The Full Island: 30 Days in Sri Lanka

Every corner of the island in one month. Slow days, long drives and time to stay put.

  • 30 days · 29 nights
  • About 2,598 km
  • Heritage, Wildlife, Hill Country, Beach & Coast

The plan

  1. Days 1–4Negombo, Wilpattu and Anuradhapura.
  2. Days 5–7Mihintale and Jaffna.
  3. Days 8–11Sigiriya and Polonnaruwa.
  4. Days 12–15East coast: Trincomalee, Nilaveli and Pasikudah.
  5. Days 16–18Arugam Bay, Tissa and Yala.
  6. Days 19–22Ella, Haputale and Horton Plains.
  7. Days 23–25Nuwara Eliya, Hatton, Kandy and the Knuckles.
  8. Days 26–27Pinnawala, Kitulgala and Ratnapura.
  9. Days 28–29Sinharaja, Udawalawe and Tangalle.
  10. Day 30Mirissa, Galle, Hikkaduwa and Bentota, then home.

The route

Starts and ends in Colombo or the airport.

Colombo to Negombo · 37 kmNegombo to Wilpattu · 150 kmWilpattu to Anuradhapura · 70 kmAnuradhapura to Mihintale · 13 kmMihintale to Jaffna · 208 kmJaffna to Sigiriya · 273 kmSigiriya to Polonnaruwa · 75 kmPolonnaruwa to Trincomalee · 130 kmTrincomalee to Nilaveli · 17 kmNilaveli to Pasikudah · 195 kmPasikudah to Arugam Bay · 185 kmArugam Bay to Yala · 103 kmYala to Tissamaharama · 25 kmTissamaharama to Ella · 105 kmElla to Haputale · 25 kmHaputale to Horton Plains · 45 kmHorton Plains to Nuwara Eliya · 27 kmNuwara Eliya to Hatton · 30 kmHatton to Kandy · 70 kmKandy to Knuckles Range · 54 kmKnuckles Range to Pinnawala · 100 kmPinnawala to Kitulgala · 85 kmKitulgala to Ratnapura · 90 kmRatnapura to Sinharaja · 45 kmSinharaja to Udawalawe · 84 kmUdawalawe to Tangalle · 146 kmTangalle to Mirissa · 48 kmMirissa to Galle · 38 kmGalle to Hikkaduwa · 20 kmHikkaduwa to Bentota · 40 kmBentota to Colombo · 65 km

What the price covers

In the price
  • A vehicle with driver for the whole trip
  • Driver's night halts
  • Pick-up and drop-off in Colombo or the airport
Not in the price
  • Hotels and accommodation (we can book them for you)
  • Meals
  • Entrance tickets, safari jeeps, boat rides and activities
  • Short side trips between nearby places

The price counts city to city only. Want to add a stop or change the days? Tell us and we will rework it.

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