TEARDROP ISLAND TOUR
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Sri Lanka is our passion. Our collection of small, stylish, service-driven boutique hotels champion the island’s rich history, dazzling diversity and warm, open-hearted people, while our fusion menus celebrate the country’s abundant variety of fresh local produce.
Acclaimed for contemporising centuries- old heritage buildings and vintage tea bungalows-with-views in distinct regions across the island, our luxury hotels in Sri Lanka define each destination, and encourage you to explore, experience and shape your own Sri Lanka story. TEARDROP ISLAND TOUR - 14 nights
Experience Sri Lanka through our complete collection of hotels, each of which enshrine their individual destinations through a sense of history, unique character and sublime location. From The Wallawwa, near the airport, you’ll journey through the Hill Country, down into the UNESCO-listed Galle Fort on the south coast, and finally to a serene west coast beach.
DAY ACCOMMODATION NIGHTS KEY EXPERIENCES TRANSFERS TEARDROP ISLAND TOUR Pricing $USD
2019 Season Car Sea Plane Jet lag recovery massage, Colombo City tour, Negombo Airport to Wallawwa 1 & 2 Wallawwa 2 fish market and cookery demo Drive time: 15 mins Low May & June 5,412 6,232
Wallawwa to Camellia Hills Scenic tea walks, waterfalls & picnics, boat rides on 3 & 4 Camellia Hills 2 Drive time: 4 hrs Mid July to 13th Dec 7,891 8,711 Castlereagh, tea factory tour Sea plane + drive: 1 hr + 15 mins 14th Dec to 29th High 9,319 10,129 Feb 2020 Camellia Hills to Goatfell Visit to Horton Plains, tea factory tours, strawberries & Drive time: 2 hours 30 mins 5 & 6 Goatfell 2 Nuwara Eliya town, train ride to Ella Train + Drive: 1 hour 30 mins + 45 mins Shoulder March & April 2020 8,255 9,075 Sea plane + drive: 25 mins + 45 mins
Goatfell to Nine Skies These prices are indicative only and subject to availability. They are based 7 & 8 Nine Skies 2 Hike up Mini Adams Peak, visit to Nine Arch Bridge Drive time: 2 hours Train + drive: 3 hours 30 mins + 20 mins on two people sharing a suite category room in each property and include all transfers with the option to decide between car and driver or sea plane
Nine Skies to Fort Bazaar + car. Explore Galle Fort, whale watching, cycle through 9 & 10 Fort Bazaar 2 Drive time: 4 hrs 30 mins paddy fields Sea plane + drive: 35 mins - 2 hr The Key Experiences are to give you an understanding of what we offer and have not been added to the pricing.
Water sports, boat rides along Madu Ganga, turtle Fort Bazaar to Kumu Beach 11 – 14 Kumu Beach 4 hatchery Drive time: 1 hour When choosing the Sea Plane option, kindly note that payment for the flights need to be paid upon confirmation directly to the airline.
Kumu Beach to Airport Please contact our dedicated reservations team to help you curate your 15 Drive time: 2 hours own specific journey around the Teardrop Island. THE WALLAWWA, NR COLOMBO, 2 NIGHTS
18 bedroom beautifully renovated country house hotel ,signature Z Spa, wonderful Verandah restaurant with its own organic gardens, oversized suites and resplendent gardens.
DRIVE TIME FROM AIRPORT TO WALLAWWA: 15 mins DRIVE TIME FROM WALLAWWA TO COLOMBO: 50 mins
KEY EXPERIENCES: Jet lag recovery massage, Colombo City tour, Negombo Fish Market and Cookery Demonstration.
The Wallawwa is not your typical Colombo airport hotel. Set in 200-year-old tropical gardens just 15-minutes’ drive from Sri Lanka’s main international gateway, our award- winning 18-bedroom country house hotel with gourmet
food, jungle pool and heavenly spa, carved out of an Pekoe House Kandy
atmospheric 18th century manor house, exudes style Goatfell Nuwara Eliya
Nine Skies and serenity. As an alternative to hotels in Negombo, The Ella Wallawwa colombo Camellia Hills Wallawwa promises to start or end your Sri Lankan holiday Dickoya
Kumu Beach in style. Balapitya
TIP: Be prepared to wind down at the Wallawwa. If you
Fort Bazaar think you will be in the mood for a post flight jet lag Galle OPENING 2019 signature massage be sure to contact us to book you in prior to arrival.
