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Tour package · 2–3 Days

Sri Lanka Short Breaks

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2 – 3 Days

About this journey

Short on time or adding a stopover? Choose a relaxed two- or three-day escape: a Colombo city and shopping tour, a Negombo stay with a Muthurajawela wetland boat ride, or a Bentota beach break with a Madu River boat safari and a turtle-hatchery visit. The perfect taste of the island.

What you'll experience

  • Colombo city & shopping
  • Negombo & Muthurajawela boat ride
  • Bentota beach stay
  • Madu River boat safari
  • Turtle hatchery

Day by day

  1. Option 1

    Colombo stay · 2 days

    40 min each wayBed & breakfast

    Settle into a city hotel for a Colombo city and shopping tour — the Fort district, Pettah's Sea Street, Independence Square, Galle Face and the Laksala handicraft emporium — before your onward flight.

    • Colombo city tour & shopping

    Stay: Cinnamon Lakeside (4★) or Hilton Colombo (5★)

  2. Option 2

    Negombo stay · 2 days

    20 min each wayBed & breakfast

    Base yourself minutes from the airport in the seaside town of Negombo: tour the lively fish market, the historic Dutch Canal and St Mary's Church, then glide through the Muthurajawela wetlands by boat to spot birdlife and monitor lizards.

    • Negombo town tour
    • Muthurajawela boat ride (min. 2 pax)

    Stay: Goldi Sands (4★) or Jetwing Blue (5★)

  3. Option 3

    Bentota stay · 3 days (recommended)

    1½ hrs each wayBed & breakfast

    Head south to the beaches of Bentota for a Madu River boat safari through the mangroves and a visit to a sea-turtle hatchery, with a Colombo city tour on the way back to the airport.

    • Madu River boat safari (min. 2 pax)
    • Turtle hatchery
    • Colombo city tour

    Stay: Villas Wadduwa (4★) or Occidental Eden (5★)

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What's included

In your package

  • Meeting and assistance at the airport
  • Accommodation in standard rooms at the hotels above
  • Meals as specified (bed & breakfast)
  • Transport in an A/C van or high-roof van with an English-speaking chauffeur-guide
  • Value-added tax
  • Hotel check-in 2 pm / check-out 12 noon (early/late subject to availability)

Complimentary extras

  • Complimentary 2 × 500 ml mineral water per person, per day
  • Airport representative available 24 hours / 7 days

Not included

  • Entrance tickets / boat charges
  • Early check-in & late check-out
  • Camera & video permits
  • Visa & other charges
  • Expenses of a personal nature
  • Tips & porterage
  • Any other expenses not mentioned above

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