Sri Lanka Food Tour: Explore and Taste Traditional Sri Lankan Cuisine in 11 Nights and 12 Days

Embark on an 11-night, 12-day Sri Lanka Food Tour and indulge in traditional Sri Lankan cuisine. Explore local markets, enjoy cooking demonstrations, taste street foods, and experience the vibrant flavors of this exotic destination.

Duration: 12 days
Cancellation: 6 days learn more
Highlights

AIRPORT /NEGOMBO

Negombo - • You will be welcomed by our representative at the BIA on arrival.
• Transfer to the hotel in Negombo
• Overnight stay at the hotel.

NEGOMBO

Negombo Fish Market - • Breakfast at the hotel
• Visit Negombo fish market
• Cooking demonstration
• Dine-in on fresh seafood with a fisherman’s family.
• Taste coconut toddy
• Back to the hotel & dinner at the hotel

NEGOMBO / DAMBULLA

Galewela - Village Tour Experience a village tour learning and connecting with the authentic rural life of Sri Lanka. An interesting excursion involving traditional rides on a bullock cart, through the lakes via local catamaran and interactions with the farmers and villagers ending with a typical home cooked meal in one of their homes.

Dambulla Cave Temple - Dambulla is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains. There are more than 80 documented caves in the surrounding area. Major attractions are spread over five caves, which contain statues and paintings. These paintings and statues are related to Gautama Buddha and his life. There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses.

Program of the day

• After breakfast proceed to Dambulla
• Taste Pol roti & King coconuts
• Do a traditional village tour & experience authentic Sri Lankan village culture and cuisine
• Enjoy a local lunch
• Visit Dambulla cave temple & Golden temple
• Check in to the hotel and dinner at the hotel

DAMBULLA

Dambulla Dedicated Economic Centre - This wholesale market operates 24 hours per day and is absolutely packed with trucks and trollies packed with fruit and vegetables in bags, boxes, nets, on pallets and loose, vendors, buyers, traders, carriers, and other workers. The range and volume are astounding and the atmosphere wonderful!

Minneriya National Park - Large numbers of Sri Lankan elephants are attracted to grass fields on the edges of the Minneriya Tank during the dry season. The Minneriya tank contributes to sustain a large herd.
Elephants gathered at Minneriya National Park is numbering around 150-350.

Program of the day
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Visit Dambulla wholesale vegetable market
• Enjoy buffalo curd
• Prepare lunch at a local home
• Do Minneriya wildlife safari
• Back to the hotel & dinner at the hotel

DAMBULLA / TRINCOMALEE

Trincomalee Harbour - Trincomalee which is a natural deep-water harbour has attracted seafarers, trader and pilgrims from Europe, Middle East, Africa, China, East Asia and Australasia since ancient times. Trinco, as it is commonly called, has been a seaport and Hindu pilgrimage center since 400 BCE.

Program of the day

• After breakfast proceed to Trincomalee
• Lunch is self-arranged
• Check in to the hotel & leisure on the beach
• Dinner at the hotel

TRINCOMALEE

Trincomalee Beach - Program of the Day

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Leisure on the beach
• Lunch is self-arranged
• Dinner at the hotel

TRINCOMALEE / KANDY

Ranweli Spice Garden - Visited Ranweli Spice Garden as this was enlisted in of our Cultural Triangle tour. It is a small garden & we were given a talk/ demonstration of the products. We purchased a few items & one of this is Siddharta Oil with Sarshapada Oil.

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic - Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha.

Program of the day

• After breakfast proceed to Kandy
• Visit Matale spice garden & demonstration about use of traditional Sri Lankan spices.
• Enjoy a Sri Lankan lunch
• Visit Kandy sacred temple
• Check in to the hotel & dinner at the hotel

KANDY

Kandy - Program of the day

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Visit Kandy vegetable market
• Lunch is self-arranged
• Kandy city tour & taste junk foods
• Back to the hotel & dinner at the hotel

KANDY / NUWARA ELIYA

Nuwara Eliya - Program of the day

• After breakfast proceed to Nuwara Eliya
• Hill country train journey
• Visit tea factory & tea plucking experience
• Lunch is self-arranged
• Nuwara Elya city tour & taste street foods
• Check in to the hotel & dinner at the hotel

NUWARA ELIYA / COLOMBO

Colombo - Program of the day

• After breakfast proceed to Colombo
• Taste traditional Tamil cuisine with a local family.
• Colombo city tour
• Lunch is self-arranged
• Visit Colombo vegetable & fruits market
• Dinner at a local restaurant
• Check in to the hotel

COLOMBO

Colombo - Program of the day

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Colombo city tour
• Lunch is self-arranged
• Taste street foods
• Dinner Self arranged
• Back to the hotel

COLOMBO / DEPARTURE

Katunayake - • After breakfast, proceed to the airport for departure

What's Included
  • Twin share accommodations
  • All entrance fees included for tour highlights
  • Meals covered: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • Inclusive of domestic transportation
  • English-speaking chauffeur/guide
  • Taxes and porterage taken care of
What's Not Included
  • Expenditure of a personal nature
  • International airfare Visa fee and Travel Insurance
  • Tips and Entrance fees not mentioned in the itinerary
Additional Information

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

  • Negombo fish market
  • Cooking demonstration
  • Taste pol roti & king coconut
  • Dambulla cave temple
  • Minneriya wildlife safari
  • Traditional village tour
  • Experience a local lunch
  • Enjoy a Tamil meal
  • Spice garden
  • Kandy tooth temple
  • Kandy market
  • Prepare lunch at a local home
  • Upcountry train journey
  • Taste street foods
  • Colombo city tour
  • Ministry of Crabs dinner

Options for free

c3 Taste local fruits & king coconut

c3 Gem museum

c3 Kandy city tour

c3 Tuk ride in Habarana

c3 Tea plucking experience

Cooking Experience

c3 Hoppers & string hoppers

c3 Pol roti

c3 Dhal Curry

c3 Kiri Hodhi

c3 Pol Sambol

c3 Fish curry

Location
Galadari Hotel
Lotus Road
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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Jaroslawlewinski82
Jul 21, 2020
I would highly recommend this tour.. - Your company had arranged it in the best way to experience Sri Lankan foods. I and my group 100% satisfied. It has given us great memories and we will back soon. Jaroslaw Lewinski Poland
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Myokshu
Jul 15, 2020
Great Tour - We came to Sri Lanka for our vacation and everything was perfectly arranged. We would like to recommend this tour for all our friends and Relatives Arrival Date -23rd of December 2019, Departure Date – 30th of December 2019 MS . KRISH Australia
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