Distance: Bandaranaike Airport → Negombo

≈ 10 km / 15–20 mins

• Meet & greet at the airport
• Transfer to the hotel in Negombo
• Relax or explore the nearby beach and fishing town

Overnight: Negombo

Distance: Negombo → Sigiriya → Habarana

≈ 140 km / 3.5–4 hrs

• Drive to the Cultural Triangle
• Visit Dambulla Golden Cave Temple
• Check-in and relax

Optional activities:

• Village tour
• Ayurvedic spa treatment
• Sunset elephant watching

Overnight: Sigiriya / Habarana

Distance: Hotel → Sigiriya Rock

≈ 0–20 km

Distance: Sigiriya → Kawdulla National Park

≈ 30–35 km / 45–60 mins

Morning:

• Climb Sigiriya Rock Fortress (UNESCO World Heritage Site

Afternoon:

• Jeep safari at Kawdulla National Park, famous for large elephant gatherings

Overnight: Sigiriya / Habarana

Distance: Sigiriya → Matale

≈ 65 km / 1.5 hrs

Distance: Matale → Kandy

≈ 30 km / 45 mins

Highlights:

• Visit Spice & Herbal Garden in Matale
• Transfer to Kandy
• Visit Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (UNESCO)
• Evening cultural dance performance/ Kandy city sightseeing

Overnight: Kandy

Distance: Kandy → Peradeniya

≈ 6 km / 15 mins

Distance: Peradeniya → Nuwara Eliya

≈ 76 km / 2.5–3 hrs

Morning:

• Explore Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya

Afternoon:

• Scenic drive into the hill country through waterfalls and tea plantations

In Nuwara Eliya:

• Visit colonial sites, Gregory Lake, and the town centre

Overnight: Nuwara Eliya

Distance: Nanu Oya Station → Ella

≈ 60 km by rail / 2.5–3.5 hrs

Morning:

• Transfer to Nanu Oya Railway Station
• Board the world-famous scenic hill-country train ride to Ella

In Ella:

• Free time to explore cafés and viewpoints

Overnight: Ella:

Distance: Ella → Yala

≈ 95 km / 2.5–3 hrs

Morning in Ella:

• Visit Nine Arch Bridge
• Optional walk to Little Adam’s Peak

Afternoon:

• Transfer to Yala National Park
• Relax at the hotel

Overnight: Yala

Distance: Yala → Galle

≈ 150 km / 3–4 hrs

Early Morning:

Jeep safari in Yala National Park, renowned for leopards, elephants & birdlife

Afternoon in Galle:

Explore Galle Dutch Fort (UNESCO)

• Lighthouse
• Ramparts
• Museums
• Colonial streets & boutique cafés

Overnight: Galle / Bentota / Hikkaduwa