Do you provide risk assessments?

Yes. We provide a full written risk assessment, insurance certificates and emergency procedures before departure.

Are teacher places free?

Yes – one free teacher place for every 10 paying students.

Is this tour private?

Yes. The tour is private for your group with your own vehicle and chauffeur-guide – you won't share with strangers.

Can I customise this itinerary?

Of course. You can add or remove days, change hotels, upgrade to boutique or luxury properties or swap activities. We'll send a revised quote within 24 hours.

What is the price based on?

The price is per person based on two adults sharing a room in the hotel category shown. Prices vary by season, hotel choice and group size – request a quote for your exact dates.

How do I book and pay?

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Educational & Student Tour – 8 Days

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Tour Overview

A curriculum-linked tour for school and university groups, covering history, geography, ecology and global citizenship. Students study ancient water engineering in Polonnaruwa, tea economics in the hill country and elephant conservation in Udawalawe, and spend a day with a partner rural school.

Risk assessments, teacher briefings, 24/7 support and free places for teachers (1 per 10 students) are included.

Where you spend the nights

Area / base	Nights
Sigiriya / Habarana	4
Kandy	1
Nuwara Eliya	1
Udawalawe	1
Total nights	7

Trip at a glance

Detail	Information
Duration	8 days / 7 nights
Tour type	Special Interest
Group size	School & university groups: 10–40 students
Difficulty	Easy – Moderate
Best season	All year (school holidays)
Approx. road distance	~870 km
Guide languages	English, German and Hindi (others on request)
Departure dates	Any date – private tour, all year

Tour summary – arrival to drop-off

Day	Route (arrival → drop-off)	Night stay	Destination & main points	Distance	Meals
1	Airport (CMB) → Sigiriya / Habarana	Sigiriya / Habarana	Arrival & Transfer to the Cultural Triangle	~160 km	Dinner
2	Stay in Sigiriya / Habarana	Sigiriya / Habarana	Sigiriya – Ancient Urban Planning & Dambulla	~30 km	Breakfast, Dinner
3	Stay in Sigiriya / Habarana	Sigiriya / Habarana	Community School Visit & Conservation Workshop	~30 km	Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
4	Stay in Sigiriya / Habarana	Sigiriya / Habarana	Polonnaruwa Irrigation Engineering & Elephant Ecology	~30 km	Breakfast, Dinner
5	Sigiriya / Habarana → Kandy	Kandy	Matale Spice Garden to Kandy – Temple of the Tooth	~95 km	Breakfast, Dinner
6	Kandy → Nuwara Eliya	Nuwara Eliya	Tea Economy – Factory Visit & Estate Community	~80 km	Breakfast, Dinner
7	Nuwara Eliya → Udawalawe	Udawalawe	Udawalawe – Elephant Conservation Study	~230 km	Breakfast, Dinner
8	Udawalawe → Airport (CMB)	— (departure)	Galle Fort History Walk & Departure	~215 km	Breakfast, Lunch

Highlights

Curriculum-linked learning themes
Community school visit
Conservation workshop
Ancient hydraulic engineering in Polonnaruwa
Tea economy & plantation life
Galle Fort colonial history walk

Itinerary

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Every tour is 100% flexible and customizable. This itinerary is a starting point – we can change the order of the days, add or remove nights, swap activities or extend the tour to match your exact dates, pace and interests.

Hotels and accommodation are not included in the standard tour price. You are free to book your own stays, or let us organise a complete accommodation package for you in your preferred hotel tier (guesthouse, 3★, 4★, 5★ or boutique/villa). We work with hotels across the island and can quote your whole trip as one package.

Please contact us before you place a booking so that we can finalise your customised itinerary and your accommodation plan, confirm availability for your dates and send you a final price.

Family, senior and accessibility friendly. We can arrange an elder-friendly set-up (slower pace, shorter drives, ground-floor rooms, lift-access hotels, wheelchair-friendly vehicles and skip-the-climb alternatives such as the Sigiriya museum and gardens or the Pidurangala base viewpoint) and a child-friendly set-up (child and booster seats, family or connecting rooms, hotels with pools, shorter driving days and kid-friendly meals).

