A rock fortress that rises 200 metres from the jungle like a lost civilisation. A temple that has guarded the Buddha's tooth relic for 1,600 years. Mist-wrapped tea estates that invented Ceylon tea. Sri Lanka rewards every sense.
Airport transfer · Colombo city highlights · Galle Face promenade
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Arrive Bandaranaike International Airport and transfer to Colombo. City drive past the colonial-era architecture of Fort — the Dutch Hospital, Old Parliament, and St. Lucia's Cathedral. Evening stroll on Galle Face Green, a coastal promenade on the Indian Ocean where the whole city gathers at sunset.
Airport TransferColombo FortGalle Face GreenDinner
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Colombo → Dambulla → Sigiriya
Dambulla Cave Temple · Sigiriya Fortress climb
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Drive north to the Cultural Triangle. First stop: Dambulla Cave Temple — a UNESCO World Heritage Site with 153 Buddha statues and murals covering 2,100 sq m carved into a granite cave. Continue to Sigiriya (Lion Rock) — the 5th-century royal palace-fortress perched 200 m above the surrounding jungle, with frescoes and the legendary Mirror Wall.
Colombo–Sigiriya DriveDambulla Cave Temple (UNESCO)Sigiriya Rock Fortress (UNESCO)Breakfast + Dinner
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3
Sigiriya → Kandy
Minneriya Elephant Safari · Kandy Temple of the Tooth
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Morning optional elephant safari at Minneriya National Park — home to Sri Lanka's famous elephant gathering (July–October). Afternoon drive to Kandy, a UNESCO-listed hill city. Visit the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth Relic) and attend the evening Kandyan cultural show — traditional drumming and fire-walking.
Minneriya Elephant Safari (optional)Temple of the Tooth (UNESCO)Kandyan Cultural ShowBreakfast + Dinner
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4
Kandy → Tea Country → Colombo
Tea estate walk · Factory tour · Return Colombo
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Scenic mountain drive through Nuwara Eliya — the heart of Sri Lanka's tea belt at 1,868 m. Walk through a working tea estate, watch the plucking and withering process, cup a freshly brewed high-grown Ceylon tea. Drive back to Colombo via the hill roads, arriving for a farewell dinner.
Final breakfast in Colombo. Last-minute shopping at the Pettah Market or the Dutch Hospital for spices, Ceylon tea, and gems. Transfer to Bandaranaike International Airport and board your flight home.
Airport TransferBreakfast
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What's Included & Excluded
✅ Inclusions
4 nights hotel (Colombo 1N, Sigiriya 1N, Kandy 2N)