Rock, tea bungalow, train, safari, beach
Honeymoon Sri Lanka, 9 days is a private Sri Lanka tour by Majeste. It costs $1,268 per person for two at shoulder-season rates (for the hotels on this route, 21 to 30 April and 1 November to 20 December), with superior hotels, entrance tickets and your own car and English-speaking driver included, and one activity paid there. Prices checked 7 Nov 2026. In its best months, Jan to Apr, it costs $1,198 to $1,819 per person for two, depending on the start date. It stops at Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), Kandy, Hatton (Adam's Peak and tea country), Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama), Tangalle (Rekawa and Hiriketiya), in that order. The longest drive is on day 1, from the airport to Sigiriya, about 3 h 45 min. Nothing to pay now.
A nine-day loop at the superior hotel tier with one hotel a night chosen for the setting: a resort near Sigiriya, a hotel on the river or the hills above Kandy, a tea-estate bungalow at Hatton, a view room in Ella, chalets beside the park at Yala and a small beach hotel at Tangalle. The sights are the classic ones; the pace is a little slower and a couples' Ayurveda session is included in Kandy. Early starts remain for the rock and the safaris. Hotels are named as examples of the standard; if one is full we book the same standard nearby.
About 3 hours 45 minutes from the airport to a resort near Sigiriya. A quiet evening; the rock waits for tomorrow's dawn.
Sigiriya Rock at the 07:00 counter opening, 2 to 3 hours on about 1,200 steps, before the heat and the queues. A free middle of the day by the pool, then Pidurangala Rock for sunset with the view across to Sigiriya. A dawn balloon flight can be added from November to April.
About 2 hours 45 minutes to Kandy. A two-hour Ayurveda session for two in the afternoon: consultation, herbal oil massage, steam and a head treatment. The 18:30 puja at the Temple of the Tooth, then dinner by the lake.
About 2 hours 15 minutes on hill roads to a planter's bungalow above the Castlereagh reservoir. A tea factory tour and a tasting in the afternoon, then the verandah. Nights are cool here.
A morning walk by the reservoir, then 1 hour 25 minutes to Nuwara Eliya for high tea at one of the colonial-era hotels and a walk round Gregory Lake. The town itself is scruffy and about 10 °C at night.
The 12:30 to 13:00 train from Nanu Oya to Ella, about 2 hours 30 minutes, in first class if a seat is left; your driver meets you with the luggage. Reserved seats go on sale 30 days before travel and in high season can sell out within hours. We buy yours the day sales open, or as soon as you book if that is later. No class or window seat is promised. The Nine Arch Bridge in the late afternoon, after the day crowds thin.
Little Adam's Peak at sunrise, an easy hour. About 2 hours 15 minutes to Yala and chalets beside the park. A 14:30 safari in Block 1: leopards are seen on some drives, not all, and jeeps bunch at sightings. Dinner at the lodge.
A 05:30 drive of about 3 hours, then 1 hour 40 minutes to Tangalle's long, quiet beaches; several have strong currents, so ask before swimming. After dark the community turtle watch at Rekawa, red torches only; turtles come up on some nights, not all, and the fee is paid there.
A last morning on the beach, then lunch inside Galle Fort, which adds 30 to 45 minutes to the drive. From Galle the airport is about 2 hours 15 minutes by expressway, about 3 hours 45 minutes of driving in all.
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| Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana)2 nights |
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| Hatton (Adam's Peak and tea country)1 night |
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| Nuwara Eliya1 night |
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| Ella1 night |
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| Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama)1 night |
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| Per person for two | $863 | $1,012 | $1,268 | $1,825 |
Hotels are named as examples of the standard you will get. If a named hotel is full we book one of the same standard in the same area and tell you which. Bed and breakfast unless the itinerary says otherwise.
| When | Per person | Compared |
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| June (low season) | $1,190 | Lowest |
| November (shoulder season) | $1,268 | $78 more than the lowest |
| February (peak season) | $1,606 | $416 more than the lowest |
| Christmas and New Year | $1,889 | Highest, $699 more than the lowest |
Priced for a start date in each period. Your dates may fall across two seasons, so check them in the price box. Some stops here cost more in their own busy weeks, such as mid-July to August. The Christmas and New Year price includes our estimate of any compulsory gala dinner on 24 or 31 December.
| Group | Per person | Total | Vehicle |
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| 1 adult | $2,065 | $2,065 | Car |
| 2 adults | $1,268 | $2,536 | Car |
| 3 adults | $1,301 | $3,901 | Van |
| 4 adults | $1,093 | $4,372 | Van |
| 6 adults | $1,029 | $6,169 | Large van |
| 8 adults | $997 | $7,976 | Large van |
Two adults share each room, and an odd adult has a single room at 80% of the double rate. We pick the smallest vehicle that seats the group in comfort. Per-person figures are rounded up to the dollar.
Dawn starts on days 2, 7 and 8; no drive over about 3 hours 45 minutes.
Yes, but Tangalle's sea is rough then, and the price shown keeps the Tangalle nights. To move the beach to Trincomalee on the east coast, use Change the route or add days beside the price: the planner prices that route before you book. Yala's main blocks usually close for part of September and October, and the dates vary.
The tour is priced at the superior tier (4-star). The quote names example hotels per stop; if one is full we book the same standard in the same area and tell you which.
No. It is a two-hour wellness session with a short consultation. Tell the doctor about pregnancy, skin conditions or medication.
Two nights at most stops, the hill train and three coast nights: nine days in 4-star hotels is about USD 1,259 each with Majeste, as of 7 Nov 2026.
Majeste's Classic Sri Lanka 7-day tour is USD 866 per person for two in 3-star hotels, shoulder season, with car, driver, tickets and safaris. 7 Nov 2026.
January to March is driest on the west and south coasts, in the hills and the Cultural Triangle; May to September suits the east. Checked 7 Nov 2026.
8 days · Comfort hotels
Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama), Mirissa (with Weligama)
The classic loop with a night on the south coast
$1,010
per person for two, 8 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
10 days · Comfort hotels
Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama), Galle (with Unawatuna)
The classic loop with room to breathe
$1,230
per person for two, 10 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
10 days · Comfort hotels
Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Udawalawe National Park, Hikkaduwa
Pool hotels, bicycles, elephants and a shallow sea
$1,053
per person for two, 10 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
Fees last checked 7 Nov 2026. Hotel rates last checked 7 Nov 2026. Transport rates last checked 7 Nov 2026. Activity prices last checked 7 Nov 2026. Rupee fees converted at LKR 332.5 to USD 1 (XE mid-market rate, 6 Nov 2026).
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Example for 2, no date chosen
$1,268per person, rounded up$2,535.64 total
for 2 adults, 9 days, superior hotels, car, shoulder season
Nothing to pay now. You pay your driver in cash when the trip starts. Plans change? Cancel free up to 24 hours before pickup. Replies within 30 minutes, 07:00 to 21:00 Sri Lanka time.
