A long-weekend blend of hill-country temples and golden southern beaches
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A moderate-paced long weekend with roughly 8 hours of total road travel, balancing hill-country culture with coastal downtime.
A private car with driver is the most flexible way to cover Kandy, Bentota and the airport transfers on this route.
December is peak season on Sri Lanka's south-west coast, with warm, dry beach weather ideal for swimming and boat safaris.
Cover shoulders and knees and remove shoes before entering the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and other Buddhist sites.
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7 Nights · Sri Lanka · Family - 4 adults + 1 teen (multi-generational, with grandparents)
A private-driver loop of Sri Lanka built for a family travelling with grandparents: a gentle Negombo landing, sacred Kandy, two nights in the tea-planter cool of Nuwara Eliya, the Ella highlands, a Bentota beach day and a Colombo finish.
Highlights: Full island circuit by private air-conditioned car with an English-speaking chauffeur · Two nights in Nuwara Eliya's cool tea country to unwind at altitude · Kandy's Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and lakeside old town · Ella's Nine Arches Bridge and Little Adam's Peak walk · Bentota beach and Madu River boat safari on the south-west coast · Ground-floor, wheelchair-friendly rooms and paced drives for older travellers
7 Nights · Sri Lanka · Family - 2 adults + 1 child (3 years)
A private-car journey from Colombo up into cool tea country, on to laid-back Ella and its Nine Arches Bridge, then down to a warm southern beach. Gentle stops and short walks throughout, built for travelling with a small child.
Highlights: Scenic mountain drive past tea estates and Ramboda Falls · Nuwara Eliya's Gregory Lake, Victoria Park and 'Little England' cool climate · Ella's Nine Arches Bridge and easy Little Adam's Peak hike · Roadside Ravana Falls, no hike needed · Madu River mangrove safari and a toddler-friendly turtle hatchery · Private car for the full trip, with a relaxed beach finish in Bentota
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