A blue express train crossing the Nine Arch viaduct through Sri Lankan rainforest

Sri Lanka · Curated Journeys

Discover the splendor of Sri Lanka

An island of endless wonders — hill-country temples, tea terraces, wild elephants and a warm southern coast, drawn together into one unhurried journey.

12Curated itineraries
4–7Nights per journey
$210Starting per person
All-inHotel · Meals · Cab

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Featured Packages

Twelve journeys,
one extraordinary island

Every package below is quoted per person with hotels, meals and a private cab included, and every one begins and ends in Colombo. Choose by the length of trip you have — then by whether you want culture, coast, or the Ramayana trail.

Palm-fringed cove on Sri Lanka’s south-west coast SLK-4A

$210per person

4 Nights / 5 Days

Splendid Kandy with Beach

Hill-country culture paired with the Bentota coast — Pinnawala on the drive up, a Kandy cultural show, then the Indian Ocean.

DestinationsKandy-2N, Bentota-1N, Colombo-1N

  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Cab
Blue express train crossing a viaduct through Sri Lankan rainforest SLK-4B

$210per person

4 Nights / 5 Days

Splendid Lanka Trio

Three landscapes in five days — the sacred hill capital, the tea highlands of Nuwara Eliya, and a night on the coast.

DestinationsKandy-1N, N Eliya-1N, Bentota-1N, Colombo-1N

  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Cab
The Lotus Tower rising above the Colombo skyline at dusk SLK-4RA

$210per person

4 Nights / 5 Days

Splendid Ramayana

The Ramayana trail in its shortest form — Kataragama, the Nuwara Eliya highlands and Kandy, closing in Colombo.

DestinationsKataragama-1N, N Eliya-1N, Kandy-1N, Colombo-1N

  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Cab
Surf breaking along a wide golden beach at Bentota SLK-5A

$252per person

5 Nights / 6 Days

Magical Kandy with Beach

The same culture-and-coast pairing, unhurried — with a full extra day given over to the water at Bentota.

DestinationsKandy-2N, Bentota-2N, Colombo-1N

  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Cab
Coconut palms leaning over a sheltered bay SLK-5B

$252per person

5 Nights / 6 Days

Magical Lanka Trio

Two nights in Kandy make room for the cultural show and the city’s sights before the road climbs to tea country and drops to the sea.

DestinationsKandy-2N, N Eliya-1N, Bentota-1N, Colombo-1N

  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Cab
Dawn light over the misty hills of Sri Lanka’s central highlands SLK-5RA

$252per person

5 Nights / 6 Days

Magical Ramayana

A slower pilgrimage — two nights in Nuwara Eliya leave a clear day for local sightseeing between Kataragama and Kandy.

DestinationsKataragama-1N, N Eliya-2N, Kandy-1N, Colombo-1N

  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Cab
View from a train window across the green hill country SLK-6A

$294per person

6 Nights / 7 Days

Amazing Lanka Trio

The classic three-region loop at its most comfortable — two nights in Kandy, two on the Bentota coast, tea country in between.

DestinationsKandy-2N, N Eliya-1N, Bentota-2N, Colombo-1N

  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Cab
Painted Buddha statue inside the Dambulla cave temple SLK-6B

$294per person

6 Nights / 7 Days

Amazing Culture of Lanka

Adds the Cultural Triangle to the route — Sigiriya’s Lion Rock and the Golden Temple before Kandy, the highlands and the coast.

DestinationsSigiriya-1N, Kandy-2N, N Eliya-1N, Bentota-1N, Colombo-1N

  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Cab
Elephants bathing in a river at Pinnawala SLK-6RA

$294per person

6 Nights / 7 Days

Amazing Ramayana

The full-island pilgrimage — Trincomalee in the north-east, the Dambulla caves, Ramboda, Ella and Kataragama, returning via Galle.

DestinationsTrincomalee-1N, Kandy-2N, N Eliya-1N, Kataragama-1N, Colombo-1N

  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Cab
Wild elephants grazing beside a lake in a Sri Lankan national park SLK-7A

$336per person

7 Nights / 8 Days

Mesmerising Wild Lanka

Culture, highlands and an evening safari at Yala — then two nights to slow down on the Bentota coast.

DestinationsKandy-2N, N Eliya-1N, Tissa-1N, Bentota-2N, Colombo-1N

  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Cab
Sigiriya Lion Rock rising from dense jungle SLK-7B

$336per person

7 Nights / 8 Days

Mesmerising Culture of Lanka

The heritage route with room to breathe — Sigiriya and Dambulla, two nights in Kandy, tea country, and two full days at the beach.

DestinationsSigiriya-1N, Kandy-2N, N Eliya-1N, Bentota-2N, Colombo-1N

  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Cab
Ornate Hindu deity statue at a Sri Lankan temple SLK-7RA

$336per person

7 Nights / 8 Days

Mesmerising Ramayana

The most complete Ramayana itinerary — two nights in Trincomalee for its temples, then Dambulla, Peradeniya, Ramboda, Ella and Galle.

DestinationsTrincomalee-2N, Kandy-2N, N Eliya-1N, Tissa-1N, Colombo-1N

  • Hotel
  • Meals
  • Cab

Destination Information

Know the island
before you land

What each stop actually offers, and where it sits on the route.

Lakeside pavilion and temple architecture beside Kandy Lake at dusk 01

Kandy

Central Highlands · In 11 of 12 itineraries

Every Splendid Sri Lanka route but one passes through Kandy, and most give it two nights — enough for the city tour, the evening cultural show and the botanical gardens at Peradeniya without rushing the drive.

