Colombo Trip Overview
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Negombo fish market
• Cooking demonstration
• Taste pol roti & king coconut
• Dambulla cave temple
• Minneriya wildlife safari
• Traditional village tour
• Experience a local lunch
• Enjoy a Tamil meal
• Spice garden
• Kandy tooth temple
• Kandy market
• Prepare lunch at a local home
• Upcountry train journey
• Taste street foods
• Colombo city tour
• Ministry of Crabs dinner
Options for free
Taste local fruits & king coconut
Gem museum
Kandy city tour
Tuk ride in Habarana
Tea plucking experience
Cooking Experience
Hoppers & string hoppers
Pol roti
Dhal Curry
Kiri Hodhi
Pol Sambol
Fish curry
Additional Info
Duration: 12 days
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Negombo fish market
• Cooking demonstration
• Taste pol roti & king coconut
• Dambulla cave temple
• Minneriya wildlife safari
• Traditional village tour
• Experience a local lunch
• Enjoy a Tamil meal
• Spice garden
• Kandy tooth temple
• Kandy market
• Prepare lunch at a local home
• Upcountry train journey
• Taste street foods
• Colombo city tour
• Ministry of Crabs dinner
Options for free
Taste local fruits & king coconut
Gem museum
Kandy city tour
Tuk ride in Habarana
Tea plucking experience
Cooking Experience
Hoppers & string hoppers
Pol roti
Dhal Curry
Kiri Hodhi
Pol Sambol
Fish curry
Itinerary
Day 1: AIRPORT /NEGOMBO
Stop At: Negombo, Negombo, Western Province
• You will be welcomed by our representative at the BIA on arrival.
• Transfer to the hotel in Negombo
• Overnight stay at the hotel.
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Club Hotel Dolphin
Day 2: NEGOMBO
Stop At: Negombo Fish Market, Negombo Sri Lanka
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Visit Negombo fish market
• Cooking demonstration
• Dine-in on fresh seafood with a fisherman’s family.
• Taste coconut toddy
• Back to the hotel & dinner at the hotel
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Club Hotel Dolphin
Day 3: NEGOMBO / DAMBULLA
Stop At: Galewela, Galewela, Central Province
Village Tour Experience a village tour learning and connecting with the authentic rural life of Sri Lanka. An interesting excursion involving traditional rides on a bullock cart, through the lakes via local catamaran and interactions with the farmers and villagers ending with a typical home cooked meal in one of their homes.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Dambulla Cave Temple, Jaffna Hwy, Habarana 50150 Sri Lanka
Dambulla is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains. There are more than 80 documented caves in the surrounding area. Major attractions are spread over five caves, which contain statues and paintings. These paintings and statues are related to Gautama Buddha and his life. There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses.
Program of the day
• After breakfast proceed to Dambulla
• Taste Pol roti & King coconuts
• Do a traditional village tour & experience authentic Sri Lankan village culture and cuisine
• Enjoy a local lunch
• Visit Dambulla cave temple & Golden temple
• Check in to the hotel and dinner at the hotel
Duration: 2 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Amaya Lake
Day 4: DAMBULLA
Stop At: Dambulla Dedicated Economic Centre, Kandy – Jaffna Highway, Dambulla 21100 Sri Lanka
This wholesale market operates 24 hours per day and is absolutely packed with trucks and trollies packed with fruit and vegetables in bags, boxes, nets, on pallets and loose, vendors, buyers, traders, carriers, and other workers. The range and volume are astounding and the atmosphere wonderful!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Minneriya National Park, Maradankadawala-Habarana-Thirukkondaiadimadu Highway, 50150 Sri Lanka
Large numbers of Sri Lankan elephants are attracted to grass fields on the edges of the Minneriya Tank during the dry season. The Minneriya tank contributes to sustain a large herd.
Elephants gathered at Minneriya National Park is numbering around 150-350.
Program of the day
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Visit Dambulla wholesale vegetable market
• Enjoy buffalo curd
• Prepare lunch at a local home
• Do Minneriya wildlife safari
• Back to the hotel & dinner at the hotel
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Amaya Lake
Day 5: DAMBULLA / TRINCOMALEE
Stop At: Trincomalee Harbour, Trincomalee 31000 Sri Lanka
Trincomalee which is a natural deep-water harbour has attracted seafarers, trader and pilgrims from Europe, Middle East, Africa, China, East Asia and Australasia since ancient times. Trinco, as it is commonly called, has been a seaport and Hindu pilgrimage center since 400 BCE.
Program of the day
• After breakfast proceed to Trincomalee
• Lunch is self-arranged
• Check in to the hotel & leisure on the beach
• Dinner at the hotel
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Trinco Blu by Jetwing
Day 6: TRINCOMALEE
Stop At: Trincomalee Beach, Trincomalee Sri Lanka
Program of the Day
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Leisure on the beach
• Lunch is self-arranged
• Dinner at the hotel
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Trinco Blu by Jetwing
Day 7: TRINCOMALEE / KANDY
Stop At: Ranweli Spice Garden, No. 99 Kaudupellella, Matale 21000 Sri Lanka
Visited Ranweli Spice Garden as this was enlisted in of our Cultural Triangle tour. It is a small garden & we were given a talk/ demonstration of the products. We purchased a few items & one of this is Siddharta Oil with Sarshapada Oil.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha.
Program of the day
• After breakfast proceed to Kandy
• Visit Matale spice garden & demonstration about use of traditional Sri Lankan spices.
• Enjoy a Sri Lankan lunch
• Visit Kandy sacred temple
• Check in to the hotel & dinner at the hotel
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Amaya Hills
Day 8: KANDY
Pass By: Kandy, Kandy, Kandy District, Central Province
Program of the day
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Visit Kandy vegetable market
• Lunch is self-arranged
• Kandy city tour & taste junk foods
• Back to the hotel & dinner at the hotel
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Amaya Hills
Day 9: KANDY / NUWARA ELIYA
Stop At: Nuwara Eliya, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province
Program of the day
• After breakfast proceed to Nuwara Eliya
• Hill country train journey
• Visit tea factory & tea plucking experience
• Lunch is self-arranged
• Nuwara Elya city tour & taste street foods
• Check in to the hotel & dinner at the hotel
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Araliya Red Hotel
Day 10: NUWARA ELIYA / COLOMBO
Pass By: Colombo, Colombo, Western Province
Program of the day
• After breakfast proceed to Colombo
• Taste traditional Tamil cuisine with a local family.
• Colombo city tour
• Lunch is self-arranged
• Visit Colombo vegetable & fruits market
• Dinner at a local restaurant
• Check in to the hotel
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Galadari Hotel
Day 11: COLOMBO
Pass By: Colombo, Colombo, Western Province
Program of the day
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Colombo city tour
• Lunch is self-arranged
• Taste street foods
• Crab dinner at Ministry of Crabs
• Back to the hotel
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Galadari Hotel
Day 12: COLOMBO / DEPARTURE
Stop At: Katunayake, Katunayake, Negombo, Western Province
• After breakfast, proceed to the airport for departure
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
