in the river.  

   • Visit the Spice Gardens to collect and taste the rare local spices of Sri Lanka. 

   • Stroll through the Royal Botanical Gardens.

   • Shop for handicrafts in a local market.

   • Watch the sunset near the lake and take lots of photographs. 

   • Check out the Temple of the Tooth, a Buddhist temple located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha.  

   • Enjoy a Kandyan, a traditional Sri Lankan dance performance. 

   Overnight stay in Kandy.

3. Day 3: Nuwara Eilya

   • 7:00 - 7:30 am- Departure from Kandy hotel early in the morning and drive to Nurawa Eliya.

   • Visit the Rambada waterfalls.

   • Check out a Tea Plantation and working tea factory, where you can pick tea. 

   • Sightsee other nature spots in Nuwara Eliya.

   Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya.

4. Day 4: Ella

   • 9:30 am- Ride the famous train to Ella.

   • Arrive at Ella, and visit the Little Adams Peak. 

   • Click lots of photographs near the Nine Arches Bridge, also called the Bridge in the Sky, which is a viaduct bridge in Sri Lanka. It is one of the best examples of colonial-era railway construction in the country. 

   • Trek to the Ravana Falls, which is currently ranked as one of the widest falls in the country. 

   • Drive back to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay. 

5. Day 5: Yala National Park

   • Have an early morning breakfast and depart from Ella to Yala National Park. 
   • Go on a wildlife safari in Yala national Prak and spot leopards, elephants, and crocodiles. 
   • Try bird-watching here. 

   Overnight stay in a hotel/ lodge in Yala National Park

6. Day 6: Galle - Hikkaduwa

   • Depart from your hotel/ lodge in Yala National Park and travel to Galle. 

   • Visit the Galle Fort, a magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the 17th-century by the Portuguese colonial rulers, which was then extensively fortified by the Dutch.

   • Half for lunch and then spend time on the beach. 

   •  Check out the Hikkaduwa Coral Reef, one of the three marine parks in Sri Lanka; the national park contains a fringing coral reef with a high degree of biodiversity.

   • Visit the Turtle Hatchery, a daycare for newborn turtles. 

   Overnight stay in Galle. 

7. Day 7: Colombo Airport Drop

   • Have an early morning breakfast, then depart for Colombo.
   • Take a ride on the seaside train from Galle to Colombo. 
   • Arrive at Colombo and have lunch at a local restaurant. 
   • Go shopping in the street markets. 
   • Drop off at Colombo Hotel or Colombo International Airport.