Why visit

  • Sri Lanka’s ceremonial and cultural capital
  • Cool hill climate a few hours from Colombo
  • The natural pivot between the coast and tea country

On the itinerary

  • Kandy city tour
  • Traditional cultural show
  • Peradeniya Botanical Gardens
  • Pinnawala elephant orphanage en route

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Terraced tea plantations rolling across the hills at Nuwara Eliya 02

Nuwara Eliya

Tea Country · In 10 of 12 itineraries

The highlands are where the island slows down. Routes climb in from Kandy or Kataragama, and the longer Ramayana itineraries approach via the Ramboda falls road before continuing on towards Ella.

Why visit

  • The heart of Sri Lanka’s tea-growing country
  • Cool, green mountain scenery year round
  • A natural resting point mid-itinerary

On the itinerary

  • Nuwara Eliya city tour
  • Local sightseeing day (Magical Ramayana)
  • The Ramboda approach road
  • Onward through Ella

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Sigiriya Lion Rock rising above the surrounding jungle 03

Sigiriya

Cultural Triangle · In the Culture itineraries

Sigiriya opens the two Culture of Lanka packages. You arrive from Colombo via Pinnawala, stay the night, and give the following morning to the Lion Rock and the Golden Temple before the road turns south to Kandy.

Why visit

  • Sri Lanka’s most striking archaeological site
  • Paired with the Dambulla cave temples
  • An early highlight on the 6- and 7-night routes

On the itinerary

  • Lion Rock at Sigiriya
  • The Golden Temple of Dambulla
  • Dambulla caves (Ramayana routes)
  • Pinnawala on the drive in

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Aerial view of turquoise surf meeting the palm-backed shoreline 04

Bentota

South-West Coast · In 9 of 12 itineraries

Bentota is where the itineraries land after the hills. Shorter routes give it an evening; the Magical, Amazing and Mesmerising packages add a second night and a dedicated beach-activities day before the final run to Colombo.

Why visit

  • The coastal counterweight to the cultural route
  • Calm, swimmable water on the south-west shore
  • An easy last stop before the Colombo airport drive

On the itinerary

  • Beach activities day
  • Evening at the beach on arrival
  • On the Galle road (Ramayana routes)
  • Short transfer to Colombo

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Golden Buddha statues on the Seema Malaka temple platform on Beira Lake, Colombo 05

Colombo

West Coast · In all 12 itineraries

Every journey begins and ends in Colombo. The last full day is given to the city tour — the Ramayana routes take in Kelaniya on the way — before the 35 km airport drop the next morning.

Why visit

  • Start and end point of every Splendid Sri Lanka route
  • 35 km from Bandaranaike International Airport
  • A full city tour built into every itinerary

On the itinerary

  • Colombo city tour
  • Kelaniya temple (Ramayana routes)
  • Lakeside temples and colonial quarter
  • Airport transfer, 35 km

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The lighthouse and shoreline path at Galle under a pink evening sky 06

Galle

Southern Coast · On the Ramayana return route

Galle sits on the coastal road north from Tissamaharama, and the Amazing and Mesmerising Ramayana itineraries take it in on the way back to Colombo, running the shoreline through Bentota.

Why visit

  • A fortified colonial port on the southern shore
  • Paired with the Bentota coast on the drive north
  • One of the island’s most photogenic stretches of coast

On the itinerary

  • The Galle coast road
  • Continuing north through Bentota
  • Stilt fishermen along the southern shore
  • Colonial ramparts and lighthouse

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Why Splendid Sri Lanka

Planned properly,
priced plainly

Splendid Sri Lanka runs twelve fixed island itineraries — four lengths, three routes each — so the hotels, the meals, the driver and the airport drop are settled before you ever get on the plane.

Hotels, Meals & Cab Included

Every one of the twelve packages is quoted with accommodation, meals and a private cab already included — the price you see is the price of the journey.

Twelve Ready-Made Itineraries

Four length tiers, from four nights to seven, each in three variants — culture, coast or the Ramayana trail — so you can pick by the time you actually have.

Private Cab Throughout

A vehicle stays with you for the whole route, including the 35 km airport drop on the final morning. No transfers to arrange between cities.

The Ramayana Trail, Properly Routed

Four dedicated Ramayana itineraries take in Kataragama, Kelaniya, Trincomalee and the Dambulla caves — not a detour bolted onto a standard tour.

Airport to Airport

Each itinerary starts from Colombo and closes with the airport drop, so the whole ground arrangement is covered from arrival to departure.

Talk to a Person

Enquiries go straight to the team by phone or WhatsApp — ask about dates, hotels or changes to a route and get an answer, not a ticket number.

The Sri Lanka Experience

Explore. Experience. Remember.

A country you can cross in a day and spend a lifetime describing — temple bells at dawn, elephants at the waterline, and tea hills that go on until the cloud takes them.

Golden Buddha statue above the entrance to the Dambulla temple 01

Culture

Two elephants standing together in a river 02

Wildlife

Traveller standing among tall coconut palms beside a turquoise bay 03

Beaches

Green tea terraces covering the hills of Sri Lanka’s highlands 04

Tea Country

A visitor walking towards a white stupa on the Sri Lankan coast 05

Heritage

A traveller balanced on a stilt beside local fishermen off the southern coast 06

Hospitality

A traveller balanced on a fishing stilt beside local fishermen on the southern coast of Sri Lanka

Plan Your Trip

Your Sri Lanka story starts here.

Tell us when you would like to travel and how many of you there are. We will come back with the right itinerary from the twelve — or shape one around the days you have.

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