Sri Lanka Package: Kandy, Nuwara Eliya & Bentota 4 Days & 3 Nights

This 3 nights 4 days Sri Lanka package takes you from the temple city of Kandy up into the tea hills of Nuwara Eliya, down to the beach at Bentota, and back to Colombo for a city tour before your flight home. A private air-conditioned car with an English-speaking driver-guide meets you at Bandaranaike International Airport and stays with you for all four days, so there are no bus timetables to chase on a trip this short. Prices for 2026 start at Rs 16,600 per person on twin sharing, covering three nights in 3-star hotels, daily breakfast, every transfer, sightseeing, taxes and a local SIM card. It suits couples, families and first-time visitors with a long weekend who want hills and a beach without squeezing a week-long route into four days.

Comparable 3-night Sri Lanka packages listed online this season start at roughly Rs 26,000 to Rs 30,000 per person, so this is one of the lowest fares for the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Bentota combination. What keeps the price honest is the route. One night in each base, roads that are slow but short, and stops that sit on the way rather than off it.

Rated 4.3 out of 5 by 1,371 travellers · Rs 16,600 per person (was Rs 19,618), November 2026 rate · Customise any day before you book · Pay in easy instalments

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3 Nights 4 Days Sri Lanka Package at a Glance

Your Sri Lanka 4-Day Itinerary at a Glance

Sri Lanka 4 Days Itinerary, Day by Day

Day 1, Colombo Airport to Kandy via Pinnawala

Welcome to Sri Lanka. Your driver-guide meets you outside arrivals at Bandaranaike International Airport, hands over your local SIM card and a bottle of water, and you set off inland towards Kandy. The first stop is Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, where the herd walks down to the Maha Oya river to bathe at 10 am and again at 2 pm. A morning flight usually lands you in time for the 2 pm bath, which is the moment to be there. Indian visitors pay the SAARC rate of USD 11.80 per adult, charged in Sri Lankan rupees at the counter.

Check in at your hotel on Peradeniya Road and rest for an hour. In the evening, visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) on the edge of Kandy Lake, when the drummers play for the evening puja and the queue moves past the shrine room. Tickets for Indian and other SAARC visitors are LKR 2,500 from July 2026. If you have energy left, the Kandyan cultural dance show near the lake runs about an hour, and the shops along Dalada Veediya sell batik, tea and spices. Come back to the hotel and retire for the night.

Tip. Wear clothing that covers your legs and shoulders when visiting temples in Sri Lanka, and carry a sarong or a scarf if needed. Shoes come off at the entrance, so slip-ons save time.

Colombo airport to Kandy · about 120 km · about 3 hours

Day 2, Kandy to Nuwara Eliya through Tea Country

After breakfast, check out and head for Nuwara Eliya. Ten minutes down the road is the Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens, 147 acres of orchid houses, a giant Javan fig and an avenue of royal palms. Give it about 90 minutes before the climb begins.

The A5 then winds up through tea estates to Ramboda Falls, a roadside cascade you can photograph without leaving the viewpoint. A few bends higher you stop at a working tea factory to watch the leaf being withered, rolled and dried, and finish with a free tasting of the estate's own black tea. If you want the full story of how Ceylon tea is grown, our guide to tea plantations in Sri Lanka covers it.

Check in at your hotel in Nuwara Eliya, the town British planters called Little England for its post office, racecourse and rose gardens. In the late afternoon your driver can take you 15 minutes out to Seetha Amman Temple at Seetha Eliya, believed to mark the spot where Sita was held in Ashok Vatika in the Ramayana. End the day with a walk or a pedal boat on Gregory Lake as the mist comes down, then stay the night.

Tip. For Indian food in Nuwara Eliya, go to Grand Indian or Sri Ambaal. Nights here are cold, so keep a sweater in your day bag.

Kandy to Nuwara Eliya · 76 km · about 2.5 hours of driving · Breakfast included

Day 3, Nuwara Eliya to Bentota Beach

Day 3 is the longest drive of the trip, so leave after an early breakfast. The road drops 1,800 metres from cool tea country to the hot, palm-lined west coast, and starting by 8 am gets you to Bentota by about 2 to 3 pm, with the rest of the afternoon free.

Check in at your beach resort at Induruwa, just south of Bentota town, and spend the rest of the day as you like. The lagoon where the Bentota River meets the sea is Sri Lanka's main water-sports base. Jet skis, banana boats and windsurfing are paid per ride at the operators on the beach. There is time for one of two optional add-ons before sunset, and the other fits an early start on Day 4. A boat safari up the Bentota River runs through mangrove channels where monitor lizards and kingfishers are easy to spot. Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery, a short drive south on Galle Road, releases rescued hatchlings to the sea. Watch the sunset from the beach and retire for the night.

Tip. For Indian food in Bentota, visit Golden Grill or The Villa Cafe.

