Arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport. Private VIP meet and greet. Refreshments on arrival. Transfer to Negombo. Check in to The Wallawwa – a boutique colonial estate in a walled tropical garden. Welcome drink and relaxed first evening in the estate grounds. Overnight at The Wallawwa, Negombo.

Private scenic transfer northeast to the Cultural Triangle. Arrive in the Sigiriya region and check in to Water Garden Sigiriya or Uga Ulagalla. Late afternoon guided visit to Sigiriya Rock Fortress. Private sundowners served in the jungle surroundings as the evening light changes. Overnight at Water Garden Sigiriya or Uga Ulagalla.

Private morning jeep safari in Minneriya National Park during the dry season Gathering of wild elephants. Return for a late breakfast at the resort. Authentic village lunch with a local family, followed by a bullock cart ride through paddy fields. Afternoon optional spa treatment. Overnight at Water Garden Sigiriya or Uga Ulagalla.

Scenic drive south toward Kandy through the Matale spice country. Guided visit to a working spice garden with a detailed Ayurvedic herbal lunch. Arrive in Kandy and check in to your hillside property. Evening cultural dance performance. Overnight at The Elephant Stables Hotel or Kings Pavilion, Kandy.

Private guided visit to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic with a specialist cultural guide providing full historical and religious context. Morning at Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens. Afternoon private high tea at a clifftop property with Kandy hill views. Overnight at The Elephant Stables Hotel or Kings Pavilion, Kandy.

Scenic journey into the tea country by private luxury rail carriage or private car. Arrive at Ceylon Tea Trails – five colonial-era planter’s bungalows on a working estate above the Castlereagh reservoir, fully staffed and exclusively yours. Guided tea tasting by the estate’s resident tea expert. Evening fireside dinner at the bungalow. Overnight at Ceylon Tea Trails, Hatton.

Morning walk through the estate with the resident naturalist. Alternative: a slow morning on the bungalow veranda with reservoir views. Drive toward Ella. Arrive at your hilltop suite overlooking the valley. Overnight at 98 Acres Resort, Ella.

Transfer south toward Yala. Arrive at Wild Coast Tented Lodge by Resplendent Ceylon – a luxury tented camp on the edge of the national park. Afternoon private jeep safari with a specialist naturalist. Sundowners served in the open bush. Overnight at Wild Coast Tented Lodge, Yala.

Optional second morning safari at first light. Scenic coastal drive west along the southern shoreline. Arrive at your clifftop coastal property in the full afternoon light. Sunset cocktails on the beach terrace. Overnight at Cape Weligama or Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle.

Morning at complete leisure on the south coast. Transfer to Colombo via the Southern Expressway. Optional private Colombo city tour or shopping stop. Transfer to Bandaranaike International Airport. Departure.