8 Days Private Round Tour in Sri Lanka: Explore Ancient Cities, Tea Plantations, and Beaches

Embark on an 8-day private round tour in Sri Lanka and discover ancient cities, tea plantations, and stunning beaches. Immerse yourself in the rich history, breathtaking landscapes, and diverse wildlife of this beautiful island.

Duration: 8 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Negombo to Sigiriya

Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress - You will be welcomed by one of our representative and we’ll proceed to Sigiriya from there. Before reaching to Sigiriya, We’ll visit Negombo fish market if the time permits. There you can see huge number of different species and seafood offered for sale. Afterwards, transfer to Sigiriya. Visit Sigiriya Lion rock castle. Sigiriya is one of the most spectacular and exciting place in Sri Lanka built by King Kashyapa. Night in Sigiriya.

Sigiriya to Polonnaruwa

Polonnaruwa Vatadage - Morning visit Polonnaruwa Cultural Site, Sri Lanka’s splendid medieval capital was established as the first city of the island in the 11th century A.D.

Minneriya National Park - We’ll move towards to Minneriya National park for afternoon safari. In the safari, you can mainly spot herds to Elephants, birds, Monkeys, Deer, Wild Buffalo, Wild pig etc. Night in Sigiriya.

Sigiriya to Kandy

Dambulla Cave Temple - Heads to Kandy from Sigiriya. Visit Dambulla cave temple, the Golden Temple of Dambulla. There are five caves inside and each cave contains Buddha images

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic - Visit Hindu temple at Mathale which was made according to the south Indian style, visit Tooth temple; where the sacred tooth relic was kept and it is considering as the last king palace. Night in Kandy.

Kandy - You can explore Kandy city and possible to do a trekking at Udawatta forest if you are interested in fauna & Flora.

Kandy

Kandy - Morning visit Peradeniya Botanical garden, specialized for its rich and varied collection of tropical woody plants. Exploring Kandy city as in Kandy there are lots of amazing sights to see. Drive up the mountains to the View point; a breath taking spot from where one can see nice panorama.

Kandy - attend to Cultural dance performance which stimulates the culture and traditions of our country. Night in Kandy.

Kandy to N’Eliya

Nuwara Eliya - Proceed to N’Eliya. Due to the cooler climate, N’Eliya is most important area for tea production in Sri Lanka. Hence, it is worth to visit a Tea factory and plantation when you are in N’Eliya. There you can see the process of tea production from the plucking stage till the end. Visit cascading waterfalls including the Ramboda waterfall. Night in N’Eliya.

Post Office Nuwara Eliya - Visit the Post office in N’Eliya. This is one of the oldest post office in the country which is built by British. The specialty of this building is this displays Tudor - era architectural style.

Nuwara Eliya to Ella

Ella - ;- Morning catch the train from Nanu oya to Ella. While traveling, you can see the lush tea plantation, mountains, waterfalls, small villages & specially the local life. Hiking at mini Adams peak. This hiking gives you a good impression of the landscape around Ella and the view is spectacular.

Ella Rock - Climb either mini Adams peak or Ella rock. These climbing will offer you a picturesque view of the surrounding.

Ella to Yala

Yala National Park - Leave to Yala. Visit Rawana Waterfall enroute. Rawana waterfall is one of the widest waterfall in Sri Lanka, then heads to Buduruwagala, this complex consists of seven statues and belongs to the Mahayana thoughts. Travel towards the Yala National park to do the safari at Yala national park. In the park, you can spot Leopards, Sloth Bears, Elephants, Sambars, Deers, Peacocks, Crocodiles, varieties of birds etc. You have to organize 4x4 jeep to enter to the park. Night in Yala.

Buduruwagala Temple - heads to Buduruwagala, this complex consists of seven statues and belongs to the Mahayana thoughts.

Yala to beaches

Unawatuna - Drive to beaches. Visit Dutch fort listed as UNESCO world heritage site due to its heritage value, Visit Stilt fisherman which is one of the most interesting traditional fishing method unique to Sri Lanka and the Turtle hatchery. We will end up the tour in one of the beach you preferred or drive back to airport and end up the tour.

Madu Ganga Biodiversity Area - If you are interest to do a boat tour to mangroves, this is one of the best place to do it.

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Parking fees included
  • Accommodation for driver
  • All government taxes and highway charges covered
What's Not Included
  • All accommodation and food during the tour
  • world heritage site guides
  • Entrance ticket for Sigiriya Lion rock 30 USD per person
  • Entrance ticket for Polonnaruwa Cultural Site 25 USD per person
  • Entrance ticket for Dambulla cave temple 10 USD per person
  • Entrance ticket for Buddha Tooth temple 10 USD per person
  • Entrance ticket for Buduruwagala 4 USD per person
  • Entrance ticket for safaris about 49 USD per person ( + Jeep separately )
Additional Information

Welcome to the island of gems. Starting from the airport, we drive through the ancient cities which depicts the great history of Sri Lanka and lush Tea plantations, breathtaking view of Waterfalls. Picturesque beaches always give us a peaceful mind and variety of animals add value to this beautiful island. Explore Sri Lanka with knowledgeable, friendly, English speaking chauffeur. Leave your all disturbances with us and enjoy till the end.

Location
DS Tours
300m away from the Negombo Tourist Police station.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Josephine35458
Jan 2, 2024
Sri Lankan Tour - Stumbled across this company on the Internet. We were staying just 10 mins away. Sunny and his sister-in-law organised our trip as we knew nothing about Sri Lanka. We opted for the 6 day 5 nights tour at a reasonable cost. We had a prompt pick up by Sanju, who became a personal friend and could not do enough for us. The car excellent, accommodation very good apart from the last one. Feedback to Sunny and he actioned and he will not use this hotel again. Can honestly say this was the best part of our visit to Sri Lanka. Visited rubber, pineapple, tea plantations, Kandy, Ella and 'little England ' and great train journey and so much more...
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Charlottemi9445vt
Jul 26, 2023
High professionalism and excellent knowledge - I strongly recommend turning to D.S Tours & Travels for the planning and execution of your trip in Sri Lanka. They consistently show a high degree of professionalism and we have no objections whatsoever. We traveled as a family with three children and our driver Dinesh was excellent in every way. He was always punctual, flexible and responsive to our needs, funny and a very nice person that we came to like a lot. He was a safe driver who put safety first while making effective plans through his good local knowledge. Through his expert knowledge of the country, he introduced us to Sri Lanka's wealth in terms of both nature, animals, food and culture. With him we managed to pet a wild elephant and see a leopard.
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