How to spend 6 days in Sri Lanka, country of Peacock

🗺️Destination Overview

Sri Lanka is often referred to as the "teardrop of India" due to its shape and location. It's a geographically accurate description, as Sri Lanka is a teardrop-shaped island located just south of India in the Indian Ocean. This 6-day itinerary covers the southern part of Sri Lanka.

📍Itinerary:

👉Day 1:
🧭Route
Singapore to Colombo

✈️Transportation
Flying from Singapore Changi Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Airport via Sri Lanka Airlines, about 3.5 hours.

🏖️Must-Visit Attractions
Colombo lotus tower,
Colombo Fort railway station
Colombo national museum
Beira Lake

🥘Food
Kottu Roti: A popular street food made by chopping and stir-frying flatbread with vegetables, meat, and spices

🏠Accommodation
1.Ramada by Wyndham Colombo

👉Day 2:

🏖️Must-Visit Attractions
Galle Face Green
Galle One Face mall
Independence memorial Hall
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
Gangaramaya Temple

🥘Food
Watalappan: A rich, creamy baked coconut custard dessert, flavored with cardamom, nutmeg, and jaggery

🏠Accommodation
1.Ramada by Wyndham Colombo

👉Day 3:
🧭Route
colombo to Kandy

✈️Transportation
Taking train from Colombo Fort railway station to Kandy train station, about 3.5hours

🏖️Must-Visit Attractions
Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa)
Kandy lake
Royal Botanic Gardens
Kandy national museum

🥘Food
Ambul Thiyal is a traditional way of preserving fish that originated in the southern part of Sri Lanka.

🏠Accommodation
Amaara Sky hotel (on the hill)
Radisson Hotel Kandy (in the city)

👉Day 4:
🧭Route
Kandy to Sigirya Day trip

✈️Transportation
Chartered private car, about 4 hours drive from Kandy to Sigirya.

🏖️Must-Visit Attractions
Sigirya rock fortress

🥘Food
Egg hoppers with sambol (appa)

👉Day 5:
🧭Route
Kandy to Negombo

✈️Transportation
Taking Train from Kandy train station back to Colombo Fort railway station, change train to Negombo, about 4-5 hours in total, not including transit time.

🏖️Must-Visit Attractions
Negombo Dutch Fort
Negombo Dutch Canal
St Mary’s church
St Sebastian’s church
Angurukaramulla Temple
Fish market
Negombo Beach

🥘Food
Seafood fried rice

🏠Accommodation
Hotel J Negombo (walking distance to beach)

👉Day 6:
🧭Route
Negombo to Colombo then back to Singapore

✈️Transportation
Private chartered car/ taking train back to Colombo, then to airport.

💡Tips: There is no Grab App in Sri Lanka, but there is another App called PickMe, very similar as Grab, make sure you download it and use it when booking transportation.
Generally Sri Lankan are well versed with English, communication is pretty easy. #travel #srilanka