Compare Sri Lanka Express by G Adventures vs A Week in Sri Lanka by Panoramic Tour & Travels
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| Duration | 8 days | 7 days |
| Price From | $ 999 | $ 1,119 |
| Price Per Day | $ 125 | $ 160 |
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| Trip Style | Small group tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Standard | Luxury |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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| Meals Included | 6 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 3 dinners |
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Discover Sri Lanka's incredible cultural and natural highlights on this eight-day tour. Explore a spice plantation, look for elephants on safari in Udawalawe National Park, and visit a stunning tea plantation. Wrapping up in Unawatuna, this tour is designed for add-on beach time to complete your vacation. |
We warmly welcome you to this Sri Lankan tour of 07 days where you will get a chance to visit and experience some of the most famous destinations. Begin your travel from Colombo, thereafter continue your journey enjoying a cooking demonstration with the smell of authentic food while learning to cook local rice and curry. Climb the Lion’s rock fortress and the enormous rock located a few kilometers North of Sigiriya. Encounter the Kandyan cultural dance show, a train journey and end up your tour in Little Rome of Sri Lanka. |
Day 1 Negombo
Arrive at any time.
There are no planned activities until an evening welcome meeting.
Day 2 Negombo/Kandy
Drive to Kandy, visiting a spice plantation en route. Enjoy lunch at G Adventures-supported Sthree Craft Shop and Café. Later, explore Temple of the Tooth.
Day 3 Kandy
Explore Kandy with a free day.
Day 4 Kandy to Ella area
Travel by private vehicle to the historic town of Nuwara Eliya and enjoy some free time. Continue the journey to the rolling green valleys of the Ella area and spend 2 nights at the G Adventures-supported AMBA estate, an organic farm and guest house.
Livelihood opportunities in the valley of Bandarawela, Sri Lanka are limited for low income community members. Many rely on agricultural work, especially in the tea plantations, which can be arduous with little financial gain. Amba Estate came to the area with the purpose of promoting economic growth through their organic tea plantation, paying fair wages, sharing their profits with their workers, and creating opportunities for growth. Having established its place in the travel market, Amba is now ready to support community cooperatives as a means of better spreading the income of tourism throughout the valley. Planeterra is working alongside Amba Estate by supporting the initial investment for the first community-led microenterprise that will work in partnership with Amba. Planeterra’s catalyst grant covers the equipment, training and setup costs for a group of six women to formally become a chutney co-operative. The chutney will be sold back to Amba Estate for travellers to consume, as well as sold to guests and in markets throughout Sri Lanka. G Adventures travellers began visiting Amba in July 2018. They now have the opportunity to eat the delicious chutneys, meet the women and see how it’s made!
Day 5 Ella area
In the morning, enjoy a tour through the tea plantation and learn about one of the nation's most popular exports followed by a tea tasting. After enjoy free time to soak in the stunning scenery, opt to hike to Ella Rock, or visit Ella town by tuk tuk. This evening, enjoy a cooking demonstration of classic homestyle Sri Lankan dishes, a delicious mixture of savoury and sweet.
Day 6 Ella/Udawalawe National Park
Depart Amba Estate in the morning after enjoying a delicious home cooked breakfast. Begin the journey to Udawalawe National Park and visit the Elephant Transit home before enjoying an afternoon wildlife safari through Udawalawe National Park. Afterwards, head to a tented camp by the lake on the boundary of National Park and relax with a BBQ dinner around the campfire.
Day 7 Udawalawe National Park/Unawatuna
After breakfast transfer from Udawalawe to Galle for a tour of the fort and city. Later, head to Unawatuna, on the south coast.
Day 8 Unawatuna
Depart at any time.
The Colombo airport can be reached by taxi or there are train and bus connections from nearby Galle for much less. Your CEO can help you arrange a transfer.
