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Limited Edition Small Group Journeys
Sri Lanka: Secrets of the Spice Island 2023-24
14 days from $8,495 per person
Limited to 18 guests
This journey is a unique opportunity to travel with other international guests on a limited-edition itinerary operated by A&K Australia.
Sri Lanka is a world apart, a deeply spiritual place where Buddhist values and a rich cultural heritage are interwoven with enduring colonial influences. On this extraordinary journey, go beneath the surface of this beguiling island nation and uncover its many treasures: a serene and gentle people, fragrant and flavorsome cuisine, fascinating ruins and diverse terrain, from golden beaches and arid plains to lush tea plantations and mist-covered mountains.
Sri Lanka is a world apart, a deeply spiritual place where Buddhist values and a rich cultural heritage are interwoven with enduring colonial influences. On this extraordinary journey, go beneath the surface of this beguiling island nation and uncover its many treasures: a serene and gentle people, fragrant and flavorsome cuisine, fascinating ruins and diverse terrain, from golden beaches and arid plains to lush tea plantations and mist-covered mountains.
A&K Advantages
- Stay in a number of specially selected boutique accommodations
- Sit down to dinner with Oxford-educated Sri Lankan architect, historian and critic, Dr. Shanti Jayewardene
- Admire the floral beauty of Kandy Botanical Gardens accompanied by acclaimed botanist Bandara Palipana
- Explore UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Cultural Triangle, and climb the Sigiriya rock fortress
- Seek out elephants and endemic wildlife at Minneriya National Park
- Join the pilgrims for a nightly prayer ritual at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth and enjoy VIP entry to the Inner Shrine
- Learn the secrets of Ceylonese tea in the plantations of Sri Lanka’s famous tea country
- Meander through Galle Fort with a heritage expert on foot
Itinerary at a Glance
Day 1
ARRIVE COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
Day 2
Colombo
Day 3
Colombo
Day 4
Cultural Triangle
Day 5
Cultural Triangle
Day 6
Cultural Triangle
Day 7
Sigiriya
Day 8
Dambulla
Day 9
Kandy
Day 10
Nuwara Eliya
Day 11
Nuwara Eliya
Day 12
Galle
Day 13
Galle
Day 14
Depart Colombo
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