Hiking

Hike Ella's best viewpoints with a local guide: Little Adam's Peak, the Nine Arch Bridge and a family tea garden.

A deeper journey for travellers who want more than the headline sights. Spend four nights in the Cultural Triangle with time for Anuradhapura, Ritigala's forgotten forest monastery and a village day, then move into the hill country for tea estates, cloud-forest hikes and the famous train.

Four days, two UNESCO sites and one great price. Hike Pidurangala for sunset, climb Sigiriya, explore the Dambulla caves and experience Kandy – all with a private driver and simple but comfortable guesthouse stays.

The hill country is Sri Lanka at its most beautiful – green hills of tea, waterfalls, cool air and colonial bungalows. This tour follows the tea trail from Kandy to Ella with gentle hikes, a factory visit, the most scenic train ride on the island and sunrise at Lipton's Seat.

Sri Lanka's railways were built by the British to carry tea, and they remain the best way to see the island. This itinerary puts the train at its heart: the full Kandy–Ella journey, a sunrise at Lipton's Seat, and a final coastal ride south to Galle.

Sri Lanka has 34 endemic bird species, and this tour is designed to find as many as possible. With a specialist birding guide, explore the lowland rainforest of Sinharaja and Kitulgala, the dry-zone parks of Udawalawe and Yala, and the wetland of Bundala.

Arugam Bay is one of the world's top surf destinations from May to October. This week includes five surf sessions with certified coaches at breaks for every level, plus a stop in Ella on the way and a lagoon safari in Kumana.