Transport in a Private Vehicle, Fuel, Parking & Highway tolls. Service of English-Speaking Chauffeur Guide. All prevailing taxes and service charges.

International / Domestic Airfare. Entrance fees to the respective sites. Expenses of personal nature. Visa and Related Expenses. Tips & Portages.

Lost in Ceylon (11 Days)

About this experience

Lost in Ceylon is an 11-day private tour that runs from Kandy through the hill country to the south coast, taking in cultural sites, tea country, a national park safari and a stretch of beach time at the end. The route moves from Kandy's temples and gardens up into Nuwara Eliya and Horton Plains, down through Ella to Yala for wildlife, and on to Mirissa and Galle on the coast.

Travellers get a mix of heritage sites such as the Temple of the Tooth and Galle Fort, scenic stops like Ramboda Falls and the Nine Arches Bridge, a tea estate visit, a Yala safari in search of leopard and elephant, whale watching off Mirissa, and several days of unstructured beach time.

The tour is run as a private journey with your own vehicle and chauffeur guide throughout, so stops and pacing follow the itinerary below without being tied to a group schedule.

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Mewan Manager

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What’s included

Included

Transport in a Private Vehicle, Fuel, Parking & Highway tolls.
Service of English-Speaking Chauffeur Guide.
All prevailing taxes and service charges.

Not included

International / Domestic Airfare.
Entrance fees to the respective sites.
Expenses of personal nature.
Visa and Related Expenses.
Tips & Portages.

Tour route

Day-by-day waypoints across Sri Lanka. Each marker is where you spend the night; lines trace the daily drive.

Day-by-day itinerary

1 Kandy

Day 1 — Airport → Kandy

The tour begins with a transfer from the airport to Kandy, where the day introduces local culture and elephant welfare.

Kandy Cultural Show

An evening show offering a chance to experience some of Sri Lanka's traditional dance and music.

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Millennium Elephant Foundation

A charity caring for elephants through medical treatment, food and a mobile veterinary unit. The Elephant Walk Experience here offers an ethical, close-up alternative to elephant riding.

2 Kandy

Day 2 — Kandy

A day exploring two of Kandy's best-known heritage sites.

Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya

Formed in the early 19th century, these botanical gardens are among the island's best known.

Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0

Temple of the Tooth Relic

A UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the 16th century to house and protect Lord Buddha's sacred tooth relic.

A.Savin · FAL

3 Nuwara Eliya

Day 3 — Kandy → Nuwara Eliya

The route climbs into tea country, stopping at a waterfall and a tea estate before reaching Nuwara Eliya.

Ramboda Falls

The 11th tallest waterfall in the country.

A.Savin · FAL

Tea Estate

A guided tour covering the varieties, processing methods and qualities of Ceylon tea.

Adbar · CC BY-SA 3.0

Nuwara Eliya

A hill-country town where the British built a replica of the English countryside, with homes ranging from Georgian to Queen Anne style.

Abdul malik77 · CC BY-SA 4.0

4 Nuwara Eliya

Day 4 — Nuwara Eliya → Horton Plains → Nuwara Eliya

A day trip into the highlands to take in the scenery of one of Sri Lanka's national parks.

Horton Plains National Park

Cloud-kissed forests and grasslands in Ohiya, with sweeping views over the highlands.

Faslan at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

5 Yala

Day 5 — Nuwara Eliya → Ella → Yala

The journey continues through Ella, with stops at two well-known local landmarks, before heading on to Yala.

Nine Arches Bridge

A historic railway bridge, with the story of its construction told on site.

Deitel55 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ravana Falls

One of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka and a popular sightseeing stop.

A.Savin · FAL

6 Yala

Day 6 — Yala

A full day given over to wildlife viewing in Yala.

Yala National Park

A chance to spot Sri Lankan leopards, indigenous wild water buffalo, Sri Lankan sloth bear and large herds of Sri Lankan elephants.

Ranmith Welikala · CC BY-SA 4.0

7 Mirissa

Day 7 — Yala → Mirissa

The drive to Mirissa takes in a natural blowhole, a turtle conservation project and a tea factory known for a rare white tea.

Hummanaya Blowhole

Possibly the second largest blowhole in the world.

Dan arndt · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sea Turtle Hatchery and Conservation

A project protecting five endangered sea turtle species that nest on Sri Lanka's shores, caring for nests and injured adult turtles alike, with the chance to see, touch and feed baby turtles.

Handunugoda Tea Factory

Also known as the Virgin White Tea Factory, where tea is plucked and processed untouched by human hands. Visitors can learn its history, join a tasting with tea and chocolate cake, and buy tea leaves as a souvenir.

8 Mirissa