7-Day Highlights Tour

Discover Sri Lanka’s most iconic cultural landmarks, misty hill country, breathtaking mountain scenery, wildlife and southern coastal heritage on an unforgettable 7-day journey.

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Discover the Highlights of Sri Lanka in 7 Days

Experience some of Sri Lanka’s most unforgettable destinations on this carefully designed 7-day journey, ideal for first-time visitors who want to discover the island’s culture, mountains, wildlife and southern coast within one memorable trip.
Begin among the ancient landscapes of Sigiriya before travelling to the cultural city of Kandy. Continue through Sri Lanka’s beautiful tea country to Nuwara Eliya and Ella, where mist-covered mountains, waterfalls and famous railway landmarks create some of the island’s most spectacular scenery.
The journey then takes you south for an exciting wildlife safari in Yala National Park, followed by the historic coastal city of Galle before finishing in Colombo.

Itinerary

Day 1 – Airport to Sigiriya

Begin your Sri Lankan journey with a warm welcome at Bandaranaike International Airport before travelling towards the Cultural Triangle.

Activities:

  • Airport pickup and welcome
  • Transfer to Sigiriya
  • Visit Dambulla Cave Temple
  • Explore ancient Buddhist cave paintings and statues
  • Scenic countryside drive
  • Optional traditional village experience
  • Relax at the hotel after arrival
  • Evening at leisure

Overnight: Sigiriya

Start the morning with one of Sri Lanka’s most iconic experiences before continuing to the island’s cultural capital.

Activities:

  • Early morning visit to Sigiriya Lion Rock
  • Explore the ancient palace ruins
  • Visit the famous frescoes and landscaped gardens
  • Panoramic views from Sigiriya Rock
  • Depart for Kandy
  • Visit a spice garden in Matale
  • Kandy city viewpoint
  • Walk around Kandy Lake
  • Visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
  • Optional Kandyan cultural dance performance

Overnight: Kandy

Travel into Sri Lanka’s spectacular central highlands surrounded by tea plantations, waterfalls and cool mountain landscapes.

Activities:

  • Visit the Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya
  • Scenic drive through the hill country
  • Stop at Ramboda Falls
  • Visit a tea plantation
  • Tea factory tour
  • Learn about Sri Lankan tea production
  • Tea tasting experience
  • Explore Nuwara Eliya
  • Gregory Lake
  • Optional visit to Victoria Park

Overnight: Nuwara Eliya

Experience one of Sri Lanka’s most beautiful highland journeys as you travel from Nuwara Eliya towards Ella.

Activities:

  • Visit Seetha Amman Temple
  • Travel to Nanu Oya Railway Station
  • Scenic train journey towards Ella, subject to railway operations
  • Enjoy mountain, tea estate and valley views
  • Arrive in Ella
  • Visit Nine Arch Bridge
  • Explore Ella town
  • Visit Ravana Falls
  • Sunset and relaxation in Ella

Overnight: Ella

Enjoy an adventurous morning in Ella before travelling south towards Sri Lanka’s famous wildlife region.

Activities:

  • Early morning Little Adam’s Peak
  • Panoramic views of Ella’s mountains
  • Depart Ella for Yala
  • Scenic countryside drive
  • Arrive in the Yala region
  • Yala National Park jeep safari
  • Opportunity to spot elephants, deer, crocodiles, monkeys and birdlife
  • Chance of seeing Sri Lanka’s famous leopards
  • Relax after the safari

Overnight: Yala / Tissamaharama

Travel along Sri Lanka’s beautiful southern coastline towards the historic fortified city of Galle.

Activities:

  • Breakfast and departure from Yala
  • Scenic drive along the southern coast
  • Optional beach stops along the route
  • Visit Galle Fort
  • Explore the historic Dutch Fort streets
  • Galle Lighthouse
  • Old Dutch architecture and colonial buildings
  • Fort ramparts and ocean viewpoints
  • Shopping and café time inside Galle Fort
  • Sunset near the fort

Overnight: Galle

Complete your Sri Lankan journey with a relaxing drive towards Colombo and sightseeing depending on your departure schedule.

Activities:

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Depart from Galle
  • Drive towards Colombo
  • Colombo city sightseeing
  • Independence Square
  • Galle Face Green
  • Colombo Fort
  • Optional Gangaramaya Temple visit
  • Shopping and souvenir time
  • Transfer to Bandaranaike International Airport according to flight schedule

End of Tour

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