Discover Sri Lanka - 11 Days Island Explorer Tour

Discover Sri Lanka - 11 Days

$1400.00/

per person
  • 1 Days / 0 Nights
  • Max People : 6
  • Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Yala National Park, Negombo, Mirissa, Ella, Udawalawe National Park & Pinnawala

Day 1: Airport arrival and transfer to Negombo beach hotel. Enjoy coastal leisure and evening fisherman village tour. Day 2: Morning visit to Gampaha Botanical Garden (Henarathgoda), home to Asia's first rubber trees. Afternoon beach relaxation in Negombo. Day 3: Travel down the southern coast via Bentota, Madu Ganga river safari, Ambalangoda mask factory, Meetiyagoda moonstone mine, and Kosgoda turtle hatchery to Galle Dutch Fort. Day 4: Early morning deep-sea Blue Whale and Dolphin watching boat excursion in Mirissa. Day 5: Transfer to Udawalawe National Park for a 4x4 wildlife safari and baby elephant milk feeding at the Elephant Transit Home. Day 6: Drive via Bundala National Park (Ramsar wetland & migratory flamingos) to Tissamaharama. Visit Kataragama Hindu temple. Day 7: Early morning (5:00 AM) full-day wildlife safari game drive in Yala National Park tracking leopards and sloth bears. Day 8: Mountain drive to Ella. Explore Little Adam's Peak, Ella Gap, Demodara Nine Arch Bridge, and Flying Ravana adventure park. Day 9: Drive via Ramboda waterfalls to Nuwara Eliya ("Little England"). Tour Hakgala Botanical Gardens, Seetha Amman Temple, Lake Gregory, and Victoria Park. Day 10: Journey to Kandy. Visit Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens (4000+ plant species) and the Sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic. Day 11: Morning breakfast and private transfer to Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for departure.

Highlights of the Tour

  • Representative welcome at Colombo airport
  • Explore Negombo Catholic churches and Dutch Fort prison
  • Transfer from Negombo down southern coast
  • 5:00 AM transfer to Mirissa for Blue Whale & Dolphin boat trip
  • Transfer from Unawatuna to Udawalawe
  • Transfer from Udawalawe to Tissamaharama via Bundala National Park
  • Early morning 5:00 AM full-day Yala National Park 4x4 safari
  • Transfer from Tissamaharama to Ella
  • Drive from Ella to Nuwara Eliya through tea plantations
  • Transfer from Nuwara Eliya to Kandy
  • Morning drive from Kandy to Colombo

Itinerary

Arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) and meet with representative. Transfer to Negombo beach hotel. Spend the evening at leisure by the beach and explore the fisherman village and seafood market.

Explore coastal Negombo ("Little Rome") and its 17th-century Dutch Fort prison and Hamilton Canal. Visit Gampaha Botanical Garden (Henarathgoda), home to Asia's first planted Brazilian rubber trees.

Drive down the southern coast via Bentota. Enjoy a Madu Ganga mangrove boat safari with fish therapy, visit Meetiyagoda Moonstone mine, Ambalangoda mask factory, Kosgoda turtle hatchery, and UNESCO Galle Dutch Fort.

Early morning (5:00 AM) transfer to Mirissa for an exciting deep-sea boat excursion for Blue Whale and Dolphin watching. Observe Weligama stilt fishermen in the afternoon and relax on Unawatuna beach.

Drive to Udawalawe National Park. Visit the Elephant Transit Home at noon to watch orphaned baby elephants being fed milk. Afternoon 4x4 safari game drive in Udawalawe National Park.

Drive to Tissamaharama via Bundala National Park, an international Ramsar wetland famous for migratory water birds and greater flamingos. Visit the sacred Kataragama multi-religious temple complex in the evening.

Early morning (5:00 AM) full-day 4x4 open jeep safari in Yala National Park tracking leopards, sloth bears, wild elephants, and crocodiles with lunch break inside the park.

Drive north to Ella mountain village. Explore Ella Gap, Little Adam's Peak hike, Demodara Nine Arch Bridge, Ravana Waterfalls, and the thrilling Flying Ravana Adventure Park.

Morning drive to Nuwara Eliya ("Little England") through foggy mountain tops and lush tea estates. Stop at Ramboda Waterfalls. Tour Hakgala Botanical Gardens, Seetha Amman Temple, and Lake Gregory.

Drive to Kandy. Visit Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens (147 acres, 4,000+ plant species, and orchid house). Tour a spice garden, gem shop, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, and the Sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic.

Morning breakfast in Kandy and scenic 4-hour drive back to commercial capital Colombo before your private transfer to Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) for departure.

Included

  • • Stelaran tour guide service (English speaking guide acting as driver + expert site guides in Anuradhapura.
  • Polonnaruwa.
  • Sigiriya.
  • Kandy.
  • Nuwara Eliya) • Accommodation for 10 Nights in luxury star & boutique hotels on BB basis (Breakfast included) • Free first-night arrival lunch / bottled water courtesy of Stelaran Holidays • Air-conditioned comfortable vehicle with fuel.
  • parking.
  • highway tolls.
  • and driver allowances • Airport Pick-up & Drop-off transfers.

Excluded

  • • Entrance & activity tickets (safari jeeps in Yala/Wilpattu/Minneriya.
  • whale watching boat passes.
  • national parks.
  • temples) • Lunch and Dinner (available on request) • International/Domestic flight tickets and Visa fees • Personal shopping.
  • laundry.
  • minibar.
  • and telephone charges.

Tour Days Summary

  • 1 Airport Arrival & Negombo Beach Leisure
    Arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) and meet with representative. Transfer...
  • 2 Negombo & Gampaha Botanical Garden Tour
    Explore coastal Negombo ("Little Rome") and its 17th-century Dutch Fort prison and Hamilto...
  • 3 Negombo to Galle via Madu River & Turtle Hatchery
    Drive down the southern coast via Bentota. Enjoy a Madu Ganga mangrove boat safari with fi...
  • 4 Mirissa Whale & Dolphin Watching Excursion
    Early morning (5:00 AM) transfer to Mirissa for an exciting deep-sea boat excursion for Bl...
  • 5 Unawatuna to Udawalawe National Park Safari
    Drive to Udawalawe National Park. Visit the Elephant Transit Home at noon to watch orphane...
  • 6 Udawalawe to Tissa via Bundala & Kataragama Temple
    Drive to Tissamaharama via Bundala National Park, an international Ramsar wetland famous f...
  • 7 Yala National Park Full-Day Safari
    Early morning (5:00 AM) full-day 4x4 open jeep safari in Yala National Park tracking leopa...
  • 8 Tissamaharama to Ella Mountain Town
    Drive north to Ella mountain village. Explore Ella Gap, Little Adam's Peak hike, Demodara...
  • 9 Ella to Nuwara Eliya via Tea Estates & Ramboda Falls
    Morning drive to Nuwara Eliya ("Little England") through foggy mountain tops and lush tea...
  • 10 Nuwara Eliya to Kandy via Peradeniya Gardens
    Drive to Kandy. Visit Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens (147 acres, 4,000+ plant species,...
  • 11 Kandy to Colombo Airport Departure
    Morning breakfast in Kandy and scenic 4-hour drive back to commercial capital Colombo befo...