Trip highlights
- Kandy temple of the tooth
- Nuwara Eliya tea country
- Bentota beach
- Colombo; Ramayana trail optional
Your journey at a glance
- ✈Coimbatoreyour home
- 1Kandy2 nights
- 2Nuwara Eliya1 night
- 3Bentota1 night
- 4Colombo1 night
Day by day
- DAY1
🛬Arrival in Colombo · Drive to Kandy
- Arrive at Colombo airport (Katunayake), where our representative will welcome you
- Drive towards Kandy, the hill capital (approx. 3.5 to 4 hours)
- Stop at Pinnawala to see the elephants of the elephant orphanage, time permitting
- Check in to your hotel and relax for the evening
🍽 Dinner🌙 Overnight in Kandy - DAY2
📸Kandy Sightseeing · Temple of the Tooth
- Walk through the Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya
- Visit a spice garden and a gem museum
- Panoramic view of Kandy city and lake
- Evening visit to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic during the puja ceremony
- Kandyan cultural dance show, subject to the evening schedule
🍽 Breakfast, Dinner🌙 Overnight in Kandy - DAY3
🚐Kandy to Nuwara Eliya · Tea Country
- Scenic drive through lush hills and tea estates (approx. 3 to 4 hours)
- Photo stop at Ramboda Falls
- Visit a tea factory to see how Ceylon tea is made, with a tasting
- Evening at leisure around Gregory Lake and the colonial-style town centre, known as 'Little England'
🍽 Breakfast, Dinner🌙 Overnight in Nuwara Eliya - DAY4
🚐Nuwara Eliya to Bentota · Beach Time
- Morning at leisure or a short sightseeing drive in Nuwara Eliya
- Optional Ramayana trail: Seetha Amman Temple and Hakgala Botanical Garden (Ashok Vatika)
- Descend through waterfalls and hill country to the south-west coast (approx. 6 to 7 hours with stops)
- Check in at your Bentota beach hotel and enjoy the sunset on the beach
🍽 Breakfast, Dinner🌙 Overnight in Bentota - DAY5
📸Bentota Leisure · Colombo City Tour
- Madu River boat safari through mangroves and small islands
- Visit a turtle hatchery and enjoy some beach time
- Afternoon drive to Colombo (approx. 2 hours)
- City tour: Galle Face Green, Independence Square, Gangaramaya Temple and the Pettah market area
- Free time for shopping
🍽 Breakfast, Dinner🌙 Overnight in Colombo - DAY6
🛫Departure from Colombo
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Check out and transfer to Colombo airport for your flight back to India
- Carry home memories of the Pearl of the Indian Ocean
🍽 Breakfast
Where you'll stay
Kandy · 2 nightsCinnamon Citadel Kandy (or similar)★★★★Deluxe Room · Breakfast & Dinner
Nuwara Eliya · 1 nightAraliya Green Hills Hotel (or similar)★★★★Standard / Superior Room · Breakfast & Dinner
Bentota · 1 nightAvani Bentota Resort (or similar)★★★★Deluxe Room · Breakfast & Dinner
Colombo · 1 nightFairway Colombo (or similar)★★★★Deluxe Room · Breakfast & Dinner
Or similar hotels, subject to availability. We can upgrade or change any hotel for you.
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What's included
- 5 nights' accommodation in 3★/4★ hotels (or similar) on twin or double sharing
- Daily breakfast and dinner at the hotels
- Airport pickup and drop by private air-conditioned vehicle
- All transfers and sightseeing by private air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking driver
- Sightseeing as per the itinerary: Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Bentota and Colombo
- Madu River boat safari in Bentota
- All currently applicable hotel taxes and vehicle charges, including fuel, parking and tolls
Not included
- International flights from Coimbatore/Chennai/Bengaluru to Colombo and back
- Sri Lanka ETA / visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Lunches and any meals not mentioned
- Entrance fees for monuments, gardens and attractions unless specifically mentioned
- Optional Ramayana trail visits and add-on activities
- Tips for the driver and hotel staff
- Personal expenses such as laundry, phone calls, minibar and camera fees
- Early check-in or late check-out
- Anything not mentioned under inclusions