The Sri Lanka 3-day tour package offers a stunning view of the island’s landscape, making it ideal for first-time travellers. International tourists are particularly interested in Sri Lanka 3-day tour package, which includes a wildlife tour in a national park, beach relaxation, and hill country exploration. With a skilled driver and tour guide, a three-day trip in Sri Lanka can cover most attractions, making it an ideal choice for European travellers.
Table of Contents
- Sri Lanka 3-day tour package
- When is the best time for a Sri Lanka 3-day tour package?
- Sri Lanka 3-day tour package: November, December, January
- Getting around Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka 3-day tour package
- Most popular 2 nights 3 days package Colombo
- 2 nights 3 days package Colombo-Kandy, hill country, ancient temple
- Sri Lanka 3-day tour package: Colombo-Kandy with ancient cities
- Hw to book a Sri Lanka 3-day tour package?
Sri Lanka 3-day tour package
The sights and sounds of southern Asia can be experienced through a tour package to Colombo. Beyond the rich legacy of Anuradhapura is the rapidly developing 21st-century metropolis of Colombo, with more than 1300 kilometres of pristine beaches with crystal-clear water, the mighty Mahaweli river, fascinating culture, and some of the friendliest people on the planet. Enjoy your three-day, two-night stay. Pack your bags, because Colombo, Sri Lanka, has more surprises in store for you than you can handle.
When is the best time for a Sri Lanka 3-day tour package?
Travellers can enjoy Sri Lanka at any time of the year. Although a beach vacation in Sri Lanka is tempting, you need exercise caution due to the unpredictable monsoon cycle that can last for up to six months. The monsoon is responsible for creating rough seas and heavy rain in its home regions. Choose west and south coast for spectacular beach tour from October to April and continue on to east from May to October for a beach tour not interrupted with rain.
Sri Lanka 3-day tour package: November, December, January
Colombo, Sri Lanka, sees the most tourists during the months of November and April. This is when the island sees the largest influx of tourists from other countries. Colombo has great weather for outdoor activities, with low humidity and rainfall.
Tour packages to Sri Lanka may be more expensive between November and April due to the peak tourist season. During the peak holiday season hotels are also frequently fully crowded and it would be difficult to secure a room with out advance reservation.
Off-season travellers can find great deals in Colombo from May through October. Discounts of 25%-50% off the peak season price of a vacation package are possible during the off season. If you want to avoid the crowds, off-season travel is your best bet. However, there is no way to predict when it will rain during this time, and it may rain heavily at any time.
Getting around Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka 3-day tour package
Except for the congested cities, getting around Sri Lanka is a breeze. Traffic outside of major cities is typically less congested than in cities like Colombo and Kandy. Outside of major urban areas, you’ll rarely see other vehicles on Sri Lanka’s well-maintained highways. To make the most of your two nights and three days in Colombo, you should book a private vehicle with a native driver-guide.
Taking a bus or train is not a good idea because it eats into your day. Usually the public buses are behind the schedule and so is the trains. Time spent travelling between cities is significantly increased. Considering that you only have three days to see Colombo, it is imperative that you make the most efficient use of your time.
Planning where to stay, what to visit, and how to get there ahead of time is crucial. However, the wet season can be difficult to navigate if you plan on visiting outlying locations while your 2 nights 3 days in Colombo.
Here, we’ll go over your three choices for how to spend your two full days and nights in Colombo. Each of our Colombo vacation packages is carefully crafted to satisfy a wide range of interests.
Most popular 2 nights 3 days package Colombo
- 2 nights 3 days package Colombo -south coast, wildlife and gem pit
- 2 nights 3 days package Colombo-Kandy, hill country, ancient temple
- 2 nights 3 days package Colombo-Kandy with ancient cities
2 nights 3 days package Colombo-south coast, wildlife and gem pit
Day :1 The tour begins in Colombo, but as it’s private, you can choose where to begin. The trip can begin in Negombo, Colombo, or any of the western coast’s beach towns. After leaving Colombo, your first destination will be the Madu River estuary, where you’ll take a boat excursion for two hours. Visit the sea turtle conservation project in Sri Lanka after seeing the Madu River estuary, where you may see and learn about five different endangered sea turtle species. After that, go to Hikkaduwa. You will arrive at Hikkaduwa in time for lunch after you’ve completed the aforementioned three excursions. Later in the day, take a stroll through the streets of Galle to take in the city’s stunning architecture.
Overnight stay in Galle
Day :2 Head to the southern coast of Sri Lanka, after a leisurely morning breakfast. Later visit Tissamaharama, the starting point for safari of Yala National Park. Relax after arriving at your hotel. The Yala national park safari will take place in the afternoon.
Overnight stay in Yala.
Day :3 Start your day with a drive across the nation to Sri Lanka’s gem capital, Ratnapura (also known as “Rathnapura”), where you may explore a gem pit and museum. Come back to Colombo in the evening.
2 nights 3 days package Colombo-Kandy, hill country, ancient temple
Day 1: The day’s tour still begins in Colombo, as normal; however, because it is private, the pick-up time and place are entirely up to you and your local driver/guide. If you are located in a location that is far from Colombo, there may be an additional fee for transportation.