BEYOND THE WALLAWWA • Sri Lankan Cookery Demonstration • Negombo City Walk • Negombo Fish Market Tour • Colombo City Walking Tour • Wesak Lantern / Kite Making for Kids • Colombo City Art and/or Religion Tour • Cigar Factory Tour, Katunayake • Pilikuttuwa Rajamaha Temple & Cave Hill Walk • Muthurajawela Wetlands – Canal and Lagoon Boat • Millennium Elephant Foundation Trip • Glenloch Tea Factory, Pinnawala I have stayed in the Wallawwa several times and it never fails to excel in every detail. valentinemaryrose CAMELLIA HILLS, DICKOYA, 2 NIGHTS
Camellia Hills is a luxurious five bedroom boutique bungalow high up in the hills of Dickoya. Surrounded by emerald green tea bushes and overlooking the stunning Castlereagh Reservoir,
DRIVE TIME FROM THE WALLAWWA TO CAMELLIA HILLS: 4 hrs SEA PLANE + DRIVE: 1 hr + 15 mins
KEY EXPERIENCES: Scenic tea walks, waterfalls & picnics, boat rides on Castlereagh Reservoir, Leopard Conservation Centre.
Expect to drink in the panoramas while relaxing on cushy sofas warmed by an open fire, or while swimming lengths in the cool garden pool.
TIP As an alternative to the drive, choose to hop on a : Pekoe House Kandy Sea plane from Colombo airport and land on Castlereagh Goatfell Reservoir in less than an hour. Your journey will have you Nuwara Eliya Nine Skies Ella Wallawwa witness some of the most beautiful views in Sri Lanka. colombo Camellia Hills Dickoya
Kumu Beach Balapitya
Fort Bazaar Galle OPENING 2019
BEYOND CAMELLIA HILLS
• Tea Factory Tour • Visit To Colonial-era Warleigh Church
• Tea Trail Walks • Boat Trip On Castlereagh Reservoir
• Adam’s Peak • Day Trip To Nuwara Eliya
• Waterfall Walks & Picnic
• Day Trip To Nuwara Eliya
Stunning hotel and first class experience Paul S GOATFELL, NUWARA ELIYA, 2 NIGHTS
Often referred to as ‘Little England’, the colonial-era hill station town of Nuwara Eliya was once the favoured cool-climate escape for the hard-working and hard-drinking English and Scottish pioneers of Sri Lanka’s tea industry.
DRIVE TIME FROM CAMELLIA HILLS TO GOATFELL: 2 hrs 30 mins TRAIN + DRIVE: 1.5 hrs + 45 mins. SEA PLANE + DRIVE: 25 mins + 45 mins
KEY EXPERIENCES: Visit to Horton Plains, Tea Factory Tours, Nuwara Eliya town, Train ride to Ella.
Situated just 25 minutes’ drive from Nuwara Eliya lies Goatfell, a former tea planter’s bungalow, recently renovated in to a four bedroom boutique bungalow. Immerse yourself into long walks along neatly trimmed tea bushes or curl up in an arm chair and enjoy a cup Pekoe House of Ceylonese tea while you look out over the fabulous Kandy Goatfell vistas. Nuwara Eliya Nine Skies Ella Wallawwa colombo Camellia Hills Dickoya TIP: As an alternative to the drive, choose to hop on a Kumu Beach Sea plane from Colombo airport and land on Castlereagh Balapitya Reservoir in less than an hour. Your journey will have you witness some of the most beautiful views in Sri Lanka. Fort Bazaar Galle OPENING 2019
BEYOND GOATFELL • Visit to the Golf Club • Train Ride to Ella • Exploring the Botanical Gardens • Visit Nuwara Eliya town and Gregory’s Lake • Visit to Horton Plains & World’s End • Sri Lankan Cookery demonstration • Tea Factory Tour NINE SKIES, ELLA, 2 NIGHTS
Located just a short distance from Ella town and set within several acres of private gardens is the former tea planters’ bungalow turned five bedroom boutique hotel. Return back from a long day to enjoy the best home-cooked Sri Lankan food, croquet lawn, swimming pool and sun deck.
DRIVE TIME FROM GOATFELL TO NINE SKIES: 2 hrs TRAIN + DRIVE: 3 hrs 30 mins + 20 mins
KEY EXPERIENCES: Hike up Mini Adams peak, visit to Nine Arch bridge.
