Five days of ancient cities and Kandy
Negombo → Sigiriya → Kandy
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Seven days in the Cultural Triangle
Negombo → Anuradhapura → Polonnaruwa → Sigiriya
Seven days of rock, temples and Colombo
Negombo → Sigiriya → Kandy → Colombo
Nine days to Jaffna and the east coast
Negombo → Anuradhapura → Jaffna → Trincomalee
Ten days from Sigiriya to the south coast
Negombo → Sigiriya → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Ella → Tissamaharama → Mirissa
Ten days on the south coast beaches
Negombo → Bentota → Unawatuna → Mirissa → Tangalle
Fourteen days around the island
Negombo → Sigiriya → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Ella → Tissamaharama → Mirissa → Galle
Before you go
Practical guides, each linked to its official sources.
- Arriving in Sri Lanka, visas and customs
How to get your Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), who it is free for, and what to declare when you land at Bandaranaike International Airport.
- Money, cards and what things cost
Rupees, ATMs and cards, tipping, and realistic daily ranges for planning, with the ticket prices of the big sights.
- SIM cards, eSIMs and mobile data
Where to buy a tourist SIM at the airport, what the main networks charge, and what you need to register.
- Getting around Sri Lanka
Car and driver, trains, buses and tuk-tuks, with honest journey times and how to book the hill-country train.
- When to go, coast by coast
Sri Lanka has two monsoons that hit opposite coasts, so there is always somewhere dry. Here is how the seasons work.
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