Sri Lanka - Der Norden

• Accommodation in standard hotels
• Half board (8 breakfasts, 7 dinners)
• All journeys in air-conditioned vehicles
• English-speaking driver-guide
• Entrance fees as per itinerary

Itinerary subject to change and dependent on arrival and departure times in Colombo:

Day 1: Negombo
Meet and greet at the airport, followed by a transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, visit the famous fort complex. In the evening, there is an opportunity to enjoy a drink at sunset. Overnight in Negombo. (no meals)

Day 2: Negombo – Anuradhapura (approx. 170 km, approx. 4.5 hours)
Explore the ruins of the former palaces, monasteries, monuments and more in Anuradhapura. Visit Mihintale, one of the island’s oldest Buddhist sites. Overnight in Anuradhapura. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 3: Anuradhapura – Jaffna (approx. 200 km, approx. 4 hours)
After breakfast, visit Mihintale and climb the rock. Continue to Jaffna. The evening is at leisure. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 4: Jaffna
After breakfast, travel to Kurikadduwan Pier to visit Nagadeepa Temple. Nainativu, or Nagadeepa, is a small but significant island off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. After the visit, return to Jaffna. In the late afternoon, visit Jaffna’s Dutch Fort, followed by a stroll around the central market. Overnight in Jaffna. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 5: Jaffna
After breakfast, enjoy a city tour of Jaffna (approx. 5–6 hours). Jaffna is the capital of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Overnight in Jaffna. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 6: Jaffna – Trincomalee (approx. 250 km, approx. 6 hours)
Travel to the east coast, stopping en route to visit the open-air war museum at Puthukkudiyriuppu. Arrive in Thiriyai in the early evening. Overnight north of Trincomalee. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 7: Trincomalee – Sigiriya (approx. 95 km, approx. 3 hours)
Explore Trincomalee’s old harbour and the Koneshwaram Temple, set on a hill. Travel to Sigiriya and climb the world-famous Lion Rock. Walk up to the 200 m-high plateau, where the remains of King Kassapa’s 5th-century AD fortress can be found. Overnight north of Sigiriya. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 8: Sigiriya – Polonnaruwa – Minneriya – Sigiriya
Visit the ancient royal city of Polonnaruwa, dating from the 12th century AD. Arrive at Minneriya National Park in the late afternoon. Set off on a game drive along narrow tracks through the park in search of birds, deer and the herds of wild elephants that live here. Overnight in Sigiriya. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 9: Sigiriya – Dambulla (approx. 15 km, approx. 30 minutes)
Visit the Dambulla cave temples, which can be reached by an easy climb to a height of approx. 160 m. Your onward journey will continue according to the connecting arrangements you have booked. (Meals: breakfast)

Public holiday surcharges are already included in the displayed price.

• Accommodation in standard hotels
• Half board (8 breakfasts, 7 dinners)
• All journeys in air-conditioned vehicles
• English-speaking driver-guide
• Entrance fees as per itinerary

Itinerary subject to change and dependent on arrival and departure times in Colombo:

Day 1: Negombo
Meet and greet at the airport, followed by a transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, visit the famous fort complex. In the evening, there is an opportunity to enjoy a drink at sunset. Overnight in Negombo. (no meals)

Day 2: Negombo – Anuradhapura (approx. 170 km, approx. 4.5 hours)
Explore the ruins of the former palaces, monasteries, monuments and more in Anuradhapura. Visit Mihintale, one of the island’s oldest Buddhist sites. Overnight in Anuradhapura. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 3: Anuradhapura – Jaffna (approx. 200 km, approx. 4 hours)
After breakfast, visit Mihintale and climb the rock. Continue to Jaffna. The evening is at leisure. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 4: Jaffna
After breakfast, travel to Kurikadduwan Pier to visit Nagadeepa Temple. Nainativu, or Nagadeepa, is a small but significant island off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. After the visit, return to Jaffna. In the late afternoon, visit Jaffna’s Dutch Fort, followed by a stroll around the central market. Overnight in Jaffna. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 5: Jaffna
After breakfast, enjoy a city tour of Jaffna (approx. 5–6 hours). Jaffna is the capital of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Overnight in Jaffna. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 6: Jaffna – Trincomalee (approx. 250 km, approx. 6 hours)
Travel to the east coast, stopping en route to visit the open-air war museum at Puthukkudiyriuppu. Arrive in Thiriyai in the early evening. Overnight north of Trincomalee. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 7: Trincomalee – Sigiriya (approx. 95 km, approx. 3 hours)
Explore Trincomalee’s old harbour and the Koneshwaram Temple, set on a hill. Travel to Sigiriya and climb the world-famous Lion Rock. Walk up to the 200 m-high plateau, where the remains of King Kassapa’s 5th-century AD fortress can be found. Overnight north of Sigiriya. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 8: Sigiriya – Polonnaruwa – Minneriya – SigiriyaVisit the ancient royal city of Polonnaruwa, dating from the 12th century AD. Arrive at Minneriya National Park in the late afternoon. Set off on a game drive along narrow tracks through the park in search of birds, deer and the herds of wild elephants that live here. Overnight in Sigiriya. (Meals: breakfast, dinner)

Day 9: Sigiriya – Dambulla (approx. 15 km, approx. 30 minutes)
Visit the Dambulla cave temples, which can be reached by an easy climb to a height of approx. 160 m. Your onward journey will continue according to the connecting arrangements you have booked. (Meals: breakfast)

Public holiday surcharges are already included in the displayed price.