Sri Lanka Self-Arranged Accommodation Tour: Customize Itinerary and Experience Local Culture

On this 10 day tour, you will get the chance to help design your itinerary and reserve your accommodation to suit your needs. You will explore some of the country’s most famous tourist places. This tour will bring you a variety of thrilling activities as well as fully submerse you in the local culture and expose you to the history of Sri Lanka.

Duration: 10 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Relax in Colombo

Colombo - Our friendly tour guide will greet you at the Airport and escort you to your hotel in Colombo. Spend your first day unwinding and rejuvenating at the hotel before your adventure begins. Overnight stay in Colombo.

Sigiriya Experience

Dambulla Cave Temple - Your first stop is the Dambulla cave temple, the largest and best-preserved cave temple in Sri Lanka. King Walagamba transformed the caves into a temple complex in the 1st century. The site features around 153 Buddha statues and murals covering 2100 square meters. Allocate about one and a half hours to explore the entire complex.

Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress - Continue to Sigiriya. In the evening, visit the eighth wonder of the world, featuring massive walls, water canals, guard rooms, natural stone arches, mirror stone, and the famous Sigiri paintings. This isolated rock kingdom stands over 200 meters tall, offering breathtaking views and much to explore! Overnight stay in Sigiriya.

Cultural City Kandy

Royal Botanical Gardens - Drive to Kandy and explore the largest Royal Botanical Gardens, home to colorful flowers, herbs, endemic and epidemic plant species, and palm family trees. The gardens boast over 4000 varieties.

Kandy Lake Club - Cultural Dance Show - Enjoy authentic Kandyan dancing in the evening from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic - Finally, visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic, where the most sacred molar tooth of Lord Buddha is enshrined in seven golden caskets under a golden ceiling. Overnight stay in Kandy.

Knuckles Valley

Knuckles Mountain Range - Your driver will pick you up at 6:00 AM from your Kandy residence and drive straight to Knuckles Valley via Hulugaga road. Begin your morning trek to Knuckles, passing tea estates, waterfalls, panoramic views, and pygmy rain and cloudy forests. Overnight stay in Kandy.

Rafting on the Kelani River

Adventure LK white water rafting kitulgala - Travel to Kitulgala for an exhilarating white water rafting experience on the Kelani River. Suitable for those over 10 years old, experienced coaches will guide you with all necessary safety equipment. The rafting route includes 5km of still water and another 5km of major and minor rapids, catering to all adrenaline seekers! This unforgettable experience is a must in Sri Lanka. Afterwards, drive to Ella for the night.

Nine Arches Bridge - After rafting, return to your hotel in Ella. A 30-minute walk along the train track leads to the Nine Arches Bridge. Little Adams Peak offers a stunning viewpoint at sunrise and sunset, taking about one and a half hours to complete the journey. Overnight stay in Ella.

Yala Safari

Yala Safari Tour Operator - Yala Wild Safaris - Drive to Tissamaharama, stopping to admire the magnificent Rawana Ella waterfall, the widest in Sri Lanka. In the evening, join a Yala Safari, a popular activity among tourists. Yala is the second-largest wildlife reserve in Sri Lanka and boasts the highest density of leopards in any national park worldwide. With luck, you may spot these majestic wild cats during your safari. Overnight stay in Tissamaharama.

Coastal Fun

Hummanaya Blow Hole - Start your day with a drive to the Hummanaya blow hole, which shoots sea water up to 40 feet into the air. Visit this amazing sight before heading back to your hotel in Mirissa or the nearest beach resort.

Dolphin & Whale Watching

Madhu River Boat Safari

Galle Fort - On your way to Bentota, visit the World Heritage site “Galle Fort,” originally built by the Portuguese and later reconstructed by the Dutch.

Madu Ganga Biodiversity Area - Enjoy a relaxing Madhu river boat safari en route.

Kosgoda Sea Turtle Conservation Project - Stop at the turtle conservation project in Kosgoda. Lend a hand at this remarkable turtle hatchery before returning to your hotel in Bentota.

Airport Transfer

Bandaranaike International Airport - Savor one last Sri Lankan breakfast before your departure. In the morning, a representative will drop you at the airport according to your flight schedule.

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Chauffeur Guide (English)
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Driver’s accommodation and meals included
  • All parking, highway fees, fuel, taxes, and other transfer expenses included
What's Not Included
  • Accommodation & Meals (Economy/ Standard/ Luxury)
  • Entrance fee of visiting sites and cost related with the activities
Additional Information
  • Tourists are able to include or exclude one or more options from the set tour according to their requirements.
  • Please wear clothes to cover your knees and shoulders when visiting temples
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Lisabm8291ae
Apr 10, 2024
eventful trip - We booked a tour to get from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya. We won`t do the long train ride, so we decided to go by car. A friend of mine had recommended Buddhika as safe driver and we can totally agree. He managed to pick us up and drop of everywhere we wanted. So we had stops at the royal botanical garden, the ambulawawa tower and we visited a teafabric. He also offered us a stop at a local restaurant for lunch, which was very delicious. Also he told us a lot of interesting things during the tour. At the end of the day he drove us to your next accommodation a few kilometers away to Nanu Oya.
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Amandagn1018lh
Nov 30, 2023
Day Trips from Kandy to Ambuluwawa & Nuwara Eliya - In October we did a Day Trips from Kandy to Ambuluwawa & Nuwara Eliya with Buddhika. The tour was amazing, Buddhika not only explained us the history of some places. He also made stops at the places we told him to. He recommended less touristy and good value food places. We adapted the tour to the places we wanted to visit near those places and Buddhika never had a problem with that. He picked us up on time and dropped us off at the hotel.
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Alexguy1
Dec 22, 2021
Professional, friendly, flexible - Mr Buddhika is very professional, friendly, reliable and flexible. He is friendly and has good rates. We originally wanted a driver from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya via Ambuluwawa. Then we changed our plan and extended for Horton plains and Ella the next day. I would recommend Buddhika. He is available on whatsapp and can reply regularly as soon as he stops driving. Thank you for your help!
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Simon
Dec 7, 2021
Professional driver - Buddhika provided us with a transfer from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya. We stopped at Ambuluwawa tower on the way. Buddhika was professional, punctual and knowledgeable about the locality.
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Alexis
Nov 11, 2021
Perfect! - It was a great pleasure to be with Buddhika for my trip from Kandy to Ella. I even went down to Tangalle with him because he is very professional and a good driver. He knows a lot about Sri Lanka which make a perfect guide!
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Vikkip79
Jan 21, 2021
Excellent - A few years ago we saw mr buddikha at the lake in kandy. He was handing out cards for a taxi.. we called him after having a think and asked him to drive us to ella. He picked us up promptly, drove us through the hills, stopping off at a tea plantation and we arrived at ella several hours later. Mr buddika was a brilliant, safe drive and had lots of knowledge about sri lanka. He made the long, long journey enjoyable. His english was good and his pricr was cheap too. We are thinking of coming back to sri lanka and would not hesitate to get in touch for a taxi!! Vikki and tom
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