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Sri Lanka Group Tour: Kandy, the Ella Train and Bentota

6 days4 cities
This holiday takes you to
KandyNuwara EliyaEllaBentota
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What’s included

  • 4 hotels
  • 7 experiences
  • 6 transfers
  • 10 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

“Sigiriya, Ella and Mirissa in one week is the route I recommend to every first timer under forty. Heritage, hills and the sea in that order.”

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Arrival in Colombo and on to Kandy

Arrival in Colombo and on to Kandy 1
  • Arrival at Bandaranaike International and a shared transfer inland
  • Meet your group and the Pinnawala elephants on the way
  • The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and a circuit of the lake
  • Check in above the lake and dinner with the group

Overnight in Kandy

Your accommodation

Swiss Residence, Kandy

1 night · Breakfast and dinner · Standard room · 4★ · Four star hotel on the hill above Kandy lake

Your activities

(1)
Pinnawala and Kandy sightseeing with the group
Pinnawala and Kandy sightseeing with the group

The elephant sanctuary on the way up, then the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and a circuit of the lake.

Into the hill country

Into the hill country 1
  • Breakfast and a shared transfer up to Nuwara Eliya
  • Ramboda Falls and a tea estate and factory
  • Gregory Lake and the colonial town
  • Dinner in Little England

Overnight in Nuwara Eliya

Your accommodation

Ashford, Nuwara Eliya

1 night · Breakfast and dinner · Standard room · 3★ · Standard class hill country hotel close to Gregory Lake

Your activities

(1)
Hill country highlights on the way to Nuwara Eliya
Hill country highlights on the way to Nuwara Eliya

Ramboda Falls, a tea estate and factory, Gregory Lake and the colonial town.

The train to Ella

The train to Ella 1
  • Breakfast and a transfer to Nanu Oya station
  • The hill train through the tea terraces to Ella
  • The Ravana cave and Ravana Falls
  • Dinner with views down the Ella gap

Overnight in Ella

Your accommodation

88th Ella Hotel, Ella

1 night · Breakfast and dinner · Standard room · 3★ · Hotel with views down the Ella gap

Your activities

(2)
Train journey from Nuwara Eliya to Ella
Train journey from Nuwara Eliya to Ella

Second class reserved seats on the slow train through the tea terraces to Ella.

Ella sightseeing: Ravana cave and falls
Ella sightseeing: Ravana cave and falls

The Ravana cave above the town and the wide roadside waterfall of the legend.

Down to the beach

Down to the beach 1
  • Breakfast and a long transfer from the hills to the coast
  • Check in at your beachfront hotel
  • The afternoon free on the sand
  • Dinner with the group

Overnight in Bentota

Your accommodation

Tangerine Beach Hotel, Bentota

2 nights · Breakfast and dinner · Standard room · 4★ · Four star beachfront hotel at Kalutara on the way to Bentota

Madu River, water sports and turtles

Madu River, water sports and turtles 1
  • Breakfast, then a boat ride on the Madu River
  • Jet ski, banana boat and tube ride at the river mouth
  • The Kosgoda sea turtle conservation centre
  • A farewell dinner on the beach

Overnight in Bentota

Your activities

(3)
Madu River boat ride
Madu River boat ride

A boat through the mangrove islands of the Madu Ganga.

Water sports combo at Bentota
Water sports combo at Bentota

Jet ski, banana boat and a tube ride at the river mouth with the group.

Kosgoda sea turtle conservation centre
Kosgoda sea turtle conservation centre

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

Departure from Colombo

Departure from Colombo 1
  • Breakfast and check out
  • Shared transfer to Bandaranaike International for your flight home

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Tour summary

Six days with a small group: Kandy and the elephants, the tea country, the hill train to Ella, and two nights on the beach with the Madu River, water sports and the turtle centre. All transfers, breakfasts and dinners included.

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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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