Luxury with a Touch of Adventure

DAY 1  DEPART UK

Depart the UK on your flight to Colombo.

DAYS 2 - 4  WATER GARDEN SIGIRIYA

Arrive at Colombo airport, transfer and board a seaplane to The Cultural Triangle, a scenic flight of just 30 minutes. With three days to explore the area, your guide will show you the ancient cities, and you will have a chance to engage with the locals who live in the surrounding countryside villages. Accommodation is at Water Garden Sigiriya, one of the only hotels with direct views of Sigiriya, a great place to sit back with a G&T as the sun goes down.

DAYS 5 - 7  TEA TRAILS

Head south to Kandy and embark on a memorable, scenic train ride to Hatton, ambling along and passing beautiful tea-clad hills. You stay in a luxurious bungalow at Tea Trails, with stunning views and impeccable service in an idyllic spot. Spend time walking in the plantations, visiting a working tea factory or simply relaxing in this beautiful part of Sri Lanka. During your stay, you’ll taste incredible food, from some of the best rice and curry in Sri Lanka to afternoon tea made from freshly picked leaves.

DAYS 8 & 9  AHASPOKUNA

Your chauffeur-guide will transfer you to Belihuloya, a rarely visited part of the Sri Lankan wilderness, where you’ll stay two nights in a luxury tented camp. This is a wonderful location to enjoy shorter and longer bushwalks through the forest around the camp, take a yoga or cooking class, or head down to the lake and relax in this beautifully remote setting.

Days 10 & 11 Nine Skies

Travel east in the hills to Nine Skies - a beautiful, refurbished 5-bedroom tea bungalow with marvellous views. Spend three nights here enjoying the lovely personal service and the working tea plantation. Route 16 of the Pekoe Trail captures the essence of Ella. It's a 9km trek that takes you from the energy of Ella town to some standout attractions, all against a backdrop of the tea plantations. Not far from Ella, the trail reaches the remarkable Nine Arch Bridge (the inspiration for the name of your accommodation). From the bridge, you can view the towering arches below. As you veer from the tourist trail, the path continues through villages and vegetable farms into serene tea gardens, ending in Demodara. 

DAYS 12 - 14  GALLE

For the last part of your holiday, you’ll travel south for a three-night stay in a lovely boutique hotel in the hills above Galle.  This gorgeous haven is stylish as well as peaceful. Spend a day cruising down the Kapu Ela River through canals and past small communities before taking a tuk-tuk ride around this remote area, getting a feel for how the locals live.

DAY 15  FLY HOME

Your driver will transport you to Colombo airport to depart on your flight back to the UK.