Hill Country Journey

Kandy 2 nights
Nuwara Eliya 1 night

Day 1 Colombo/Kandy: Early morning pick up from Colombo airport or your Colombo hotel to drive to Kandy, a city set between undulating tea plantations and emerald rainforest (approx 3 hours).

Day 2 Kandy: This morning, see the amazing variety of flowers, trees and plants at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya which was first built as a pleasure garden by a Sinhala king and later expanded by the British. This afternoon a tour of the city of Kandy where many legends, traditions and folklore are lovingly kept alive. Drive around Kandy Lake which is a calm oasis within the city, soak up the hustle and bustle of the fascinating local markets and this evening, observe an evening pooja at the sacred ‘Temple of the Tooth’ followed by a cultural show.

Day 3 Kandy/Nuwara Eliya: Proceed from Kandy to the cooler climes of tea country (approx 4 hours) and visit a working tea plantation and factory. Some 6,000 feet above sea level is the former colonial hill station of Nuwara Eliya whose style is pure Victoriana.

Day 4 Nuwara Eliya/Colombo: Continue via Kitulgala (approx 3 hours), the main location for the film “Bridge on the River Kwai”. En route pass by Devon and St Clair waterfalls, the latter commonly referred to as the Little Niagara of Sri Lanka. After lunch continue to Colombo city where your tour concludes (approx 5½ hours).

Alternatively, why not extend to the Yala Safari National Park? Or, perhaps opt for a few nights at one of our fabulous beach resorts.