Taste the island, one story at a time.
Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport and travel to Nattandiya. Settle into the countryside, meet your hosts and gather for a welcome dinner celebrating Sri Lankan flavours.
Start with coconut roti and sambol, then walk through a working coconut estate. Discover coconut plucking, husking and processing, and local cashew preparation.
Travel through rural villages to Dambulla. Share a village lunch, ride through the fields and cross a lake by catamaran before visiting the cave temple and joining a tropical cocktail masterclass.
Meet Sigiriya’s farming communities and explore Dambulla Market. Choose fresh produce, cook with a local family and learn the art of hoppers with lunu miris.
Explore Sigiriya Rock Fortress before continuing to Kandy via a spice garden. Discover cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and other ingredients at the heart of Sri Lankan cooking.
Walk through Kandy’s home gardens, prepare kevum and kokis, and see a clay-oven bakery. Cook a family meal and try making delicate string hoppers.
Climb into the highlands, tasting seasonal produce along the way. Follow Ceylon tea from leaf to factory, walk around Gregory Lake and discover pittu with mutton curry.
Discover strawberries or local dairy, and share a lunch of hill-country vegetables and curries. Enjoy free time, with the opportunity for afternoon tea at the Grand Hotel.
Journey south through tea country, waterfalls and rural landscapes. Arrive on Tangalle’s coast for time beside the Indian Ocean.
A slow coastal day with fresh seafood, local cooking and contemporary Sri Lankan flavours. Leave generous time for the beach and resort.
Follow the coast to cinnamon and white-tea estates. Taste tea and Sri Lankan biriyani, then explore Galle Fort’s historic streets and ocean views.
Choose fresh seafood with a local chef and learn to prepare it with Sri Lankan spices. Continue to Colombo for Pettah Market, kottu, isso wade and king coconut.
Enjoy breakfast and free time before your airport transfer. Carry home the island’s food stories, landscapes and memories of its hospitality.
13 days through Sri Lanka’s culinary heritage.
From $2,295 per person, based on two guests sharing.