Day 1: Welcome To Sri Lanka (Airport - Colombo)
Pass By: Colombo Fort, Galle Buck, Colombo Sri Lanka Have a memorable Holiday! With a warm welcome by our professional chauffer guide and a Panoramic Tour representative we welcome you to Sri Lanka. After arriving at the Katunayake International Airport, we will accommodate you in a Hotel in Colombo. If time permits you can go on a city tour where you can visit old parliament building, Viharamahadevi park, Independence memorial hall and enjoy walking by the Galle Face Green while getting a chance to taste the local street food. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Travel Duration- 1 Hour
Accommodation: Overnight stay at 4 or 5 star hotel on Bed & Breakfast basis
Day 2: Galewela Cooking Demonstration (Colombo-Sigiriya) Stop At: Sigiriya, Sri Lanka After
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Travel Duration- 4 Hours
Accommodation: Overnight stay at 4 or 5 star hotel on Bed & Breakfast basis your breakfast proceed to Sigiriya. You can enjoy a village tour in Galewela, you will get a chance to experience TukTuk ride, bullock cart and catamaran ride. After an authentic Sri Lankan Lunch with a chilled beer involve yourself in a cooking demonstration, get a chance to learn and cook local rice and curry and the ancient secret recipe while cooking with the demonstrators and continue your journey towards Sigiriya. En route visit the Dambulla Cave Temple which has five caves and 157 sculptures of the Lord Buddha. Thereafter check in at the hotel, relax yourself in the pool, enjoy a complimentary dinner and for an overnight stay.
Day 3: Climb Sigiriya Rock (Sigiriya)
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight stay at 4 or 5 star hotel on Bed & Breakfast basis
Stop At: Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Main Road, Sigiriya 21120 Sri Lanka Have your breakfast, pull out your camera, put on your shoes, take your back pack for a hiking session and proceed to Sigiriya. One of the most breathtaking sights in Sri Lanka to click on some Instagram worthy pictures and thereafter off to Pidurangala rock, an enormous rock located a few kilometers North of Sigiriya. Sigiriya rock known as the 8th Wonder of the World has been formed by the lava of a wiped out spring of gushing lava, it stands at 200 meters in height, surrounded by wildernesses. Have your lunch and back to the hotel and if interested you can enjoy a foot massage at the hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel with a complimentary dinner after a hectic day.
Day 4: Cultural Dance (Sigiriya -Kandy)
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight stay at 4 or 5 star hotel on Bed & Breakfast basis
Pass By: Kandy City Center, Kand, Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka Today we make our way towards Kandy after breakfast. After lunch check in at the hotel and off to visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic a religious shrine, the sanctuary reveres relics of what is believed to be the actual tooth of Lord Buddha. Go on a shopping spree around Kandy also get a chance to visit the batik factory, view the wood carvings and gem shop which has a powerful history all time while Sri Lanka is called as Ratna-Dweepa which means Gem Island. By 4:00 pm off to enjoy the Kandyan dancing show Sri Lanka’s iconic performing art and back to the hotel for an overnight stay.
Travel Duration- 3 Hours
Day 5: Misty Land (Kandy-Nuwara Eliya)
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight stay at 4 or 5 star hotel on Bed & Breakfast basis
Stop At: Post Office Nuwara Eliya, Queen Elizabeth Dr, Nuwara Eliya 22200, Sri Lanka After breakfast take your route to Nuwara Eliya by train (subject to availability) one of the most scenic train journeys in the world, during the journey the train goes passing lush greenish tea estates, many tunnels, farming fields, villages and forests. Nuwara Eliya is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, with a picturesque landscape and temperate climate and is considered to be the most important location for tea production in Sri Lanka. After sometime in the cultural triangle this is exactly what you need. Depending on the time go on a city tour where you will get a chance to visit the post office, Golf Club and proceed to Lake Gregory for an evening walk. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Travel Duration- 2 Hours
Day 6: Off To Negombo (Nuwara Eliya-Negombo)
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight stay at 4 or 5 star hotel on Bed & Breakfast basis
Stop At: Negombo Beach, Negombo Sri Lanka Have your breakfast and continue your journey towards Negombo. If interested en route you can visit the Surathura Spice Garden to witness the spices which are very imperative to Asian cuisine then proceed to Millennium Elephant Foundation, enjoy your lunch on your way to Negombo. Check in at the hotel and spend some time shopping and get back to the hotel to relax and for an overnight stay.
Travel Duration- 5 Hours
Day 7: Until We Meet Again (Negombo-Airport)
Meals: Breakfast
Pass By: Negombo Beach, Negombo Sri Lanka Depending on your departure flight time check out of the Hotel. Don’t forget to take plenty of good memories of your unforgettable vacation home.
Travel Duration- 0.5 Hour
