Five days is not enough to see Sri Lanka, and any operator who tells you otherwise is planning your holiday around their margin rather than your week.
It is enough to do the Cultural Triangle and Kandy properly. That is what this is. It works well as a stopover, or bolted onto a Maldives trip.
Duration
5 days
Best months
Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul, Aug
Pace
Balanced
Regions
2
A short transfer and an early night.
Dambulla cave temples in the late afternoon.
Early climb, afternoon free.
Spice gardens, then the Temple of the Tooth at dusk.
To the airport, timed around your flight.
Jetwing Lagoon
Ten minutes from the airport.
Water Garden
Villas with the rock visible from the pool.
Theva Residency
Above the town, valley facing.
Included
Not included
Payment schedule
Twenty per cent deposit to confirm. Balance due sixty days before arrival. Card or bank transfer, in GBP or USD.
Cancellation
Free up to sixty days out. Fifty per cent between sixty and thirty days. Non refundable inside thirty days, though we will move your dates once at no charge.
In five days, no, not without spending most of it driving. In eight days, yes, and we would suggest that instead.
It is the most common reason people book it. Flights between Colombo and Male are short and frequent.
From
Based on two people sharing, comfort tier. Excludes international flights.
Amaya Fernando
Travel specialist, 6 years
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