Goldenes Dreieck - Sri Lanka

Name: Goldenes Dreieck - Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka · West Coast Sri Lanka · Colombo

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Golden Triangle - 3 Stars

5 nights, double room, half-board

from $1,209

from$1,209

Stay in 3-star hotels
Half board
Travel in air-conditioned vehicles
English-speaking driver/guide
Entrance fees as per itinerary
Transfers to/from Colombo Airport

Itinerary subject to change and dependent on arrival and departure from Colombo.

Day 1: Anuradhapura - Sigiriya:

Welcome at Colombo Airport. Visit Anuradhapura: stupas, ruins, temples, monastic complexes. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 2: Sigiriya - Polonnaruwa:

Visits: Sigiriya fortress (Alternative for adventurers: instead of Sigiriya, challenging Pidurangala Rock, discount €26), village tour with home visit, Polonnaruwa: Gal Vihara rock temple & Parakrama Samudra reservoir. (Optional: bike tour through the ruins, supplement €7). Dinner & overnight stay.

Travel until 30 April 2026:

Day 3: Dambulla - Kandy:

Visits: Dambulla Cave Temple, city tour of Kandy, Temple of the Tooth. Evening dance performance. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 4: Peradeniya - Randeniya - Nuwara Eliya:

Visits: Millennium Elephant Foundation in Randeniya. Museum tour, elephant walk, feeding, and bathing (approx. 45 mins) and visit to the elephant dung paper factory. Drive through the highlands. Visit tea plantation and factory, walk through Nuwara Eliya. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 5: Nuwara Eliya - Yala:

Visits: Drive to Yala, visit Ella & Ravana Waterfall. Safari & Jeep tour in Yala National Park. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 6: Yala - Hambantota - Galle:

Visits: Coastal road to Galle, stilt fishermen, Galle Dutch Fort. Transfer to the airport (hotel transfer at additional cost).

Travel from 1 May 2026:

Day 3: Dambulla - Kandy:

Visits: Dambulla Cave Temple, city tour of Kandy, Temple of the Tooth, Peradeniya Royal Botanic Gardens. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 4: Kandy - Nuwara Eliya:

Visits: Train ride through the highlands (please note: If repairs are still being made to the track or seats are sold out for last-minute bookings, the journey will be by car. Alternatively, you can take a partial route without a reserved seat). Visit a tea plantation and factory. Walk through Nuwara Eliya. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 5: Nuwara Eliya - Yala:

Visits: Drive to Yala. Visit Ella & Ravana Waterfall. Safari & Jeep tour in Yala National Park. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 6: Yala - Hambantota - Galle:

Visits: Coastal road to Galle, stilt fishermen, Galle Dutch Fort. Transfer to the airport (hotel transfer at additional cost).

Not included: Lunch, tips, personal expenses for drinks, souvenirs. Photo/film permits.

Booking information

Surcharges for Christmas and New Year's Eve are already included in the displayed price.

When booking for 2 or 3 guests, initially select 1 or 2 guests and then choose the room option "for 2 guests" or "for 3 guests". Proceed with multiple bookings accordingly. For 3 guests, you can book 1 double room + 1 single room or 3 single rooms. For 2 guests, you can book 1 double room or 2 single rooms. Please contact us if you have any questions about your booking.

Golden Triangle - 4 Stars

5 nights, double room, half-board

from $1,301

from$1,301

Stay in 4-star hotels
Half board
Travel in air-conditioned vehicles
English-speaking driver/guide
Entrance fees as per itinerary
Transfers to/from Colombo Airport

Itinerary subject to change and dependent on arrival and departure from Colombo.

Day 1: Anuradhapura - Sigiriya:

Welcome at Colombo Airport. Tour of Anuradhapura: stupas, ruins, temples, monastic complexes. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 2: Sigiriya - Polonnaruwa:

Tours: Sigiriya fortress (alternative for adventurers: instead of Sigiriya, challenging Pidurangala Rock, discount €26), village tour with home visit, Polonnaruwa: Gal Vihara rock temple & Parakrama Samudra reservoir. (Optional: bike tour through the ruins, supplement €7). Dinner & overnight stay.

