SRI LANKA
An 11-Day Guided Sri Lanka Road Trip
June – July 2010
A Sri Lanka Trip Itinerary
Dambulla, Sigiriya, Minneriya, Kaudulla, Kandy, Pinnawela, Nuwara Eliya, Yala & Galle.
A very last minute 11 day overland-trip to Sri Lanka, with the main focus on some of the most famous national parks and some of the not-to-be-missed cultural highlights. We particularly wanted to do a couple of jeep safaris to see wild elephants and hopefully leopards, with the famous Yala National Park as the hopefully highlight at the end of our itinerary.
Sri Lanka indeed turned out to be an excellent destination for both nature, wildlife as well as culture, with a very diverse landscape, very friendly people and the always so awesome delicious food..! The parks are truly packed with wildlife, and particularly also with a large variety of birds; I’m not a fanatic birder, but Sri Lanka is certainly a paradise for bird watching.
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Sri Lanka Destination Photo Galleries
Introduction
I didn’t have much time to prepare; in fact I organised the entire trip in less than a week. To save time I used a travel agent which I happened to know, and they were very helpful to put a realistic but still packed itinerary together, at a very affordable price. We had a good car and excellent driver – guide with us throughout the tour, which is really the perfect way to travel through Sri Lanka. It saves a lot of time!
Sri Lanka Road Trip Itinerary
Day 1: Bangkok – Colombo – Negombo (Browns Beach Hotel)
Day 2: Negombo – Dambulla Caves – Habarana (Hotel Sorowwa)
Day 3: Habarana – Sigiriya – Minneriya National Park – Habarana (Hotel Sorowwa)
Day 4: Habarana – Polonnaruwa – Kaudulla National Park – Habarana (Hotel Sorowwa)
Day 5: Habarana – Kandy (Amaya Hills Hotel)
Day 6: Kandy – Pinnawela – Kandy (Amaya Hills Hotel)
Day 7: Kandy – Nuwara Eliya (Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya)
Day 8: Nuwara Eliya – Kataragama (Mandara Rosen Hotel)
Day 9: Kataragama – Yala National Park (Yala Village Resort – now Cinnamon Wild Yala)
Day 10: Yala National Park (Yala Village Resort – now Cinnamon Wild Yala)
Day 11: Yala National Park – Galle – Colombo – Bangkok
Sri Lanka Road Trip Route
Thank you, Athula – you’ve been awesome, driving and guiding us through Sri Lanka!