Discover Sri Lanka – 9N | 10D

Travel time: Approx. 45mints drive. On arrival you will be welcomed to our island paradise by one of our hand selected Guide. Afterwards you will be escorted to your vehicle and transfer to your hotel. In the evening, conduct a Colombo sightseeing tour where you can enjoy street food at Galle face green, travel through busy Pettah markets, Dutch hospital for amazing culinary delights, museum to dive in a pool of knowledge.

Travel time: Approx. 04.30hrs drive. Begin your journey towards the Ancient city, Anuradhapura! En route, you stop at Yapahuwa ancient city (a 300-foot fortified wonder dating back to the 13th century) and explore the area. Proceed to Anuradhapura and check into your hotel. Spend the afternoon enjoying the facilities at your luxury resort.

Travel time: Approx. 03.30hrs drive & ride. After breakfast we drive to Vavuniya to catch the train to Jaffna. The train journey provides a great opportunity to mix with the local as we pass through beautiful countryside and stop of a small village station. We' arrive into Jaffna via the Elephant pass, a small strip of land that connects the peninsula to the rest of the island and is known as the 'gateway to Jaffna'. We'll arrive into the bustling northern city around mid-afternoon. Later visit Nallur temple, the largest and most important Hindu temple in the area, venturing inside to learn about Hindu worshiping practices.

Travel time: Approx. 03.30 hrs. drive. In the morning enjoy a nature walk through a scrub jungle, wade through a local stream with low hanging branches, cross a lake in an ‘oruwa’, the traditional mode of over water transport, spend time with a farmer harvesting crops under his guidance and taste authentic village cuisine prepared by the farmer’s family and by yourself with freshly picked produce and local herbs cooked in clay pots over an open heat fueled by firewood. Here you will experience the real Sri Lankan cooking methods which were used earlier by the Sri Lankan’s with authentic cousin. Visit Sigiriya where you climb to the Sky Fortress. The ruins of this 5th century fortress is one of Sri Lanka's major attractions, a stupendous sight to behold and a feat of consummate engineering skill. Halfway up, tucked beneath a sheltering overhang of rock, are the famous frescoes - the Sigiriya Damsels, their colors still glowing. Magnificent views can be enjoyed from the summit of the rock palace. Later in the afternoon travel back to Dambulla.

An early start this morning as we take a short boat ride to the remote and wind-swept island of Delft. Although inhabited, it has a deserted feel to it and once we get away from the port area we are as likely to see the wild Delft ponies as we are the island's people. The shallow waters surrounding the island are famously turquoise and the sands are almost white. There is a small Dutch Fort made of coral and a 'growing' rock to explore. In the afternoon we move on to Nagadeepa Island, an important place of pilgrimage for both Hindus and Buddhists. The latter revere the Rajayathana stupa built at the place where the Buddha intervened between two warring kings during his second visit to Sri Lanka. The former visits the Naga Pooshani Amman Kovil Temple, dedicated to the goddess Meenakshi, a consort of Shiva and said to help women conceive.

Travel time: Approx. 04hrs drive. Finally, you will wander around the colorful Jaffna Market where local food and handicrafts are available to be bartered for and bought. Later leave the very north of the country today and head to the beaches of the east coast. En route we will stop at the hot springs of Kanniyai, where there are seven hot wells of varying temperatures, commonly referred to as 'the Seven Wonders of Sri Lanka' You will explore the town on foot and enjoy its charming mix of sleepy backstreets, colonial villas, mosques, churches temples and beaches.

Today is free for you to relax by the hotel pool or do some optional activities such as a short boat ride to Pigeon Island, famed for its powdery white sands and coral gardens. The reef here is very shallow, making snorkeling very rewarding with dozens of corals, a multitude of reef fish, black tip reef sharks and turtles all likely sightings.

Travel time: Approx. 02hrs drive. In the morning drive to Sigiriya where you climb to the Sky Fortress. The ruins of this 5th century fortress is one of Sri Lanka's major attractions, a stupendous sight to behold and a feat of consummate engineering skill. Halfway up, tucked beneath a sheltering overhang of rock, are the famous frescoes - the Sigiriya Damsels, their colors still glowing. Magnificent views can be enjoyed from the summit of the rock palace. Spend the afternoon enjoying the facilities at your resort.

Travel time: Approx. 03.30hrs drive. In the Morning, drive to Negombo. En route visit a great series of caves have been turned into temples (dating from the 1st century BC). We will visit five separate caves, which contain many Buddha images and a few sculptures of Hindu Gods. In one of the caves there is an incredible Reclining Buddha measuring 14m long! This World Heritage Site is visited by crowds of worshippers. Reach the resort in Negombo in the late afternoon.

As all good things must come to an end, we bid you farewell as our Chauffeur Guide transfers you to the Airport to meet your departure flight to home. Travel time: Approx. 30mints drive.