Highlights of Sri Lanka with Beruwala Beach Extension
Highlights of Sri Lanka with Beruwala Beach Extension
Highlights of Sri Lanka with Beruwala Beach Extension
15 Days
Visiting: Colombo, Habarana, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Yala, Beruwala
Tour operator:
Tour code:
LSRLA
Trip Styles:
Interests:
Beach Tours, Cultural, Gardens & Nature Tours, Wildlife Tours
Activities:
Tour Overview
Discover this paradise island teeming with wildlife, incredible landscapes and a colourful culture. Start in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, a bustling metropolis where colonial-era buildings and Buddhists temples rub shoulders with modern skyscrapers. Visit Minneriya National Park, home to elephants, deer and wild boar, before heading to see the spectacular rock fortress of Sigiriya which features the impressive Lion Gate. Next, visit Kandy, the location of Travelsphere Cares Project Sthree Café, which you'll visit, as well as the Temple of The Scared Tooth – the most venerated place of worship for Buddhists in the world. Continue your discoveries in the hills of Sri Lanka where you'll have a tour of a tea plantation, and venture to Yala National Park. Your last stop is Beruwala, home to one of the longest beaches in Sri Lanka, where you can enjoy some relaxation at the end of your tour. At the end of your tour add-on an extra two nights to relax in Beruwala.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 Uk - Colombo
Depart on your flight to Colombo today.
Day 2 Colombo
Location: Colombo
Accommodation Name: Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel Colombo
Meals Included: D
On arrival in Colombo we'll transfer you to your hotel, where you'll stay overnight. After your flight, a relaxed afternoon is the perfect way to start your holiday. Why not pick a spot by the hotel's swimming pool and soak up some sun.
Tonight, you will join your fellow travellers for a traditional Sri Lankan meal in a restaurant. You will enjoy a variety of local dishes, specially chosen for Travelsphere, including rice served with a curry of fish or meat, and curries made with vegetables, lentils and fruits, accompanied by pickles, vegetables and salads, and unlimited beer and wine.
Day 3 Colombo - Minneriya
Location: Habarana
Accommodation Name: Habarana Village - Habarana
Meals Included: B, D
Today a short sightseeing tour will introduce you to Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, a bustling metropolis boasting an attractive blend of old and new. Grand colonial-era buildings and Buddhist temples rub shoulders with modern skyscrapers, fine restaurants and high-end boutiques.
You will then drive to Sigiriya, in the heart of Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle. A two-night stay here means there's time to visit Minneriya National Park, where elephants, deer and wild boar roam.
Day 4 Minneriya - Sigiriya
Location: Habarana
Accommodation Name: Habarana Village - Habarana
Meals Included: B, D
Today, we'll visit the UNESCO-listed site of Sigiriya, a spectacular rock fortress featuring water gardens, moats and the impressive Lion Gate. Explore the frescoes of beautiful maidens and the Mirror Wall with ancient graffiti.
Later, we will experience local life in the nearby village of Hiriwaduna, where a walk and a catamaran ride are all included. We will walk over village paths, a tank (ancient reservoir), a bund and through forest. And, you'll cross a jungle rivulet by catamaran to reach a farmers simple wattle and daub house.
Day 5 Sigiriya - Kandy
Location: Kandy
Accommodation Name: Cinnamon Citadel Kandy
Meals Included: B, D
Kandy is a beautiful town, and it's your next base. On the way here we're going to stop at the Dambulla cave temples, home to more than 150 Buddha images. We'll also visit a spice garden in Matale, where you'll learn how these aromatic ingredients are used in traditional Sri Lankan cuisine, and pick up some tips to take home.
Day 6 Kandy
Location: Kandy
Accommodation Name: Cinnamon Citadel Kandy
Meals Included: B, L, D
Today's included tour takes you to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya, which were laid out by British colonial rulers in 1821 and are home to more than 5,000 species of plants and trees.
For lunch, you'll visit the Sthree Café, which works with women in the local community to increase their income, strengthen their financial independence, and help them become economically empowered. The café provides the women with a fair wage, together with the skills and training needed to work in the service sector. At the café, we will enjoy a traditional Sri Lankan dining experience as we're served fresh, vegetarian cuisine, prepared from locally sourced, seasonal ingredients.
You'll then have a tour of Kandy, where highlights include the Market Square and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, one of Buddhism's most sacred places of worship. Said to have been built in the early 1700s, it houses the tooth relic of Buddha brought to Sri Lanka from the Kalinga province in ancient India in the 4th century AD. Several buildings have been added to the temple complex by successive rulers, the latest being the Golden Canopy over the inner shrine where the Tooth Relic is placed.
