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Kandy Lake surrounded by trees and buildings

Colombo

Short first visits · 5 days, 4 nights

Colombo and Kandy Taster

Five days for a first taste: the capital, the hill city of Kandy and the lion rock.

  1. Colombo
  2. Kandy
  3. Sigiriya
  4. Dambulla

Overview

Overview

A short trip that still covers three very different sides of Sri Lanka: the energy of Colombo, the sacred hill city of Kandy and the ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya.

Highlights

City tour of Colombo

Temple of the Tooth and Kandy Lake

Climb of Sigiriya Rock

Painted caves of Dambulla

Spice garden visit

Day by day

Theitinerary.

  1. Day 01

    Arrival in Colombo

    Airport welcome and an afternoon city tour.

  2. Day 02

    To Kandy

    Drive into the hills and attend evening puja at the Temple of the Tooth.

  3. Day 03

    To Sigiriya

    Visit a spice garden and the Dambulla cave temples on the way.

  4. Day 04

    Sigiriya

    Climb the rock at sunrise, then relax in the afternoon.

  5. Day 05

    Departure

    Drive back to the airport.

A suggested plan. Every day can be changed, extended or swapped to suit you.

Short stays

Compare the routes

See where this tour goes next to the other short stays packages. Every route can be mixed and matched.

Which places each short stays package visits
PlacesColombo City Break3 days, 2 nightsThis tourColombo and Kandy Taster5 days, 4 nightsSeven Days: Hills and South7 days, 6 nightsEight-Day Island Sampler8 days, 7 nights
ColomboIncludedIncludedNot includedNot included
Mount LaviniaIncludedNot includedNot includedNot included
KandyNot includedIncludedIncludedIncluded
SigiriyaNot includedIncludedNot includedIncluded
DambullaNot includedIncludedNot includedNot included
Nuwara EliyaNot includedNot includedIncludedIncluded
EllaNot includedNot includedIncludedIncluded
YalaNot includedNot includedIncludedNot included
GalleNot includedNot includedIncludedIncluded
MirissaNot includedNot includedNot includedIncluded

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