13-Day Wonders of Sri Lanka - Small Group
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From Colombo’s coastline to the highlands of Nuwara Eliya and the wildlife plains of Yala, this journey reveals Sri Lanka’s varied landscapes and traditions. Travel in a Small Group of up to 24 travelers to climb Sigiriya, visit the sacred sites of Kandy and Anuradhapura, and gain exclusive access to the casket at the Temple of the Tooth. Journeying to the south, you’ll watch Asian elephants on safari, explore Galle Fort, and meet Weligama’s stilt fishermen. From an exclusive, hands-on visit to a working tea estate to high tea at the Grand Hotel, this journey is shaped by rich traditions, welcoming communities and striking scenery — a clear window into the Pearl of the Indian Ocean.
- Kosgoda: Visit a pioneering sea turtle conservation center, where a dedicated team works to protect Sri Lanka’s endangered turtle species. Guided by a conservationist, learn about the threats facing these marine creatures, from habitat loss to pollution. Depending on the season, witness hatchlings being released, supporting vital efforts to safeguard the future of these ancient travelers. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainability Development Goal 14: Life Below Water.
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Itinerary
Arrive in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s lively capital. You’ll drive past colonial buildings, temples, markets and modern streets before settling into the hotel, a calm base within the city’s energy. This evening, join your Travel Director and Small Group for a rooftop dinner, sharing locally sourced dishes that reflect the island’s culinary traditions while looking out across the Colombo skyline.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, located on the southwest coast. It blends colonial history, modern commerce, and coastal charm, serving as a key gateway to the island.
Set off on a tuk-tuk ride through Colombo’s busy streets, moving from colonial-era buildings into the city’s more compact neighborhoods. You’ll travel through the lanes of Pettah Market, a long-standing center of trade and pause at the Red Mosque, noting its Indo-Saracenic design. Next, visit the 18th-century Wolvendaal Church, built by the Dutch. Continue to Gangaramaya Temple and finish the day at Hotel Nippon, a historic stop for travelers, and try its well-known mutton roll.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, located on the southwest coast. It blends colonial history, modern commerce, and coastal charm, serving as a key gateway to the island.
Journey inland to Hiriwadunna and walk through village fields shaped by traditional farming. You’ll enjoy a Farm-To-Table lunch prepared with seasonal ingredients and served in the open-air before continuing to the Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs to see the stone-built chambers that outline early burial practices of Sri Lanka’s prehistoric communities. Later, arrive in Dambulla, with time to unwind at the lakeside hotel.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, located on the southwest coast. It blends colonial history, modern commerce, and coastal charm, serving as a key gateway to the island.
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Dambulla is a historic city in Sri Lanka's Central Province, renowned for its magnificent cave temple complex. It serves as a key cultural and religious hub and a gateway to the Cultural Triangle.
Travel to Anuradhapura, a UNESCO-listed city famous for its stupas, monastic sites and reservoirs that outline the scale of Sri Lanka’s early capital. Walk among stone structures that shaped the city’s religious and civic life for centuries. At Isurumuniya Temple, observe a monk leading a blessing ceremony. Later, visit a village where artisans shape clay pots by hand, continuing a long-standing craft tradition. You’ll have the chance to see Asian elephants across open plains and around the reservoir on an Optional Experience to Minneriya National Park.
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Dambulla is a historic city in Sri Lanka's Central Province, renowned for its magnificent cave temple complex. It serves as a key cultural and religious hub and a gateway to the Cultural Triangle.
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
One of Sri Lanka's most ancient cities, famed for its colossal stupas, sacred Bo tree, and extensive ruins, making it a key pilgrimage site.
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Dambulla is a historic city in Sri Lanka's Central Province, renowned for its magnificent cave temple complex. It serves as a key cultural and religious hub and a gateway to the Cultural Triangle.
This morning, choose between climbing the UNESCO-listed Sigiriya Rock Fortress or visiting a nearby botanical garden shaped by Sri Lanka’s long tradition of landscape design. After time to unwind, you’ll continue to Polonnaruwa with a Local Expert, walking through the remains of this former capital and its key religious and civic structures. Finish the day with dinner full of flame-grilled flavors at your hotel.
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Dambulla is a historic city in Sri Lanka's Central Province, renowned for its magnificent cave temple complex. It serves as a key cultural and religious hub and a gateway to the Cultural Triangle.
Sigiriya
Sigiriya, also known as Lion Rock, is an ancient rock fortress in Sri Lanka built in the 5th century AD. It is famous for its palace ruins, exquisite frescoes, and unique water gardens, often called the Eighth Wonder of the World.
Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's second ancient capital, featuring well-preserved palaces, stupas, and stone carvings, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Dambulla is a historic city in Sri Lanka's Central Province, renowned for its magnificent cave temple complex. It serves as a key cultural and religious hub and a gateway to the Cultural Triangle.
Travel into Sri Lanka’s cultural center, beginning at the Dambulla Cave Temple, a monastic site with rock-cut chambers filled with Buddha statues and painted ceilings. Continue to Kandy for a Small Group Experience visit to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, stepping close to the casket that preserves the revered relic. In the evening, watch a Kandyan dance performance marked by drumming, movement and longstanding ceremonial traditions.
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Dambulla is a historic city in Sri Lanka's Central Province, renowned for its magnificent cave temple complex. It serves as a key cultural and religious hub and a gateway to the Cultural Triangle.
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Kandy is the cultural and religious heart of Sri Lanka, famous for the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Nestled among hills and centered around a scenic lake, it offers a blend of rich history, colonial architecture, and lush landscapes.
Spend the morning in Yatiwawala, walking through rice fields and spice gardens for a clear look at village life. Visit a local market and meet a local Ayurvedic expert who outlines the use of herbal remedies. Next, you’ll join a local host to prepare a traditional meal using established cooking methods. In the afternoon, explore the Royal Botanical Gardens, moving through avenues and collections that show the breadth of Sri Lanka’s plant life. Choose from two Optional Experiences: take a walking tour of Kandy with a Local Expert, exploring its local eateries and heritage buildings, or join a Mahaweli River Cruise past riverbanks and nearby fishing communities.
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Kandy is the cultural and religious heart of Sri Lanka, famous for the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Nestled among hills and centered around a scenic lake, it offers a blend of rich history, colonial architecture, and lush landscapes.
Board a train into Sri Lanka’s central highlands, watching the landscape shift to tea country, waterfalls and rising peaks. On arrival in Nuwara Eliya, visit a tea estate and factory, then head into the fields for a Small Group Exclusive, hands-on look at the work behind Ceylon tea before enjoying a freshly prepared cup. Explore the town with your Travel Director, including Gregory Lake and the Tudor-style Nuwara Eliya Post Office, then settle into a traditional high tea at the Grand Hotel.
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Kandy is the cultural and religious heart of Sri Lanka, famous for the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Nestled among hills and centered around a scenic lake, it offers a blend of rich history, colonial architecture, and lush landscapes.
Nuwara eliya, Sri Lanka
Nuwara eliya is a famous hill station in Sri Lanka's central highlands, known as 'Little England'. It features a cool climate, colonial-era architecture, tea plantations, and gardens, serving as a base for exploring Horton Plains and Adam's Peak.
Travel south from Nuwara Eliya as the highlands open into the sun-drenched lowlands. Stop at a viewpoint where the central mountains drop towards the plains, taking in the spread of tea estates, winding roads and distant waterfalls. Continue to Kataragama, a sacred town alive with ritual and a prominent pilgrimage center for Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims alike. Arrive in Yala and settle into a coastal retreat set between the national park and the shoreline.
Nuwara eliya, Sri Lanka
Nuwara eliya is a famous hill station in Sri Lanka's central highlands, known as 'Little England'. It features a cool climate, colonial-era architecture, tea plantations, and gardens, serving as a base for exploring Horton Plains and Adam's Peak.
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's most famous national park, known for its leopards, elephants, and diverse birdlife, offering thrilling jeep safaris.
Set out on morning and evening game drives with an expert ranger, exploring Yala’s diverse landscapes, from dry woodlands to coastal lagoons. Keep watch for Asian elephants grazing near waterholes, crocodiles basking along the shores and, with luck, the elusive Sri Lankan leopard. Between drives, you may like to take a guided nature walk through the hotel’s surroundings, where vibrant birdlife thrives, from kingfishers and bee-eaters to herons wading in the wetlands.
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's most famous national park, known for its leopards, elephants, and diverse birdlife, offering thrilling jeep safaris.
Travel along Sri Lanka’s southern coastline, passing fishing villages and palm-lined shores shaped by life at the water’s edge. Stop in Weligama to meet stilt fishermen, who work from wooden poles set in the shallows—a practice developed during World War II when boats were scarce. Continue to Galle Fort, a UNESCO-listed stronghold built by the Portuguese and later expanded by the Dutch. Explore its streets with your Travel Director, including the former District Judge’s house, museums, temples and a long-standing mosque that reflects the fort’s mixed heritage. Finish up at the lighthouse, a local gathering point with clear views over the Indian Ocean.
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's most famous national park, known for its leopards, elephants, and diverse birdlife, offering thrilling jeep safaris.
Galle, Sri Lanka
Galle is a historic city on Sri Lanka's southwest coast, famous for its well-preserved colonial architecture and iconic Galle Fort. This seaside city blends European architectural styles with South Asian cultural traditions, serving as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major tourist and cultural hub.