Optional. Go whale watching on your Sri Lanka holiday. Mirissa, the whale-watching harbour, is further down the south coast and boats run from November to April, so the detour needs an extra night. Ask your agent to add it (charges extra).

Nuwara Eliya to Bentota · 210 km · about 5 hours · Breakfast included

Day 4, Bentota to Colombo City Tour and Departure

After breakfast, check out from your Bentota hotel and drive up the coast to Colombo, about 90 minutes away. With an evening flight you have time for a half-day city tour. Walk the seafront promenade at Galle Face Green, visit Gangaramaya Temple with its museum of gifts from Buddhist devotees, and stop at Independence Memorial Hall in Independence Square. Then head into Pettah market for tea, spices and souvenirs at local prices.

Your driver then transfers you to Bandaranaike International Airport, about an hour north of the city centre, to board your flight home. If your flight leaves before mid-afternoon, skip the city tour and go straight to the airport, because Colombo traffic is slow.

Bentota to Colombo · 87 km · about 1.5 hours · Breakfast included

Hotels You Stay In

Our agents will provide these or similar 3-star hotels depending on availability. Your quote names the exact hotel for each night before you pay.

Want 4-star or 5-star stays instead? Hotel upgrades are a common change to this package and can be priced per night in your quote.

What's Included and Not Included

Entry tickets on this route

Entry tickets are paid locally in Sri Lankan rupees. These are the stops and what Indian visitors should expect.

3 Nights 4 Days Sri Lanka Package Price for 2026

The 3 nights 4 days Sri Lanka package price starts at Rs 16,600 per person on twin sharing for November 2026, down from Rs 19,618. That is a land-only fare covering 3-star hotels, breakfast, a private car with driver-guide, transfers, sightseeing, SIM and taxes. Flights, lunches, dinners and tickets are extra.

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Is 4 Days Enough for Sri Lanka?

Four days is enough for one complete hill-and-beach loop, and this route is built for exactly that. You see Kandy's Temple of the Tooth, the tea hills around Nuwara Eliya, a full beach afternoon at Bentota and the highlights of Colombo, with no day spent backtracking.

What four days will not cover is the cultural triangle, the hill train and the far south. Sigiriya and Dambulla sit about 2.5 hours north of Kandy. The Ella train, Yala National Park and the Galle and Mirissa coast each need another day or two. If those matter to you, the 4 nights 5 days Sri Lanka sightseeing tour adds a night, and the Sri Lanka 7 days tour package covers the island properly. Our 5 days in Sri Lanka itinerary and 7 days in Sri Lanka travelogue show how longer routes fit together.

Best Time for This Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Bentota Trip

December to April is the best window for this route. The southwest monsoon is over, so Bentota's sea is calm enough for swimming and water sports, and the hills are mostly dry with clear mornings.

From May to September the southwest monsoon brings rain and rough seas to Bentota, and Nuwara Eliya is often misty. Fares are at their lowest and Kandy is still good to visit. The Esala Perahera, Kandy's ten-night procession of elephants and drummers, falls in July or August by the lunar calendar. Book early if your dates overlap, because Kandy hotels fill fast. October and November bring inter-monsoon afternoon showers but fewer crowds. For a month-by-month view of the whole island, see the best time to visit Sri Lanka.

Who This 3N4D Sri Lanka Trip Suits

Couples. One night each in the temple town, the cool hills and on the beach gives a short trip three different moods. For flower beds, a cake and a candlelight dinner built in, see the 3 nights 4 days Sri Lanka honeymoon package.

Families. Pinnawala, the turtle hatchery and the beach keep children busy, and the private car means no luggage on public buses. The Sri Lanka family tour for 3 nights is set up with family rooms.

Senior citizens. The walking is light and the car stays with you. Plan for the 5-hour Day 3 drive and ask for stops along the way.

Long-weekend travellers. Fly into Colombo on a Thursday or Friday morning and you are back at work on Monday with hills and a beach behind you.

Travelling for the Ramayana sites? Seetha Amman Temple is on this route, and the Sri Lanka Ramayana tour package covers the full trail. Our guide to the Ramayana tour in Sri Lanka lists every site.

Good to Know Before Your 4-Day Sri Lanka Trip

How to Book This Package

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Prices, inclusions and hotel details on this page were checked by our Sri Lanka desk against the live November 2026 rate sheet. Entry fees were checked against the Temple of the Tooth's official schedule and the Pinnawala ticket counter rates.

More Ways to Do Sri Lanka

Want flights bundled? Pick the 4 days Sri Lanka tour with airfare. Travelling as a couple or a family? See the honeymoon and family versions of this trip. With an extra day, the 4 nights 5 days Sri Lanka sightseeing tour adds more stops. Browse every duration and budget on our Sri Lanka tour packages page, or read up on Kandy and the rest of the island in our Sri Lanka travel guide.

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