Travel until 30 April 2026:

Day 3: Dambulla - Kandy:

Tours: Dambulla Cave Temple, city tour of Kandy, Temple of the Tooth. Evening dance performance. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 4: Randeniya - Nuwara Eliya:

Tours: Millennium Elephant Foundation in Randeniya. Includes museum tour, elephant walk, feeding, and bath (approx. 45 mins) as well as a visit to the elephant dung paper factory. Drive through the highlands. Visit to a tea plantation and factory, walk through Nuwara Eliya. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 5: Nuwara Eliya - Ella - Yala:

Tours: Drive to Yala, tour of Ella & Ravana Waterfall. Safari & Jeep tour in Yala National Park. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 6: Yala - Hambantota - Galle:

Tours: Coastal road to Galle, stilt fishermen, Galle Dutch Fort. Transfer to the airport (hotel transfer at additional cost).

Travel from 1 May 2026:

Day 3: Dambulla - Kandy:

Tours: Dambulla Cave Temple, city tour of Kandy, Temple of the Tooth, Peradeniya Royal Botanic Gardens. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 4: Kandy - Nuwara Eliya:

Tours: Train ride through the highlands (please note: If repairs are still being made to the track or seats are sold out for last-minute bookings, the journey will be by car. Alternatively, you can travel part of the route without a reserved seat). Visit to a tea plantation and factory. Walk through Nuwara Eliya. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 5: Nuwara Eliya - Yala:

Tours: Drive to Yala. Tour of Ella & Ravana Waterfall. Safari & Jeep tour in Yala National Park. Dinner & overnight stay.

Day 6: Yala - Hambantota - Galle:

Tours: Coastal road to Galle, stilt fishermen, Galle Dutch Fort. Transfer to the airport (hotel transfer at additional cost).

Not included: Lunch, tips, personal expenses for drinks, souvenirs. Photo/film permits.

Booking information

Surcharges for Christmas and New Year's Eve are already included in the displayed price.

Goldenes Dreieck - Sri Lanka in Detail

Private Tour 6 Days / 5 Nights

Day 1: Anuradhapura - Sigiriya

Welcome at Colombo Airport, drive to Anuradhapura, the first royal city of Sri Lanka. Explore the massive stupas (Buddhist structures) and significant ruins of the ancient city with numerous temples and monastic complexes dating back to pre-Christian times. Anuradhapura was the centre of Sinhalese and Buddhist culture for over 14 centuries. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: Sigiriya - Polonnaruwa

Explore the famous 5th-century fortress of Sigiriya. The geometrically designed water garden with its fountain is the oldest artificially created garden in Asia. Alternatively, for the adventurous: instead of Sigiriya, challenging Pidurangala Rock (surcharge €28 (approx. UK £24 / USD $29)). Afterwards, village tour with a home visit, then transfer to Polonnaruwa. Explore the 12th-century rock temple Gal Vihara and the impressive Parakrama Samudra reservoir. Optional: bike tour through the ruins, possibly greeting some of the local monkeys (surcharge €7 (approx. UK £6 / USD $8)). Dinner and overnight stay in Sigiriya.

Day 3: Dambulla - Kandy

Drive to Dambulla, visit the magnificent cave temples from the 1st century BC with their wall paintings and impressive Buddha statues (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Optional short stop at the spice garden, continue to Kandy to the hotel. Afternoon city tour in Kandy with a visit to the Temple of the Tooth. Evening dance performance. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: Peradeniya - Pinnawela - Nuwara Eliya

After breakfast, transfer to Peradeniya to visit the Royal Botanic Gardens. Then visit the Millennium Elephant Foundation in Randeniya. There, enjoy a museum tour, elephant walk, feeding, and bath (approx. 45 minutes) and visit the elephant dung paper factory. On the way to Nuwara Eliya, in the green highlands, breathtaking views of tea plantations. Stop at the hotel, then explore the colonial city, also known as "Little England". Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5: Nuwara Eliya - Yala

Drive towards the southern dry zone to Yala via one of Asia's most beautiful routes with several viewpoints e.g., Ella, Ravana Waterfall. Afternoon safari in Yala National Park, which spans over 1,200 sq km and hosts many rare mammals, reptiles, and birds. With some luck, you might see elephants, leopards, or sloth bears during a Jeep safari tour. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 6: Yala - Hambantota - Galle

Continue along the coast via Hambantota to Galle. En route, visit the stilt fishermen of Weligama and the Galle Dutch Fort, before heading back to the airport. (Transfer to the hotel for an additional fee).

Below you will find the illustrative itinerary as a PDF.

Please note: For trips starting from 01 May 2026, different itinerary points apply. Further information can be found in the program content (see above).