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- Operator
- Apple Vacations Pvt Ltd
- Explorer
- Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- Guided in English
- Other languages on offer: German, French, Spanish
- Group Size 1 - 99
- All Ages Welcome
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Dambulla Cave Temple
- Climb the Sigiriya Rock Fortress
- Watch a Kandy cultural dance show
- Ride through tea plantations to Ella
- Go on a safari in Udawalawe National Park
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Airport - Dambulla
- Day 2 Dambulla- Sigiriya - Kandy
- Day 3 Kandy - Ella
- Day 4 Ella - Udawalawe - Colombo
- Day 5 Colombo - Airport
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Additional Services
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Operated by
Apple Vacations Pvt Ltd
Number of tours
29
Age Range
1 to 110 years old
Response time
6 hours
Response rate
96%
We operate with our own fleet of vehicles to maintain our high standards of...
Read moreCustomer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideGood
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
Neil· April 26th, 2025Hey guys, If you want some genuine constructive feedback, then I shall need more space than is available here, as I had a number of positives and a number of negatives that I'd be happy to share with you. So send me an email address to which I can forward a constructive email and I'll be happy to do so. If I don't hear back from you, I will assume you are not really interested to hear anything negative. Cheers, NeilShow moreTrip date: April 2025- RTRonald· October 28th, 2024itinerary was great . Keffthe our driver and guide was excellent. We felt safe with him on the roads. Hotel and meals were excellent. Highly recommend this tour and guideShow moreTrip date: October 2024
- JHJohannes· June 3rd, 2024Automatic translation available in English. View in EnglishEin hervorragender Guide (Krish), der einem von den Lippen lesen kann. Ella ist sehr zu empfehlen;)Show more
Trip date: May 2024
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- Instant ConfirmationFrom Sunday14 Sep, 2025To Thursday18 Sep, 2025English, German, French, Spanish +3 moreThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureFrom:NZ $924 per personMultiple Room Types
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- Instant ConfirmationFrom Sunday21 Sep, 2025To Thursday25 Sep, 2025English, German, French, Spanish +3 moreThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureFrom:NZ $924 per personMultiple Room Types
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What our customers ask about this tour
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James
Asked on March 26th, 2025Could we join the tour on the 1 July or closer for the tour from Colombo?
Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written March 2025Yes, you can join the "Serene Sri Lanka" 5-day tour starting on July 1, 2025
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Nicholas
Asked on March 9th, 2025I would like to know whether it is possible to stay in a hotel in Colombo which is booked by myself after 3 nights (after Safari). What would be the price for the trip without sleeping in Colombo? (Single room).
- Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written March 2025
Yes can stay at your own hotel in Colombo, trip would end after 3 nights. For one night less will be $60 in total.
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Nadia
Asked on March 3rd, 2025How many people will be in the group? I go directly to Talalla after the 4th day. Please give me a concrete offer.
- Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written March 2025
Group size is not confirmed yet, its a group tour untill last also people may join, for now no one join the tour. There will be no addtional charge to drop to Talalla on 4th day.
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Joshua
Asked on February 28th, 2025Is pick up point colombo airport? What time do I need to get there for? Is it always escorted with private driver and english speaking guide? I need to get to Colombo airport early on last day-is this OK?
- Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written March 2025
Pick up time is between 07.30am - 09.30am. Its group tour and no one booked on the date you will go alone as private, yes with English speaking chauffuer. Yes can drop to airport early on last day no issue.
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Joshua
Traveler•Written March 2025So to make the 7:30-9:30 AM pick up I will need to start tour on 18th and spend night in colombo. My flight on the 22nd leaves at 16:00PM-so can I get late drop off to airport at the end f the tour? Can I get the hotels? are they 3 star? 4 star?
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Joshua
Traveler•Written March 20251) If I arrive at the airport at 2PM am I too late to do the Day 1 itinerary? Should I stay overnight in in a hotel in colombo and start the tour on 18th so that I do not miss anything? Then, can you pick me up from a hotel and take me to dambulla? 2) in the brochure it says that the hotels are all 4 star? Can you give me the names? 3) Are entrance fees to temples/attractions included? If not, how much extra am I going to have to pay? 4) I sleep with a CPAP machine at night so all the hotel rooms need to have a socket next to the bed so that I can plug in my machine-do they?
- Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written March 2025
1- Yes, preferred to stay at Colombo at start to tour on next day, Even if we pick up from airport and start the tour at 02.00pm, we can do one or two sightseeing only and then we can manage to do the all the sights on day 02. 2- Hotel names- Colombo - Fairway or similar hotel, Sigiriya - Kassapa lIon rock or similar hotel, Kandy - Topaz or Similar, Ella - 88th Ella or Oakray Ella Gap. 3- Entrance fees are not included on the package - $ 230, Other than shopping and lunch need to pay directly. 4- Sure we request, that to all the hotels, or otherwise we can provide power extention socket at the all the hotels.
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Joshua
Traveler•Written March 20251) Do you pay for the train to Ella? Do i have a spot in the train? What if there is flooding? 2) what do I have to pay- for 4 star hotel, single person.
- Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written March 2025
1 - Yes, We will reserve the train tickets and if there is any floor or bad weather train will be cancell and will use road to Ella. (Still we try to offer short train atleast, if possible). 2 - all the hotel mentioned above is 4* except in Ella, As Ella city don't have much hotel options. Ella can be upgrade to Luxury hotel if you want. For the upgrade cost would come around $ 80 hotel in Ella, can be paid on arrival as well.
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Joshua
Traveler•Written March 2025Can I confirm that you already have the train tickets? Or do you need to book them?
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Joshua
Traveler•Written March 2025I understand that you have to book a month in advance as they sell out so quickly so that means no train and that was very important to me
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Sabrina
Asked on January 12th, 2025I'm a single Australian traveller keen to do your 5 day Serene Sri Lanka trip over the Easter period, from Fri 18 thru Tues 22 April. Happy to go alone or fit in with others. I'm a very experienced traveller. Is there likely to be something available at that time?
- Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written January 2025
Yes tour is availble on your requested days and you can book it. at the movement there no booked for same tour, may be last minutes also people may join and its depends.
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Sabrina
Traveler•Written January 2025I just want to clarify that the tour will go ahead, even if for some reason I ended up the only starter. Naturally I would assume I would then just be accompanied by a combined guide/driver. I'm a very experienced and fit 70 year old Aussie traveller who has visited most of the world and I'm very flexible and able to fit in. But I need to be absolutely sure before I lock in my flights and pay the air fares.
- Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written January 2025
surely you can lock the flights and even one person book the tour on the day, we will proceed the tour.
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Gillian
Asked on December 9th, 2024Can you please give me an idea of which hotels you use. I am investigating the Serene Sri Lanka: A Magical 5-days Journey, for one solo traveler. I understand that you might not always use the same hotel, but I would like to know which ones have been used in the past so I can have a look at them.
- Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written December 2024
Sigiriya - Kassappa lion rock or similar, Kandy - Thilanka kandy or similar, Ella - Ella Gap or similar, Colombo- fairway Colombo or similar
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Charles
Asked on March 20th, 2024If I book for one adult in the triple room option, will I share with other people in the travel group? This is okay? Or do I need to bring minimum 3 people to book the triple room.
- Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written March 2024
For solo travelers we advise you to book SINGLE room and we will not proving any sharing room with unknown co travelers, If you could bring your friends or family members and book a double room or triple room that would be advisable, So you can share with them also.
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Charles
Traveler•Written March 2024Is it possible to get first class reserved seat option for train ride from Kandy to Ella? I am happy to pay extra for this but want to check. Because if it is unreserved or standing for long journey then please let me know. Wanted to ask is it possible you can share the hotel names in each city which ones we will stay in?
- Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written March 2024
1st class can be booked with additional charge, but will confirm it on confirmation only, as seats are subject to available. Hotels mentioned will be: Sigiriyana by thilanka or fresco water villa or similar hotel, Topaz or thilanka Kandy or similar hotel, 88th ella or Oakray ella gap or similar hotel, Pegasus reef or similar hotel.
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Lynda
Asked on December 24th, 2023what time do the first days activities start so I can book the correct flight. Also what does does the national park safari end is there an option to depart the tour after the national park safari on the last day and travel from there to Mirissa by taxi (at my own cost.) If the answer to the Mirissa question is yes, would you be prepared to agree an adjusted price to reflect the fact I'm not travelling back to Colombo or staying there the last night?
- Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written December 2023
tour start time around morning 07.30am would be fine 1st day. national park would be Udawalawe national park. staying Mirissa part is not clear - you want skip the Colombo stay and want stay at Mirissa?
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Monica
Asked on December 24th, 2023is it a good time of the year to do the tour?? THanks Ros
- Apple Vacations Pvt LtdOperator•Written December 2023
for month of may east coast will better to explore
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