Excursions during a tour to Sri Lanka is an activity that is definitely worth occupying your leisure time with. Sri Lanka has several ancient cities with preserved ancient architecture, palaces, and temples. Most of the sacred sites on the island are Buddhist, and many of them are under the aegis of UNESCO. Therefore, excursions in Sri Lanka are very popular. If necessary, you can find a guide who will tell you in detail about all the interesting places of the island.
One-day sightseeing tours of cities, such as Colombo and Kandy, will cost you relatively inexpensive. Prices of such excursions in Sri Lanka keep within 35-45 USD. Very popular are multi-day tours, when you explore successively temples, palaces, and relics of several cities. For example, a two-day trip introducing travelers to the city of Kandy and the life of the Lankan tribe of Veddas, still in the Stone Age, will cost you 250 USD. Many city sightseeing tours are combined with safaris in the island's national parks.
The most popular among such itineraries is Anuradhapura - Sigiriya - Safari - Kandy. For a four-day trip, you will pay 390 USD. It's worth remembering that this price does not include overnight stays.
Besides antiquities, Sri Lanka has its unique animal life. Marine excursions in Sri Lanka for dolphin and blue whale watching get very high responses from tourists from all over the world. A one-day excursion that includes a tour of Galle Fort, a trip deep into the ocean by boat to see whales and dolphins and a trip to a turtle farm will cost you 125 USD..
For more information about Sri Lanka's sights and excursions to them, please visit our website's city pages.
