Exciting jeep safaris, fascinating temples and wonderful beaches
Travel form: | Private tour |
Travel time: | 20 days / 19 nights |
Travel start: | Every day |
Itinerary: | Negombo – Sigiriya – Uppuveli – Polonnaruwa – Kandy – Ella – Yala – Tangalle – Colombo |
Travel time: | June August |
Travel price: | from € 2,145 per adult |
from € 1,585 per child (2-11 years) | |
Highlights: | ✓ Sigiriya rocks and Dambulla |
✓ Relaxation on the quiet east coast and in Tangalle | |
✓ Jeep safaris through national parks | |
✓ Bicycle tour through the temple ruins of Polonnaruwa | |
✓ Hike through the mountain landscape of Ella |
Day 1 & 2 – Ayubowan! Welcome to Sri Lanka
✓ Arrival in Negombo
✓ Airport transfer
✓ Overnight
Description of the day
After landing our private driver is already waiting for you at the airport and on the way to the hotel you can experience the hustle and bustle on Sri Lanka’s streets.
Day 3 – Your Sri Lanka vacation with children begins
✓ Breakfast
✓ Fishing trip in Negombo
✓ Overnight
Description of the day
Today you will set off early to fish your lunch together. After the captain has found a suitable place in the lagoon, he takes out the bamboo poles and it is said: time for fishing.
Day 4 – Explore the cave temple in Dambulla
✓ Breakfast
✓ Exploration of the cave temple
✓ Overnight
Description of the day
From Negombo drive towards Dambulla in Sri Lanka’s green interior. The five magnificent caves of the temple in the place are full of gilded Buddha statues and impressive wall paintings.
Day 5 – Climbing the Lion Rock
✓ Breakfast
✓ Exploration of the
Lion Rock ✓ Overnight
Description of the day
The Lion Rock of Sigiriya is a 200 meter high monolith that majestically dominates the jungle. You can climb the rocks in a good hour via steep, well-secured stairs.
Day 6 – Beach stay in Uppuveli
✓ Breakfast
✓Beach stay & exploring the region
✓ Overnight
Days Description
From April to September you can enjoy the best on the east coast of Sri Lanka beach weather in sleepy Uppuveli.
Day 7 & 8 – snorkeling and relaxing
✓ Breakfast
✓ Snorkeling trip at Pigeon Island
✓ Overnight
Days Description
For active change during your Sri Lanka holiday with children makes a trip to Pigeon Island National Park, which can be easily reached by a short boat ride.
Day 9 – on a jeep safari
✓ Breakfast
✓ Elephant safari in Minneriya NP
✓ Overnight
Description of the day
From the coast you drive to the old royal city of Polonnaruwa, the former capital of the country. On the way there is the Minneriya National Park.
Day 10 – bike tour between temple ruins
✓ Breakfast
✓ Bike tour through Polonnaruwa
✓ Overnight
Description of the day
Today you follow the traces of the old kingdom. The bike tour is scheduled for late afternoon, when it is a bit cooler and most of the visitors are already gone.
Day 11 – The Capital of Culture Kandy
✓ Breakfast
✓ Explore the city on
your own ✓ Overnight
Description of the day
Today you leave the lowlands and drive through the green hills towards Kandy, the cultural capital of Sri Lanka.
Day 12 – Fire dance and victim rituals
✓ Breakfast
✓ Visit to a fire show and the
tooth temple
✓ Overnight
Description of the day In the
morning you can explore the botanical garden. When it gets dark, visit a Sri Lankan dance and fire show first. Afterwards you will go to the largest sanctuary of Kandy, the Temple of the Tooth.
Day 13 – time for tea in Ella
✓ Breakfast
✓ Visit to a tea plantation
✓ Overnight
Description of the day
From Kandy you drive into the mountains and soon you will be surrounded by tea plantations. You stop at an old tea factory and take a small tour. Everywhere you look, tea is dried, shaken or selected.
The fresh tea that you can try afterwards tastes great. Your hotel in Ella is located high on a mountain and offers a spectacular view of the surrounding hills.
You can also take the train to Ella halfway from Nuwara Eliya. If you are interested, please let us know.
Day 14 – Trekking to Little Adam’s Peak
✓ Breakfast
✓ Hike to Little Adam’s Peak
✓ Overnight
Description of the day
Today a hike to the summit of Little Adam is planned. On the way you look over the tea fields and meet some tea pickers in their colorful saris, who are happy to be photographed for a few rupees.
Day 15 – On the way to the south coast
✓ Breakfast
✓ Drive to Yala National Park
✓ Overnight
Description of the day
Today you drive towards Yala National Park, another highlight of your Sri Lanka vacation with your children.
Day 16 – Safari in Yala National Park
✓ Breakfast
✓ Safari with an experienced ranger
✓ Overnight
Description of the day
A robust four-wheel drive vehicle is ready to take you to the national park. The Yala is – also because of its biodiversity – the most famous national park in Sri Lanka.
Day 17-19 – Beach stay in Unawatuna
✓ Breakfast
✓ Relax in the coastal town with a sandy beach
✓ Overnight
Description of the day
Along the south coast you make your way to Unawatuna. Once there, it’s time to say goodbye to your private driver, who has reliably and proudly guided you through “his” beautiful country.
Day 20 – End of your 3-week Sri Lanka vacation with children
✓ Breakfast
✓ Transfer to the airport
✓ Departure
Description of the day
Depending on when your international flight connection to your home country starts, drive to Sri Lanka’s airport in the morning.