From Colombo to Yala 6-Day Private Trip with 21-Sites
Serendipity tours (Private) Ltd · Colombo
This 6-day Sri Lanka tour gives you a complete picture of Sri Lanka, from historical temples, palaces, and other monuments in the cultural triangle to breathtaking scenery with waterfalls, mountains, and tea gardens in the hill country. TThe 6-day trip also provides access to fascinating wildlife at Yala National Park, where you can spot herds of elephants, bears, crocodiles, monkeys, buffaloes, and possibly a leopard, along with many other creatures. The tour ends with an overnight stay at the West Coast Beach Resort, giving you time to relax.
Day 1
Meet your driver and proceed to your hotel in Dambulla. You will visit a 1st-century BC ancient temple today, Dambulla Golden Temple, and witness more than a hundred ancient Buddha statues and paintings. Later, check in at the hotel and enjoy some leisure time.
Overnight stay in Dambulla.
Day 2
After a leisurely breakfast, climb the Sigiriya rock fortress and see the site of the palace of King Kassapa, who lived in it in the 5th century AD. Today, you can see his swimming pool, granite throne, and other ancient constructions. Later, proceed to the historical city of Polonnaruwa and take the city tour. A 3-hour city tour gives you the opportunity to witness temples, Buddha statues, gardens, the king's place, and many other important monuments.
Overnight stay in Dambulla.
Day 3
After a leisurely breakfast, proceed to the hotel in Kandy. Stop by a spice garden on the way. In the afternoon, visit Kandy City and take a walking tour; visit the temple of the tooth relic; visit the Peradeniya botanical garden; and witness the Kandyan cultural show.
Overnight stay in Kandy.
Day 4
After an early morning breakfast, head to Kandy railway station and board the train to Nuwara Eliya. The hill country train journey lasts about 4 hours and is one of the most scenic train trips in the world. Immerse yourself in the captivating mountain scenery along the way. Later, you will visit tea plantations and a tea factory, followed by a city tour of Nuwara Eliya.
Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya.
Day 5
After breakfast, head to the South Coast Wildlife Park and Yala National Park, and en route, stop at Ravana Waterfalls and Sita Amman Temple. In the afternoon, go on a safari in Yala National Park. Yala national park is the most popular wildlife park in Sri Lanka for wildlife tours and visitors can witness a large number of wild animals during a safari, such as leopards, elephants, crocodiles, sloth bears, wild buffaloes, etc.
Overnight stay in Yala.
Day 6
After a leisurely breakfast, leave for the hotel in Bentota. an en-route walking tour of Galle Fort and a boat safari of the mangrove lagoon in Bentota (Madu River estuary).
