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Classic Tours

Colombo, Kandy & Hill Country Escape

☀ 5 Days / 4 Nights📍 Airport – Colombo – Pinnawala – Kandy – Nuwara Eliya – Colombo – Airport

A balanced first-time itinerary mixing Sri Lanka’s signature culture, scenery, wildlife and coast.

Day by Day Itinerary

Private, flexible and designed around a comfortable travel pace.

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Day 01

Arrive in Colombo

Airport → Colombo

Welcome to Sri Lanka. After meeting your Sheema Travels representative, begin the private journey along Airport to Colombo. Enjoy Airport meet & greet, Hotel check-in, and Optional evening city drive at an easy pace, then settle in for the night in Colombo.

Airport meet & greet
Hotel check-in
Optional evening city drive

🛏 Overnight in Colombo🍴 Breakfast

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Day 02

Elephants, spice country and Kandy

Colombo → Pinnawala → Kandy

After breakfast, continue along Colombo to Pinnawala to Kandy. Today’s experiences include Optional Pinnawala visit, Spice garden stop, and Kandy city & lake. There is time for photo stops and comfortable breaks before the evening in Kandy.

Optional Pinnawala visit
Spice garden stop
Kandy city & lake

🛏 Overnight in Kandy🍴 Breakfast

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Day 03

Into the tea-covered highlands

Kandy → Ramboda → Nuwara Eliya

Today blends scenery, culture and local experiences as you travel Kandy to Ramboda to Nuwara Eliya. Highlights include Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic area, Ramboda Falls, and Tea factory visit. End the day at a comfortable pace in Nuwara Eliya.

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic area
Ramboda Falls
Tea factory visit

🛏 Overnight in Nuwara Eliya🍴 Breakfast

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Day 04

Hill-country morning and Colombo

Nuwara Eliya → Colombo

Travel Nuwara Eliya to Colombo with your private chauffeur, stopping for Gregory Lake, Nuwara Eliya town, and Return to Colombo. The schedule remains flexible enough for rest stops and spontaneous photo opportunities before overnighting in Colombo.

Gregory Lake
Nuwara Eliya town
Return to Colombo

🛏 Overnight in Colombo🍴 Breakfast

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Day 05

Final Colombo moments & departure

Colombo → Airport

Enjoy a relaxed final day along Colombo to Airport, with Colombo highlights, Shopping if time permits, and Airport transfer. Your private chauffeur will keep the timing flexible around your onward plans and airport transfer.

Colombo highlights
Shopping if time permits
Airport transfer

✈ Departure transfer🍴 Breakfast

Tour Highlights

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Pinnawala RegionADD NATURAL PHOTOKandy Lake and Temple of the Tooth areacolombo-kandy-and-hill-country-escape-highlight-03-kandy-lake-and-temple-of-the-tooth-area.webp
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Nuwara Eliya

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