Tropical Discovery Sri Lanka tour offers some of Sri Lanka highlights and relaxing beach stay. In Sri Lanka this tour covers heritage, culture, food, nature, and wildlife. You will have your own personal chauffeur guide with a car, so you can experience Sri Lanka at your own pace.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Explore Dutch Galle Fort (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Discover Sri Lankan culinary delights
- Watch the feedings of elephants in Elephant Transit Home
- Tea Tasting in the Tea plantation & Learn the process of tea making
- Scenic train journey through tea hills and waterfalls above 1500 meters
- Climb up the stunning Sigiriya Rock fortress (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Explore ancient city of Polonnaruwa (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Experience Dambulla Golden Rock Cave Temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Visit Kandy’s Temple of the Tooth (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Spotting elephants in Kaudulla National park Safari
- Ayurveda Traditional Massage
“Ayubowan” and “Vanakkam” – Welcome to tropical paradise. You will be welcomed and greeted by your guide or representative on arrival at the waiting area of Colombo International Airport. You will travel to Negombo by car. Travel time: approximately 45 minutes depending on road traffic.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Location: Negombo
Hotel: Wattura Resort & Spa
Room: Suite
Board: Breakfast & Dinner
Today you will travel from Negombo to Wilpattu (approximately 3½ hours).
Afternoon safari in Wilpattu National Park, the largest and oldest national park in Sri Lanka. It consists of 140,000 hectares of evergreen forest and natural lakes (“Villus”). It is one of the best places to see leopards and diverse wildlife.
Wildlife includes:
- Leopards
- Elephants
- Sloth bears
- Water buffalo
- Crocodiles
- Endemic birds and butterflies
Location: Wilpattu
Hotel: Leopard Trails
Room: Tent
Board: All Inclusive
Travel from Wilpattu to Sigiriya (approximately 2½ hours).
Afternoon safari at Kaudulla National Park, famous for large herds of elephants and birdlife.
Location: Sigiriya
Hotel: Water Garden
Room: Deluxe
Board: Breakfast & Dinner
Early in the morning around 5:30 – 6am, Climbing to the top of Sigiriya rock on staircases to see sunrise with scenic views of jungles is quite challenging but an amazing experience.
The 8th wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Sigiriya, a massive rock in the green scrub jungle, is perhaps the most astonishing place for the visitors with unique views between human imagination and nature. The site was known from ancient times as a hermitage for Buddhist monks. A well-planned monastic complex included caved temples, bathing pools, lovely ponds, and Asia's oldest surviving landscape gardens. The "Lion stairway", the "mirror wall" and the "water gardens" are its other highlights. The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kashyap I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 370 m high (the 'Lion's Rock', which dominates the jungle from all sides).
In the afternoon enjoy the Ayurvedic massage. Ayurveda is derived from Sanskrit for life (Ayuh) and knowledge (Veda), means the science of life’. It is an ancient health care system in South Asia that has been passed down from father to son based on herbs and diet. It is one of the world’s oldest forms of healing and treatment. Ayurveda is a well-known treatment for stress, diabetes, migraine, asthma, arthritis, immune system, and high blood pressure.
As you enter the spa center, you can smell the organic oils infused with ayurvedic herbs and incense creams and hand – made scrubs along with a relaxing massage which balances the body, mind and spirit.
Location: - Sigiriya Hotel: Water Garden Room: Deluxe Board: Breakfast & Dinner
Early morning climb of Sigiriya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Sri Lanka’s greatest historical monuments.
Highlights:
- Lion Stairway
- Mirror Wall
- Water Gardens
- Ancient monastic complex
Afternoon Ayurvedic massage (optional).
Location: Sigiriya
Hotel: Water Garden
Room: Deluxe
Board: Breakfast & Dinner
Travel to Pasikuda (approximately 2½ hours).
En-route visit Polonnaruwa, the medieval capital and UNESCO World Heritage Site with well-preserved ruins and the Gal Vihara rock temple.
Evening: candlelight dinner by the beach.
Location: Pasikuda
Hotel: Karpaha Sands
Room: Palam
Board: Breakfast & Dinner
Day at leisure.
Location: Pasikuda
Hotel: Karpaha Sands
Room: Palam
Board: Breakfast & Dinner
Travel to Kandy (approximately 4½ hours).
Visit Temple of the Tooth, one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in the world.
Location: Kandy
Hotel: Madulkelle Tea and Eco Lodge
Room: Deluxe
Board: Breakfast & Dinner Madulkelle Tea and Eco Lodge Room: Deluxe Board: Breakfast & Dinner
Tea estate experience and scenic views of the highlands. Learn about tea production and enjoy tea tasting.
Location: Kandy
Hotel: Madulkelle Tea and Eco Lodge
Room: Deluxe
Board: Breakfast & Dinner Kitulgala Hotel: Palm stone Room: Standard Board: Breakfast & Dinner
Travel to Kitulgala (approximately 3 hours).
White-water rafting on the Kelani River (suitable for ages 12+). Safety gear and professional guidance provided.
Location: Kitulgala
Hotel: Palm Stone Retreat
Room: Standard
Board: Breakfast & Dinner Hotel: 98 Acres Resort & Spa Room: Honeymoon Deluxe Board: Breakfast
Travel part by road and scenic train journey to Ella (approximately 4 hours).
Rest of the day at leisure.
Location: Ella
Hotel: 98 Acres Resort & Spa
Room: Honeymoon Deluxe
Board: Breakfast
Morning hike to Little Adam’s Peak and visit the Nine Arches Bridge.
Travel to Yala (approximately 3 hours).
Location: Yala
Hotel: Chena Huts by Uga Escapes
Room: Deluxe
Board: All Inclusive
Morning safari in Yala National Park, known for leopards and diverse wildlife.
Travel to Mirissa and visit Galle Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with colonial architecture and boutique shops.
Location: Mirissa
Hotel: The Beach House
Room: Palm Suite
Board: Breakfast
Day at leisure.
Location: Mirissa
Hotel: The Beach House
Room: Palm Suite
Board: Breakfast
Travel to Colombo International Airport for departure.
Travel time: approximately 2½ hours.