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Highlights of Sri Lanka: Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Yala and Bentota

6 days5 cities
This holiday takes you to
KandyNuwara EliyaYalaBentotaColombo
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What’s included

  • 5 hotels
  • 7 experiences
  • 8 transfers
  • 5 meals
  • 24/7 support
  • Customisation
Rated 4.7 on GoogleTripAdvisorRated 4.9 on TripAdvisor
Aditya

Trip created by Aditya, Sri Lanka expert at Hi Tours

“Yala at dawn is the single best morning you can have in Sri Lanka. Leopards are shy, but the elephants and peacocks never disappoint.”

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Arrival in Colombo and on to Kandy

Arrival in Colombo and on to Kandy 1
  • Arrival at Bandaranaike International and private transfer inland
  • A stop at the Pinnawala elephant sanctuary on the way
  • Check in above Kandy
  • The upper lake drive and the Kandyan dance performance

Overnight in Kandy

Your accommodation

Hotel Topaz, Kandy

1 night · Breakfast and dinner · Standard room · 3★ · Hilltop hotel with a pool looking down on Kandy

Your activities

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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

A stop on the way up from the airport to watch the resident herd bathe in the Maha Oya river and feed at the sanctuary.

Upper lake drive and Kandyan dance performance
Upper lake drive and Kandyan dance performance

An evening circuit of the upper lake road, then the drummers, masked dancers and fire walkers.

Into the tea country

Into the tea country 1
  • Breakfast and a transfer up to Nuwara Eliya
  • Gregory Lake, Victoria Park and the colonial town
  • A tea estate and factory visit
  • Check in among the tea bushes

Overnight in Nuwara Eliya

Your accommodation

The Tea Garden, Nuwara Eliya

1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 3★ · Hill country hotel among the tea bushes above Nuwara Eliya

Your activities

(1)
Nuwara Eliya sightseeing tour
Nuwara Eliya sightseeing tour

Gregory Lake, Victoria Park, a tea estate and the colonial town.

Across to Yala and a jeep safari

Across to Yala and a jeep safari 1
  • Breakfast and a transfer down to the dry south east
  • An afternoon 4x4 safari in Yala block one
  • Leopards, elephants, crocodiles and peacocks at the waterholes
  • Dinner and a night at the lodge on the park boundary

Overnight in Yala

Your accommodation

Arana Yala, Yala

1 night · Breakfast and dinner · Deluxe room · 3★ · Deluxe class lodge on the edge of Yala National Park

Your activities

(1)
Jeep safari in Yala National Park
Jeep safari in Yala National Park

A 4x4 safari through the scrub jungle and lagoons of block one, home to leopards, sloth bears, elephants and crocodiles.

To the beach

To the beach 1
  • Breakfast and a transfer west along the southern coast
  • The Kosgoda turtle hatchery
  • Check in by the sea
  • A late afternoon boat on the Madu River

Overnight in Bentota

Your accommodation

Laya Beach, Bentota

1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 3★ · Beachfront hotel at Wadduwa on the way to Bentota

Your activities

(2)
Kosgoda turtle hatchery
Kosgoda turtle hatchery

The hatchery where eggs are protected and hatchlings released into the sea at dusk.

Evening on the Madu River
Evening on the Madu River

A late afternoon boat through the mangroves as the birds come home to roost.

Colombo and Pettah

Colombo and Pettah 1
  • Breakfast and a transfer up the coast to Colombo
  • Galle Face Green and the Gangaramaya temple
  • The Fort district and the market lanes of Pettah
  • Your last night in the capital

Overnight in Colombo

Your accommodation

Marine Bay, Colombo

1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 3★ · City hotel a short walk from Galle Face Green

Your activities

(1)
Colombo sightseeing and Pettah
Colombo sightseeing and Pettah

Galle Face Green, the Gangaramaya temple, the Fort district and the market lanes of Pettah.

Departure from Colombo

Departure from Colombo 1
  • Breakfast at the hotel and check out
  • Private transfer to Bandaranaike International for your flight home

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Tour summary

Six days that touch every side of the island: a night in Kandy with the elephants and the dance show, a night in the tea country, a jeep safari and a night at Yala, the turtles and the Madu River at Bentota, and a last night in Colombo.

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Perfectly paced from hills to beach

Perfectly paced from hills to beach

Ankit and Shreya

Kandy, the tea country and then Bentota – the order was perfect and every hotel and driver was spot on. Hi Tours thought of everything so we could just enjoy it.

14 May 2026
The kids still talk about the turtles

The kids still talk about the turtles

The Iyer family

The elephants at Pinnawala, the hatchlings at Kosgoda and the boat on the Madu River made it a holiday our children will never forget. Wonderfully organised.

30 April 2026
Yala at dawn was unreal

Yala at dawn was unreal

Rahul

Our expert built the trip around the safari and it paid off: elephants, crocodiles and a leopard in the first hour. Seamless, personal and great value.

11 April 2026
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