Spend the day at leisure, unwinding at your hotel or exploring more of Galle’s historic streets and coastal scenery. For those seeking a deeper connection to Sri Lanka’s landscapes and traditions, a choice of Optional Experiences awaits. Set out early on a whale-watching cruise to search for blue whales and dolphins off the southern coast, or visit a cinnamon estate to learn about the cultivation of this prized spice. In the afternoon, you can opt to join a boat trip across Koggala Lake, where mangrove-lined shores and small islands reveal a mix of wildlife and local heritage. As the day winds down, enjoy dinner at the hotel with your Travel Director and fellow travelers, reflecting on the journey through this captivating island.
Galle, Sri Lanka
Galle is a historic city on Sri Lanka's southwest coast, famous for its well-preserved colonial architecture and iconic Galle Fort. This seaside city blends European architectural styles with South Asian cultural traditions, serving as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major tourist and cultural hub.
Spend your final morning at leisure before visiting a sea turtle conservation center during a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Learn about conservation efforts and, if in season, see hatchlings released. Afterwards, say goodbye to your Travel Director and fellow travelers when you transfer to the airport. Please ensure your flight booking departs after 20:00.
Galle, Sri Lanka
Galle is a historic city on Sri Lanka's southwest coast, famous for its well-preserved colonial architecture and iconic Galle Fort. This seaside city blends European architectural styles with South Asian cultural traditions, serving as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major tourist and cultural hub.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, located on the southwest coast. It blends colonial history, modern commerce, and coastal charm, serving as a key gateway to the island.
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Additional Notes
- DAY 1: Complimentary arrival transfers depart Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) at 10:00 and 16:30 on the first day of the tour. Guests should arrive at least 2 hours before the last transfer time.
- DAY 13: The complimentary one-way group transfer from the end hotel in Galle by motorcoach will arrive at Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) at approximately¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ 17:00, depending on traffic conditions, so please be aware when booking flights. For guests departing on the last day of the tour, please do not schedule any flights before 20:00.
- SRI LANKA: USA passport holders require a visa for Sri Lanka. Visa must be obtained prior to departure and it must be used within 6 months. However, ETA is valid for 30 days from initial entry.
- IMPORTANT: Please see important visa details sent with your invoice.
- CHARGEABLE TRANSFERS: Chargeable transfers available in Colombo. Guests who have booked their extra hotel nights with Insight Vacations, or whose flight times do not coincide with the shuttle coach timings may purchase a chargeable transfer. However, guests booking independent hotel nights should make their own transfer arrangements.
- LUGGAGE ALLOWANCE: Each guest is permitted one bag with maximum dimensions of 58 linear inches (147 cm), the total of length, width, and height - and a weight not exceeding 44 lbs (20 kg). Guests may also bring one personal item, such as a purse, backpack, or similarly sized item that fits comfortably under the seat in front of them or the overhead compartment weighing no more than 15 lbs (7kg).
- Ground Handler: This trip is operated by Jetwing.
- SMALL GROUP SERIES: Wonders of Sri Lanka is now featuring exclusively small-group departures, operating with a maximum of 24 guests for the entire series.
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Each passenger must carry a valid travel document. (Valid visa for countries needed) (E.g. Green Card, Passport, Re-Entry Permit, and etc.) Tour operator is not responsible for lost or stolen personal items.
Cancellation penalties per person (request day and departure day are not counted)
30 days or more prior to departure - $175/person penalty.
2-29 days or more prior to departure - $280/person penalty.
Day of departure no show or late - 100% per person.
If the tour include airtickets, additional $75+airline surcharge will be charged as penalty.
Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.
Trips require a minimum number of participants to avoid cancellation. We reserve the right to cancel a scheduled trip to fully refund affected customers although tour companies will make every effort to maintain normal operations.
The refund amount will be credited directly to your TakeTours wallet as credits for future use. Or the refund can also be forwarded directly to your credit card with a 6% handling fee.
NOTE: We cannot grant any refunds more than 30 days after completion of the tour.
30 days or more prior to departure - $175/person penalty.
2-29 days or more prior to departure - $280/person penalty.
Day of departure no show or late - 100% per person.
If the tour include airtickets, additional $75+airline surcharge will be charged as penalty.
Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.
Trips require a minimum number of participants to avoid cancellation. We reserve the right to cancel a scheduled trip to fully refund affected customers although tour companies will make every effort to maintain normal operations.
The refund amount will be credited directly to your TakeTours wallet as credits for future use. Or the refund can also be forwarded directly to your credit card with a 6% handling fee.
NOTE: We cannot grant any refunds more than 30 days after completion of the tour.
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