Guides and languages. Our chauffeur-guides work in English, German and Hindi, and we can arrange French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese and Japanese speaking guides on request.

Meals. The meals shown in the itinerary are what we include when we arrange your accommodation on half board. If you book your own hotels, your meals follow your own hotel booking – tell us which you prefer.

Any start date. All tours are private and run on any date you choose, all year round, subject to availability. Tell us your arrival and departure dates and we will build the itinerary around your flights.

Contact us before booking: [info@lankaitinerary.com] · WhatsApp [+94 XX XXX XXXX]

Day 01 :

Arrival & Transfer to the Cultural Triangle

Your chauffeur-guide welcomes you at the airport and you head straight inland to the heart of the Cultural Triangle. The drive passes coconut estates, paddy fields and roadside fruit stalls – stop for a fresh king coconut on the way. Check in to your hotel near Sigiriya, surrounded by forest and lakes, and spend the evening by the pool while the rock fortress glows on the horizon.

Meals: Dinner · Overnight: Sigiriya / Habarana · Travel: 4 hrs (160 km) · Distance: ~160 km

Day 02 :

Sigiriya – Ancient Urban Planning & Dambulla

Start early (7:00 am) to climb Sigiriya before the heat and the crowds. The 5th-century citadel of King Kashyapa rises 200 m above the jungle: walk through the symmetrical water gardens, see the famous cloud-maiden frescoes and the mirror wall, pass between the giant lion paws and reach the palace ruins on the summit for a 360° view. After lunch, visit the Dambulla Cave Temple (UNESCO), five caves filled with over 150 Buddha statues and painted ceilings. Return to your hotel for a relaxed evening.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner · Overnight: Sigiriya / Habarana · Travel: 40 min each way · Distance: ~30 km

Day 03 :

Community School Visit & Conservation Workshop

Spend the morning at a partner rural school: share an English or sports lesson and learn about village education. In the afternoon, join a practical conservation workshop (reforestation or a human-elephant-conflict project) run by a local NGO.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner · Overnight: Sigiriya / Habarana · Travel: Local · Distance: ~30 km

Day 04 :

Polonnaruwa Irrigation Engineering & Elephant Ecology

Explore Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka's medieval capital (UNESCO), by bicycle or by car. Highlights include the Royal Palace, the Quadrangle with its Vatadage, the Parakrama Samudra reservoir and the Gal Vihara – four Buddha figures carved from one granite rock. In the afternoon, join a jeep safari in Minneriya or Kaudulla National Park. From July to October hundreds of wild elephants gather on the old reservoir beds in what is known as 'The Gathering'.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner · Overnight: Sigiriya / Habarana · Travel: 1 hr to Polonnaruwa · Distance: ~30 km

Day 05 :

Matale Spice Garden to Kandy – Temple of the Tooth

Drive south to Kandy through Matale. Stop at a spice garden to see cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and pepper growing and learn how they are used in Ayurveda and Sri Lankan cooking. Continue to Kandy, check in and in the evening watch a traditional Kandyan dance and fire-walking show. Then visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (UNESCO) for the evening puja, when drummers and pilgrims bring flowers to the golden shrine.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner · Overnight: Kandy · Travel: 2.5 hrs (90 km) · Distance: ~95 km

Day 06 :

Tea Economy – Factory Visit & Estate Community

Climb into the tea country on one of the most scenic roads on the island. Stop at Ramboda Falls, then visit a working tea factory to watch leaf being withered, rolled and dried – and taste fresh Ceylon tea at its source. Arrive in Nuwara Eliya, known as 'Little England' for its colonial bungalows, rose gardens, post office and golf course. Take an evening walk around Gregory Lake.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner · Overnight: Nuwara Eliya · Travel: 3 hrs (77 km) · Distance: ~80 km

Day 07 :

Udawalawe – Elephant Conservation Study

Drive to Udawalawe. Safari with a talk on human-elephant conflict, then the Elephant Transit Home to learn about rehabilitation.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner · Overnight: Udawalawe · Travel: 2.5 hrs · Distance: ~230 km

Day 08 :

Galle Fort History Walk & Departure

Colonial history walk through Galle Fort, then transfer to the airport.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch · Overnight: — · Travel: Local · Distance: ~215 km

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