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The Best Sri Lanka Tours

One of the best ways to explore Sri Lanka’s culture and magnificent landscapes where you will find breathtaking scenes of nature, from wondrous wildlife to costal gems and lush rainforests is by embarking on a guided tour, which will inspire and captivate you from beginning to end. Explore some of the best Sri Lanka Tours below from Kuoni, which you can book through us. Call our Travel Experts on 0800 0856 846

Wildlife Sri Lanka Tours

Sri Lanka is home to an abundant of extraordinary wildlife and if you love the idea of spotting a herd of wild elephants in the lakes of Uda Walawe National Park, this tour is for you. The Sri Lanka Wildlife tour takes you to some of the most beautiful places with lush landscapes. Mount Lavinia is a costal retreat with golden beaches and over 200 years of colonial history. For breathtaking vistas of Sri Lanka’s renowned tea plantations a stop off in Nuwara Eliya is a must, sprawled with botanical gardens, colourful temples and a National Park that homes a profound selection of bird species. Other stop off locations on this tour include Yala National Park; Sri Lanka’s most-visited park known for its vibrant wildlife including bear, leopards and elephants.

Sri Lanka Wildlife Tour Itinerary example: Mount Lavinia (1 night), Nuwara Eliya (1 nights), Yala (2 nights), Udawalawe (1 night), Deniyaya (1 night), Galle (1 night), Mount Lavinia (1 night)

Sri Lanka cultural Tours

Be captivated by Sri Lanka’s culture, from remarkable ruins and natural wonders. A Sri Lanka cultural tour is an extraordinary way to really experience the depth of Sri Lanka’s history by exploring from the north to south and the east to west, which means you won’t miss anything! Just under half way through the cultural tour of Sri Lanka you will delve into the cultural triangle, with a few nights in Dambulla, which homes the spectacular Sigiriya rock as well as the Sacred City of Anuradhapura. A stop off in Sri Lanka’s central city of Kandy allows you to discover a flourish of sacred Buddhist sites, from temples to shrines, tea plantations, serene lakes and bio-diverse rainforests.

Culture Sri Lanka Tour Itinerary Example: Jaffna (2 nights), Trincomalee (1 night), Dambulla (3 nights), Kandy (2 nights), Nuwara Eliya (2 nights), Wellawaya (1 night), Yala (1 night), Mount Lavinia (1 night)

Essential Sri Lanka Tours

If it is your first time visiting Sri Lanka, the Essential Sri Lanka Tour is ideal as you will have plenty of free time to explore and the itinerary isn’t as full on. You will still see some of Sri Lanka’s amazing highlights and do incredible excursions including game drives in Minneriya National Park where you can spot wild elephants, visiting the extraordinary Sigiriya rock, explore the spice gardens in Kandy and relax on the golden beaches in the lush resort of Mount Lavinia.

Essential Sri Lanka Tour Itinerary Example: Negombo (1 night), Sigiri (2 nights), Kandy (2 nights), Mount Lavinia (1 night).

Highlights of Sri Lanka Ceylon Tour

Also great for first time travellers to Sri Lanka, the highlights of Sri Lanka Ceylon tour is a more leisurely experience in which you’ll enjoy the perks of Sri Lanka’s highlights including game drives in Minneriya National Park, visiting Sigiriya rock and visiting the spice gardens and captivating culture. A visit to Sri Lanka can’t be done without stopping by a tea plantation and you will have chance to do this in Nuwara Eliya where you can pick your leaves and brew them later for a fresh cup of Ceylon tea. In your free time you can enjoy a range of excursions such as a jeep safari in Habarana or climbing Adam’s Peak in Nuwara Eliya for breathtaking sights to behold.

Highlights of Sri Lana Ceylon Tour Itinerary Example: Negombo (1 night), Habarana (2 nights), Kandy (2 nights), Nuwara Eliya (2 nights), Mount Lavinia (1 night).

 

Sri Lanka Explorer

Designed for the adventurous travellers, the Sri Lanka Explorer allows you to see its renowned wildlife and captivating culture with plenty of time in between to relax and explore the the country for yourself. This itinerary explores two amazing National Parks; Minneriya National Park is renowned for its herd of wild elephants and the world-famous Yala National Park homes a diverse range of wildlife including leopards and Sri Lankan sloth bears. A few nights in the village of Kandalama means you will have plenty of time to explore the Sacred city of Anuradhapura, Sigiriya rock and a 2,000 year old cave temple, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kandalama is home to luxury resorts and sprawling landscapes of serenity.

Sri Lanka Explorer Itinerary Example: Mount Lavinia (1 night), Kandalama (3 nights), Kandy (2 nights), Nuwara Eliya (2 nights), Wellaweya (1 night), Yala (1 night), Mount Lavinia (1 night).

Above is just some of the Sri Lanka Tours that we can tailor for you. Speak to us today and we can start planning your dream holiday.