Sri Lanka 9 Days - Luxury Sri Lanka
Tour Summary
Nine days across the island staying only in properties we would book for our own family — Cinnamon Grand in Colombo, Heritance Kandalama above the reservoir, The Grand Hotel in the tea hills, Wild Coast Tented Lodge at Yala and Amangalla inside Galle Fort. Longer stays, later starts, private guiding at every site and a chauffeur who stays with you from arrival to departure.
Inclusion
- Accommodation
- Airport Pick-up
- Airport Drop-off
- Breakfast & Dinner
- Private Luxury Car
- Private Driver/Guide
Tour Theme
Number of Cities
7Arrival into the capital, with a harbour-side hotel and an evening that asks nothing of you.
Day 01 Activities
- •Private fast-track assistance on arrival
- •Chauffeur transfer to Cinnamon Grand Colombo
- •Late check-in and rest
- •Optional private city drive: Gangaramaya, Galle Face, Pettah
- •Overnight in Colombo
Colombo Highlights
The cultural triangle from a hotel built into the rock face above Kandalama reservoir.
Day 02 Activities
- •Drive north to the cultural triangle
- •Check in at Heritance Kandalama
- •Private guided visit to Dambulla Cave Temple
- •Sunset from the infinity pool over the reservoir
- •Overnight in Sigiriya / Dambulla
Sigiriya Highlights
A full day with a private archaeologist-guide, and an afternoon deliberately left empty.
Day 03 Activities
- •Early private ascent of Sigiriya Rock Fortress
- •Breakfast back at the hotel afterwards
- •Afternoon free — spa, pool or a guided nature walk
- •Optional Minneriya jeep safari for the elephant gathering
- •Overnight in Sigiriya / Dambulla
Sigiriya Highlights
Sri Lanka's cultural capital, with after-hours access to the temple's evening ceremony.
Day 04 Activities
- •Drive to Kandy with a private spice garden stop
- •Check in at your hilltop hotel
- •Guided visit to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic at puja
- •Private Kandyan dance performance
- •Overnight in Kandy
Kandy Highlights
Colonial tea country — log fires, high tea and estates that still work the old way.
Day 05 Activities
- •Scenic drive into the highlands
- •Private tea estate tour and tasting with the planter
- •Check in at The Grand Hotel
- •Afternoon high tea and a walk through the gardens
- •Overnight in Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya Highlights
Two nights at a tented lodge on the edge of the park, with a private jeep and tracker.
Day 06 Activities
- •Descend from the hills to the dry southeast
- •Check in at Wild Coast Tented Lodge
- •Afternoon private safari in Yala Block I
- •Dinner in the lodge's open-air pavilion
- •Overnight near Yala
Yala Highlights
Dawn in the park, then the rest of the day at leisure.
Day 07 Activities
- •Dawn private game drive with bush breakfast
- •Return to the lodge for a late morning
- •Spa treatment or a plunge-pool afternoon
- •Optional second evening drive
- •Overnight near Yala
Yala Highlights
Inside the Dutch fort walls at Amangalla, a 1684 building that has never really stopped being a hotel.
Day 08 Activities
- •Coastal drive west to Galle
- •Check in at Amangalla inside the fort
- •Private walking tour of the ramparts at golden hour
- •Dinner at a fort rooftop restaurant
- •Overnight in Galle
Galle Highlights
One last morning on the west coast before the drive to the airport.
Day 09 Activities
- •Slow breakfast and a final walk in the fort
- •Drive north along the coast to Bentota
- •Lunch and beach time at Taj Bentota
- •Chauffeur transfer to Bandaranaike International Airport
- •Departure
Bentota Highlights
Your Tour Map
- Assistance at the Airport
- Airport pick up
- Airport drop off
- Private air-conditioned car
- Fuel & local insurance for the vehicle
- Private English Speaking Chauffeur for the entire journey
- Accommodation on Half Board basis
- All applicable entrance fees per itinerary
- Bottled water throughout the journey
- All government taxes included
Everything You Need to Know
Can you customize this itinerary?
Yes, certainly. We would be happy to adjust the tour itinerary as you wish.
Can you combine multiple tours together?
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Can you recommend hotels based on our budget?
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