Sri Lanka itineraries

3 day-by-day plans, from 2 to 7 days, with times, maps, entry fees and where to stay.

Across Sri Lanka

White walls and the red-roofed octagonal pavilion at Kandy's Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic — The octagonal pavilion and white walls mark the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.

Sri Lanka in 7 daysColombo National Museum, Pettah, Kelaniya, Kandy, Peradeniya Gardens, Ceylon Tea Museum, Lotus Tower7 days, Sri LankaBalanced pace

Colombo

Independence Memorial Hall with its tiled roof and stone columns in Colombo — Colombo's Independence Memorial Hall stands amid the lawns and paths of Independence Square.

Colombo in 2 daysNational Museum, Independence Square, Gangaramaya, Pettah, Kelaniya, Colombo Fort2 days, Sri LankaBalanced pace

Kandy

White walls and the red-roofed octagonal pavilion at Kandy's Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic — The octagonal pavilion and white walls mark the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.

Kandy in 2 daysTemple of the Tooth, World Buddhist Museum, Kandy Lake, Upper Lake Drive, Peradeniya Gardens, Ceylon Tea Museum2 days, Sri LankaBalanced pace