Sri Lanka

Wonders of Ceylon in Private: Sigiriya, Kandy, Yala and Galle

Your own French-speaking driver-guide, from the Veddas to Yala park

Sri Lanka

Wonders of Ceylon in Private: Sigiriya, Kandy, Yala and Galle

A private tour on half board, with a French-speaking driver-guide: Sigiriya, a monk's blessing and the Golden Temple of Dambulla, Lion Rock and Polonnaruwa, a meeting with the Veddas in Mahiyangana, Kandy, its Temple of the Tooth and a cultural show, the train to Nuwara Eliya and a tea factory, Ravana Falls and a jeep safari in Yala, then Galle, the beach and a tour of Colombo. A choice of 3* or 4* hotels.

When

Dec to April

Price

From 2 024€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

8 nights

Ideal length

Sigiriya

Days 1-4

Villages, Dambulla, Lion Rock and Polonnaruwa.

Day 1

Flight to Sri Lanka

Flight to Colombo. Dinner and night on board.

Day 2

Arrival in Colombo – Sigiriya

Welcome at Colombo airport and drive to Sigiriya (about 155 km).

Day 3

Sigiriya village and the Golden Temple

A walk in a nearby village, a blessing from a monk in a local temple and a break in a small tea house, with tea or a fresh coconut. In the afternoon, the Golden Temple of Dambulla and its painted caves.

Day 4

Lion Rock and Polonnaruwa

Early in the morning, climb the fortress of Sigiriya (about 1,000 steps), a UNESCO site, and its frescoes of the 'Maidens'. After lunch, the medieval city of Polonnaruwa, its palaces and the three great Buddhas of Gal Vihara (a bike visit is possible, paid locally).

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The Veddas, Kandy and tea

Days 5-7

From the island's first inhabitants to the hill-country plantations.

Day 5

Mahiyangana and the Vedda people

Drive to Mahiyangana, a Buddhist town in green countryside, and a meeting with the Veddas, descendants of the island's first inhabitants: a moment of exchange about their way of life.

Day 6

Kandy

A guided tour of Kandy, then the Temple of the Tooth and its puja ceremony. Before dinner, a Sri Lankan cultural show.

Day 7

By train to Nuwara Eliya

A local train ride through the mountains, then a tea plantation and factory, and the town of Nuwara Eliya.

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Yala, Galle and Colombo

Days 8-11

A safari in the south, the coast and the capital.

Day 8

Safari in Yala National Park

A stop at Ravana Falls. Drive to Tissamaharama, then an afternoon jeep safari in Yala National Park, the island's best-known park for wildlife: elephants, buffalo, deer, birds and, with luck, the leopard.