About this experience
This 11-day tour traces a loop from the west coast up through the Jaffna peninsula, across to the east coast at Trincomalee, then down through the Cultural Triangle to Kandy and back to Colombo. It combines Tamil heritage sites in the north, a beach stay on the east coast, and the ancient cities and rock fortress of the Cultural Triangle before finishing with Kandy's hill-country culture and a return to the capital.
Travellers see Hindu temples such as Nallur, Nainativu and Munneswaram, Jaffna's Dutch fort and war memorials, the Buddhist shrine of Nagadeepa, Trincomalee's Koneswaram temple and Fort Frederick, and Pigeon Island's coral reefs. Further south the route takes in Polonnaruwa's ruins, a safari in Minneriya National Park, the Sigiriya rock fortress, the Dambulla cave temples, a village experience near Sigiriya, a spice garden near Matale, and Kandy's Temple of the Tooth and cultural dance show. The final days add Colombo's city sights and the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage before departure.
The tour runs with a private vehicle and chauffeur guide throughout, allowing the pace and stops on each day to be adjusted as needed.
