Arrive at Colombo International Airport, where your SAZY Lanka Tours team will greet you in the arrivals hall. You will be transferred to your Sigiriya accommodation for a welcome dinner and briefing.
This morning, you will climb the UNESCO World Heritage-listed 650-foot-high rock fortress.
In the afternoon, you will experience rural village life in Habarana, which includes a traditional cart ride, a canoe ride on the lake, and a cooking demonstration.
This morning, you’ll visit the incredible Dambulla Cave Temples, which feature 150 Buddha images and fascinating frescoes and paintings on the walls and roofs.
The journey continues to Kandy, where you will have the opportunity to visit the vibrant markets before concluding with an evening visit to the “temple of the tooth.”
We will pay a visit to the Millennium Elephant Foundation today to learn more about these amazing creatures up close.
Working alongside dedicated project staff, you will spend an entire day volunteering to improve the lives of elephants or assisting with one of their ongoing conservation efforts.
After a morning of volunteering, it’s time to reawaken your adventurous spirit with some rafting!
Kitulgala is famous for white water rafting on the Kelani River and was the location for the film “Bridge on the River Kwai.”
Before breakfast, take one last elephant ride before heading to Nuwara Eliya, visiting the beautiful Ramboda waterfall and a tea factory.
In the afternoon, you’ll board a train to Ella that will take you through tea plantations and uphill country.
The day begins with a short climb up Little Adam’s Peak for breathtaking views, followed by a visit to a hidden forest temple where monks meditate.
Today’s final stop is the Buduruwagala Buddha Statue, a massive 51-foot-tall statue with the Abhaya Mudra gesture in the center.
This morning, you’ll go on a safari in Udawalawe National Park, which is home to elephants, buffalo, deer, and wild cats.
In the afternoon, you continue your journey south to the coastal town of Mirissa.
Today we travel to Galle and take a tour of the impressive Dutch Fortress – conquering the Indian Ocean’s waves.
In the afternoon, you can go to the Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery and, if you want, go on a river boat safari on the Bentota Ganga, which is one of the world’s last remaining mangrove forests.
After breakfast, you will travel to Colombo by bus, where you will be able to do some sightseeing.
You will then proceed to the airport to catch your return flight home.
