Ramayana Trail Taster

Five days to the best-known Ramayana temples of the west coast and the hills around Nuwara Eliya.

Negombo
Chilaw
Kandy
Nuwara Eliya
Colombo

Overview

Sri Lanka is the Lanka of the Ramayana, and many places across the island are linked to the story of Rama, Sita, Hanuman and Ravana. This short trip visits the most loved of them: the ancient Shiva temples near Chilaw, the cool hills where Sita is said to have been held, and a temple near Colombo tied to Vibhishana.

Your driver-guide knows the stories behind each site and the right times for temple ceremonies.

Highlights

Morning puja at Munneswaram Temple

Hanuman temple above the Ramboda waterfalls

Seetha Amman Temple beside a mountain stream

The gardens of Hakgala, linked to Ashok Vatika

Kelaniya temple on the river near Colombo

Day by day

Theitinerary.

Day 01
Arrival
Your driver-guide meets you at the airport. A quiet first night by the sea in Negombo.
Day 02
Chilaw temples and on to Kandy
Attend morning puja at Munneswaram and visit nearby Manavari, then drive inland to Kandy.
Day 03
Into the hills
Climb to Ramboda to visit the Hanuman temple, then continue to the Seetha Amman Temple near Nuwara Eliya.
Day 04
Hakgala, Divurumpola and Colombo
Walk in Hakgala Gardens and visit Divurumpola, then drive down to Colombo for an evening at Kelaniya temple.
Day 05
Departure
A short transfer to the airport.

A suggested plan. Every day can be changed, extended or swapped to suit you.

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See where this tour goes next to the other ramayana trail packages. Every route can be mixed and matched.

Which places each ramayana trail package visits
Places	This tourRamayana Trail Taster5 days, 4 nights	Ramayana Hills and South8 days, 7 nights	The Complete Ramayana Trail11 days, 10 nights
Negombo	Included	Included	Included
Chilaw	Included	Included	Included
Munneswaram Temple, in Chilaw	Included	Included	Included
Manavari Temple, in Chilaw	Included	Not included	Included
Kandy	Included	Included	Included
Nuwara Eliya	Included	Included	Included
Ramboda Hanuman Temple, in Nuwara Eliya	Included	Included	Included
Seetha Amman Temple, in Nuwara Eliya	Included	Included	Included
Hakgala Gardens (Ashok Vatika), in Nuwara Eliya	Included	Included	Included
Divurumpola Temple, in Nuwara Eliya	Included	Included	Included
Gayathri Peedam, in Nuwara Eliya	Not included	Included	Included
Colombo	Included	Included	Included
Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, in Colombo	Included	Included	Included
Panchamukha Anjaneyar Temple, in Colombo	Not included	Included	Included
Ella	Not included	Included	Included
Ravana Falls, in Ella	Not included	Included	Included
Ravana Cave, in Ella	Not included	Included	Included
Kataragama	Not included	Included	Included
Kataragama Temple, in Kataragama	Not included	Included	Included
Unawatuna	Not included	Included	Included
Rumassala Hill, in Unawatuna	Not included	Included	Included
Trincomalee	Not included	Not included	Included
Koneswaram Temple, in Trincomalee	Not included	Not included	Included
Kanniya Hot Springs, in Trincomalee	Not included	Not included	Included
Sigiriya	Not included	Not included	Included
Sigiriya Rock, in Sigiriya	Not included	Not included	Included

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Ramayana Trail Taster

Overview

Highlights

Theitinerary.

Arrival

Chilaw temples and on to Kandy

Into the hills

Hakgala, Divurumpola and Colombo