Tour package
Essential Sri Lanka Budget Tour A
Four days covering the landmarks most first-time visitors come for: Pinnawala, Kandy, the hill country at Nuwara Eliya, white water rafting at…
Tour summary
Four days covering the landmarks most first-time visitors come for: Pinnawala, Kandy, the hill country at Nuwara Eliya, white water rafting at Kitulgala, and Colombo.
- Kind of trip
- Budget
- Places visited
- 6 places
- Meals included
- Breakfast daily
What you will remember
- The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
- The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and the Ceylon Tea Museum in Kandy
- Ramboda Falls, the Pink Post Office and Gregory Lake at Nuwara Eliya
- White water rafting on the Kelani River at Kitulgala
- A Colombo city tour, and dinner on the beach at Negombo
Day by day
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Day 1
The airport to Kandy, through Pinnawala
Day 1 in full
- Arrive at the airport
- Drive to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
- Riverside lunch
- On to Kandy
- Check in to a four-star riverside hotel
- Overnight Kandy
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Day 2
Kandy to Nuwara Eliya
Day 2 in full
- The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and the Ceylon Tea Museum
- View the Ramboda waterfalls
- Lunch in Nuwara Eliya town
- The Pink Post Office and Gregory Lake, with a boat tour optional
- Check in to a mountain lodge
- Overnight Nuwara Eliya
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Day 3
Nuwara Eliya to Colombo, through Kitulgala
Day 3 in full
- Morning Single Tree Mountain hike
- Moon Plains or Galway's Land optional
- The St Clair waterfall viewpoint
- Lunch in Kitulgala
- White water rafting on the Kelani River
- Transfer to Colombo and check in
- Overnight Colombo
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Day 4
Colombo to the airport, by way of Negombo
Day 4 in full
- A three-hour tour of the Colombo highlights: Pettah Market, the Lotus Tower, Galle Face
- Lunch at a Negombo beach restaurant
- Transfer to the airport
Your tour map
- 01 Katunayake (BIA)
- 02 Pinnawala
- 03 Kandy
- 04 Nuwara Eliya
- 05 Kitulgala
- 06 Colombo
What the price covers
Conditions
Booking
Once you confirm the details, we hold the booking with a deposit of 30 per cent. Your confirmation reaches you within 48 hours of that payment clearing. The remaining 70 per cent is due 30 days before the tour starts, and once it is paid you can go ahead and apply for your visa.
Rooms and tickets are subject to availability until the booking is confirmed in writing.
Cancellation
More than 30 days before arrival: no charge.
Between 30 and 21 days before arrival: 50 per cent of the tour price.
Inside 21 days, or no-show: 100 per cent of the tour price.
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