Best of Sri Lanka Tour
5 Nights / 6 Days Tour Package

Arrive at Colombo International Airport. Here, you will be met by a designated chauffer/National guide from Esna Holidays. After the formalities at the airport, you will be escorted to your air-conditioned vehicle and proceed to Anuradhapura.

En route visit the Wilpattu National Park.

Wilpattu National Park – a unique feature of this park is the existence of “Willis” (Natural lakes) – Natural, sand-rimmed water basins or depressions that fill with rainwater. Located in the Northwest coast lowland dry zone of Sri Lanka. The park is located 30 km west of Anuradhapura and located 26 km north of Puttalam (approximately 180 km north of Colombo). The park is 1,317 square kilometers (131, 693 hectares) and ranges from 0 to 152 meters above sea level. Nearly sixty lakes (Will) and tanks are found spread throughout Wilpattu. A sample of forty-nine individual leopards was photo-captured in the surveyed area and the core area density was between that of Yala National Park’s Block I and Horton Plains National Park.

From December 1988 to March 16, 2003, the park was closed due to security concerns surrounding the Sri Lankan Civil War, before being reopened to visitors 16 years later. Visitor access is currently limited to approximately 25% of the park, the remainder of which is dense forest or scrub. Popular visiting periods span between the months of February and October, although there are a number of private eco-tourism groups that conduct safaris year-round.

On completion, check into the hotel and relax.

After breakfast and relax the morning, check out from the hotel and proceed to Trincomalee.

Pigeon Island National Park is one of the two marine national parks of Sri Lanka. The national park is situated 1 km off the coast of Nilaveli, a coastal town in Eastern Province, encompassing a total area of 471.429 hectares. The island’s name derives from the rock pigeon which has colonized it. The national park contains some of the best remaining coral reefs of Sri Lanka. Pigeon Island was designated as a sanctuary in 1963. In 2003 it was redesignated as a national park. This national park is the 17th in Sri Lanka. The island was used as a shooting range during the colonial era. Pigeon Island is one of the several protected areas affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.

On completion, check into the hotel and relax.

Today, with the packed breakfast around 0530 hours proceed to experience Dolphin Watching.

Trincomalee, the most popular east coast seaside hamlet in Sri Lanka famous for its powdery sandy beach and turquoise blue shallow waters. During the months from July to September calm seas provide the best opportunities to go too deep waters to see these marine giants of Sri Lanka.

The ever smiling, mischievous dolphins will put on a show while some of the oldest and the largest sea creatures, the humpback, and the blue whales, will nonchalantly glide past you when you embark on a dolphin-watching excursion off the Southern, Eastern, or the West coast of Sri Lanka.

Return to the hotel and check out from the hotel.

En route visit the Dambulla Cave Temple.

The Dambulla temple has five caves and 157 statues of the Lord Buddha, many paintings on the ceilings and walls that emphasize the artistic talent of ancient days. The history of the caves, rocks,s, and temple dates from the 1st century BC. The fascination of these caves is not only the statues but also the many intricate and delicate paintings that cover the ceiling and walls, created with indigenous traditional paints. Because of the history, archaeological and artistic implications, the premises were declared one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1991. The temple has been in use for over 22 centuries and still holds a sense of benevolence and spirituality.

On completion, proceed to Bentota and check into the hotel.

After enjoying the breakfast at hotel, enjoy a traditional village tour at Hiriwaduna.

Get a chance to go on an oxen cart ride and experience the world from the view of a village farmer. Have a relaxing catamaran safari through a calm lake. Walk through the golden fields ripe with their harvest of paddy. Watch an enjoyable traditional cooking demonstration that teaches you the basics of Sri Lankan cuisine. Delight your taste buds with a home-cooked lunch; made over a wood fire and served on fragrant lotus leaves placed over woven trays. Enjoy the life of a Sri Lankan villager, just this day.

On completion, visit the Sigiriya Rock Fortress.

Sigiriya Rock Fortress – Called by many names including “The Lion Rock” for its initial name of “Sinhagiri”, Sigiriya is near the town of Dambulla and is a colossal column of rock nearly 200m high. It was a royal citadel for 18 years (477-495) when it was fortified by King Kasyapa. The architectural and irrigational technologies of Sigiriya, such as the Water Gardens, still baffle engineers. The climb up steep steps of metal with railings passes a wall decorated with frescoes of bare-breasted women. Art experts consider them unique.

Return to the hotel and relax.

After enjoying the breakfast at hotel, check out the hotel and proceed to Negombo.

Check into the hotel and relax.

Later that evening goes on a city tour at Negombo.

City tour of *Negombo – a famous fishing village North of Colombo, with a Dutch built Canal. The canal itself is a hive of activity with fishermen traveling up and down in their gaily painted boats. On the shores of the canal, you will find many homes and churches and many species of birds including spectacular Kingfishers.

On completion, return to the hotel and relax.

Breakfast at the hotel, depending on your departure flight time, you can either relax or check out of the hotel and proceed to Colombo International Airport for your departure flight back home.