When to go ?
- West/South : Decembre to march
- East : May to septembre
Where to go ?
Day 1 – Dambulla
- Cave Temple
- Golden Temple
Day 2 – Safari
- Hirriwadunna village
- Minneriya National Park
Day 3 – Sigiriya
- Lion’s Rock
Day 4 & 5 – Kandy
- Spice Garden
- Peredeniya Garden
- Kandian dance show
- Kandy market
- Temple of the Sacred Tooth
Day 6 & 7 – Nuwara Eliya & Ella
- Tea plantation
- Tea factory
- Train journey
- Mini Adam’s Peak
Day 8 – Udawalawe
- Orphenage
- Udawalawe National Park
Day 9&10 – Tangalle to Negombo
- Tangalle
- Galle
- Hikkaduwa
- Colombo (Seema Malaka & Gangaramaya Temple)
- Negombo
Thank you so much to Daphne for helping us translate and organize this tour and to Kasun, best driver ever, from Sri Lanka Escape ♥
How to move ?
- Train
- Bus
- Tuk-tuk
- Car
What to eat and drink ?
Eat
- “Rice and curry” (with dahl, vegetables and papadam)
- “Vadai”, “patties” and “cutlets” (fritters)
- “Coconut roti” and “pol sambol”
Drink
- Fresh juices
- Lion Beer
- Arrack (coconuts flowers alcohol)
Where to stay ?
Sigiriya Riverside Villa – Tree House
Oak Ray Regency, Kandy – Luxury
Country Homes, Ella – With a view
Kottawatta Village, Udawalawe – Bathroom goal
Hotel J, Negombo – Chill & Cocktails
What to bring back ?
- Wood carving
- Batik
- Jewelry, precious stones
- Spices
- Tea
- Ayurvedic products
- Clothes
- …
Some essentials :
- Washing line (you will not take a long time to understand…)
- Adaptor (some hotels lend it)
- Mosquito spray (you can buy it in spice gardens)
♥♥♥
“It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed is you.”
TAKE ME AWAY 