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Discover the north of Sri Lanka

Paradise in the tropics.
Volver Tours / Discover the north of Sri Lanka

Discover the north of Sri Lanka

$1500 per person

Ready for a trip to Sri Lanka with your junior explorers? This is going to be one exotic trip that seems like it’s on the edge of the world. Discover the island’s beauty on foot and by bike. The northern towns of Kandy and Dambulla will impress, complete with a nearby jungle, monkeys and elephants. See the plantations of Nuwara Eliya and hike through the Horton Plains.

6 nights / 7 days
Discovery
  • Destination
    Sri Lanka
  • Included
    Discover the north of Sri Lanka
  • Not Included
    Nuits en hôtel 4*
    Le billet d’avion
    Departure Taxes
    Assurance
    Les taxes d’aéroport
    Personal Guide
    Breakfast

FROM OUR GALLERY

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Day 01: Airport / Dambulla
  • AM: Arrived at Colombo International Airport.Transfer to Dambulla. En-route stop at Kurunegala for a brief relaxation, coffee, tea.
  • Check into the hotel.
  • PM:  Enjoy an Elephant Ride in Habarana. Return to the hotel for Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel.
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Day 02: Dambulla / Sigiriya / Polonnaruwa / Minneriya / Dambulla
  • AM: Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, Proceed for sightseeing to Sigiriya Rock Fortress.
  • Sigiriya, a massive rock in the green scrub jungle, is perhaps the most memorable place for visitors to Sri Lanka. 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 landscaped gardens. Today Sigiriya is famous for its frescoes painted in the pocket of the rock. The "Lion stairway", the "mirror wall" and the "water gardens" are its other highlights.
  • PM: Proceed for sightseeing to Polonnaruwa.
  • Polonnaruwa was an ancient kingdom in Sri Lanka. The second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, Polonnaruwa was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 AD to reunite the country once more under a local leader. The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa has been declared a World Heritage Site.
  • Visit Wood carving centre in Polonnaruwa & witness Traditional Sri Lankan wooden masks & crafts.
  • Evening: Enjoy a Jeep Safari in Minneriya National Park.
  • Minneriya National Park is a national park in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The area was designated as a national park on 12 August 1997, having been originally declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1938. The reason for declaring the area as protected is to protect the catchment of Minneriya tank and the wildlife of the surrounding area. The tank is of historical importance, having been built by King Mahasen in third century AD. The park is a dry season feeding ground for the elephant population dwelling in forests of Matale, Polonnaruwa, and Trincomalee districts. The park earned revenue of Rs. 10.7 millions in the six months ending in August 2009. Along with Kaudulla and Girithale, Minneriya forms one of the 70 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of Sri Lanka. The park is situated 182 kilometers (113 mi) from Colombo.
  • Return to the hotel, Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel.
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Day 03: Dambulla / Matale / Kandy
  • Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, Proceed to Dambulla to visit Dambulla Rock Caved temple.
  • The city of Dambulla is situated in the Matale District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, situated 148 km north-east of Colombo and 72 km north of Kandy. Major attractions of the city include the largest and best preserved cave temple complex of Sri Lanka, and the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, famous for being built in just 167 days. The city also boasts to have the largest rose quartz mountain range in South Asia, and the Iron wood forest, or Namal Uyana.
  • Transfer to Kandy. En route, visit Matale Spice Garden for Sri Lankan Spice & Batik. In the 16th century Ceylon, as it was then known, was discovered by Portuguese who soon began trading in cinnamon and other spices. The Dutch and British followed bringing with them their own history and influences, forming a strong Western presence which created a history of food expressed with spices which can be tasted in the dishes today. Also the Spices are use in Ayurveda in Sri Lanka.
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Day 04 : Kandy
  • Enjoy the Kandy city & visit gemological Museum in Kandy.
  • Kandy is a major city in Sri Lanka, located in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is the second largest city in the country after Colombo. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka; it is both an administrative and religious city. It is also the capital of the Central Province. Kandy is the home of The Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), one of the most venerable places for the Buddhist community of Sri Lanka and all around the world. It was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1988.
  • Visit the Kandy Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, one of the most venerated places by Buddhist in Sri Lanka, and all over the world. The Dalada Maligawa as it is also known enshrines the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Gautama Buddha.
  • Enjoy a traditional cultural show.
  • Check into the hotel. Dinner & Overnight stay.
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Day 05 : Kandy / Peradeniya / Nuwara Eliya
  • AM: Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, proceed to Peradeniya to visit the botanical garden.
  • It is renowned for the collection the variety of Orchids, and has more than 300 varieties of Orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palms trees attach it is the National Herbarium. Total land mass of the botanical garden is 147 acres, 460 Meters above sea level with a 200 day annual rain fall. 
  • PM: Transfer to Peradeniya Railway Station to take a train to Nanu Oya.
  • In actual kilometers it's a pretty short journey but the train has to cross a lot of mountain ranges and descends from 1800m down to 1000m, passing through tea plantations, eucalyptus forests, mountains, villages and more tea plantations. Much of the track snakes it way along the edge of the mountains overlooking huge valleys of firstly tea plantations and small villages, then forests and waterfalls, before crossing to the other side of the range and being greeted with more valleys of tea plantations and small villages.
  • Proceed to Nuwara Eliya.
  • En route discover a tea plantations & Tea Factory in Nuwara Eliya.
  • Visit a tea factory. Surrounded by hills and tea plantations, the town of Nuwara Eliya enjoys spring-like weather throughout the year. A favorite retreat of the British during colonial times, the town is dotted with English country style houses and half-timbered bungalows, with names like Sunhill Cottage or Windsor Hotel. No surprise it’s earned the name "Little England".
  • Check into the hotel. Dinner & Overnight stay.
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Day 06 : Nuwara Eliya / Colombo
  • AM: Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, Proceed to Colombo. En route enjoy beautiful sceneries surrounded. On arrival into Yala, Check into the hotel.
  • PM: Transfer to Colombo. On arrival in Colombo, do a city tour of Colombo and time for some souvenir Shopping. Colombo is the largest city and the commercial, industrial and cultural capital of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte suburb or the parliament capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is also the administrative capital of Western Province, Sri Lanka and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo. Colombo is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins with a population of about 752,993 in the city limits. It was the political capital of Sri Lanka, before Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte.
  • Check into the hotel. Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel.
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Day 07 : Colombo / Airport
  • AM: Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Airport for Departure.
Starting 1500 USD per person basic double room with half board (group of 10 persons)

The price includes:

  • 6 nights in 4* boutique hotels with half board
  • International flight
  • Visits to the magnificent sites of Kandy, Sigiriya and Dambulla
  • Buddhist ceremonies and contact with monks in Kandy and Dambulla
  • Visit to tea plantations in Nuwara Eliya

Our price does not include:

  • Airplane taxes
  • Visa
  • Tips
The best time to visit the west and south coasts and hill country is from December to March, while the best weather on the east coast is from April/May to September.