Bringing together culinary experiences, masterclasses and must-try Sri Lankan dishes with local brews

Day 1

• Check-in to Wallawwa for an overnight stay in a Garden Suite on bed and breakfast basis
• Complimentary afternoon tea
  Evening ‘Social Hour’ featuring complimentary drinks, wine and beer
• Dinner includes a selection of signature local dishes from the region including world-famous Negombo Mud Crab.

Day 2

• Visit the Negombo fish market with our chef to pick the catch of the day, the rest of the morning is at leisure
• Afternoon Sri Lankan cooking lesson, followed by lunch
• Evening foodie tour of Colombo with a resident host

Day 3

• The morning is at leisure
• Complimentary afternoon tea
  Evening ‘Social Hour’ featuring complimentary drinks, wine and beer
• Evening hopper-making masterclass

Details

Day 1

• Transfer to Goatfell in Kandapola, near Nuwara Eliya for a three-night stay in a Concordia Bedroom on an all-inclusive basis
• Tonight you’ll enjoy our signature pittu and mutton curry

Day 2

• Wake early for sunrise over the hills with a steaming cup of Ceylon tea
• Enjoy a late breakfast by the pool
• Take a self-guided trek on The Pekoe Trail, which connects to the Pedro Estate Tea Factory
• Evening sundowners by the firepit
• Special tea-infused dinner paired with a selection of our house wines

Day 3

• A trek followed by a special Tea Planter’s picnic lunch
• Head back to the bungalow and relax
• Complimentary afternoon tea

Details

Day 7

• Transfer to Camellia Hills in Hatton by train
• Check in for a two-night stay in a Lakeview Bedroom on all-inclusive basis
• Morning at leisure
• Evening Yaara tea making session and local ‘short eats’

Day 8

• A private picnic lunch at a waterfall
• Enjoy an afternoon fisherman’s canoe ride on the serene Castlereagh reservoir
• ‘Street Kottu’ night with Black Pork Curry

Details

Day 9

• At breakfast try the signature local porridge and grams
• Afterwards, transfer from the hills to the south of Sri Lanka, to Lunuganga in Bentota for a two-night stay in the Gallery Studio on Bed and Breakfast basis
• The day is at leisure
• Enjoy Evening G&Ts at Bawa’s favourite viewpoint on the estate

Day 10

• Enjoy a guided walking tour of Lunuganga gardens
• Traditional rice and curry lunch which features lake fish and curd and treacle
• Afternoon private sunset lake ride on a fisherman’s catamaran, with cocktails and canapés

Details

Day 11

• Transfer to Fort Bazaar in Galle for a four-night stay in a Bazaar Bedroom on Bed and Breakfast basis.
• Cocktail masterclass and local spirit sampling at Fort Bazaar

Day 12

• Take a guided tour of Galle Fort
• The day is yours at leisure
• Afternoon scenic cycling tour of the southern hinterlands

Day 13

• Enjoy a traditional biriyani and wattalapam cooking lesson and lunch at the home of a local resident
• Afternoon hosted village tour in tuk-tuks and boat rides for a glimpse of local village life and cuisine

Day 14

• Spend the day at Unawatuna exploring local bars
• Head back to Fort Bazaar in time for a lamprais lunch
• Tonight we’ve organised a five-course ‘Taste of Jaffna’ dinner

Day 15

Transfer from Fort Bazaar to Colombo Airport for your departure flight

Details

*The above price is based on low season travel (May to June | September to October) and is subject to change based on applicable offers and seasonality

*The above price includes all of the following:

Logistics & Guiding
*Private A/C Car & English-speaking chauffeur cum guide from day 1 to 15

Experiences

• Visit to the Negombo fish market with our resident chef and pick the ‘catch of the day’ at 6am
• Trek The Pekoe Trail – stage 21 (moderately difficult | duration = approx. 3.5 hrs) with a Tea Planter’s picnic lunch from Government Seed Production Farm to Uda Pussellawa town hosted by our resident naturalist
• Private lake ride on a fisherman’s canoe at 3pm
• Guided (group) walking tour of Lunuganga gardens at 11am
• Private sunset lake ride on a fisherman’s catamaran with cocktails & canapes at 5pm
• Group walking tour of UNESCO Galle Dutch Fort with a heritage guide at 7am
• Guided 12-km cycling trail through paddy fields at 4pm
• Hosted village tour in tuk tuks & boat, followed by a ‘Pol (Coconut) Rotti’ dinner featuring Coconut toddy and traditional sweetmeats at 3.30pm
• Guided tour of Pedro Estate Tea Factory at 2.30pm. Note: Tea factory visits are not possible on Sundays, public holidays and special estate holidays (ex: during Sinhala & Tamil New Year’s season), as tea leaves are not plucked and processed on these days.
• Train journey: 1st, 2nd or 3rd class reserved tickets – Nanu Oya Station (1240) to Hatton Station (1345).
• Roast Paan (bread)’, ‘Pol (coconut)’ sambol and Negombo seafood & lagoon crab curry with condiments at 6.30pm, hosted by Wallawwa
• The art of Sri Lankan cooking with the resident chef, featuring the ‘catch of the day’ and red rice at 11am, followed by lunch
• Colombo street food walk with a local at 4.30pm
• Hopper-making masterclass with resident chef at 6pm, followed by dinner, with local beef curry and Lion Beer
• Sri Lankan Coconut Pittu & Mutton curry at 7pm, hosted by Goatfell
• Breakfast by the pool featuring Milk Rice, Mustard Fish Curry & Lunu Miris at 7am, hosted by Goatfell
• Sundowners at 5pm by the firepit (subject to weather conditions), hosted by Goatfell
• Tea-infused dinner with paired wine at 7pm, hosted by Goatfell
• High tea at 4pm, hosted by Goatfell
• Yaara’ tea making & ‘Short Eats’ at 5pm, hosted by Camellia Hills
• Private picnic lunch at a waterfall, hosted by Camellia Hills
• Street ‘Kottu’ night featuring black pork curry at 7pm, hosted by Camellia Hills
• Breakfast by the pool featuring traditional herbal porridge & grams at 7am, hosted by Camellia Hills
• G&T at Bawa’s viewpoint at 5pm, hosted by Lunuganga
• Bawa’s traditional rice & curry lunch featuring lake fish and Curd & Treacle for dessert, hosted at the Red Terrace (subject to weather conditions) by Lunuganga at 12.30pm
• Cocktail masterclass & tasting focussing on local spirits with the resident bartender at 5pm
• Cook traditional ‘biriyani’ with a resident of Galle, followed by lunch featuring Watalappam at 11am
• Sri Lankan Lamprais at 12.30pm, hosted by Fort Bazaar
• A taste of Jaffna’ 5-course dinner at 7pm, hosted by Fort Bazaar

Note: Train tickets are strictly subject to availability

Other

All government taxes, levies and service charges

Value Additions:

Complimentary upgrade to the Main House Studio or The Geoffrey Bawa Suite, subject to availability