Negombo Trip Overview
Get in touch with nature with this outdoor-focused journey through Sri Lanka’s Hill Country.
Surrounded by tea plantations, rolling hills and waterfalls gushing out into the landscape, this trip takes you to Hatton, Nuwara Eliya and Ella to ascend some of Sri Lanka’s most rewarding peaks and viewpoints; you’ll climb Adam’s Peak, Ella Rock, Horton Plains and Lipton’s Seat to gaze out into the endless green!
When you are not hiking, you’ll have time to get in touch with Sri Lanka’s tea planting industry that is still flourishing today and stop at some of the waterfalls while journeying from location to location.
This trip is a hiking dream!
Additional Info
Duration: 8 days
Starts: Negombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Nature & Wildlife
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What to Expect When Visiting Negombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Get in touch with nature with this outdoor-focused journey through Sri Lanka’s Hill Country.
Surrounded by tea plantations, rolling hills and waterfalls gushing out into the landscape, this trip takes you to Hatton, Nuwara Eliya and Ella to ascend some of Sri Lanka’s most rewarding peaks and viewpoints; you’ll climb Adam’s Peak, Ella Rock, Horton Plains and Lipton’s Seat to gaze out into the endless green!
When you are not hiking, you’ll have time to get in touch with Sri Lanka’s tea planting industry that is still flourishing today and stop at some of the waterfalls while journeying from location to location.
This trip is a hiking dream!
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival To Sri Lanka
Stop At: Negombo Beach, Negombo Sri Lanka
On your arrival at the airport, you’ll be greeted by your guide who will lead you to your private car for your transfer to your hotel in Negombo. Once settled in your hotel, you’ll be free to relax on the beach for the remainder of the day.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Beacon Beach Hotel -Negombo
Day 2: Negombo To Maskeliya
Stop At: Adventure LK white water rafting kitulgala, Hatton road madamodara, Kitulgala 71720, Sri Lanka
Today, you’ll drive towards Maskeliya, a town close to Hatton, set high in the mountains. Today’s activity is white water rafting, an exhilarating activity that takes you through this natural landscape riding over rapids with your adventure guide. You’ll have the rest of the day to relax and absorb the fresh air of the mountains.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: The Farm Resort – Maskeliya
Day 3: Maskeliya – Nallatanniya – Maskeliya
Stop At: Adam’s Peak (Sri pada), 22070 Sri Lanka
A day trip from Maskeliya today will take you to Adam’s Peak, one of the tallest and most sacred mountains in Sri Lanka – depending on what religion you follow! There are a lot of discrepancies about this mountain, some say it is the footprint of Buddham, some say it is Lord Shiva, and others say it is Adam! You’ll spend the day trekking at a leisurely pace to reach the peak, where you’ll have panoramic views of the mountains. Return to your resort at the end of your trek
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: The Farm Resort – Maskeliya
Day 4: Nallatanniya – Nuwara Eliya
Stop At: Nuwara Eliya, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province
Take a leisurely and beautiful drive from Ella to Nuwara Eliya, with a stop to view the beautiful Devon Falls, a tiered waterfall that gushes from 97 metres. You’ll arrive in Nuwara Eliya early afternoon, a quaint town that has been coined Little England as it is littered with English-style cottages and surrounded by verdant greenery, the town is still known for its tea plantations, which you can see stretch for miles.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Heaven Seven Hotel – Nuwara Eliya
Day 5: Nuwara Eliya
Stop At: Horton Plains National Park, Nuwara Eliya Sri Lanka
Today, you’ll trek through this beautiful countryside, starting by entering Horton Plain where you’ll trek to…. After your trek, you’ll visit Hakgala Botanical Gardens to learn about the flora of Nuwara Eliya before finishing the day at a tea factory, where you’ll learn about the processes behind making the perfect cuppa. Return to your hotel to relax.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Heaven Seven Hotel – Nuwara Eliya
Day 6: Nuwara Eliya – Ella
Stop At: Nine Arches Bridge, Ella Sri Lanka
Today, you’ll make the spectacular journey from Nuwara Eliya to Ella, following the train tracks of the iconic train journey through the tea plantations and past waterfalls. You’ll stop to see the Nine-Arch Bridge, an iconic photo opportunity where you might just see the train pass by. When you arrive in Ella, you’ll check-in and head out for today’s hike that takes you up to Ella Rock for a wonderful view of this mountainous area.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Ella Gap Hotel – Ella
Day 7: Ella – Colombo
Stop At: Lipton’s Seat, Haputale 90160 Sri Lanka
This is the last of your day’s adventuring and it will be finished with one of the most beautiful viewpoints yet, Lipton’s Seat, named after the plantation owner, Sir Thomas Lipton, who used to climb to this point to look over his tea empire. The viewpoint is accessed via an 8km hike which you can choose to walk or take a tuk-tuk, from the top, on a clear day, you can see across seven provinces. When you arrive in Colombo, you’ll go on a whistle-stop tour of the city
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: The Ocean Colombo Hotel – Colombo
Day 8: Colombo-Airport
Stop At: Colombo City Centre, 137 Sir James Pieris Mawatha, Colombo 00200 Sri Lanka
Visiting popular attractions in Colombo on the way to airport
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
