Sri Lanka in Style
PRIVATE TOUR
ANURADHAPURA | KANDY | NUWARA ELIYA | GALLE
A tour of Sri Lanka’s highlights, while travelling in style and staying in luxury accommodation. This tour takes you through the picturesque hill country of central Sri Lanka to the coast; with wildlife spotting, tea plantations and cultural and historic sights.
Highlights:
- Visit to UNESCO sites
- Wildlife jeep ride
- Rock fortress climb
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Your Itinerary
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Day 5
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Day 6
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Day 7
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Day 8
Day 1 : Colombo - Anuradhapura
Upon arrival enjoy CIP fast track assistance at the airport - If you arrive via CIP fast track service, as soon as you exit from the plane, there will be an airport representative with your name in a signboard. You will be escorted to the Silk Route lounge where you will meet your chauffeur guide. You can relax here until the luggage will be brought to you on your behalf. Refreshments, tea, and coffee will be provided while you wait. Also washrooms and WiFi facilities are available. If you want to change foreign currency, please inform the guide or the airport representative who will assist you with this. The airport staff will borrow your passports to clear your luggage through customs on your behalf. One of the representatives will escort you to the Cinnamon Air lounge.
Catch the morning 10 AM scheduled Cinnamon air flight from Colombo airport and transfer to Sigiriya. You will be met by our Chauffeur Guide at Sigiriya Airbase who will transfer to Ulagalla. (Approx 1.5 hours)
Check into your villa with a private plunge pool and relax the rest of the day. The property has got its own stable with thoroughbred horses whom you can ride inside this 58-acre property. Enjoy a poolside welcome dinner today.
Hotel for 3 nights: Ulagalla Resort, Anuradhapura, Deluxe Ulagalla Villa,
Half Board.
Day 2 : Anuradhapura
Drive to Anuradhapura (approx. 1 hour) Enjoy a cycling journey at the UNESCO World Heritage site through the back roads of this sacred city. Your guide will show you a side of the inner city that not many tourists get to see. After a lunch stop, enjoy a visit to Wilpattu National Park for an authentic and peaceful jeep ride in search of the elusive leopards, sloth bears, wild elephants, wild boar, deer and water buffalo.
Day 3 : Anuradhapura
In the morning, visit the Yapahuwa Rock Fortress. This is a hidden tourist site and therefore you get unobstructed access to the location. The palace and fortress were built by the king in the 13th century and it rises abruptly almost 100 metres above the surrounding lowlands. In the evening, climb to the top of UNESCO Dambulla cave temple. This cave monastery has been a sacred pilgrimage for 22 centuries and is the best preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka.
Day 4 : Hatton
After breakfast, drive to Kandy (Approx. 3 hours) Kandy is a UNESCO World Heritage City. After a lunch stop at a city hotel, enjoy a tour of the Temple Of The Tooth. This extravagant place of pilgrimage houses the relic tooth of Buddha. While the tooth stays in a golden casket, guests can visit the shrine where it is kept and explore the stunning temple. Drive to Hatton. Check in to your tea bungalow and relax for the rest of the day.
Hotel for 2 nights: Ceylon Tea Trails, Hatton, Garden Suite, All Inclusive.
Day 5 : Hatton
In the morning, visit a tea factory and learn the secrets of the world famous Ceylon tea. Relax for the evening in your bungalow, walk the tea estates, swim in your private pool, or take part in the various activities that your hotel has on offer.
Day 6 : Hikkaduwa
After breakfast, take the Cinnamon Air scheduled flight to Koggala, located on Sri Lanka’s South-West coast. You will be transferred to your exotic getaway (Approx. 1 hour). In the evening, proceed to the UNESCO Galle Fort, where you will meet up with an expert resident who will take you around this magical enclosed heritage city. They will show you the hidden gems and the lifestyles of the people that live inside this Dutch Fort.
Hotel for 2 nights: Haritha Villas & Spa, Hikkaduwa, Contemporary villa with plunge pool, Bed and Breakfast.
Day 7 : Hikkaduwa
In the morning, board your private luxury sailing yacht, and venture out to the Indian Ocean. Freshly cooked breakfast and lunch will be provided to you on board, and you can spend the day in search for blue whales, sperm whales and spinner dolphins. Return back to your property and relax for the rest of the day.
Day 8 : Hikkaduwa - Colombo
After breakfast, you will be met and transferred to the airport (Approx. 3 hours) to connect with your onward flight.
