Sri Lanka England Cricket Tour - 1St & 2Nd Tests Tour

You will be met at Colombo Airport and transferred 2.5-hours to your South Coast beach resort.

Check into your hotel, settle in and relax on the shores of the warm Indian Ocean.

At leisure to relax and enjoy the sparkling Indian Ocean beaches of the warm South Coast.

You can swim in the sea or suntan around the swimming pool, whilst enjoying the local culture and food. Indulge yourself with a spa treatment, as this region is renowned for its Ayurvedic remedies that cleanse body, mind and spirit. And walk for miles and miles along the wide sandy beaches, framed by coconut palms.

You can also participate in many different water sports on Bentota Lagoon.

Optional excursions include a visit a local turtle hatchery; a boat ride on the river; or a canal boat safari to islands where you can see water birds, monkeys & water monitors. Day excursions are also available to historic Galle Fort, and to local Buddhist temples and shrines.

At leisure to relax and enjoy the sparkling Indian Ocean beaches of the warm South Coast.

You can swim in the sea or suntan around the swimming pool, whilst enjoying the local culture and food. Indulge yourself with a spa treatment, as this region is renowned for its Ayurvedic remedies that cleanse body, mind and spirit. And walk for miles and miles along the wide sandy beaches, framed by coconut palms.

You can also participate in many different water sports on Bentota Lagoon.

Optional excursions include a visit a local turtle hatchery; a boat ride on the river; or a canal boat safari to islands where you can see water birds, monkeys & water monitors. Day excursions are also available to historic Galle Fort, and to local Buddhist temples and shrines.

Transfer 1.5-hours to Galle International Stadium to experience all the thrill, drama and excitement of the first 5-day cricket test series between England and Sri Lanka in historic Galle.

Galle Fort has a colourful history, as it was originally built by the Portuguese and later heavily fortified by the Dutch. It is today a World Heritage site, with a multi-ethnic and multi-religious population living within its walls.

You will be dropped off at the stadium, where you will have airconditioned seats and 6 drinks vouchers.

After play return transfer to your hotel situated on the beautiful southwest coast.

Note: For an extra £55 per person per day you can request an upgrade to the hospitality option, which includes morning tea/coffee with cookies; buffet lunch with soft drinks, wine & beer and evening tea/coffee with 2 savoury & 2 sweet snacks.

Transfer 1.5-hours to Galle International Stadium to experience all the thrill, drama and excitement of the first 5-day cricket test series between England and Sri Lanka in historic Galle.

Galle Fort has a colourful history, as it was originally built by the Portuguese and later heavily fortified by the Dutch. It is today a World Heritage site, with a multi-ethnic and multi-religious population living within its walls.

You will be dropped off at the stadium, where you will have airconditioned seats and 6 drinks vouchers.

After play return transfer to your hotel situated on the beautiful southwest coast.

Note: For an extra £55 per person per day you can request an upgrade to the hospitality option, which includes morning tea/coffee with cookies; buffet lunch with soft drinks, wine & beer and evening tea/coffee with 2 savoury & 2 sweet snacks.

Transfer 1.5-hours to Galle International Stadium to experience all the thrill, drama and excitement of the first 5-day cricket test series between England and Sri Lanka in historic Galle.

Galle Fort has a colourful history, as it was originally built by the Portuguese and later heavily fortified by the Dutch. It is today a World Heritage site, with a multi-ethnic and multi-religious population living within its walls.

You will be dropped off at the stadium, where you will have airconditioned seats and 6 drinks vouchers.

After play return transfer to your hotel situated on the beautiful southwest coast.

Note: For an extra £55 per person per day you can request an upgrade to the hospitality option, which includes morning tea/coffee with cookies; buffet lunch with soft drinks, wine & beer and evening tea/coffee with 2 savoury & 2 sweet snacks.

Transfer 1.5-hours to Galle International Stadium to experience all the thrill, drama and excitement of the first 5-day cricket test series between England and Sri Lanka in historic Galle.

Galle Fort has a colourful history, as it was originally built by the Portuguese and later heavily fortified by the Dutch. It is today a World Heritage site, with a multi-ethnic and multi-religious population living within its walls.

You will be dropped off at the stadium, where you will have airconditioned seats and 6 drinks vouchers.

After play return transfer to your hotel situated on the beautiful southwest coast.

Note: For an extra £55 per person per day you can request an upgrade to the hospitality option, which includes morning tea/coffee with cookies; buffet lunch with soft drinks, wine & beer and evening tea/coffee with 2 savoury & 2 sweet snacks.

Transfer 1.5-hours to Galle International Stadium to experience all the thrill, drama and excitement of the first 5-day cricket test series between England and Sri Lanka in historic Galle.

Galle Fort has a colourful history, as it was originally built by the Portuguese and later heavily fortified by the Dutch. It is today a World Heritage site, with a multi-ethnic and multi-religious population living within its walls.

You will be dropped off at the stadium, where you will have airconditioned seats and 6 drinks vouchers.