You will leave Colombo for Kandy on the first day of the trip. There are two significant stops on the way to Kandy: the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and the Kandy Spice Garden. Our best guess is that you’ll make it to Kandy in time for lunch. From Colombo to Kandy is a four-hour drive, and you can expect to spend an additional hour at each stop along the way.
You can stop for lunch on the way if you like, or wait until you’ve checked into your hotel and have lunch there. Lunch is not included in the schedule, so feel free to make your own arrangements.
Relax in the hotel’s pool before the afternoon’s second half begins at 05:00. Your hotel is conveniently placed near the centre of town, so you can easily take a stroll there. See the Kandyan cultural show and the temple housing the tooth relic in the afternoon.
Staying the Night in Kandy
Day 2: The journey starts at 8.00 AM after the breakfast, and you will be headed to hill country holiday resort, Nuwara Eliya. Nuwara Eliya is well known as a health resort in Sri Lanka. It takes around an hour to drive from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya, and the city is located at an elevation of 1800 metres above sea level. Today, however, your journey to Nuwara Eliya from Kandy will be punctuated by several stops.
The first stop will be to Peradeniya, Sri Lanka’s most popular and largest botanical garden. A tea factory and a cup of CEYLON Tea await us in Pussellawa, our second stop along the road.
We only have two stops planned between Kandy and Nuwara Eliya, but I have no doubt that you will make a few more along the way. Sri Lanka’s hill country is a must-visit because of its magnificent scenery. Along the way, you won’t be able to miss sights like well-kept tea gardens, mountains topped with greenery, waterfalls, woods, rice terraces, glistening reservoirs, and ancient temples. Explore the beautiful Gregory Lake, Victoria Park, the Nuwara Eliya Golf Course, and the grand Theodore-style palaces commissioned by wealthy British planters in the 18th century during an afternoon stroll.
Staying in Nuwara Eliya for the Night
Day 3: Get on the road to Colombo via Kitulgala after breakfast. Kitulgala is a great site to get your heart racing because of its rugged landscape, green-capped mountains, waterfalls, rivers, and streams. You’ll travel through scenic mountain passes and valleys surrounded by tea plantations. Devon Fall and St. Clair’s Falls are two of the waterfalls your guide may want to visit en route. Leave Kitulgala after lunch and head to Colombo.
Sri Lanka 3-day tour package: Colombo-Kandy with ancient cities
Day 1: The cultural triangle of Sri Lanka, located in the country’s north-central dry zone, is home to numerous ancient monuments that date back thousands of years; many of these are recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Towns, cities, villages of this triangular shaped area were in the hands of Sri Lankan monarchs from 3rd century BC to 1815 AD. Sri Lanka’s arid zone is home to historic towns where hundreds of kings formerly ruled and left behind an impressive legacy of irrigation systems, Buddhist monuments, palaces, gardens, hospitals, and more. Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya, Kandy, and Dambulla have welcomed visitors from all over the world for thousands of years, and they continue to be popular destinations for those with an interest in culture and history. This two-night, three-day Colombo adventure will allow you to see the best of Sri Lanka’s ancient cities.
Day 2: After breakfast, you’ll depart for the west coast of Sri Lanka, where you can begin your own trip in Colombo or another location of your choosing. The first big attraction of your three-day tour of Sri Lanka is Anuradhapura, the country’s oldest city. Anuradhapura, a city from antiquity, is littered with hundreds of ruins. In its prime, the ancient metropolis is thought to have covered more than 40 square km. Many historic sites have been partially destroyed or damaged by modern day vandals, relic hunters, or mother nature.
After lunch, we’ll begin our three-hour guided tour of Anuradhapura. The city tour is a hop-on, hop-off affair, and it will take you to a number of important historical sites like the Ruwanweli stupa, Sri Maha Bodhi, Thuparama, Jetawanrama, Twin Pond, and many others.
Overnight stay in Sigiriya
Day 3: Leave for Sigiriya after breakfast and walk the rock stronghold for two hours. Then, continue on to Polonnaruwa, another ancient city that flourished in the 10th and 11th centuries. There are numerous historic Buddhist and Hindu temples, gardens, palaces, lakes, and Buddha statues hidden away in Polonnaruwa. An afternoon safari in Minneriya National Park is available as an extra activity.
Overnight stay in Sigiriya
Day 3: The final day of the three-day Colombo package involves a trip to Kandy after breakfast, with detours to the Golden Temple of Dambulla and the Spice Garden. On our Kandy city tour, we stop by the tooth relic temple in the early afternoon. Take the Mawanella route to Colombo later.
The Tooth Relic Temple and the Golden Temple of Dambulla are also significant historical sites in Sri Lanka and have been designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The history of Dambulla golden temple goes back to 1st century BC whereas tooth relic temple had been established in 13th century.
A visit to the Tooth Relic Temple, the heart of Kandy, the Kandy View Point, the Tea Garden, the Gem Museum, and the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens takes up about 3 hours of the Kandy City Tour.
This Colombo sightseeing tour will conclude at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, which is not far from Kegalle. After that, head to your Colombo hotel.
Hw to book a Sri Lanka 3-day tour package?
Seerendipity tours offers the aforementioned 2-night, 3-day Colombo package. If you need more infomation about any of the above mentioned 2-nigh 3 days tour package please get in touch with us at admin@seerendipitytours.com or WhatsApp us at 0094774440977.