Honeymoon to Sri Lanka
Our 10-day tour of ‘Honeymoon to Sri Lanka’ makes for the perfect romantic getaway break for Honeymooners / couples wishing to combine culture, adventure and relaxation.
spending the first day rejuvenating beside the palm-tree lined beach at Negombo, you’ll head inland through the lush green mountains towards Dambulla. Calling on-route for lunch at Pinnawala you will have close up photo opportunities with some Asian elephants at the orphanage before completing your journey.
Culture & History
The following morning will be an early start to enable you to climb the ancient Sigiriya Rock Fortress Sigiriya before it gets too hot. At almost 200 metres high, this UNESCO world heritage site is quite a climb but well worth the effort; the views from the top are absolutely breathtaking. Choosing then between leisure time or additional site-seeing, you will have several opportunities to explore more of this beautiful, culturally rich area such as the Dambulla Rock Cave Temple, the ruins of Polonnaruwa and a village safari at Hiriwadunna Village.
The drive to Kandy is truly beautiful. You will pass by tea plantations and biodiverse rainforest on-route and even visit a spice garden where you will be able to ‘a taste of Sri Lanka’ to take home. Kandy is the last capital city of the ancient kings and whilst here, you will visit the most sacred Buddhist temples of all, the Temple of the Tooth Relic, located in the royal palace complex. This golden-roofed Temple houses Sri Lanka’s most important Buddhist relic – a tooth of Buddha. As well as the main temple, the complex includes a series of smaller temples, shrines and museums.
You will also have the opportunity to see how tea is produced and taste the freshest cup of tea imaginable at a Tea Factory as you make your way to the city of Nuwara Eliya. Once there, you can enjoy either a guided city tour or take a leisurely stroll at your own pace through the delightful botanical gardens.
Wild Life
Heading further south, you will visit the Ravana Falls in Ella before continuing to Tissamaharama for your safari at the Yala National Park. Home to a variety of wild animals including 215 bird species, elephants, deer, water buffalo, sloth bears and monkeys, Yala also has one of the highest leopard densities in the world.
Beach
Back on the west coast, a trip to Galle wouldn’t be compete without a city tour of the old fort before continuing your journey to Colombo for the last night of your fun packed tour of “Honeymoon to Sri Lanka” – a magical experience to treasure forever!
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Destination
DAY 1: AIRPORT - NEGOMBO
DAY 2: NEGOMBO – PINNAWALA – DAMBULLA
DAY 3: SIGIRIYA
DAY 4: SIGIRIYA – DAMBULLA – MATALE – KANDY
DAY 5: KANDY
DAY 6: KANDY – RAMBODA – NUWARA ELIYA
DAY 7: NUWARA ELIYA – ELLA – TISSAMAHARAMA
DAY 8: TISSAMAHARAMA
DAY 9: TISSAMAHARAMA – GALLE – COLOMBO
DAY 10: COLOMBO – AIRPORT
- Return international flights from London Heathrow to Colombo
- Accommodation in standard rooms on BB 9 nights at the hotels specified or of similar standard.
- Transportation by an A/C car as per the above itinerary with an English-speaking driver
- Entrance fees to Sigiriya, Kandy Temple & Yala National Park.
- Half a day jeep safari in Yala National Park.
- Video Camera permits at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.
- Video Camera and Still Camera permits at the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy.
- Any other entrance fees not mentioned above.
- Cost of lunch, dinner or any beverages throughout the tour.
- Expenses of a personal nature.
- All optionally given excursions.
- Any other services not specified above.