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Emerald Island Classic

Trip code LK-EIC10
Length10 days / 9 nights
From$1,500 pp
GroupUp to 20
Blue train crossing the Nine Arch Bridge, Ella
Overview

The classic loop, done slowly

Ten days around Sri Lanka: Sigiriya, Kandy, the Ella train, a Yala safari and Galle Fort, with one guide the whole way.

TEST CONTENT. Two nights in most places and a guide who stays with your group the whole way.

  • Climb Sigiriya at 6:30, before the crowds
  • Reserved seats on the Kandy to Ella train
  • Two jeep safaris in Yala
Trip code
LK-EIC10
Length
10 days / 9 nights
Group size
4 to 20 travellers
Minimum age
8 years
Activity level
Moderate
Travel style
Group or private
Accommodation
4★ boutique hotels, 1 tented camp
Meals
9 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 6 dinners
Transport
Air-conditioned minibus, train, jeep
Starts
Colombo airport (CMB)
Ends
Colombo airport (CMB)
Guide
English-speaking, whole trip
Itinerary

Day by day

2 days
Day1

Ayubowan, Colombo

Arrive at CMB

We meet you at arrivals.

Dinner
Day2

North to the Cultural Triangle

Colombo → Sigiriya

Dambulla cave temples on the way.

Lion Rock Jungle Lodge Breakfast, dinner
What's included

Included, and not

Included

  • 9 nights in hotels
  • English-speaking guide
  • Airport transfers

Not included

  • International flights
  • Travel insurance
Dates & prices

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Fri 27 Nov – Sun 6 Dec2026 · 10 days
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$1,649 per person · single room +$380
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Sun 27 Dec – Tue 5 Jan2026 · 10 days · 6% OFF
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$1,649 $1,549 per person · single room +$380
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Fri 1 Jan – Sun 10 Jan2027 · 10 days
On request 18 of 20 spaces left
$1,500 per person · single room +$200
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Sat 6 Mar – Mon 15 Mar2027 · 10 days
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$1,749 per person · single room +$380
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Sat 27 Mar – Mon 5 Apr2027 · 10 days
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$1,749 per person · single room +$380
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Pay 50% or in fullPay half when you book and the rest after you arrive. Arriving within 14 days? Full payment at booking.
Cancelling14 days or more before arrival: 5% fee. Less than that, or a no-show: no refund.
Seats held for youWhen you start booking we hold your seats for 30 minutes while you pay.
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