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Journey
Ancient kingdoms. Wild landscapes. Mountain air. Seven nights beside the southern sea.
Journey overview
Overview
Culture • Wildlife • Highlands • Ayurveda • Coast
14 DAYS | HERITAGE • WILDLIFE • HIGHLANDS • AYURVEDA • COAST
Ancient kingdoms. Wild landscapes. Mountain air. Seven nights beside the southern sea.
A journey that brings together the discovery of Ceylon with time dedicated to restoration.
Begin among the ancient landscapes of Sigiriya, encounter Sri Lanka's wildlife, continue through the sacred city of Kandy and the misty tea country of Nuwara Eliya, before arriving on the southern coast for seven nights of Ayurvedic wellness and complete relaxation.
The journey is deliberately divided into two experiences — a gentle exploration of Sri Lanka followed by an extended period to slow down, restore and renew.
Bandaranaike International Airport → Sigiriya / Dambulla → Polonnaruwa or Anuradhapura → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Galle / Southern Coast → Bandaranaike International Airport
Sigiriya / Dambulla — 3 nights
Kandy — 2 nights
Nuwara Eliya — 1 night
Galle / Southern Coast — 7 nights | Ayurvedic Wellness Retreat
13 NIGHTS | 14 DAYS
Arrive in Sri Lanka and travel towards the heart of the island's Cultural Triangle.
Leave the airport behind as the landscape changes from the western plains to forests, villages and ancient landscapes.
Arrive at your hotel in the Sigiriya / Dambulla region and settle into your surroundings.
The evening is yours to rest after your journey.
Overnight: Sigiriya / Dambulla
Begin your discovery of Ceylon with Sigiriya Rock Fortress.
Rise above the surrounding plains as you explore this extraordinary ancient citadel, its gardens, water features and archaeological remains.
Return to your hotel afterwards and enjoy a relaxed afternoon surrounded by the landscapes of the Cultural Triangle.
Overnight: Sigiriya / Dambulla
Today, choose between two remarkable chapters of Sri Lanka's ancient history.
Journey to either Anuradhapura, the island's first great royal capital, or Polonnaruwa, the medieval kingdom, and explore the monuments, sacred sites and archaeological landscapes that remain from these extraordinary civilisations.
Later, experience another side of Ceylon with an elephant safari, travelling through the surrounding wilderness in search of elephants and other wildlife.
Return to your hotel as the day cools and the landscape settles into evening.
Overnight: Sigiriya / Dambulla
Leave the Cultural Triangle behind and travel towards Kandy.
Along the way, discover the changing landscape of central Sri Lanka before arriving in the hills surrounding the island's last royal capital.
Later, explore the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic or simply enjoy the atmosphere around Kandy Lake.
Overnight: Kandy
Spend today discovering Kandy at a gentle pace.
Explore the historic city and its royal heritage before visiting the Royal Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya.
There is time to enjoy a leisurely lunch, discover traditional Kandyan culture or simply take in the surrounding hills.
This is your final cultural chapter before the journey turns towards the highlands and, ultimately, the coast.
Overnight: Kandy
Leave Kandy and climb into the cool central highlands.
The road winds through tea plantations, waterfalls and mist-covered mountains as you enter the landscape that made Ceylon Tea famous around the world.
Pause at a tea estate to discover more about the island's tea heritage before continuing to Nuwara Eliya.
Settle into your hotel and enjoy a peaceful evening in the cool mountain air.
Overnight: Nuwara Eliya
Leave the highlands behind and begin your journey towards the southern coast.
As the mountains give way to tropical landscapes, the air becomes warmer and the ocean draws closer.
Arrive at your Ayurvedic wellness retreat near Galle and settle into your surroundings for the next seven nights.
From this point, the pace changes completely.
The sightseeing comes to an end. The restoration begins.
Overnight: Galle / Southern Coast | Ayurvedic Wellness Retreat
Begin your retreat with an Ayurvedic consultation and the introduction to your personalised wellness programme.
Your days now revolve around treatments, nourishing cuisine, rest and the natural surroundings of your retreat.
Take time to settle into the slower rhythm of the coast.
Overnight: Galle / Southern Coast | Ayurvedic Wellness Retreat
Allow the rhythm of the retreat to settle in.
Continue with your Ayurvedic treatments and therapies, with time between sessions to rest, walk, read or simply enjoy the surroundings.
After the experiences of the Cultural Triangle and highlands, this is time entirely for yourself.
Overnight: Galle / Southern Coast | Ayurvedic Wellness Retreat
A day centred around wellbeing.
Enjoy your Ayurvedic programme alongside nourishing cuisine and the peaceful surroundings of your retreat.
Depending on the programme, there may also be opportunities for yoga, meditation or gentle movement.
The day is yours to experience without hurry.
Overnight: Galle / Southern Coast | Ayurvedic Wellness Retreat
Wake to the slower rhythm of the southern coast.
Continue your treatments and therapies before enjoying time to yourself.
Perhaps take a quiet walk, spend time beside the water or simply enjoy the gardens and peaceful surroundings of your retreat.
Overnight: Galle / Southern Coast | Ayurvedic Wellness Retreat
Another day devoted entirely to restoration.
Your Ayurvedic programme continues, allowing the body and mind time away from the routines of everyday life.
There is no sightseeing schedule today.
Only time, space and the gentle rhythm of the coast.
Overnight: Galle / Southern Coast | Ayurvedic Wellness Retreat
Your final full day at the retreat.
Complete the final treatments of your wellness programme and take time to reflect on the journey.
Enjoy one final nourishing meal, one final walk and one final sunset along the southern coast.
The journey that began among ancient kingdoms now comes to a close beside the ocean.
Overnight: Galle / Southern Coast | Ayurvedic Wellness Retreat
Enjoy a relaxed final morning before your private transfer to Bandaranaike International Airport.
Leave Sri Lanka carrying memories of ancient cities, elephants in the wild, mist-covered tea country and seven restorative nights on the southern coast.
A journey of discovery, followed by time to restore and renew.
Departure: Bandaranaike International Airport
A journey that begins with discovery and ends with restoration — bringing together the heritage, wildlife and landscapes of Ceylon with seven nights dedicated to Ayurveda and wellbeing.