Sri Lanka Holiday Package 8 Days
Private Tour-
No of Days
8 -
Accomodation
4-5 Star / Boutique -
Meal Plan
Breakfast & Dinner -
Transportation
Private Car (Air Conditioned)
8 Days Sri Lanka Holiday Package - Summary
By all means, Sri Lanka is a paradise, and we are going to take you on an unforgettable journey in just eight days! Enjoy the breath-taking archaeological and historical sites that the rich Sri Lankan history has left behind in Dambulla and Sigiriya, and step into Kandy, the sacred city in the heart of Sri Lanka. Let us know when the climate feels a bit too rough because a trip to Little England for cold tingly air, is planned just for you. And no one leaves Sri Lanka without witnessing its incredible wildlife including the prestigious leopards, elephants, and the beautiful lush greenery in the southeast corner of the island. Your adventure doesn’t end there. A drive to a pristine beach is ready for you; to enjoy at your heart’s desire.
Activities Covered
- Sightsee the Sigiriya Rock Fortress
- Visit the Dambulla Cave Temple Complex
- This Sri Lanka holiday package includes a village walk
- Enjoy a cultural dance
- Visit Matale Spice Garden
- Visit tea plantations & tea factories
- Leisure at the prsitine beaches
- Experience Sri Lankan tropical hotels
Locations Covered
- Dambulla / Sigiriya
- Kandy
- Nuwara Eliya
- Yala
- Bentota
- Colombo
Inclusions
- Airport pick up and drop off
- Assistance at the Airport
- Accommodation on bed & breakfast basis on mention hotels below
- Private luxury Car (air-conditioned)
- Private English Speaking driver for the entire Journey
- Kandy City Tour - 2 hours
- Colombo City Tour - 3 hour
- Sri Lanka cultural dance visit - Free
- Ceylon Gem Factory visit
- Ceylon Batik clothing factory visit
- Sri Lanka Handicraft factory visit
- All government taxes
- Fuel & local insurance for the vehicle
Exclusions
- Air-tickets are not included in this package
- This package excludes the sightseeing entrance charges (Unless Specified)
- Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
- Camera and video permits are excluded
- Travel Insurance is not included
- Guide/Driver tips are not included
- Personal expenses are excluded
- Late check outs & early check in charges are excluded
Booking information
Once booking details are submitted by you, we will go ahead with the booking process. At this stage, we require a 20% payment from you. A booking confirmation will reach you after 48 hours of making the payment. A balance of 80% of the payment is required, 30 days prior to the tour start date. Then you may go ahead with applying for Visa.
Cancellation Policy
- All travel offers listed on our website are discounted. As such, all orders are non-refundable, and cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion. Thus, no refund for Cancellations made with less than 30 days from the start of a tour and for No-show.
So you chose the 8 days Sri Lanka holiday package! Your journey begins from the land of kings called Dambulla, a city like no other. The first historical site welcoming you in this Sri Lanka tour package is Sigiriya. A 30-minute hike greeted by a giant lion carved from stone rewards you with enchanting views; beautiful water streams, lush gardens, and ancient ruins of the fortress. Fell the native smell of the first century with rawness of the Dambulla cave temple complex. It is a symbol of ancient aesthetics with awe-striking statues of the Buddha, carved wall paintings, and the brilliant artistry of the times. You will end the day with a soothing walk in the village to ease your soul while wondering what adventures awaits in this Sri Lanka holiday package.
Activities
- Arrive in Sri Lanka (Katunayake International Airport)
- A warm welcome from Olanka Representatives at the airport
- Explore the ancient city of Sigiriya
- Check in to your tropical hotel & relax
- In the afternoon visit the ancient Sigiriya Rock Fortress
- Proceed back to the hotel
- Enjoy a colorful buffet meal with loads of food variety
- Overnight stay at the cozy hotel
Sigiriya Highlights
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Heritance Kandalama (5 Star Hotel)
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Breakfast & Dinner
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Airport to Sigiriya - 5 hours (approx.)
