Memorable 10 Days Colombo to Galle Family Holiday Package

Insight Resort 3

You will arrive at the airport and our guide will meet and greet you. Land Only clients should be at the airport ready to join the group transfer to Ahangama on the south coast of the island - please refer to the joining instructions for further information.

Insight Resort 3

In the morning enjoy your meal and get ready to boards privately chartered boat for today/’s whale watching excursion. Accompanied by excellent crew and a naturalist guide, we spend the morning searching the Indian Ocean for whales and other cetaceans. They are huge, reaching up to 30 metres in length and weighing as much as 160 tonnes. We may also be lucky enough to encounter Sperm whales, Brydes whales and large pods of Spinner or Bottle nose dolphins in the surrounding waters. After spending the morning at sea, we return to the harbor and our hotel in Ahangama.

Rainforest Eco Lodge 3

You will move to the Sinharaja Rain forest, the last untouched place of rain forest in Sri Lanka. This biodiversity hot spot harbors a number of endemic species. Canopy trees reach heights of up to 45 metres and bird species number 160 and counting. Among st the insects, amphibians and reptiles are mammals such as Sambar, Barking deer and Wild boar.

Rainforest Eco Lodge 3

This is going to be the second day in the forest and today wake up to birdsong. Sinharaja covers a narrow sliver of land 21 km long and 3.7 km wide, covering an area of roughly 11,187 hectares. Within this area 43% of all the species recorded in Sri Lanka can be found. Our naturalist guide will take us on a wildlife walk to discover the many trails and abundant diversity here.

Nil Diya Mankada 3

Today we will go to the Udawalawe National Park, which lies on the boundary between Sri Lanka/’s wet and dry zones. Udawalawe is one of the best parks in Sri Lanka to see elephants with around 600 animals in the park who can be seen roaming in herds of up to 50 the highest concentration of wild elephants anywhere in Sri Lanka. The Udawalawe Reservoir is at the center of the park and makes a stunning backdrop among st the otherwise lightly vegetated area.

Nil Diya Mankada 3

This morning our safari vehicles are waiting to take us back into Udawalawe for a second game drive within the park. Game drives typically last for 3 hours, depending on sightings, and are always accompanied by a naturalist guide. In the afternoon we visit Udawalawe/’s famous Elephant Transit Home (ETH), situated just 5 km from the park entrance. The transit home is run by the department of Wildlife Conservation and supported by the Born Free Foundation. It provides a safe environment for orphaned elephants, who are typically looked after at the home until they reach the age of 4, at which point they are old enough to be released back into the wild.

Kithala Resort 3

After breakfast we depart for Tissamaharama and Yala National Park, a drive of around 3 hours. On arrival in Yala we check into our hotel and then around 3 pm head out in jeeps for our afternoon game drive. Yala is Sri Lanka/’s most well known national park, famous for having a higher concentration of leopard per square kilometre than anywhere else in the world. Located in Sri Lanka/’s lowland dry zone in the south eastern corner of the country, Yala National Park is extensive, covering some 97,881 hectares across five /’blocks/’. Yala/’s vegetation primarily consists of dense secondary forest, semi-arid thorny scrub, brackish lagoons and mangroves since the park borders the coastline. With this diverse habitat comes a huge array of wildlife, including elephant, Sloth bear, Spotted deer, Water buffalo, Sambar deer, Wild boar, langur and macaque. Bird counts are also high, with over 215 species recorded, including thousands of migrating waterfowl. Our group will be split evenly between jeeps and will be joined by the tour leader, naturalist and tracker who will each sit in a different vehicle. The drive this afternoon will last around 3 - 4 hours, before we return to the hotel to freshen up and have dinner.

Dickwella Resort & Spa 3

Wildlife tends to be at its most active during the early morning and to take advantage of this we have a morning game drive in Yala, returning to our hotel for a rest and lunch afterwards. Our naturalist guide will focus on Yala/’s diverse wildlife and birds, with our game drive lasting around 3 hours. After lunch we transfer around 3.5 hours to Dickwella, a remarkable beach with clear waters and clean beaches.

Dickwella Resort & Spa 3

Today is free to enjoy all facilities at Dickwella Resort & Spa where you could swim in the sea, walk along the beach or even have a dip in the pool. Alternatively, if there are enough people interested, we can organize a second whale watching excursion to take place this morning. By having the opportunity to go whale watching again we maximize our chances of having the most favorable weather and sea conditions.

This morning we check out and make our way to Colombo airport where our holiday comes to an end.