Grand Tour of Sri Lanka
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure, Free time, Relaxation / Well-being.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Where to stay - Negombo ?
The map of your stay "Grand Tour of Sri Lanka"
Detail of the stay : Grand Tour of Sri Lanka
How to get there - Negombo
Walk at sea
Visit of the market to fish and walks at sea with fishermen aboard a catamaran.
Discovery of wildlife
Steps: Colombo
Departure north along the coast to get to know the Catholic country. Take 5 good hours to reach Anuradhapura. A visit to Wilpattu Park can be considered. This park houses a wide fauna (bears, elephants, leopards...).
Anuradhapura
Steps: Anuradhapura
Visit of Anuradhapura, one of the jewels of the Cultural Triangle with its immense dagobas. Take a day to visit the sacred city by taking your time.
Mihintal
Steps: Trincomalee
Visit Mihintale, about 30 minutes drive from Anuradhapura. This amazing place dedicated to Buddhist worship offers wonderful rocky landscapes above the jungle and is well worth a 3 to 4 hour visit. Then it takes about 2 hours and a half to reach Trincomalee.
Beating the temples
À in Nilaveli
Steps: Colombo
Relax on the beach of Nilaveli, a few kilometres north of Trincomalee. There are several very pleasant hotels and there are miles of deserted beaches lined with coral reefs that will delight lovers of snorkeling.
Towards the old kingdoms
Steps: Ritigala
Departure for the circuit of the old kingdoms, with a stop to Ritigala hermitages, punctuated by a chaussée chaussée in a jungle reserve where wild elephants abound. Arrival in Polonnaruwa late in the day.
Polonnaruwa
Steps: Polonnaruwa
Visit of Polonnaruwa, a former religious and cultural capital of the island in the th century. The full visit of the historic site, with its temples, monasteries, museum and the edges of the lake, deserves a day. In the evening, leave for Sigiriya to take the ascent of the citadel from dawn.
Places of interest : ANURADHAPURA CITADEL
Sigiriya
Visit of the Sigiriya fortress followed by an afternoon of rest.
Dambulla Dambulla
Steps: Kandy
Direction Naturelle nature reserve in the morning to explore the wild elephants, then departure to Kandy. On the road, stop at Cave Cave Temple. Before you arrive in Kandy, stroll in one of the many spice gardens. Arrival in the evening in Kandy.
Kandy
Meeting with elephants
Steps: Kandy
Visit the Peradeniya Botanical Garden and the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. Return to Kandy in the evening.
Places of interest : PINNAWALA ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE
Tea plantations
Steps: Nuwara Eliya
Departure by train (recommended) or by car for Nuwara Eliya. Visit of the tea plantations. Walk in Nuwara Eliya and discover ancient colonial palaces.
The Knuckles
Steps: Les Knuckles
Departure in the morning for the Knuckles and discovery of one of the most beautiful panoramas of the island. Return to Nuwara Eliya and departure for Adam's Peak (Sri Pada). Night at the foot of the mountain.
Places of interest : ADAM'S PEAK (SRI PADA)
The ascent of Adam's Peak
Steps: Nuwara Eliya
In the night, departure for the ascent of Sri Pada, place of pilgrimage frequented by all the denominations of the island. Arrive at the top of the mountain in the early morning to attend the sunrise and return to the bottom of the afternoon. Rest in Nuwara Eliya.
Wildlife Discovery
Steps: Yala Ruhuna National Park
Departure for Ruhuna National Park (Yala West). Discovery safari to meet wild elephants, leopards, birds and other protected species. Stop in Kataragama for a visit to the sanctuary. A variation of Yala's visit is the discovery of Uda Walawe Park, where elephants are particularly numerous and the crowd is smaller.
Places of interest : PARC NATIONAL D'UDA WALAWE
