Sri Lanka South Coast Short Break

The whole trip in order, one day at a time.

1. Day 1Arrive and drive southTwo hours on the expressway to the coast.BLD

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   Two hours on the expressway to the coast.

   • Transfer

     Airport pickup

     1 hr 15 min

     Met on arrival and driven straight to the hotel.

   • Stay

     Galle Fort Courtyard House

     5 nights

     Six rooms in a Dutch-era house inside Galle Fort, with a courtyard pool and the rampart walk at the end of the street.

2. Day 2Beach dayNothing booked.BLD

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   Nothing booked.

   • Activity

     Galle fort walls at sunset

   • ActivityOptional extra

     Yala Dawn Leopard Safari

     A private jeep at first light into Yala National Park, with a tracker who knows where the leopards were seen the day before.

3. Day 3Whales at MirissaA boat out before seven, back by noon.BLD

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   A boat out before seven, back by noon.

   • Activity

     Whales off Mirissa

4. Day 4Galle fortThe old town in the late afternoon and dinner on the ramparts.BLD

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   The old town in the late afternoon and dinner on the ramparts.

   • Activity

     Stilt fishermen at Koggala

5. Day 5Koggala and the lagoonStilt fishermen and a boat through the mangroves.BLD

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   Stilt fishermen and a boat through the mangroves.

   • Activity

     Galle fort walls at sunset

6. 1 hr 15 min to get here
   Day 6Fly homeThe expressway back to Colombo.BLD

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   The expressway back to Colombo.

   • Transfer

     Airport drop-off

     1 hr 15 min

     Driven back in time for the flight.