Sri Lanka Safari, Tour & Trek - 8 Days

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PRIVATE WILDLIFE TOUR & TREK: Release your wild side in Sri Lanka, with game drives in three of Sri Lanka's best national parks - Yala, Udawalawe and Gal Oya. Go trekking in picturesque Horton Plains, visit tea plantations, discover Kandy's Temple of the Tooth and much more on this unique 8 day tour.
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Udawalawe National Park - Go in search of the nation's largest herds of Asian Elephants
    • Yala National Park - Game drive in Yala which is home to Sri Lanka's highest population density of leopards
    • Horton Plains, Sri Lanka's highest plateau - Trek in the beautiful World's End Nature Reserve
    • Gal Oya National Park - Spot wildlife on a boat safari and a game drive in one of the island's best preserved and least visited national parks
    • Kandy - Watch a cultural performance and visit the sacred Temple of the Tooth
    • Sinharaja Rainforest - Go trekking in this UNESCO listed lowland forest
    • Nuwara Eliya - Visit a tea plantation and tea factory
    • Colombo - Explore Sri Lanka's capital

What's this trip about?

    PRIVATE WILDLIFE TOUR & TREK: Release your wild side in Sri Lanka, with game drives in three of Sri Lanka's best national parks - Yala, Udawalawe and Gal Oya. Go trekking in picturesque Horton Plains, visit tea plantations, discover Kandy's Temple of the Tooth and much more on this unique 8 day tour.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeSmall Group - max of 24 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityColombo
End CityColombo

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • High Adventure

Destinations

Attractions

  • Colombo
  • Kandy
  • Yala National Park

Min Group Size

  • Min Group Size: 24

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 24

Trip includes

    • Breakfast daily
    • 7 nights STANDARD and SUPERIOR hotels and lodges. Accommodation rating – See Trip Notes for details
    • Touring - Colombo, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya tea plantation visit
    • Trek in Siharaja Rainforest and Horton Plains
    • Morning and afternoon game drives in Udawalawe National Park and Yala National Park, in jeeps. A game drive and boat safari in Gal Oya National Park
    • Escorted by a licensed English speaking chauffeur guide
    • Specialist local guides at some sites
    • An airport arrival transfer day 1 and a departure transfer day 8
    • All transfers and transportation in private air-conditioned tourism vehicles

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day : 1 Colombo

Colombo - Kalutara. Upon arrival at Colombo International Airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel in the coastal town of Kalutara, approx. 40km south of Colombo. The remainder of today is at your leisure.

Day : 2 Sinharaja

Kalutara - Sinharaja - Udawalawe. After an early breakfast, we depart for Kalawana to enjoy a trek in the Sinharaja Rainforest. Designated a UNESCO Nature World Heritage Site, this area of Sri Lankan tropical lowland forest spans 8900 acres and found within its lush g...

Day : 3 Udawalawe National Park

Udawalawe - Tissamaharama. Before breakfast, we go in search of wildlife on an early morning game drive through Udawalawe National Park. On return we enjoy breakfast before travelling to the pretty lakeside town of Tissamaharama (Tissa), which is ideally located for e...

Day : 4 Yala National Park

Tissamaharama - Gal Oya. Before breakfast this morning, we head out on a second game drive. Its open undulating terrain made it famous for elephants for many years, but more recently the park has received TV fame from National Geographic and the Discovery Channel with...

Day : 5 Gal Oya National Park

Gal Oya - Nuwara Eliya. It's another early start for a second game drive in Gal Oya before breakfast before travelling to Nuwara Eliya. Often referred to as ‘Little England’, this genteel highland community has a vaguely British-country-village feel to it, with its co...

Day : 6 Kandy

Nuwara Eliya - Kandy. This morning with our packed breakfast, we leave for an excursion to Horton Plains and our trek to World's End and the beautiful Baker's Falls which takes about 2-3 hours. Horton Plains is Sri Lanka's highest plateau, 7200 feet above sea level i...

Day : 7 Colombo

Kandy - Colombo. After breakfast, we travel back to Colombo, during our joureny we visit the Royal Botanical Garden at Peradeniya. Sri Lanka's largest city Colombo, is located on the west coast and draws together all the cultures, religions and influences of foreign l...

Day : 8 Colombo

After breakfast, we bid you a fond farewell with a transfer to the airport to meet your onward flight.

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Dates & Availability

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Price per day$207
Last Updated: 1/5/2025
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25 Mar 2025
01 Apr 2025
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Prices shown are per person when there are 2 persons sharing a room. The 'Single Room' price is applicable when a single room is required, based on a travelling party of at least 2 adults.

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