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Private Car (Air Conditioned)
Known for its religious value as the bearer of the sacred tooth relic in its holy grounds, Kandy is a internationally famous location which is an amazing Sri Lanka holiday deal among our holiday packages for Sri Lanka. The slightly chilly weather refreshes you as you wake up in Kandy, to realize that every destination in our Sri Lanka holiday packages is a natural beauty. You enjoy the lovely ambiance as you walk through the stunning and vibrant botanical garden in Peradeniya. Since you are here in August, you feel lucky as you witness Sri Lanka’s most magnificent and colorful festival, ‘Esala Perahera’. You explore Kandy, which has a prestigious history to be discovered, surrounded by glorious mountain ranges, beautiful cascades of water bodies, with warm greetings of the locals who are eager for a chit-chat!
Activities
- Wake up to the first beautiful morning in paradise Sri Lanka
- Tummy-filling breakfast buffet at the hotel
- Proceed to Kandy city
- Explore spice villages – World's best in spice production
- Enjoy a delicious Sri Lankan style village cooked lunch
- Later explore the city of Kandy
- Visit the most amazing Kandy Temple of tooth relic
- Relaxing evening in the Kandy hotel
- Take a walk around the beautiful Kandy lake
- Overnight stay at a best holiday resort in Sri Lanka
Kandy Highlights
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Earl's Regent (4 Star Hotel)
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Breakfast & Dinner
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Sigiriya to Kandy - 2 hours (approx.)
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Private Car (Air Conditioned)
You will be amazed to know that there is a ‘Little England’ in Sri Lanka. We never miss Nuwara Eliya in our Sri Lanka holiday packages as it is the total opposite of what you might imagine Sri Lanka to be. Having the perfect amount of tropical bliss, Nuwara Eliya is located in the central hill country. It is a number 1 Sri Lanka holiday deal because it is blessed with misty mountains, cloudy waterfalls and streams, and rich soil that helps grow acres of neat and beautiful tea plantations. You will enjoy these natural wonders with visits to strawberry farms, botanical gardens with some rare flora and fauna, all while feeling the nostalgia of the British colonial era in the air. In the chilly evening, while sipping a hot cup of Ceylon tea, in the chilly evening, you will enjoy a cup of pure Ceylon tea while enjoying the sceneries. It’s for these beautiful moments that you chose our Sri Lanka holiday packages.
Activities
- Enjoy the breakfast buffet at the hotel & check out
- Visit the Gem Mining Station
- Understand how the world famous Sri Lankan gems are made
- Proceed to chilly Nuwara Eliya (Little England)
- Stop at breathtaking waterfalls on the way
- Enter to the emerald green tea estates
- Visit a famous Ceylon tea factory
- Enjoy a refreshing cup of the finest “Ceylon” tea
- Check in at the beautiful hotel & relax
- Enjoy the warm dinner buffet perfect for the cold weather
- Overnight stay at the cozy hotel
Nuwara Eliya Highlights
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Araliya Green Hills (5 Star Hotel)
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Breakfast & Dinner
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Kandy to Nuwara Eliya - 2 hours (approx.)
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Private Car (Air Conditioned)
Time to ride into the wilderness of this Sri Lanka tour package away from the comforting beauty of Nuwara Eliya! Stationed in the south-eastern part of Sri Lanka, Yala National Park on this tropical island is a beloved destination among our best Sri Lanka holiday packages. You feel the nature photography enthusiast in you as you encounter magnificent elephants, spotted deer, aquatic birds, and other endemic and non-endemic animals. As you ride across this luscious forest, you turn for a signal by the experienced guide. A leap of menacing leopards gracefully trod through the greenery. While passing through the wild waters and leopard trails, you are saluted by a herd of elephants on the way. After all, it is this effortless adventure that you seek in this Sri Lanka holiday package!
