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Sri Lanka Tours & Itineraries
The same routes tour operators sell as Sri Lanka tour packages — published free, day by day, with honest budgets. Follow one as written, open it in the planner and make it yours, or use it to sanity-check an operator quote.
Classic tours by length
From a five-day stopover to the full two-week circuit — pick the trip that fits your leave.
5-Day Sri Lanka Tour
A short, sharp taste of the island — rock fortress, temple city, tea train and one golden beach.
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7-Day Sri Lanka Tour
The classic loop: ancient rock fortresses, tea country and the south coast in one unhurried week.
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10-Day Sri Lanka Tour
The complete first-timer's package: all five UNESCO ancient cities plus tea country, safari and the southern beaches.
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14-Day Sri Lanka Tour
Two weeks, the whole island: ancient cities, wild coasts, tea mountains and time to actually stop moving.
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Honeymoons, safaris, family loops, surf coasts and shoestring circuits — routes shaped around how you travel.
Sri Lanka Honeymoon Tour
Eight romantic days: candlelit forts, misty tea bungalows, a private safari and barefoot beach evenings.
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Sri Lanka Family Tour
Nine kid-approved days of elephants, gentle trains, calm bays and just enough ancient rock climbing.
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Sri Lanka Wildlife & Safari Tour
Leopards, blue whales and wild elephant herds — the world's best compact safari destination in eight days.
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Sri Lanka Cultural Tour
Six days through 2,500 years: the Cultural Triangle's ancient capitals, sacred caves and the temple city of Kandy.
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Sri Lanka Hill Country & Tea Train Tour
Five cool green days: tea estates, cloud-forest hikes and the most beautiful railway journey on Earth.
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Sri Lanka Beach Holiday Tour
A week of golden crescents: whales at Mirissa, snorkelling at Unawatuna and sunsets on Galle Fort's walls.
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Sri Lanka Budget Tour
The full backpacker circuit — ancient cities, tea trains, safaris and surf — on $40 a day.
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Sri Lanka East Coast Tour
The summer-season side of the island: Trincomalee's bays, Nilaveli's white sand and Arugam Bay's world-class surf.
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1 · Pick a route
Every itinerary is free and complete: the day-by-day plan, the route, the budget and the booking tips. No sales pitch — we don't sell tours.
2 · Make it yours in the planner
One click opens any tour in the free trip planner pre-filled — stretch it, swap stops and save it to your account.
3 · Go independent or hire a guide
Run it yourself by train and bus, or hire an SLTDA-licensed chauffeur-guide — our local guides page explains how that works and what it costs.
About local guides & drivers →Good questions
Do you sell Sri Lanka tour packages?
No — every itinerary here is free. We publish the same day-by-day routes tour operators sell, with honest budget ranges, so you can run them independently with our free trip planner or use them to sanity-check operator quotes. For a driver-guide, see our local guides page.
How much does a Sri Lanka tour cost?
Independent travellers typically spend $40–150 per person per day on the ground depending on style, plus $55–75 a day for a private car and driver split between the group. Each tour page below breaks its budget into value, comfort and luxury tiers.
How many days do you need for a Sri Lanka tour?
Seven days covers the classic loop of Sigiriya, Kandy, the Ella train, a safari and Galle. Ten days adds the full Cultural Triangle, and two weeks means genuine rest days on the coast. Five-day routes work for stopovers.
When is the best time to tour Sri Lanka?
December to March for the classic south-and-west routes, May to September for the east coast — one side of the island is always in season. Our month-by-month guide covers every month in detail.