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Sri Lanka Northeast Explorer - 12 days

12 days
From Colombo to Nuwara Eliya
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Sri Lanka Northeast Explorer - 12 days - On The Go Tours
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Plan your adventure:
  • In-depth Cultural
  • Active
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  • Fully Guided
  • Explorer
  • Christmas & New Year
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 4 - 24
Age range 18 to 70
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Highlights

  • Set your sights on the famous cave temple dedicated to the Lord Buddha
  • Go on a scenic train ride to Nuwara Eliya and drive though picturesque 'Little England'
  • Keep your eyes peeled for Asian Elephants and the elusive leopard at Udawalawe

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Welcome to Sri Lanka
  2. Day 2 Anuradhapura - UNESCO sites
  3. Day 3 Jaffna Fort
  4. Day 4-5 Trincomalee temples & beach time
  5. Day 6 Dambulla & Polonnaruwa
  6. Day 7 Sigiriya & village visit
  7. Day 8 Kandy & tuk tuks
  8. Day 9 Scenic train trip & tea plantations
  9. Day 10 Jeep safari in Udawalawe National Park
  10. Day 11 Colombo city tour
  11. Day 12 Goodbye Sri Lanka
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Number of tours

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Age Range

5 to 99 years old

Response time

11 hours

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Customer Reviews

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    4.8
  • Itinerary
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    4.5
  • Guide
    Excellent
    5.0
  • Transport
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    4.5
  • Accommodation
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    4.8
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    4.8
  • 4.6
  • SR
    · February 13th, 2019
    The tour was an excellent and interesting mixture of activities and sites throughout the 11 days. The trip up to Jaffna is long particularly with the speed limits and traffic police and really demands a two night stay. Our guide here had only ever been to Jaffna 3 times and we really needed a proper local guide as per the itinerary. The trip was combined with another trip half way through making 24 people in total which is too many and makes hearing the guide difficult in big groups Overall was a good tour and i would recommend
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    On The Go Tours commented on this review
    Thank you kindly for the feedback!
    Trip date: January 2019
  • MM
    · October 17th, 2018
    The North east explorer was certainly worth the journey - the disappointment was that half way through the trip 2 trips combined ... sadly there were then 25 people on a huge bus ... the trip lost a lot of its appeal. The buffet was tiresome but a necessity as in some cases there was not enough opportunity to explore by ourselves as the hotel was located too far from the township.
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    On The Go Tours commented on this review
    Many thanks for the great review!
    Trip date: August 2018
  • T
    · June 7th, 2018
    Sri Lanka is one of the most beautiful places I've visited and this tour was so valuable in showing me those amazing places. The destinations we visited took my breath away and Anuradhapura was certainly a highlight for me. Everything ran extremely smoothly on this tour and our guide was fantastic. I would highly recommend this tour if you really want to see everything that Sri Lanka has to offer.
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    On The Go Tours commented on this review
    Thank you kindly for the great review!
    Trip date: September 2016
  • PP
    · April 5th, 2018
    Great but only problem was having to join a large group when we had been six, and we expected a small tour of 16-18 as we had been told at time of booking.
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    On The Go Tours commented on this review
    Thank you kindly for the feedback!
    Trip date: March 2018

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12 days
Sri Lanka Northeast Explorer - 12 days
From Colombo to Nuwara Eliya

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What our customers ask about this tour

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  • What hotels do you use for the "Sri Lanka Northeast Explorer" Tour?

    The hotels listed below are ones which On The Go frequently use on this tour. Please note that On The Go reserve the right to substitute these hotels to ones of a similar standard when necessary.

    - Paradise Beach Hotel, Negombo
    - Rajarata Hotel, Anuradhapura
    - Jetwing Jaffna, Jaffna
    - Pigeon Island Resort, Trincomalee
    - The Paradise Resort & Spa, Sigiriya
    - OZO Kandy Hotel, Kandy
    - Grand Hotel, Nuwara Eliya
    - Jetwing St Andrew's, Nuwara Eliya
    - Grand Udawalawe Safari Resort, Udawalawe National Park and Embilipitiya
    - OZO Colombo, Colombo

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Good to Know

Tour ID: 90055

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  • Vaccines
    • These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
    • Typhoid - Recommended for Sri Lanka. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Sri Lanka. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Sri Lanka. Ideally 3 months before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for Sri Lanka. Ideally 2 months before travel.
    • Rabies - Recommended for Sri Lanka. Ideally 1 month before travel.
    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an area with a risk of yellow fever transmission for Sri Lanka. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Japanese B encephalitis - Recommended for Sri Lanka. Ideally 1 month before travel.
  • Visa
    • Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
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  • TourRadar presents The Dambulla Cave Temple
  • TourRadar presents Sigiriya Rock
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