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Pearl of the Indian Ocean, Private Tour

8 days
Start and end in Colombo
4.5
62 traveler reviews
Pearl of the Indian Ocean, Private Tour - Aitken Spence Travel
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Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
Other languages on offer: German, Italian, French, Spanish, Dutch
Age range 10 to 99
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Highlights

  • Explore bustling Colombo and its historic sites
  • Trek to Ridi Viharaya and visit Dambulla caves
  • Climb Sigiriya Rock and tour ancient Polonnaruwa
  • Discover Matale's spices and enjoy Kandy's dances
  • Tour Kandy's Temple of the Buddha's Tooth

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 ARRIVAL COLOMBO (40km – 45 mins)
  2. Day 2 COLOMBO – SILVER TEMPLE – DAMBULLA – SIGIRIYA/HABARANA (150km – 6hrs)
  3. Day 3 SIGIRIYA/HABARANA – SIGIRIYA – POLONNARUWA – HABARANA/SIGIRIYA (100km – 2hrs)
  4. Day 4 SIGIRIYA/HABARANA – MATALE – KANDY (200km – 4hrs)
  5. Day 5 KANDY – TEA PLANTATION – NUWARA ELIYA (80km – 2hrs)
  6. Day 6 NUWARA ELIYA – ELLA – YALA – TISSAMAHARAMA/YALA (160km – 4hrs)
  7. Day 7 TISSAMAHARAMA – WELIGAMA – GALLE – BEACH AREA (170km – 4hrs)
  8. Day 8 BEACH AREA – DEPARTURE COLOMBO (176kms – 2hrs)
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What's Included

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What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
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Where You'll Stay

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Number of tours

34

Age Range

10 to 99 years old

Response time

within 2 days

Response rate

100%

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Customer Reviews

  • karen
    · January 27th, 2025
    Good trips, nice to include Columbia museum as an option as it's so good
  • AngelaMakowski
    · April 17th, 2020
    Wonderful Tour. Sri Lankan hospitality was amazing and people are super sweet. Thank you so much for everything....
  • SilviaThoma
    · April 17th, 2020
    Excellent tour. Loved the local culture and the Sri Lankan food was mind-blowing. Amazing tour and shall recommend...

Dates & Availability

8 days
Pearl of the Indian Ocean, Private Tour
From Colombo to Colombo

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Tour ID: 205685

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