Sri Lankan Summer Escape (Days 1 - 9)

Day 1  Negombo                                                                                                
Upon arrival at Colombo airport transfer to your hotel in nearby Negombo.

Day 2  Negombo to Nuwara Eliya                
Leave Negombo and drive to the heart of Sri Lanka’s tea country. Stop en route at Kitulgala, location for the 1957 movie ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’. On arrival in Nuwara Eliya, take a walk around the colonial sights.

Day 3  Horton Plains NP                      
Set off early this morning for Horton Plains National Park and enjoy a gentle 6 mile hike to the edge of the escarpment at World’s End and on to the lovely Baker’s Falls. Return to Nuwara Eliya for the afternoon at leisure.

Day 4  Nuwara Eliya to Kandy                      
Head to the hill country capital of Kandy with a stop at a tea factory en route.

Day 5  Kandy              
Tantalise your taste buds on a culinary tour of Kandy. Visit a local restaurant specialising in Sinhalese dishes, before sampling some delectable Kandyan street food. Later enjoy a show of Sri Lankan dance and drumming before visiting the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

Day 6  Kandy to the Cultural Triangle                          
Drive north to the Cultural Triangle, with an optional stop on the way at a spice garden.

Day 7  Sigiriya & Minneriya NP            
This morning visit Sigiriya and climb to the top of this impressive rock fortress. In the afternoon spot elephants and other wildlife on a game drive in Minneriya National Park.

Day 8  Polonnaruwa                
Spend the morning touring the former capital city of Polonnaruwa, built during the 11th and 12th Centuries and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This afternoon is at leisure.

Day 9  Cultural Triangle to Passekudah                    
Drive to the east coast and check into your beach hotel in Passekudah.