Day 1, 2 & 3We will meet you at the Airport and transfer you directly to the historic city of Galle where you will stay for three nights at the luxurious Amangalla. Lying within the walls of Galle’s 17th century Dutch Fort – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Amangalla offers a wonderful escape for those wanting the highest possible luxury in intimate, interesting and historic surroundings. Galle Fort is a melting pot of cultural influences. Explore the Fort with its narrow streets, well preserved ramparts, the lighthouse, the Dutch Reform Church, and several houses with the typical manor house style architecture with columns, courtyards, and verandas. The thick, high ramparts that protect and distinguish the Fort are today used for romantic evening strolls and convenient viewpoints to catch the sweaty action of local 'village' cricket games and the international games held in the adjacent Galle cricket stadium. Explore boutique shops and hotels, visit art galleries and museums, or just wander around the Fort’s sturdy ramparts and soak up the special atmosphere of a living walled city.

Day 4, 5 & 6Journey along the spectacular southern coast to Amanwella, a secluded and luxurious beach resort now widely considered as one of the best beach hotel in the island. Spend three nights in this perfect oasis, which also serves as an ideal base for exploring the southern beaches, cultural heritage and natural wildlife. The deep south is an integral part of the ancient Ruhunu kingdom which dates back to the 2nd century B.C. Visit the tranquil town of Tissamaharama, dominated by lakes and gigantic semi-circle shaped Buddhist Dagobas (temples) built by the Ruhunu kings, or Kataragama, surrounded by mountains and perched on the banks of the Menik Ganga (river of jewels), a pilgrimage site with great religious and historical significance for Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims and Christians. Wildlife lovers can visit Yala National Park, home to the greatest variety of Sri Lanka’s wildlife. Bird lovers will enjoy Bundala wetlands and for a taste of rainforest, travel inland to the majestic Sinharaja Rainforest, another World Heritage Site.

Day 7Today you head back to the capital city of Colombo for your final night where you will be staying at Tintagel – a newly opened luxurious boutique hotel housed in one of Sri Lanka’s most famous ancestral residences belonging to the family of Sri Lanka’s former President. Experience Colombo’s colonial architecture with a visit to the Fort - a three mile long rampart originally built in the sixteenth century by the Portuguese and then further developed by the Dutch and the British. Here, many of the old colonial buildings jostle for attention with the rest of Colombo’s modern skyline.