Itinerary

1. Day 1: Sigiriya

   • Drive to Sigiriya via Pinnawala with your local guide.

   • Visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage & Dambulla Golden temple.

   Stay the night in Sigiriya.

2. Day 2: Sigiriya to Kandy

   • Drive from Sigiriya to Kandy.

   • Pay an early morning visit to Sigiriya.

   • Spend some time in the Batik factory and Wood carving factory (as per your choice).

   • Enjoy elephant riding and the Village tour of Sigiriya.

   • Visit the Gedige in Nalanda and Ash Temple and a colourful Hindu Kovil in Matale.

   • Visit the herbal garden in Matale.

   Overnight stay in Kandy.

3. Day 3: Kandy City Tour

   • Go for a Kandy City Tour and visit the Tooth Relic Temple.

   • Enjoy an Upper Lake drive and spend some time near the beautiful Kandy Lake.

   • Click photos of the Bahirawa Mountain.

   • Visit the Botanical gardens and take part in the Kandy traditional dance show.

   • Pay obeisance in the Degaldoruwa Temple.

   Stay the night in Kandy.

4. Day 4: Kandy to Nuwara Eliya

   • Drive from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya.

   • Visit one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Ramboda.

   • Stop for some time in the hill country tea estate and visit a tea factory.

   • Spend some time near the Gregory lake, New Zealand farm & Galway forest in Nuwara Eliya.

   • Go to the Horton Plains in Nuwara Eliya. (If you want to go there, you will have to leave the hotel at 6 am the next day).

   Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya.

5. Day 5: Nuwara Eliya to Ella

   • Drive from Nuwara Eliya to Ella.

   • Catch a train to Ella, if you wish. The daily train schedule is 9.30 am, 12.30 pm and 3.30 pm.

   • Pick up from the Ella railway station and visit little Adamspeak, Rawana temple and Rawana waterfall and stop by the Nine Arch Bridge.

   Stay the night in Ella.

6. Day 6: Ella to Yala or Udawalawa

   • Visit Demodara railway station to see the very amazing railway tracks.

   • Drive to Yala or Udawalawa (it depends on you).

   • Visit Buduruwagala on your way there, which is an ancient Buddhist temple.

   • Admire the stunning Yudaganawa and Maligavila.

   Overight stay at Tissa or Udawalawa.

7. Day 7: Yala or Udawalawa to Mirissa

   • Leave for jungle safari early next morning around 6 a.m; so that you can move to Mirissa by noon.

   • Rest on the beach in the evening.

   Overnight stay in Mirissa.

8. Day 8: Mirissa to Colombo

   • Leave in the morning to see the whales and dolphins in the Mirissa Fisheries Harbour.

   • Make your way to Colombo to see the stilt fishermen, Turtle hatchery, Mask Museum, and if you want to, then enjoy a boat safari on the Madu river.

   Night stay in Colombo or drop to Airport.