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Family · 9N / 10D
Family — 9N / 10D
Pace for kids — elephants, beaches, gentle culture and pool time.
Why choose this journey
- ▸Family rooms & resort pools at every stop
- ▸Elephant Transit Home, Pinnawala & turtle hatchery built in
- ▸No more than 3 hours' driving on any day
Route & travel times
- Stop 1 Negombo — 2 nights↓ Drive 4h to Sigiriya
- Stop 2 Sigiriya — 2 nights↓ Drive 2.5h to Kandy
- Stop 3 Kandy — 1 night↓ Drive 2.1h to Udawalawe
- Stop 4 Udawalawe — 1 night↓ Drive 2.5h to Galle
- Stop 5 Galle — 1 night↓ Drive 1.25h to Bentota
- Stop 6 Bentota — 2 nights
Total driving: 12.3 hours across the trip.
Attractions included (14)
Kalpitiya Spinner Dolphin Watching
Super-pods of 1,000+ spinner dolphins leap and spin off the Kalpitiya peninsula — one of the largest dolphin congregations on Earth.
4h on-site · Easy
Kalpitiya Marine Wildlife Experience
Sperm whales, sailfish, sea turtles and reef snorkelling around Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary — Sri Lanka's richest marine ecosystem.
6h on-site · Moderate
Kalpitiya Dolphin & Whale Watching
Pods of 1,000+ spinner dolphins and seasonal sperm whales off the Kalpitiya peninsula — Nov–Apr is peak season.
4h on-site · Easy
Minneriya National Park Safari
The legendary Elephant Gathering — up to 300 wild elephants congregate at the receding tank from Jul to Sep.
4h on-site · Easy
Sigiriya Rock Fortress
5th-century palace-fortress atop a 200m monolith with mirror wall and frescoes.
3h on-site · Challenging
Pidurangala Rock
Quieter sibling rock with the best photo angle back to Sigiriya at sunrise.
2.5h on-site · Challenging
Knuckles Mountain Range
UNESCO biosphere — cloud-forest peaks, remote tribal villages and unmarked trails through pristine jungle.
6h on-site · Challenging
Riverston Peak
Knuckles outlier with sweeping grassland ridges, mini-World's-End cliff and rolling cloud forests — quieter than Horton Plains.
4h on-site · Moderate
Udawalawe National Park Safari
Sri Lanka's most reliable park for wild-elephant encounters — open grasslands, water buffalo, eagles and the famed Elephant Transit Home next door.
5h on-site · Easy
Galle Maritime Museum & Dutch Hospital
Restored 17th-century Dutch warehouse housing shipwreck artefacts, plus the adjacent Dutch Hospital precinct — Galle's best boutiques, cafés and sunset rooftop bars.
2h on-site · Easy
Galle Fort Lighthouse & Ramparts
UNESCO 17th-century Dutch fort — colonial mansions, boutique galleries, the iconic lighthouse and a full circuit of sea-facing ramparts at sunset.
2.5h on-site · Easy
Madu River Boat Safari
Glide through mangrove tunnels and 64 islands — cinnamon plantations, fish therapy stops and monitor lizards.
2.5h on-site · Easy
Madu River Boat Safari
Mangrove boat ride with cinnamon island stop and fish therapy.
2.5h on-site · Easy
Brief Garden
Bevis Bawa's hillside artist garden — outdoor sculpture, terraces and idiosyncratic rooms full of personal art.
1.5h on-site · Easy
Hotels included — ⭐ Best Seller Mid-Range default
Every package defaults to our most-booked mid-range hotels — best value for money. You may customize hotels without changing your itinerary; package price updates live.
Negombo
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Sigiriya
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Kandy
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Udawalawe
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Galle
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Bentota
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Not sure? Ask Nelum.
Things to do
Negombo
Dutch canal walk
Negombo
Fish market dawn visit
Negombo
St Mary's Church
Sigiriya
Sigiriya Rock Fortress climb
Sigiriya
Dambulla Cave Temples
Sigiriya
Minneriya elephant safari
Kandy
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Kandy
Royal Botanical Gardens Peradeniya
Kandy
Kandy Lake walk
Udawalawe
Udawalawe National Park safari (elephants)
Udawalawe
Elephant Transit Home feeding
Galle
Galle Fort ramparts walk
Galle
Lighthouse & Dutch Reformed Church
Galle
Boutique shopping
Bentota
Madu River boat safari
Bentota
Beach club day
Bentota
Brief Garden (Bawa)