Grand Island Tour
12 Days | Colombo, Jaffna, Trincomalee, Kandy, Galle
Duration
12 Days / 11 Nights
Group Size
Private Tour (2-6 people)
Destinations
6 Major Cities
Tour Overview
This comprehensive tour takes you from Colombo to the northern tip of Jaffna, down the east coast to Trincomalee, through the cultural heartland of Kandy, and finally to the southern beaches. Experience the full diversity of Sri Lanka's landscapes and cultures.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Airport to Colombo
- Arrival at Colombo Bandaranaike Airport
- Colombo city tour
- Dinner at Ministry of Crabs
- Overnight Stay at Marino Beach Hotel
Day 2: Colombo to Jaffna
- Scenic drive to Jaffna
- Visit Elephant Pass
- Overnight at Jetwing Jaffna Hotel
Day 3: Jaffna
- Visit Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
- Explore Jaffna Fort
- Relax at Casuarina Beach
- Visit Jaffna Public Library
- Overnight at Jetwing Jaffna Hotel
Day 4: Jaffna
- Visit Keermalei Hot Spring Pond
- Jaffna traditional foods experience
- Cycling around local market
- Rio Ice cream tasting
- Overnight at Jetwing Jaffna Hotel
Day 5: Jaffna to Trincomalee
- Transfer to Trincomalee
- Fort Frederick
- Koneshwaram Kavil
- Relaxing at Nilaveli Beach
- Overnight Stay at Cinnamon Trinco Blu Hotel
Day 6: Trincomalee
- Wheals & Dolphine Watching
- Pigeon Island
- Beach relaxation at Nilaveli
- Trincomalee city tour
- Overnight Stay at Cinnomon Trinco blue Hotel
Day 7: Trincomalee to Kandy
- Harble Garden
- Tooth Relic Temple
- Walking around Kandy Lake
- Culture Show
- Overnight Stay at Amaya Hills Hotel
Day 8: Kandy
- Peradeniya Botanical Garden
- Bahirawa Kanda (Big Buddha statue)
- Walking around Kandy Local Market
- Overnight Stay at Amaya Hills Hotel
Day 9: Kandy to Nuwara Eliya to Ella
- Tea Plantation and Tea plucking
- Nanu Oya to Ella Train
- Nine Arch Bridge
- Overnight Stay at Ekho Ella Hotel
Day 10: Ella to Yala
- Visit Nuwara Eliya (Seetha Amman Temple, Gregory Lake)
- Mini Adam's Peack
- Rawana Waterfall
- Yala National Park
- Overnight Stay at Jetwing Yala Hotel
Day 11: Yala to Udawalawa to Galle
- Udawalawa National Park
- Elephant Transit home
- Galle Dutch Fort
- Unawatuna Beach
- Overnight Stay at Jetwing Light House Hotel
Day 12: Galle to Airport
- Turtle Hatchery
- Madu River
- Benthota beach
- Transfer to airport for Depature