Seven Days of Ceylon Wonders

Your driver meets you at the airport and transfers you to Colombo. A late afternoon city drive takes in Gangaramaya Temple, the colonial Galle Face Green, and the vibrant Pettah bazaar — Sri Lanka's commercial heartbeat.

Drive north to Anuradhapura (approx. 4 hours), Sri Lanka's first and greatest ancient capital. Explore the Sri Maha Bodhi, Ruvanveli Dagoba, Jetavana, and Abhayagiri — ancient monuments of a civilisation that flourished 2,300 years ago.

Transfer south to Sigiriya and climb the extraordinary 5th-century rock citadel — ancient frescoes, terraced water gardens, and panoramic views over the jungle plain that make this one of the world's great archaeological sites.

Visit the golden Dambulla Cave Temple before driving south to Kandy — Sri Lanka's cultural capital and the last home of the Kandyan kings. Evening visit to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

Drive up into the mist-wrapped highlands to Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka's "Little England", passing tea estates that carpet every hillside in brilliant green. Tour a working tea factory and taste freshly-picked Ceylon tea at source.

An early morning drive to Horton Plains National Park — a dramatic high-altitude plateau with rare endemic wildlife — ending at World's End, a sheer escarpment with a 900-metre drop into the southern lowlands below.

Drive down from the highlands through tea country and lowland villages back to Colombo, with a stop at a waterfall or local market en route. Transfer to the airport for your international departure.