Yapahuwa’s forgotten staircase, Anuradhapura’s sacred city, and a Yala safari. A thirteen day circuit that trades the busiest Cultural Triangle stops for its quieter corners, Yapahuwa’s forgotten rock fortress and Anuradhapura’s sacred city, before Sigiriya, Kandy, tea country, a Yala safari and a colonial finish in Galle. Built for travellers who have read about Sri Lanka’s classic sites and want the ones most visitors miss.
- Type: Heritage, Wildlife and Coast – Mid-Length
- Best For: Travellers who have read about Sri Lanka’s classic sites and want the ones most visitors miss
- Comfort Level: Boutique Heritage
- Best Time to Travel: Year round, February to June driest for Yala
- Activity Level: Moderate
- Pace: Moderate
- Route: Colombo – Negombo – Yapahuwa – Anuradhapura – Sigiriya – Kandy – Nuwara Eliya – Ella – Yala – Galle – Colombo
Unique to This Tour: A stop at Yapahuwa Rock Fortress, a little visited 13th century capital built around a granite outcrop, its steep ornamental staircase flanked by Sri Lanka’s only Chinese-style stone lions, the same lion depicted on the old ten rupee note.
Signature Moment: Yapahuwa’s ornamental stone staircase, climbed by almost no one else that morning.