Distance: Bandaranaike Airport → Negombo

≈ 10 km / 15–20 mins

Highlights:

• Meet & greet at the airport
• Transfer to hotel in Negombo
• Evening at leisure
• Relax on the beach or explore Dutch Canal and fishing village

Overnight: Negombo

Distance: Negombo → Anuradhapura

≈ 200 km / 4–5 hrs

Highlights:

• Morning transfer to Anuradhapura
• Afternoon safari in Wilpattu National Park
• Spot elephants, leopards, sloth bears, deer, and diverse birds

Overnight: Anuradhapura

Distance: Anuradhapura → Sigiriya

≈ 90 km / 2–2.5 hrs

Highlights:

• Transfer to Sigiriya / Habarana
• Afternoon safari in Minneriya or Kaudulla National Park
• Famous for large elephant gatherings (seasonal)

Overnight: Sigiriya / Habarana

Distance: Hotel → Sigiriya Rock

≈ 0–20 km

Distance: Sigiriya → Dambulla

≈ 20 km / 30 mins

Highlights:

• Morning climb of Sigiriya Rock Fortress (UNESCO)
• Visit Dambulla Golden Cave Temple
• Optional village tour or evening elephant-watching experience

Overnight: Sigiriya / Habarana

Distance: Sigiriya → Kandy

≈ 90 km / 2.5–3 hrs

Highlights:

• Scenic drive to Kandy
• Visit Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
• Evening Kandyan cultural dance performance/Kandy city sightseeing

Overnight: Kandy

Distance: Kandy → Peradeniya

≈ 6 km / 15 mins

Distance: Peradeniya → Nuwara Eliya

≈ 76 km / 2.5–3 hrs

Highlights

• Morning visit to Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya
• Scenic drive through tea plantations and waterfalls to Nuwara Eliya
• Explore Gregory Lake, colonial town, and local markets

Overnight: Nuwara Eliya

Distance: Nuwara Eliya → Horton Plains

≈ 32 km / 1–1.5 hrs

Distance: Horton Plains → Ella

≈ 65 km / 2–2.5 hrs

Highlights

• Early morning trek in Horton Plains National Park
• Visit World’s End and Baker’s Falls
• Continue scenic drive to Ella
• Visit Gregory Lake, colonial town, and market
• Optional visit to Nine Arch Bridge

Overnight: Ella

Distance: Ella → Yala

≈ 95 km / 2.5–3 hrs

Highlights

• Transfer to Yala National Park
• Afternoon safari in Yala
• Spot leopards, elephants, crocodiles, and birds

Overnight: Yala

Distance: Yala → Galle

≈ 200 km / 4–5 hrs

Highlights

• Visit turtle hatchery in Kosgoda or Habaraduwa
• Explore Galle Dutch Fort (UNESCO)
• Lighthouse, ramparts, colonial streets, museums

Overnight: Galle

Distance: Galle → Colombo

≈ 120 km / 2–2.5 hrs

Highlights

• Transfer to Colombo
• Colombo city tour (time permitting):
• Galle Face Green
• Gangaramaya Temple
• Pettah Bazaar & Independence Square
• Transfer to Bandaranaike International Airport for departure