12-day trip to central and southern Sri Lanka: Our planning

In 2023, we’re planning another trip to Sri Lanka. We’d like to discover the south, this time as a family for 12 days. We’ll be 3 adults, 1 teenager and 2 small children.

We’ll tell you all about the project and how it went.

For hotels in Sri Lanka

Generally speaking, it’s pretty cheap. If you compare the quality, price, surface area, etc. with Europe or the big cities. We’ll be sharing our opinions on the various hotels we’ve selected.
Our choice this time was the following hotels:

Ru Boutique à Kandy
★★★★★★★★★
Reviews Booking.com : 8,9/10
Located opposite Kandy Lake, the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) is 300 metres away.
Ru Boutique
Ru Boutique
Ru Boutique

Ella Planters Bungalow à 6 km d’Ella
★★★★
Reviews Booking.com : 8,8/10
Ella Planters Bungalow
Ella Planters Bungalow
Ella Planters Bungalow

Wild Lotus Yala proche du parc de Yala
★★★★
Reviews Booking.com : 9,8/10
Wild Lotus Yala
Wild Lotus Yala
Wild Lotus Yala

Serenity Boutique à Unawatuna
★★★★
Reviews Booking.com : 10/10
Seritiny Boutique
Seritiny Boutique
Seritiny Boutique

Heritance Negombo proche de l’aéroport
★★★★★
Reviews Booking.com : 8,4/10
Heritance Negombo
Heritance Negombo
Heritance Negombo

On the programme for this 12-day trip to Sri Lanka
Kandy
Temple of the Tooth
A few days in Ella
Nine Arch Bridge
Little Adam’s Peak
Train journey from Ella to Haputale
Stroll through the tea plantations of Lipton’s Seat
Visit to a tea factory in Ella itself
Various waterfalls
Yala
3/4 day in Yala Park; Yala National Park was created in 1938. It is located in the south-east of Sri Lanka. It is renowned for its leopard, sloth bear, crocodile and elephant spotting. It is home to 44 species of mammal. There are also 215 species of bird.
What to do in Southern Sri Lanka
Visit the town of Gale
Beaches
Snorkelling & if you’re lucky, swimming with turtles

Catamaran trip to see whales and dolphins while respecting the environment with Sail Lanka. We had already had an experience with them in Trincomalee.

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