Day 7 Kandy - Nuwara Eliya
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Accommodation Name: The Blackpool
Meals Included: B, D
After breakfast, we're setting our sights on Nuwara Eliya, in the heart of Sri Lanka's hill country. Home of the famous Ceylon tea, it is surrounded by a lush green carpet of plantations, and en route to our hotel we'll visit one. Here we'll see how the leaves are delicately picked by hand and turned into our favourite brew.
On arrival in Nuwara Eliya, settle into your hotel, then get your bearings on a sightseeing tour.
Day 8 Nuwara Eliya - At Leisure
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Accommodation Name: The Blackpool
Meals Included: B, D
Today is free for you to do as you please. It might be tempting to spend today lazing by the pool and soaking up the sunshine!
Day 9 Nuwara Eliya - Yala
Location: Yala
Accommodation Name: Doubletree by Hilton Weerawila Rajawarna Resort
Meals Included: B, D
Your day begins as we continue by road to Yala, where you'll find the landscape ranges from open parkland to dense jungle. En route you'll visit The Elephant Transit Home in Udawalawe, where injured or orphaned elephants from around the island are brought and given treatment and care, before being relocated at Udawalawe National Park.
As you reach Yala, look out for watering holes, small lakes and lagoons. These attract the many animals that thrive here, including a sizeable population of elephants, which we'll hope to spot tomorrow. End the day relaxing at your hotel.
Day 10 Yala
Location: Yala
Accommodation Name: Doubletree by Hilton Weerawila Rajawarna Resort
Meals Included: B, D
This morning enjoy an exciting safari in Yala National Park, where elephants and leopards may be spotted as well as many other species such as sloth bears, monkeys and crocodiles. This afternoon there's a guided nature drive.
Day 11 Yala - Beruwala
Location: Beruwala
Accommodation Name: Cinnamon Bey Beruwala
Meals Included: B, D
Your final destination is Beruwala, home to one of the longest beaches in Sri Lanka. You will stay here for two nights and en route you'll visit Galle, the port where the Portuguese first landed in Sri Lanka. Captured later by the Dutch, you'll see plenty of reminders of Dutch colonial rule among its narrow alleys, churches and monuments. You'll then visit a turtle hatchery where these endangered creatures are protected and released into the wild. Enjoy the rest of the day relaxing on the beach.
Day 12 Beruwala - At Leisure
Location: Beruwala
Accommodation Name: Cinnamon Bey Beruwala
Meals Included: B, D
Beruwala is a busy little town which has managed to retain its charm, so maybe head out to explore or just stay put and enjoy the facilities of your beachfront hotel.
Day 13 : Days 13 & 14 Beruwala
Location: Beruwala
Accommodation Name: Cinnamon Bey Beruwala
Meals Included: B, D
Your extended stay allows an extra two nights to enjoy this beautiful area where you can discover more at your own pace. Please note during your add on you will be looked after by a local representative at the hotel as your Holiday Director departs with the main group.
Day 15 Beruwala - Uk
Meals Included: B
Today we transfer back to the airport for your flight to the UK.
What's Included
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Return flights from London
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13 nights in 4 and 5-star hotels plus 1 night in flight
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27 meals: 13 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 13 dinners and welcome drink
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Overseas transfers, other transportation and porterage
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Travelsphere Holiday Director and Specialist Local Guide
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13 nights in 4 and 5-star hotels plus 1 night in flight
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27 meals: 13 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 13 dinners and welcome drink
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Travelsphere has been operating escorted touring holidays for 60 years
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Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?
No, we do not offer single share options
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What happens if I need to change my holiday date once I’ve booked?
If we can accomadate a change in date - we will always do our best to help you. Just pick up the phone and ask one of our friendly advisors - and make sure you have your booking number to hand.
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Am I contributing to any charity by booking the tour?
Our Travelsphere Cares programmes, in partnership with the Planeterra Foundation, support local projects and social enterprises by helping them earn an income from tourism. We simply donate a portion of the funds from our tours, so it’s great to know that when you travel with us you are helping to change lives and turn travel into real impact.
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Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?
Like minded travellers
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Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
All of our accommodation providers will be working to the very highest standards of hygiene – you already always enjoy a private room of your own on all of our trips, all of our partners will be guided by local government operational standards of hygiene and the new protocols we have issued to them.
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