Sri Lanka Real Food Adventure 12 Days
- Take a look behind closed doors when you’re invited for a home-cooked Tamil lunch in Haputale and feast on a freshly caught meal with a fisherman’s family in Mirissa.
- Learn the secrets of Sri Lankan cuisine during a cooking class in a Sinhalese home in Kandy and a demonstration in a local home in Bandarawela.
- Experience some of Sri Lanka’s most remarkable sights, including Lion Rock, the Dambulla Cave Temples, the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Yala National Park and Galle Fort.
- Spoil your tastebuds with flavour-filled curries, seriously fresh seafood, sweet desserts, roti, hoppers, dosa, idli and more.
- Discover Sri Lanka’s favourite beverage when you visit a tea plantation in Bandarawela, meeting local tea pickers, learning about their craft and tasting a freshly brewed cuppa.
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Sri Lanka Real Food Adventure
What's included in Sri Lanka Real Food Adventure 12 Days
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Day 1 | Negombo
Negombo
Ayubowan! Welcome to Sri Lanka. Living up to its nickname of the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’, this country is peppered with palm beaches and fascinating ancient sites. It’s also a food lover’s paradise – with Indian, Portuguese, Malay, English, Arab and Dutch influences. Your adventure begins in the seaside city of Negombo, where you’ll meet your local leader and fellow travellers at a 6 pm welcome meeting. Spend your first night on the coastline, getting to know your fellow travellers and watching the fishing boats float by.
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Day 2 | Dambulla
Dambulla
Wake early this morning to catch the action at the Negombo fish market. Situated at the northern end of a lagoon, the market is renowned for lobsters, crabs and prawns. Continue to a coconut plantation to discover why this super food is so central to life in Sri Lanka. Learn how all parts of the tree play an important role in daily life, sip the water of a king coconut, watch ‘toddy tappers’ extract the palm wine from the coconut sap and taste the results. Enjoy a Sri Lankan rice and curry lunch before heading inland to Dambulla, home to ornate cave temples and surrounded by natural wonders and historic sites. Your evening is free to explore. You may like to join your leader on an optional street food crawl for an introduction to some staple Sri Lankan 'short eats' (snack food), including famous hoppers (bowl-shaped savoury pancakes).
Food and Drinks
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Hungry for adventure? This food-focused journey through Sri Lanka hits the spot. Explore the fish market in Negombo, take part in a Sinhalese cooking class in a local home in Kandy, tuck into a Tamil family lunch in Haputale and enjoy a cooking demonstration with a fisherman’s family in Mirissa. Lie back on the coast, cool down in the highlands and weave through the streets of the buzzing capital. When you’re not busy eating, you’ll explore the rich culture of Sri Lanka – think elaborate temples, ancient fortresses and wildlife-filled countryside.
Inclusions
- Negombo - Fish market
- Madampe - Coconut plantation visit
- Dambulla - Wholesale Markets tour
- Sigiriya - Lion Rock Fortress Visit
- Sigiriya - Chena Cultivation tour by jeep
- Dambulla - Cave Temples
- Matale - Spice Garden tour and lunch
- Kandy - Temple of the Tooth
- Kandy - Cooking Class in a Sinhalese Home
- Kandy - Tea factory visit
- Kandy - Market wander & tastings
- Bandarawela - Cooking demonstration & local meal
- Kandy - Scenic train ride from Kandy to Bandarawela
- Haputale - Tamil family lunch
- Bandarawela - Hike through tea fields
- Yala/Udawalawe National Park - Wildlife safari
- Tissamaharama - Curd and treacle tasting
- Mirissa - Fisherman's Cooking Demonstration and Lunch
- Galle - Dutch Fort
- Galle - Walking tour
- Galle - Biriyani lunch with a local family
- Colombo - City tour by bus
- Colombo - Dutch Burgher Lunch
- Colombo - Street food
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Meeting Points
- Corundum Breeze Negombo, 28 Poruthota Road, Sri Lanka
End Points
- Fairway Colombo, No. 7, Hospital Street, Sri Lanka
