Sri Lanka's South Coast — 6 days
Galle's colonial fort, a safari and dream beaches. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Colombo → Galle; Galle Fort; Galle → Mirissa; Mirissa → Yala.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Colombo → Galle
- 10:00 — Arrival in Colombo
- 12:00 — Coastal train Colombo → Galle (2h30) — Colombo → Galle
- 15:00 — Hotel check-in inside Galle Fort — Fort de Galle
- 16:30 — Walk on the Fort ramparts — Fort de Galle
- 19:30 — Dinner — Fort de Galle
Day 2 — Galle Fort
- 09:30 — Maritime museum & colonial streets — Fort de Galle
- 12:30 — Lunch — Fort de Galle
- 14:30 — Galle lighthouse & Jungle Beach — Fort de Galle
- Walk to the market — Fort de Galle → Galle
- 17:00 — Galle fish market — Galle
- Walk back to the fort — Galle → Fort de Galle
- 19:30 — Dinner — Fort de Galle
Day 3 — Galle → Mirissa
- 09:00 — Tuk-tuk/taxi → Mirissa (1h) — Galle → Mirissa
- 10:30 — Hotel check-in — Mirissa
- 07:00 — Blue whale watching (in season) — Mirissa
- 13:00 — Lunch — Mirissa
- 16:00 — Mirissa beach & Coconut Tree Hill — Mirissa
- 19:30 — Dinner — Mirissa
Day 4 — Mirissa → Yala
- 09:00 — Drive → Yala National Park (2h30) — Mirissa → Yala
- 12:00 — Hotel check-in — Près du parc de Yala
- Off on a jeep safari — Près du parc de Yala → Parc national de Yala
- 15:00 — Afternoon jeep safari — Parc national de Yala
- Back to the lodge — Parc national de Yala → Yala
- 19:30 — Dinner — Yala
Day 5 — Yala safari & Tangalle
- 05:30 — Jeep safari at sunrise — Parc national de Yala
- Back to the lodge — Parc national de Yala → Yala
- 09:30 — Breakfast — Yala
- 11:00 — Drive → Tangalle (1h30) — Yala → Tangalle
- 13:00 — Hotel check-in — Tangalle
- 16:00 — Tangalle's wild beaches — Tangalle
- 19:30 — Grilled-fish dinner — Tangalle
Day 6 — Tangalle → Colombo & departure
- 08:00 — Lazy morning & a last swim before leaving — Tangalle
- 09:30 — Drive → Colombo (3h) — Tangalle → Colombo
- 13:00 — Lunch on the way — Route
- 16:00 — Airport transfer — Colombo → Aéroport
- 19:00 — Flight home