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Professional Birding Tour

9 days
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Start and end in Colombo
4.4
64 traveler reviews
  • Natural waterfall cascading over layered rock formations.
  • Promenade by the sea with people walking and modern buildings.
  • Group of elephants at a sanctuary with a person interacting with them.
  • Colorful bird with a long beak wading through shallow water.
  • Dynamic waterfall with white water rushing over dark rocks.
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  • Historic white colonial-style building with vehicles parked outside.
  • An elephant standing in an open area with a person nearby.
  • A peacock walking through dry grasslands.
  • Aerial view of a bustling city by the coast with illuminated buildings.
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Aitken Spence Travel
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Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
Group Size 2 - 20
Ages 10+

Places You’ll See

  • Colombo
    Colombo
  • Udawalawe National Park
    Udawalawe National Park
  • Yala National Park
    Yala National Park
  • Nuwara Eliya
    Nuwara Eliya
  • Horton Plains National Park
    Horton Plains National Park
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Highlights

  • Explore Sinharaja Rainforest with a biologist
  • Spot elephants in Udawalawe National Park
  • Search for leopards during Yala Jeep Safari
  • Hike through Horton Plains cloud forest
  • Visit colonial Nuwara Eliya and tea estates

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 ARRIVE COLOMBO – SINHARAJA (145km – 4hrs)
  2. Day 2 SINHARAJA
  3. Day 3 SINHARAJA
  4. Day 4 SINHARAJA – UDAWALAWE (110km – 3.5hrs)
  5. Day 5 UDAWALAWE – YALA (110km – 2.45hrs)
  6. Day 6 YALA
  7. Day 7 YALA – NUWARA ELIYA (180km – 5hrs)
  8. Day 8 NUWARA ELIYA — HORTON PLAINS — NUWARA ELIYA (60km – 2.5hrs)
  9. Day 9 DEPARTURE NUWARA ELIYA – COLOMBO (165km – 5hrs)
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What's Not Included

  • Additional Services

Where You'll Stay

All accommodations are subject to change

  • Rainforest Eco Lodge

    Hotel
    Days 1, 2, 3

  • Grand Udawalawe Safari Resort

    Hotel
    day 4

  • Cinnamon Wild

    Hotel
    Days 5, 6

  • Grand Hotel

    Hotel
    Days 7, 8

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Operated by

Aitken Spence Travel

4.4
(64 reviews)
This operator has high review ratings and responds promptly to enquiries

Number of tours

36

Age Range

2 to 99 years old

Response time

12 hours

Response rate

100%

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Customer Reviews

  • karen
    · January 27th, 2025
    Good trips, nice to include Columbia museum as an option as it's so good
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  • AngelaMakowski
    · April 17th, 2020
    Wonderful Tour. Sri Lankan hospitality was amazing and people are super sweet. Thank you so much for everything. The gifts were amazing. Thank you...
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  • SilviaThoma
    · April 17th, 2020
    Excellent tour. Loved the local culture and the Sri Lankan food was mind-blowing. Amazing tour and shall recommend for anyone.
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Dates & Availability

9 days
Professional Birding Tour
From Colombo to Colombo

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