Hill Country018 days
Walking
Tea, Trails & Waterfalls
The Kandy–Ella train, tea estate walks, and three days of cool mornings in the hills.
From $1,390 per personView
Island-wide · Classic
The Long Way Round
Colombo, the Cultural Triangle, the hill country and the south coast in one unhurried loop.
- Duration
- 14 days
- From
- $2,480 pp
- Best time
- December to April
- Pace
- Unhurried — two to three nights per stop
The shape of the trip
Day by day.
The trip we build most often, because it answers the question most people actually have: all of it, without the rush. Two nights minimum everywhere, three in the hills, and the same driver the whole way.
- Days 1–2
Colombo
Land, sleep, and eat. A gentle first day through Pettah market and Gangaramaya, then dinner on Galle Face Green while the kites go up.
- Days 3–5
Cultural Triangle
Anuradhapura’s stupas, Polonnaruwa by bicycle, and Sigiriya early enough to have the rock mostly to yourself. Dambulla in the late afternoon.
- Days 6–8
Hill Country
Kandy’s Temple of the Tooth, then the train to Ella through tea country. Two nights at a planter’s bungalow near Haputale, with a walk between estates.
- Days 9–10
Yala
Down through Ella Gap to the deep south. An afternoon game drive, then a second at dawn before the heat sets in.
- Days 11–13
South Coast
Galle Fort, a quiet bay near Tangalle, and one full day with nothing scheduled at all.
- Day 14
Departure
A late flight means a last morning at the fort, or a detour to a cinnamon estate on the way to the airport.
What we’d want you to see
- Sigiriya at sunrise, before the coaches arrive
- Kandy to Ella by observation carriage
- Two nights in a tea planter’s bungalow
- Leopard tracking in Yala
- Galle Fort at golden hour
What’s included
- Private air-conditioned car and driver for the full trip
- 13 nights of handpicked hotels, breakfast included
- Licensed guides at every archaeological site
- All train tickets and reserve seats
- Airport transfers and a local SIM on arrival
Not included
- International flights
- Lunch and dinner unless stated
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Tips for guides and drivers
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