After play return transfer to your hotel situated on the beautiful southwest coast.

Note: For an extra £55 per person per day you can request an upgrade to the hospitality option, which includes morning tea/coffee with cookies; buffet lunch with soft drinks, wine & beer and evening tea/coffee with 2 savoury & 2 sweet snacks.

Today transfer 4-hours to Kandy, enjoying spectacular views of the countryside and its tea plantations as we wind our way through the hill country.

Along the way we stop at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage that cares for baby elephants lost or abandoned in the wild. Here you can see the orphans being bottle fed with milk before they continue to the river to bathe, giving you the opportunity of close-up photographs (daily feeding times: 09.15, 13.15 and 17.00).

On arrival in Kandy, check into your hotel in this religious and ancient capital of kings.

This morning we travel 1-hour to Dambulla where we explore the famous Golden Rock Cave Temple, a sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries. This vast isolated rock mass with five caverns is the largest and best preserved cave monastery in Sri Lanka and is a World Heritage site.

We continue 30-minutes to Sigiriya - known as Lion's Rock - a massive 5th century fortress and palace ruins surrounded by extensive gardens and reservoirs. Here you can climb 1,200 steps to the top of this amazing "Fortress in the Sky" that is also a World Heritage site, with the reward of incredible views. Ancient rock paintings are also on display.

We also visit a spice garden, before returning to Kandy.

Please dress appropriately when visiting Dambulla temple, with shoulders and knees covered. There is a steep uphill walk to Dambulla, so this visit is not suitable for people with mobility issues, nor is climbing Sigiriya Rock.

Today we visit the sacred Temple of the Tooth that houses a tooth relic of the Buddha. Religious pooja ceremonies, when the golden casket containing the tooth is revealed, are held daily at 05.00, 09.30 and 18.30 - so this is the best time to visit.

Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a World Heritage site partly due to this temple. Its principal Buddhist complexes have considerable importance. The high priests of the two best known, Malwatte and Asgiriya, are the most important in Sri Lanka and the Asgiriya Maha Vihara has a large reclining Buddha image.

In the evening enjoy a Cultural Show, with dancing and fire walking.

Note: Please dress appropriately when visiting sacred sites, with shoulders and knees covered.

Transfer to Pallekele International Cricket Stadium for the second thrilling 5-day cricket test series between England and Sri Lanka.

You will have airconditioned seats, with 6 drinks vouchers.

After play return transfer to your Kandy hotel in this ancient capital city in the central mountains of Sri Lanka.

Note: For an extra £55 per person per day you can request an upgrade to the hospitality option, which includes morning tea/coffee with cookies; buffet lunch with soft drinks, wine & beer and evening tea/coffee with 2 savoury & 2 sweet snacks.

Transfer to Pallekele International Cricket Stadium for the second thrilling 5-day cricket test series between England and Sri Lanka.

You will have airconditioned seats, with 6 drinks vouchers.

After play return transfer to your Kandy hotel in this ancient capital city in the central mountains of Sri Lanka.

Note: For an extra £55 per person per day you can request an upgrade to the hospitality option, which includes morning tea/coffee with cookies; buffet lunch with soft drinks, wine & beer and evening tea/coffee with 2 savoury & 2 sweet snacks.

Transfer to Pallekele International Cricket Stadium for the second thrilling 5-day cricket test series between England and Sri Lanka.

You will have airconditioned seats, with 6 drinks vouchers.

After play return transfer to your Kandy hotel in this ancient capital city in the central mountains of Sri Lanka.

Note: For an extra £55 per person per day you can request an upgrade to the hospitality option, which includes morning tea/coffee with cookies; buffet lunch with soft drinks, wine & beer and evening tea/coffee with 2 savoury & 2 sweet snacks.

Transfer to Pallekele International Cricket Stadium for the second thrilling 5-day cricket test series between England and Sri Lanka.

You will have airconditioned seats, with 6 drinks vouchers.

After play return transfer to your Kandy hotel in this ancient capital city in the central mountains of Sri Lanka.

Note: For an extra £55 per person per day you can request an upgrade to the hospitality option, which includes morning tea/coffee with cookies; buffet lunch with soft drinks, wine & beer and evening tea/coffee with 2 savoury & 2 sweet snacks.

Transfer to Pallekele International Cricket Stadium for the second thrilling 5-day cricket test series between England and Sri Lanka.

You will have airconditioned seats, with 6 drinks vouchers.

After play return transfer to your Kandy hotel in this ancient capital city in the central mountains of Sri Lanka.

Note: For an extra £55 per person per day you can request an upgrade to the hospitality option, which includes morning tea/coffee with cookies; buffet lunch with soft drinks, wine & beer and evening tea/coffee with 2 savoury & 2 sweet snacks.

Today transfer 3-hours from Kandy to the commercial capital of Colombo.

You will be dropped off at your hotel conveniently situated near the international airport.

Transfer to Colombo Airport for your flight home.