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Framed by the historic cities of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Kandy, with Sigiriya and Dambulla at its heart, the Golden Triangle is home to the island’s cultural highlights. This six-day guided tour offers a rich mix of captivating landscapes, remarkable heritage and hospitality that enchants. It also makes an ideal prelude to your Ayurvedic retreat.

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Day 1: Anuradhapura – Sigiriya

Meet at Colombo Airport, then travel to Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka’s first royal city. Visit the enormous stupas (Buddhist structures) and the ancient city’s significant ruins, with their many temples and monastic complexes, some dating back to before the Common Era. Anuradhapura was the centre of Sinhalese and Buddhist culture for over 14 centuries. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: Sigiriya – Polonnaruwa

Visit the famous 5th-century Sigiriya fortress. Its geometrically laid-out water garden, with its fountains, is the oldest man-made garden in Asia. Alternatively, for those seeking adventure: climb the challenging Pidurangala Rock instead of Sigiriya (deduction: £24 (€28)). Then visit a village and a local home before transferring to Polonnaruwa. Visit the 12th-century rock temple of Gal Vihara and the impressive Parakrama Samudra reservoir. Optional: cycle through the ruins, perhaps stopping to say hello to some of the monkeys that live there (supplement: £6 (€7)). Dinner and overnight stay in Sigiriya.

Day 3: Dambulla – Kandy

Travel to Dambulla to visit the magnificent cave temples dating from the 1st century BC, with their murals and impressive Buddha statues (UNESCO World Heritage Site). If you wish, make a brief stop at a spice garden, then continue to your hotel in Kandy. In the afternoon, take a city tour of Kandy, including a visit to the Temple of the Tooth. In the evening, enjoy a 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. Enjoy a museum tour, an elephant walk, feeding and bathing (approx. 45 minutes), and a visit to the elephant-dung paper workshop. On the way to Nuwara Eliya, in the lush highlands, take in breathtaking views of tea plantations. Stop at the hotel, then explore the colonial town, also known as “Little England”. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5: Nuwara Eliya – Yala

Travel towards Yala in the southern dry zone along one of Asia’s most scenic routes, with several viewpoints, including Ella and Ravana Falls. In the afternoon, enjoy a safari in Yala National Park, home to many rare mammals, reptiles and birds across more than 1,200 square metres. With a little luck, you may spot elephants, leopards or sloth bears on a jeep safari. 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 Galle Dutch Fort, before returning to the airport. (Transfer to the hotel at an additional charge.)
Below you will find a PDF with an illustrated itinerary.
Please note: For trips departing from 01/05/2026, some programme items differ. Further information is available in the programme details above.

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Goldenes Dreieck - Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, West Coast Sri Lanka, Colombo
Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB)
approx. 128 km / 154 min

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