Aerial view of Sigiriya rock fortress

Journeys

Sri Lanka itineraries, 1 to 12 days

Six private tours to start from. All changeable.

Aerial view of Sigiriya rock fortress

12 days

The Classic Loop

Rock fortress, tea country, leopards and the south coast.

BestDecember to April

PlacesNegombo, Dankotuwa, Sigiriya, Matale, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala, Mirissa, Galle

Day by day
  1. Day 1Arrive. Evening on Negombo lagoon.
  2. Day 2Our coconut estate and lunch, then Sigiriya.
  3. Day 3Sigiriya at dawn. Dambulla cave temples.
  4. Day 4Spice garden in Matale. Evening puja in Kandy.
  5. Day 5Kandy and the Peradeniya gardens.
  6. Day 6Up to a tea estate near Nuwara Eliya.
  7. Day 7Plucking and a factory tasting.
  8. Day 8Hill-country train to Ella.
  9. Day 9Little Adam’s Peak, then Yala.
  10. Day 10Dawn safari, then Mirissa.
  11. Day 11Whale watching or a beach day.
  12. Day 12Galle Fort, then the airport.
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Two dolphins surfacing at sea

4 days

Lagoons and Dolphins

Negombo, our coconut estate, wetlands and Kalpitiya’s dolphins.

BestDolphins Nov–Apr, kitesurfing May–Oct

PlacesNegombo, Dankotuwa, Chilaw, Puttalam, Kalpitiya

Day by day
  1. Day 1Fish market and Negombo lagoon.
  2. Day 2Our estate and lunch. Munneswaram temple.
  3. Day 3Anawilundawa birds, Puttalam, then Kalpitiya.
  4. Day 4Dolphins or kitesurfing, then the airport.
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Stone walls of Jaffna Fort

6 days

Jaffna and the East

Jaffna, Delft Island and the beaches of Trincomalee.

BestFebruary to September

PlacesJaffna, Trincomalee

Day by day
  1. Day 1Train from Colombo to Jaffna.
  2. Day 2Nallur Kovil, the fort and crab curry.
  3. Day 3Ferry to Delft Island.
  4. Day 4Casuarina Beach, then Trincomalee.
  5. Day 5Snorkelling at Pigeon Island. Koneswaram at sunset.
  6. Day 6Whale watching in season, then onward.
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Blue train on the Nine Arch Bridge, Ella

5 days

Tea Country by Train

Kandy to Ella by train, with two nights on a tea estate.

BestJanuary to April

PlacesKandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella

Day by day
  1. Day 1Kandy and the Temple of the Tooth.
  2. Day 2Train up to your estate bungalow.
  3. Day 3Plucking and a factory tasting.
  4. Day 4Train to Ella. Nine Arch Bridge.
  5. Day 5Sunrise on Little Adam’s Peak.
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Stilt fishermen on the south coast

6 days

Leopards and the South

Yala safaris, whales at Mirissa and Galle Fort.

BestDecember to April

PlacesYala, Mirissa, Galle

Day by day
  1. Day 1Yala. Afternoon safari.
  2. Day 2Full day in the park.
  3. Day 3Along the coast to Mirissa.
  4. Day 4Whale watching at dawn.
  5. Day 5Koggala stilt fishermen, then Galle.
  6. Day 6Galle Fort, then the airport.
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Fishing boats on Negombo lagoon

1 day

A Day with Us

Fish market, lagoon and lunch at our estate.

BestAll year

PlacesNegombo, Dankotuwa

Day by day
  1. Lellama fish market at dawn.
  2. A boat through the mangroves.
  3. Lunch at our coconut estate.
  4. Back by late afternoon.
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Misty tea hills near Nuwara Eliya

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