Activities
- Breakfast at the hotel beholding the misty mountains
- Check out from the hotel
- Proceed to Yala National Park
- Check in to the tropical hotel in Yala
- Experience the 4x4 Jeep Safari in the jungle
- Check in to the beautiful hotel
- Relaxing evening surrounded by lush greenery
- Enjoy the grand buffet dinner at the hotel
- Overnight stay at the hotel in the wilderness
Yala Highlights
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Cinnamon Wild Yala (4 Star Hotel)
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Breakfast & Dinner
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Nuwara Eliya to Yala - 3 hours 30min (approx.)
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Private Car (Air Conditioned)
Ah! The tropical dream of ocean lovers. Our Sri Lanka holiday package would never forget to include this gorgeous tourist lagoon called Bentota. With a thumping heart of excitement, you will jump into the sea for surfing, kite surfing, kayaking, and other water activities that we offer from our Sri Lanka tour package. You wouldn’t have known that it’s evening if not for the beautiful sunset. So you relax on the beach and enjoy the foamy heaven of the turquoise waves slowly turning to orange hues. As you look around, you realize that the locality is a mirror for marine culture and art. It’s beautiful. You close your eyes as you embrace your Sri Lanka holiday that smells like sea salt and feels like romance as the sea-breeze gently kisses you.
Activities - Day 05
- Get up to the beautiful and wild Yala
- Take a morning walk around the village
- Enjoy the amazing buffet breakfast in Yala hotel
- Proceed to the golden beach in Bentota
- Stop at Stilt fisherman and capture the enticing moments in camera
- Check in to your beautiful beach hotel
- Engage in fun water activities at Madu River
- Get the natural experience of mangrooves at Madu River
- Calypso dance & sing along sessions at a local pub
- Enjoy seafood BBQ session at the beach feeling the night breeze
- Overnight stay in beautiful Bentota beach hotel
Activities - Day 06
- Wake up enjoying a cup of refreshing Ceylon tea
- Enjoy a relaxing Yoga session by the beach
- Devour a breakfast filled with seafood from Indian ocean
- Experience the iconic Madu River Boat ride
- Take a dip in the warm Indian ocean
- Don’t miss the stunning sunset by the beach
- Enjoy a dinner that includes a famous Sri Lanka carb dish
- Overnight stay in the tropical beach hotel
Bentota Highlights
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Cinnamon Bey (4 Star Hotel)
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Breakfast & Dinner
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Yala to Bentota - 30min (approx.)
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Private Car (Air Conditioned)
Did time just fly? It’s almost the last day of this Sri Lanka holiday package, and you want more! Expressing a beautiful blend of modern, commercial, and religious cultures of Sri Lanka, a tour in Colombo city is one to remember in this wild Sri Lanka holiday deal. The last destination of your holiday package for Sri Lanka is a city that is best enjoyed with the guide of the friendly locality. With their help, you find the best restaurants to taste the local cuisine. You visit the incredibly beautiful temples, churches, and mosques that display the mixture of diverse cultures in this majestic island. To celebrate the end of your Sri Lanka tour, the friendly local recommends a nightclub to party your heart out. A tour comprising all these balanced adventures is what we call the best Sri Lanka holiday package!
Activities
- Mouth-watering breakfast buffet and tropical fruits for dessert
- Check out from the beach hotel
- Proceed to Colombo city
- Visit beautiful Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo city
- Shop at the best shopping boutiques of Sri Lanka
- Explore Colombo by tuk-tuk in 4 hours with a local guide
- Head down narrow streets, and visit popular areas the way locals do
- Experience Colombo night life & pubs
- Taste Sri Lankan cocktails
Colombo Highlights
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The Kingsbury (5 Star Hotel)
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Breakfast & Dinner
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Bentota to Colombo - 1 hour 45min (approx.)
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Private Car (Air Conditioned)
Activities
- Devour your last breakfast buffet in Sri Lanka
- Proceed to the airport
- Warm goodbye from Olanka team
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