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7-DAY SOUTHERN SRI LANKA TOUR PLAN

Colombo → Colombo | Starting early morning Day 1 – Returning night Day 7

TOUR SUMMARY

Duration: 7 Days / 6 Nights

Route: Colombo – Sinharaja – Tissamaharama – Yala – Hambantota – Tangalle – Mirissa – Unawatuna – Galle – Colombo

Overnight Places:

  • Night 1 & 2: Sinharaja / Deniyaya
  • Night 3 & 4: Tissamaharama
  • Night 5: Tangalle
  • Night 6: Galle / Hikkaduwa
  • Night 8: Back in Colombo

DETAILED DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY

Day 1: Colombo → Sinharaja Rainforest

  • 6:00 AM: Departure from Colombo
  • 9:30 AM: Arrive Deniyaya area
  • 10:00 AM: Check-in
  • 11:00 AM: Tea plantation & factory tour
  • 2:30 PM: Village walk / stream bath
  • 3:00 PM: Sunset viewpoint
  • Overnight: Sinharaja / Deniyaya

Day 2: Full Day at Sinharaja Rainforest

  • 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Trek inside Sinharaja Rainforest
  • Afternoon: Lunch & relax
  • 3:30 PM: Visit Patna Sliding Rock or Denuwana Falls
  • Overnight: Sinharaja (2nd night)

Day 3: Sinharaja → Tissamaharama

  • 8:00 AM: Depart Sinharaja
  • 11:30 AM: Udawalawa Elephant Transit Home
  • 12:30 PM: Lunch
  • 3:00 PM: Arrive Tissamaharama → Check-in
  • 4:30 PM: Tissa Lake & Tissamaharama Temple
  • Overnight: Tissamaharama

Day 4: Yala Safari + Tissa Surroundings

  • 5:00 AM: Leave for Yala National Park
  • 6:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Yala Safari (leopards, elephants)
  • 12:00 PM: Return / lunch
  • 3:30 PM: Sithulpawwa Temple OR Kirinda Beach
  • Overnight: Tissamaharama (2nd night)

Day 5: Tissamaharama → Hambantota → Tangalle

  • 8:30 AM: Depart Tissa
  • 9:30 AM: Hambantota Birds Research Center / Hambantota Port
  • 11:00 AM: Dry Zone Botanic Gardens
  • 1:00 PM: Lunch in Hambantota
  • 2:30 PM: Proceed to Tangalle
  • 4:00 PM: Goyambokka Beach / Silent Beach
  • Overnight: Tangalle

Day 6: Tangalle → Mirissa → Unawatuna → Galle

  • 7:00 AM: Depart Tangalle
  • 8:00 AM: Stop at Hiriketiya Bay
  • 9:30 AM: Arrive Mirissa
  • Optional Activity: Whale Watching (Seasonal) – 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • 12:30 PM: Optional Activity: Scuba Diving in Mirissa (coral reefs, turtles)
  • 12:30 PM: Lunch in Mirissa
  • 1:30 PM: Visit Coconut Tree Hill
  • 2:00 PM: Travel to Unawatuna
  • Added Activity (Alternative): (Alternative): Scuba Diving – Unawatuna
  • • Shipwrecks / coral gardens / all level dives
  • 4:00 PM: Continue to Galle
  • 4:30 PM: Galle Fort walking tour
  • Evening: Relax at Unawatuna / Galle
  • Overnight: Galle / Hikkaduwa

Day 7: Galle → Hikkaduwa → Colombo

  • 8:00 AM: Leave Galle
  • 8:30 AM: Habaraduwa Turtle Hatchery
  • 9:00 AM: Glass-bottom boat OR snorkeling in Hikkaduwa (optional)
  • 11:00 AM: Enter Southern Expressway
  • Lunch: Highway restaurant
  • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Arrive back in Colombo

Included

  • Fully private transportation throughout the entire tour
  • All fuel expenses included
  • Comfortable, air-conditioned & fully insured private vehicle
  • Professional English-speaking driver (10+ years experience)
  • Driver meals, accommodation & wages included
  • Complimentary airport pick-up & drop-off (Colombo)
  • Parking fees, paging charges & highway tolls covered
  • 1L mineral water per person per day
  • Two local SIM cards provided
  • All government taxes, VAT & insurance included

Excluded

  • Guest accommodation & meals
  • • Guests may book accommodation based on their own budget & preference
  • Entrance tickets & activity fees
  • Personal expenses (shopping, tips, souvenirs)
  • Optional excursions or special requests beyond itinerary
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