Itinerary Packages
Sri Lanka Wildlife Safari, 2006
Number of Nights: 11. This guided tour is a superb introduction to the wildlife and beautiful scenery of Sri Lanka. With a stay at the beach included, this safari offers great value for money.
Our opinion
A treat for the wildlife enthusiast with the chance to see elephants, sambhur, bear monkey and even the elusive leopard!
Escorted
This tour is accompanied by a local guide from the afternoon of Day 2 Friday to arrival at your beach hotel on Day 9 Friday. During your stay at your selected beach hotel, assistance will be provided by our local representatives.
- Colombo: 1 night
- Nuwara Eliya: 1 night
- Yala: 3 nights
- Hambantota: 1 night
- Embilipitiya: 1 night
- Beach: 4 nights Plus up to 4 extra nights FREE
- Maldives: 4 nights (optional)
Day 1 Thu London / Colombo
Departure by Sri Lankan Airlines from Heathrow to Colombo.
Day 2 Fri Colombo
On arrival transfer to the superior medium class Holiday Inn Colombo for overnight (approx. 45 miles).
Day 3 Sat Colombo / Nuwara Eliya
After breakfast, drive through stunning scenery to Nuwara Eliya stopping for lunch at Kitulgala where the film “Bridge over the River Kwai” was filmed. Enjoy a brief stop at St. Clair’s and Devon waterfalls before visiting a tea plantation and factory. Overnight in the hill station of Nuwara Eliya, set in a mountain valley about 6,000 feet above sea level (approx. 115 miles) (B,L,D).
Day 4 Sun Nuwara Eliya / Yala
Early morning departure for Horton Plains by jeep with a picnic breakfast. Enter the Horton Plains National Park and take a guided walk (approx. two hours) up to “World’s End” to admire the beautiful view and the chance of spotting Sambhur. Also found here are butterflies, bear, monkey, birds, orchids and many rare trees and plants. Continue to Bandarawela for lunch (at extra cost) before departing for Yala – Sri Lanka’s largest National Park (approx. 150 miles) (B,D).
Day 5 Mon Yala
Enjoy a morning guided bird and nature trail around the hotel grounds. In the afternoon take a jeep safari of the wonderfully scenic Yala National Park where you may see wild elephants, spotted deer, jackal, sloth bear and if you’re lucky, leopard. A barbecue dinner awaits you tonight (approx. 15 miles) (B,D).
Day 6 Tue Yala
Full day at leisure to enjoy the beautiful scenery, relax and unwind by the swimming pool or enjoy optional excursions (bookable locally) to further explore the park (B,D).
Day 7 Wed Yala / Hambantota
Drive via Tissamaharama (Tissa) for Hambantota. At Tissa take a walk on Debarawea tank bund for birds and see the Buddhist Dagabas including the Menik Tissa and Yatala Dagabas. After lunch, continue to Bundala National Park to see wild elephants, spotted deer, wild boar, many bird species and crocodile before proceeding to the Oasis Hotel, Hambantota for overnight (approx. 50 miles) (B,L,D).
Day 8 Thu Hambantota / Embilipitiya
Drive to Embilipitiya for lunch. In the afternoon continue to the Elephant Transit Home before enjoying a jeep safari of the Udawalawe National Park which is famous for its large herds of elephants as well as Sambar deer, wild boar, wild buffalo and peacocks. Overnight Centuria hotel. (approx. 30 miles) (B,L,D).
Day 9 Fri Embilipitiya / Beach Resort
After breakfast leave for the ancient fortified city of Galle to visit the Dutch fort. Continue to the superior medium class Kani Lanka hotel for four nights or more, or the hotel of your choice at the appropriate cost (approx. 125 miles) (B,L).
Day 10 Sat to Day 12 Mon Beach Resort
Time to relax and enjoy the delightful hospitality and beaches of Sri Lanka (B).
Day 13 Tue Beach Resort / Colombo/ London
Sri Lankan Airlines flight to Heathrow arriving later the same day.
