5-Day Sri Lanka Highlights Tour: Sigiriya, Kandy, Ella & Safari

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Airport - Colombo⌄

   Arrival at Colombo International Airport where you will be met & welcomed by our representatives

   Meals: Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight Stay at a 4-star hotel

2. 2Colombo - Sigiriya⌄

   Rising dramatically from the central plains, the enigmatic rocky outcrop of Sigiriya is perhaps Sri Lanka's single most dramatic sight. Near-vertical walls soar to a flat-topped summit that contains the ruins of an ancient civilization, thought to be once the epicenter of the short-lived kingdom of Kassapa, and there are spellbinding vistas across mist-wrapped forests in the early morning.

   Dambulla cave temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla, is a World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the country. This site is situated 148 kilometres east of Colombo and 72 kilometres north of Kandy. Dambulla is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight Stay at a 4-star hotel

3. 3Sigiriya - Kandy⌄

   The golden-roofed Temple of the Sacred Tooth houses Sri Lanka’s most important Buddhist relic – a tooth of the Buddha. During puja (offerings or prayers), the heavily guarded room housing the tooth is open to devotees and tourists. However, you don’t actually see the tooth. It’s kept in a gold casket shaped like a dagoba (stupa), which contains a series of six dagoba caskets of diminishing size. As well as the revered main temple, the complex includes a series of smaller temples, shrines and museums.

   Climb the hill by Kandy Lake to reach Kandy view point and receive a view of the city that cannot be beaten. As a popular tourist spot, the area brings in a large amount of peddlers, though they often sell sub-par items. The area also has a reputation for high pickpocket activity, so keep an eye on your belongings. From the hill, you can enjoy great views over the lake and the city as a whole.

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight Accommodation at a 4-Star Hotel

4. 4Kandy - Ella⌄

   Glenloch Tea Factory situated in Nuwara Eliya District at Katukithula on the way to Nuwara Eliya from Kandy. Glenloch tea plantation at Katukithula is maintained using all the correct methods of planting, soil conversation and maneuvering. Sri Lanka silvering water falls process naturally the beauty of nature, also the most favorable factor of the climate and the best soil conditions required for the healthy growth of the Tea Plant. Experience, dedication and the practice of the correct technology and along with its natural resources Sri Lanka to earn the best reputation for its tea. Glenloch tea is one of the giant partners of its significant endeavor of Sri Lanka to become the world No:01 and the biggest producer of quality tea.

   Ramboda Falls is 109 m high and 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 729th highest waterfall in the world. It is situated in Pussellawa area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass. It formed by Panna Oya which is a tributary of Kothmale Oya. Altitude of the falls is 945 m above sea level

   The Sita Amman Temple dedicated to Sita, the wife of Lord Rama, situated in the hills of Nuwara Eliya, is treated with enduring devotion by Hindus as it is considered to be the only such temple in the world. It is located five kilometres along the road from Nuwara Eliya to Kandy. History has it that this is the place where King Ravana held Sits imprisoned.What is interesting about the temple is the presence of footprints by the river, which is construed as being akin to Hanuman’s.

   The perspectives through Ella Gap are staggering, and on a crisp evening, you can even covert operative the inconspicuous shine of the Great Basses beacon on Sri Lanka's south coast.

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight accommodation at a 3-Star Hotel or Boutique hotel

5. 5Ella - Udawalawe Safari - Colombo⌄

   The Ravana Cave is located about 2 km from the Ella town and 11 km (7 mi) away from Bandarawela. It is quite a small cave, measuring about 50ft wide, 150ft long and 60ft high. History says that the cave was used by King Ravana to hide Princess Sita.

   This park is home to several hundred elephants and other rare plants and wildlife.

   Meals: Breakfast