Cultural Highlands & Beach Escape

Overview

This 5-day tour offers a perfect introduction to Sri Lanka’s cultural heartland and coastal beauty. Starting from the airport, you’ll travel through Pinnawala to see elephants before reaching the historic city of Kandy. The journey continues through the scenic hill country to Nuwara Eliya, often called “Little England” for its colonial charm and cool climate.

The route takes you through lush tea plantations and past cascading waterfalls, giving you a taste of Sri Lanka’s famous Ceylon tea country. You’ll visit important cultural sites including the Temple of the Tooth Relic and the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. The tour also includes stops at tea factories where you can see how Ceylon tea is processed and sample different varieties.

After exploring the highlands, you’ll head to Bentota on the southwest coast for some relaxation. This beach town offers golden sands, water sports, and the chance to visit a turtle hatchery. On the way, you’ll stop at Kitulgala, known as the filming location for “The Bridge on the River Kwai.”

The tour concludes with a city tour of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, where you can shop for souvenirs and see the contrast between colonial architecture and modern development. This package provides a balanced mix of culture, nature, and beach time in less than a week.

Trip Details

Duration

5 Days 4 Nights

A representative of leonz lanka travels will receive you at the Colombo International Airport, and will introduce our chauffeur guide.then he will take you to Kandy en route Pinnawala. Watch baby elephants being fed on the first day of your Sri Lankan holiday at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Proceed to Kandy in the afternoon, check-in to your hotel and relax for some time.

Post lunch, enjoy Kandy city tour. Indulge in a shopping spree, visit the Temple of Tooth Relic and watch a cultural Sri Lankan dance in the evening. After an entertaining day, get back to your hotel and have a sound sleep.

Distance from Colombo to Kandy: 133 km

Travel time (Colombo to Kandy): 3 hours

Optional: You can request for a buffet dinner in all hotels throughout your trip while customizing your Sri Lanka tour package (charges extra).

Tip: While on your holiday in Sri Lanka, for Indian food in Kandy, get to Balaji Dosai or White House Restaurant.

1 st night stay in kandy

Visit a Turtle Hatchery in Bentota to witness the newly born endangered species of turtles.

Nuwara Eliya

Enjoy the Kandy city tour. Indulge in a shopping spree, visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic and watch a cultural Sri Lankan dance in the evening.

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.

A representative of Leonz Lanka Travel will receive you at the Colombo International Airport

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