Destination:
Sri Lanka,
Duration:
9 days
Style:
Adventure,
Explorer,
Travel Period:
January 2027 - December 2028
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Overview
Travel from Colombo into Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle, where you’ll meet a local farmer, share a village lunch and search for wild elephants on safari. Climb Sigiriya’s Lion Rock, visit Kandy’s sacred Temple of the Tooth and continue into the cooler highlands for its tea country and the beautiful Horton Plains National Park. Ride the train towards Ella, stop at the Nine Arch Bridge, then head south to Unawatuna. Along the coast, cook with a local fishing family and explore Galle’s UNESCO-listed fort, then return to Colombo after nine days of wildlife, food, history and friendly locals.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. Some travellers have reported being approached by locals offering excursions before their Intrepid trip commences. This has been particularly prevalent in and around the hotels used by Intrepid. These guides are in no way connected to Intrepid and we cannot guarantee the safety or quality standards of their tours. We advise customers against joining any tour offered by the unauthorised guides.
2. A single supplement is available if you’d prefer not to share a room on this trip and is subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent for further information.
3. The Perahera Festival is a 10 day period of evening processions to honour the Sacred Tooth, which is enshrined at Kandy's Temple of the Tooth. Each night features thousands of perfomers, including dancers, drummers, and a parade of more than 50 decorated elephants. Due to Intrepid's stance on elephant cruelty we do not visit the Perahera Festival and cannot purchase tickets on your behalf.
4. Please provide your full name and passport number exactly as it appears on your passport at the time of booking (including any middle names listed on your passport). If we do not receive your passport details in time, we cannot guarantee your train journey. Fees may apply for adding or amending details within 45 days of departure, and in some cases, you will be required to cover the cost of issuing a new ticket. Train tickets are in very high demand in Sri Lanka. We always try our best to secure tickets, but if we cannot book them, you will continue your journey by private vehicle.
2. A single supplement is available if you’d prefer not to share a room on this trip and is subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent for further information.
3. The Perahera Festival is a 10 day period of evening processions to honour the Sacred Tooth, which is enshrined at Kandy's Temple of the Tooth. Each night features thousands of perfomers, including dancers, drummers, and a parade of more than 50 decorated elephants. Due to Intrepid's stance on elephant cruelty we do not visit the Perahera Festival and cannot purchase tickets on your behalf.
4. Please provide your full name and passport number exactly as it appears on your passport at the time of booking (including any middle names listed on your passport). If we do not receive your passport details in time, we cannot guarantee your train journey. Fees may apply for adding or amending details within 45 days of departure, and in some cases, you will be required to cover the cost of issuing a new ticket. Train tickets are in very high demand in Sri Lanka. We always try our best to secure tickets, but if we cannot book them, you will continue your journey by private vehicle.
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What's Included
- Meals: Meals: 7 breakfasts, 2 lunches.
- Transport: Private vehicle, Public Bus, Train.
- Accommodation: Hotels (8 nights).
- Dambulla - Minneriya Elephant Safari.
- Dambulla - Chena cultivation Farm visit & Lunch.
- Sigiriya - Lion Rock Fortress visit.
- Kandy - Temple of the Tooth.
- Sigiriya - Zero Plastic Impact Centre Visit, an Intrepid Foundation partner.
- Nuwara Eliya - Tea plantation visit.
- Nuwara Eliya - Cycling through tea fields.
- Nuwara Eliya - Tea & snacks at a local house.
- Nuwara Eliya - Horton Plains National Park visit.
- Nanuoya - Nanuoya to Demodara scenic train ride.
- Ella - Nine arch bridge visit by tuk tuk.
- Unawatuna - lunch with a local family.
- Galle - Fort visit.
- Colombo - City Tour.
Start:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Finish:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Finish:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Type:Group tour (max 12)
Tripcode:
HPSE
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Your Itinerary
Day 1: Colombo
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Day 2: Dambulla
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Day 3: Kandy
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Day 4: Nuwara Eliya
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Day 5: Nuwara Eliya
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Day 6: Ella to Unawatuna
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Day 7: Unawatuna
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Day 8: Colombo
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Day 9: Colombo
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Travel Partner
Intrepid is a small group tour travel company with humble beginnings that now sends over 100,000 travellers a year on grassroots and responsible travel tours.
Price from
$2,295*
per person*
Tripcode: HPSE
Start:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Finish:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Finish:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Type:Group tour (max 12)
Tripcode:
149218
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