Sri Lanka Sightseeing Tour 5 Nights 6 Days

Our driver/guide will pick you up at the Bandaranaike International Airport or from any hotel you want to start located in Colombo. After that, we will proceed to Kandy. On the way, we will stop at the Spice Garden located in Kadugannawa where you will be explained about spices and herbs in Sri Lanka. You will also visit a batik shop and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, which houses the tooth which belonged to Lord Buddha.

Kandy is a major city located in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. 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 both an administrative and religious city and 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 sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1988.

After breakfast, you will visit the Perandeiya Royal Botanical Garden and drive to Nuwara Elliya. On the way to Nuwara Eliya, you will visit the Ramboda Falls and a tea factory.
Stop At: Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya It attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is renowned for its collection of orchids. The garden includes more than 4000 species of plants, including orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2).
Nuwara Eliya (City of Lights) is a resort city in the Central Mountain range of Sri Lanka. It is at an altitude of 1,868 m (6,128 ft) and is considered to be the most important location for tea production in Sri Lanka. The city is overlooked by Pidurutalagala, the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka. Nuwara Eliya is known for its temperate, cool climate — the coolest area in Sri Lanka.
You will spend the night at a hotel in Nuwara Eliya.

After breakfast, we will drive you to Tissamaharama stopping at Ravana waterfalls on the way. You will spend the night at a hotel in Tissamaharama.

Stop At: Ravana Ella Waterfall
The Ravana Falls (popularly known as Ravana Ella) is a popular sightseeing attraction in Sri Lanka. It currently ranks as one of the widest falls in the country. This waterfall measures approximately 25 m (82 ft) in height and cascades from an oval-shaped concave rock outcrop. During the local wet season, the waterfall turns into what is said to resemble an areca flower with withering petals. But this is not the case in the dry season, where the flow of water reduces dramatically.

In the early morning around 5.30 am we will leave the hotel for a safari in Yala National Park. Afterwards we will be driving to Mirissa. On the way we will stop to watch stilt fishermen at Weligama. We will then have lunch and in the evening you can do snorkelling and scuba diving in Mirissa.

Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka. Yala combines a strict nature reserve with a national park. Divided into 5 blocks, the park has a protected area of nearly 130,000 hectares of land consisting of light forests, scrubs, grasslands, tanks and lagoons. Two blocks are currently opened to the public. The park is best known for its variety of wild animals. It is important for the conservation of Sri Lankan elephants, Sri Lankan leopards and aquatic birds.

You will spend the night at a hotel in Mirissa.

In the morning around 5:00 am we will be leaving the hotel to go explore Whales. Mirissa is very famous for its whale watching. We will then proceed to Bentota. On the way we will be visiting the Galle Fort. In the evening you will enjoy a great boat safari in Madu Ganga.

The Whale and Dolphin watching in Mirissa are one of the most thrilling water activities in Sri Lanka. The warm waters around Sri Lanka are ideal to spot blue whales, Bryde´s whales, sperm whales, fin whales, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins and sometimes killer whales. Spinner dolphins, Risso’s dolphins, and striped dolphin can be seen too. The whale watching season starts in November and ends in April when the waters are warm and calm. Whale watching boats can ideally carry up to 40 passengers at a time with an observation deck. Whale watching tours usually start around 7.00 am as boats leave the harbour around that time and last about 3.5- 4 hours.

You will spend the night at a hotel in Bentota.

There will be an opportunity to spend some free time in the morning. You will be transferred back to Colombo and dropped off at the Bandaranaike International Airport in time for your flight (at least 2-3 hours before your flight). We can also drop you off at any nearby location you require, concluding the end of this tour.