Sri Lanka New Year Escape 2027 — 7 Days

This is a fixed New Year departure: 27 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, with a seven-day local programme running 28 December to 3 January. It strings together the island's best-known sights in one loop — the cave temple at Dambulla, Sigiriya rock, the elephant gathering at Minneriya, the hill capital of Kandy and a stretch of southern beach — with the New Year's Eve celebration falling on the Kandy night.

The pace is comfortable rather than rushed: two nights in Colombo, two in Dambulla, one in Kandy and two at the beach. Group sizes stay small, transport is private and air-conditioned, and a guide stays with you in English or Arabic from arrival to departure.

• Sigiriya Rock Fortress and the Dambulla Cave Temple
• Habarana village experience with a bullock-cart ride and home-cooked lunch
• Minneriya National Park jeep safari
• Kandy's Temple of the Tooth, cultural show and New Year's Eve gala dinner
• Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya and a tea factory visit
• Madu River boat safari and a sea-turtle hatchery
• Two nights of beach time at Waskaduwa