🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Leopards

Fly to Colombo; drivers cost less than car hire

From Switzerland: CHF 440–940 return, per person.

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Once you're there: Trains for the hills, a driver for the rest

Trains, coaches & ferries ↗

Wild Coast Tented Lodge-style camp

Yala

Cocoon tents at the forest edge, dawn drives

1. Day 1 · Sat 24 Apr

   Arrive · Ella

   Land in Colombo, Sri Lanka · check in · Train over Nine Arch Bridge

2. Day 2 · Sun 25 Apr

   Yala

   Dawn safari for leopards · lagoon birds · beach evening at Tissa

3. Day 3 · Mon 26 Apr

   Dambulla & Polonnaruwa

   Cave temples · bike the ancient city ruins

4. Day 4 · Tue 27 Apr

   Horton Plains

   World's End at sunrise · Baker's Falls · tea factory tour

5. Day 5 · Wed 28 Apr

   Sigiriya

   Lion Rock before the heat · Pidurangala view · village lunch

6. Day 6 · Thu 29 Apr

   Galle

   Fort ramparts · lighthouse · stilt fishermen at Koggala

7. Day 7 · Fri 30 Apr

   Kandy

   Temple of the Tooth · botanical gardens · evening lake walk

8. Day 8 · Sat 1 May

   Colombo

   Pettah market · Gangaramaya · Galle Face sunset kottu

9. Day 9 · Sun 2 May

   Mirissa

   Whale boat early · Coconut Tree Hill · surf at Weligama

10. Day 10 · Mon 3 May

    Ella

    Train over Nine Arch Bridge · Little Adam's Peak · Ravana falls

11. Day 11 · Tue 4 May

    Departure

    Slow morning · last coffee · travel home

• Yala two-drive package

  Dawn and dusk with a tracker

  Tickets ↗

  CHF 180

  Remove

• Kandy–Ella train

  Second-class window, six hours

  Tickets ↗

  CHF 6

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• Surf lesson in Arugam Bay

  Board and instructor

  Tickets ↗

  CHF 25

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• Hoppers and dhalBreakfast anywhere on the islandFind & book ↗
• Arugam Bay grillsWhole fish by the beachFind & book ↗

• ✈️Flights / main transportIndicative band CHF 440–940 per personCHF 1,380Estimated
• 🏨Accommodation · Good value10 nights · 1 room · about CHF 95/nightCHF 950Estimated
• 🍜Food & drinkCHF 1,010Estimated
• 🚆Local transportCHF 330Estimated
• 🎟️Activities3 booked experiences plus everyday spending — prices need confirming with the operatorCHF 905Needs confirming

These are WUZZR estimates, not live fares. Live flight, hotel and activity pricing plugs in here as soon as it is connected — nothing above is a confirmed booking price.

• ✦ April switches the east coast on as the south winds down
• 🗺️ Colombo, Sri Lanka on the map

WUZZR recommends

• 🐾 Leopards in Yala block one
• 🐾 Kandy to Ella by train
• 🐾 Arugam Bay surf