Distance: Bandaranaike Airport → Negombo

≈ 10 km / 15–20 mins

Highlights:

• Airport meet & greet
• Transfer to hotel in Negombo
• 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 exotic 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 herds (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

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 to Nuwara Eliya through tea plantations and waterfalls
• 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

• Morning at leisure in Ella
• Transfer to Yala National Park
• Afternoon safari in Yala
• Leopards, elephants, crocodiles, and birds

Overnight: Yala

Distance: Yala → Mirissa

≈ 145 km / 3–4 hrs

Highlights

• Transfer to Mirissa on the southern coast
• Afternoon leisure or surfing at Mirissa beach
• Optional sunset at Coconut Tree Hill

Overnight: Mirissa

Highlights

• Early morning whale watching cruise (seasonal)
• Relaxation on Mirissa beach
• Optional visit to nearby coastal wildlife or snorkeling spots
• Surfing or water sports in the afternoon

Overnight: Mirissa

Distance: Mirissa → Galle

≈ 35 km / 45–60 mins

Distance: Galle → Colombo

≈ 120 km / 2–2.5 hrs

Highlights

• Visit turtle hatchery in Kosgoda or Habaraduwa
• Explore Galle Dutch Fort (UNESCO)
• Lighthouse, ramparts, colonial streets, museums
• Drive to Colombo for city tour:
• Galle Face Green
• Gangaramaya Temple
• Pettah Market & Independence Square

Overnight: Colombo

Distance: Colombo → Airport

≈ 35 km / 45–60 mins

• Transfer to Bandaranaike International Airport for departure
• End of extended wildlife & nature journey