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Sri Lanka for solo travellers, a tour by Riviera Travel

Tour · 12 nights · with Riviera Travel

Sri Lanka for solo travellers

A thirteen-night escorted tour by Riviera Travel, designed for solo travellers, tracing Sri Lanka's ancient sites, from sacred cave temples and lost cities to wildlife parks and colonial forts.

Duration
12 nights
Departures
9 dates
Choose a month below
Countries
Sri Lanka
Operator
Riviera Travel
From
£3,194
per person

Highlights

What makes this one worth it

  1. Dambulla cave templesWith over 150 Buddhist statues

  2. Sigiriya Lion RockWith 600ft granite tower and ancient palace ruins

  3. Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, a sacred Buddhist shrine

  4. Elephant Transit Home orphan elephants feeding

  5. Yala National Park safariWith chance to see leopards

About the trip

This solo travellers' tour with Riviera Travel begins in Colombo for a night before moving inland to Dambulla and the cave temples, where over 150 Buddhist statues peer from dim recesses in a granite outcrop. Nearby, Sigiriya’s 600-foot Lion Rock rises dramatically, crowned by the ruins of an ancient royal palace guarded still by giant stone paws.

The journey continues through spice gardens and the royal city of Kandy, where the Temple of the Tooth holds its timeless claim, and the Royal Botanical Gardens unfold over 150 acres of mature tropical trees and carefully tended lawns. Tea plantations pave the way to the hill station of Nuwara Eliya, where cool breezes ripple across box-like tea bushes.

Heading south, the Elephant Transit Home offers the chance to see orphaned calves fed, followed by a game drive in Yala National Park, home to elusive leopards and a variety of other wildlife. The trip winds down on the southwest coast, with free days beside the Indian Ocean at Kalutara and a tour of the daunting 16th-century Dutch Fort at Galle before returning home.

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The route in outline: places are joined in the order visited, not by the roads or sea lanes taken.
  1. 1 Colombo
  2. 2 Dambulla
  3. 3 Sigiriya
  4. 4 Kandy
  5. 5 Nuwara Eliya
  6. 6 Yala National Park
  7. 7 Galle
  8. 8 Kalutara

Itinerary

The route

  1. Colombo

  2. Dambulla

  3. Sigiriya

  4. Kandy

  5. Nuwara Eliya

  6. Yala National Park

  7. Galle

  8. Kalutara

These are the places the trip visits, in order. Riviera Travel publishes the day-by-day itinerary on its own site.

When to go

Departures and prices

Lowest price each month, per person.

Riviera Travel confirms exact dates, availability and prices when you book.

Need to know

Before you book

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Travelling alone
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Flights
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What’s included
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Accessibility
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For full details of what’s included, check with Riviera Travel. See the full details on their site

Questions people ask

How long is Sri Lanka for solo travellers?
Sri Lanka for solo travellers is a 12 nights tour holiday.
Who operates Sri Lanka for solo travellers?
Sri Lanka for solo travellers is operated by Riviera Travel.
How much does Sri Lanka for solo travellers cost?
Prices for Sri Lanka for solo travellers start from £3,194, subject to availability.

The operator

Riviera Travel

River cruises and escorted tours

A British operator that began in 1984 with a handful of tents in the south of France. Its tours and river cruises travel with a Riviera tour manager or cruise director looking after the group.

You book with Riviera Travel directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.

New to Sri Lanka? Our Sri Lanka guide has the practical essentials: money, plugs, visas and when to go.

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