Ceylon Tea Trails
Planters' bungalows in the tea estates.
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Photo: Hendrik Cornelissen / Unsplash- Best months
- Dec–Mar
- Door to door
- ~33hfrom · 2 stops
- Time difference
- …vs San Antonio, today
- Luxury room
- Under $600per night, typical
- Ideal stay
- 9 nightsSri Lanka
A whole circuit on one island: ancient rock fortresses, tea country by train, leopard safaris and a Dutch fort town on the beach.
Don’t miss
- 01Climb Sigiriya at first light
- 02The train through tea country to Ella
- 03Leopard safari in Yala
When to go
BestGoodOff-seasonClosed
January: Dry on the south and west coasts.
Where to stay
Our favorite hotels here. Ask for any of them, or tell us what you like and we’ll match you.
Amangalla
A 17th-century building inside the fort walls.
Request this stayWild Coast Tented Lodge
Cocoon tents between the park and the sea.
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You pay the same public rate you’d find on Expedia or the hotel’s own site, or less. On top, at no extra cost: breakfast for two every day, a $100 property credit, and an upgrade and late checkout when available. On a 9-night stay that’s worth about $640.
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- Getting there
- Fly into CMB. Private driver from Colombo, about 3 hours.
- US passport
- An Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) is required before arrival. State Department country info ↗
- Money
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
- Plugs
- D, G and M · 230 V
- Language
- Sinhala, Tamil; English widely
Entry rules change. Your advisor confirms them for your passport before you book.
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