Is this a private trip or a group tour?

Every Heritage Highlights Express departure is fully private: just your party, your own chauffeur-guide and a vehicle to yourselves.

Can we customise the Heritage Highlights Express itinerary?

Yes. Heritage Highlights Express is a starting point. A designer will adjust the route, pace, stops and hotels around the way you like to travel.

When is the best time to travel?

We plan heritage & culture trips around the right season for each coast and region, and will advise the best window for your dates.

What do the listed prices assume?

Prices are a from-rate per person on twin-share in the package's standard accommodation tier. Your final price depends on dates, chosen hotels and group size.

HERITAGE & CULTURE · PACKAGE

Heritage Highlights Express

This 5-day essential journey runs from Sigiriya to Kandy, threading 3 of the island's finest heritage & culture moments into one seamless, privately guided route.

5d / 4n
Essential
from $1,150 pp
3 stops

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How the journey unfolds.

This 5-day essential journey runs from Sigiriya to Kandy, threading 3 of the island's finest heritage & culture moments into one seamless, privately guided route.

Follow the line — scroll across, then hover a day to see more.

Why we stop herethe frescoed lion rock rising from the plain.
Days 1-22 nights
Sigiriya
- Climb the Lion Rock fortress
- Frescoes and mirror wall
- Pidurangala for the view
Why we stop heregolden cave temples painted across the centuries.
Day 31 night
Dambulla
- Golden cave-temple murals
- Reclining and seated Buddhas
- Hilltop sunset
Why we stop herethe hill capital and the Temple of the Tooth.
Day 41 night
Kandy
- Temple of the Sacred Tooth
- Lakeside walk and market
- Kandyan dance and gardens

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2 nights
the frescoed lion rock rising from the plain.
- Climb the Lion Rock fortress
- Frescoes and mirror wall
- Pidurangala for the view
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3

Your route across the island.

Cultural Triangle

1Sigiriya
the frescoed lion rock rising from the plain.
2Dambulla
golden cave temples painted across the centuries.

Hill Country

3Kandy
the hill capital and the Temple of the Tooth.

Route map for Heritage Highlights Express

Your route across the island.

Stop 1 · Cultural Triangle

Sigiriya

the frescoed lion rock rising from the plain.

Cultural Triangle Hill Country

Before you book

Included, excluded & the good-to-knows.

What’s included

Private air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking chauffeur-guide
Accommodation throughout, twin-share, on the stated basis
Daily breakfast
All entrance fees listed on the itinerary
Airport pickup and drop-off
Bottled water on travel days
A private guide at the major sites
Cave-temple and ancient-city entries
Characterful heritage stays

Not included

International flights
Sri Lanka visa (ETA)
Lunches and dinners unless stated
Travel insurance
Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
Anything not listed under inclusions

Good to know

The fine print, in plain English.

Your deposit, date changes and cancellation cover are all set out in our booking terms — no surprises, and your travel designer will walk you through them before you pay.

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