Heritage hotel, tea bungalow, park lodge, fort boutique
Luxury Sri Lanka, 10 days is a private Sri Lanka tour by Majeste. It costs $2,006 per person for two at shoulder-season rates (for the hotels on this route, April and 1 November to 20 December), with luxury hotels, entrance tickets and your own car and English-speaking driver included. Prices checked 7 Nov 2026. In its best months, Jan to Apr, it costs $1,849 to $3,164 per person for two, depending on the start date. It stops at Colombo, Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), Kandy, Hatton (Adam's Peak and tea country), Ella, Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama), Galle (with Unawatuna), in that order. The longest drive is on day 2, from Colombo to Sigiriya, about 4 h 30 min. Nothing to pay now.
The classic loop at the luxury tier, with a naturalist on every safari and a full day in Yala from a lodge beside the park: a colonial-era hotel in Colombo, a resort on a reservoir near Sigiriya, a 5-star hotel above Kandy, a planter's bungalow with butler at Hatton, a tea-estate resort at Ella and a boutique hotel inside Galle Fort. Day 2 from Colombo to Sigiriya is about 4 hours 30 minutes by road. Hotels are named as examples of the standard, not as the only option; if one is full we book one of the same standard in the same area and tell you which. Early starts for the rock and the safaris are the same at any price.
About 50 minutes by expressway to a colonial-era hotel in Colombo, longer at rush hour. Gangaramaya temple on Beira Lake in the late afternoon and dinner in the city. Geoffrey Bawa's Number 11 house can be visited by appointment.
About 4 hours 30 minutes by road to a resort on a reservoir near Sigiriya, the long day of the trip; a seaplane shortens it when the operator confirms a schedule. Pidurangala Rock in the late afternoon for the sunset view across to the fortress.
Sigiriya Rock at the 07:00 counter opening, 2 to 3 hours; a site guide can be hired at the gate. At 15:00 a private jeep with a naturalist to Minneriya, Kaudulla or Hurulu; large herds gather from July to October, and sightings are not guaranteed.
About 2 hours 45 minutes to Kandy. The Temple of the Tooth precinct and museum in the afternoon, the 18:30 puja with its drums and crowds, and dinner by the lake.
About 2 hours 15 minutes on hill roads to a planter's bungalow with a butler above the Castlereagh reservoir. A factory tour and a tasting with the estate's taster in the afternoon.
A morning walk on the estate, then about 3 hours 20 minutes via Nuwara Eliya and Welimada to a tea-estate resort at Ella; or the Nanu Oya to Ella train, about 2 hours 30 minutes, with the luggage going by road. The Nine Arch Bridge in the late afternoon.
Little Adam's Peak at sunrise, before the village wakes. About 2 hours 15 minutes to a lodge beside Yala and a 14:30 safari in Block 1 with a naturalist. Leopards are seen on some drives, not all, and jeeps bunch at sightings.
A full-day private jeep from 05:30 to 18:00 with a naturalist, which lets you stay out when the half-day jeeps have left; ask the lodge for a packed breakfast and lunch. Long, hot and dusty, and the most time this tour gives you to look for a leopard or a sloth bear.
About 2 hours 45 minutes by expressway to a boutique hotel inside Galle Fort. A cooking class in the evening, or a gem appointment; the ramparts at sunset.
A last morning inside Galle Fort. The airport is about 2 hours 15 minutes by expressway, so an afternoon or evening flight suits this day.
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| Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana)2 nights |
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| Kandy1 night |
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| Ella1 night |
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| Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama)2 nights |
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| Galle (with Unawatuna)1 night |
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| Per person for two | $975 | $1,142 | $1,423 | $2,006 |
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) | $1,841 | Lowest |
| November (shoulder season) | $2,006 | $165 more than the lowest |
| February (peak season) | $2,692 | $851 more than the lowest |
| Christmas and New Year | $3,344 | Highest, $1,503 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 | $3,350 | $3,350 | Car |
| 2 adults | $2,006 | $4,011 | Car |
| 3 adults | $2,122 | $6,363 | Van |
| 4 adults | $1,757 | $7,024 | Van |
| 6 adults | $1,666 | $9,995 | Large van |
| 8 adults | $1,650 | $13,196 | 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.
Day 2 is about 4 hours 30 minutes by road; the rest are under 3 hours 30 minutes. Dawn starts on days 3, 7 and 8.
The tour is priced at the luxury tier (5-star or a top boutique). The quote names example properties for each stop. If a named hotel is full we book one of the same standard in the same area and tell you which. We do not rank hotels against each other.
Not with us. Seaplane and helicopter transfers exist, but their schedules and prices change, and we do not sell them.
At Yala, usually yes: one ticket covers the whole day, the park empties in the middle of the day, and the extra hours raise the chance of a sighting. It is also tiring and hot.
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.
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
10 days · Simple hotels
Negombo, Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), Kandy, Ella, Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama), Mirissa (with Weligama)
Guesthouses and homestays, the same island
$804
per person for two, 10 days, simple hotels, shoulder season, tickets included, Udawattakele forest ticket paid there
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
$2,006per person, rounded up$4,010.91 total
for 2 adults, 10 days, luxury 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.
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