Our next stop is everyone’s favourite hill country village, and the place to embrace your inner adventurer. From easy going walks to visiting temples and waterfalls, or hikes up Mini Adams peak to seeing the famous Nine Arch Bridge, Teardrop’s majestic Nine Skies is the perfect Pekoe House Kandy haven to start your day. Goatfell Nuwara Eliya
Nine Skies Ella Wallawwa colombo Camellia Hills TIP: Opt to travel by train from Nuwara Eliya to Dickoya
Kumu Beach Demodara. These popular train journeys promise jaw- Balapitya dropping views at every turn.
Fort Bazaar Galle OPENING 2019
BEYOND NINE SKIES • Scenic Walks around Ella • Hike up Mini Adam’s Peak or Ella Rock • Visit the famous Nine Arch Bridge • Ravana waterfall and picnic • Sri Lankan Cookery demonstration FORT BAZAAR, GALLE FORT, 2 NIGHTS
Begin your Galle quest at Fort Bazaar, a handsome merchant’s home-turned-boutique hotel with 18 stylish guest-rooms and fresh, contemporary interiors invoking a Middle Eastern vibe.
DRIVE TIME FROM NINE SKIES TO FORT BAZAAR: 4 hrs 30 mins SEA PLANE + DRIVE: 35 mins + 2 hrs
KEY EXPERIENCES: Explore Galle Fort, Whale Watching, Cycle through paddy fields.
Positioned on Church Street within a UNESCO-listed 17th century fort, this spa hotel in Galle promises serenity, high-end service and gourmet modern dining, and makes a very welcoming retreat from the bustling cobbled
streets of Galle Fort. Pekoe House Kandy
Goatfell Nuwara Eliya
Nine Skies Ella TIP: If you are up for exploring the fort be sure to bring Wallawwa colombo Camellia Hills some comfortable walking shoes. And don’t forget to Dickoya
Kumu Beach bring your swimmers, the south coast’s best beaches are Balapitya just 15 mins away by Tuk Tuk. You can also travel easily
from Colombo to Galle by Train. Fort Bazaar Galle OPENING 2019
BEYOND FORT BAZAAR
• Fort Bazaar Cookery Demonstration • Tea Estate Tour
• Mask Making At Sithuvili • Surf Lesson
• Private Yoga Session • Ayura – Exquisite Gems
• Galle Fort Walk • Soul Riders
• Inland Bicycle Tour • Pearl Divers • Whale Watching
Great location in Galle Fort - an oasis of cool and sophisticated style. Claire M KUMU BEACH, BALAPITIYA, 4 NIGHTS
Ease off the travel accelerator with a few leisurely days at our next stop, the contemporary beach hotel in Balapitiya. Beneath gently swaying coconut palms on a serene boulder-sprinkled seafront sits Kumu Beach, home to 10 stylish bedrooms, a generous lawn and 23 metre infinity pool.
DRIVE TIME FROM FORT BAZAAR TO KUMU BEACH: 1 hr DRIVE TIME FROM KUMU BEACH TO HIKKADUWA: 30 mins
KEY EXPERIENCES: Water sports, boat rides along Madu Ganga, Turtle Hatchery.
Balapitiya’s powder-soft beach is footsteps away, making Kumu Beach a charming place to relax, unwind, eat well and enjoy personalised, high-end service.
Pekoe House TIP: Just to the north of Balapitiya is Kosgoda, a Kandy Goatfell remarkable turtle nesting beach with hatcheries for Nuwara Eliya Nine Skies Ella Wallawwa visiting, and the estuary of the Madu Ganga River colombo Camellia Hills Dickoya
for embarking on boat trips through the wildlife-filled Kumu Beach Balapitya wetlands, edged by mangrove forests, a serene island temple and cinnamon estates. Fort Bazaar Galle OPENING 2019
BEYOND KUMU BEACH
• Southern Art Tour • Hikkaduwa Surfing Lesson
• Turtle Hatchery • Galle Fort Walk
• Madu Ganga Boat Trip • Whale Watching
• South Asia’s Largest Reclining Buddha Statue • Glorious Gardens
• Sri Lankan Cookery Demonstration
Peace and perfection. hattiehats AIR & LAND TRANSFERS
COLOMBO CAMELLIA FORT KUMU PEKOE BIA CAMELLIA WALLAWWA GOATFELL NINE SKIES CITY KANDY SIGIRIYA KOGGALA WALLAWWA GOATFELL NINE SKIES FORT BAZAAR KUMU BEACH PEKOE HOUSE HILLS BAZAAR BEACH HOUSE AIRPORT HILLS CENTRE
WALLAWWA 4¼ hrs 5 hrs 6 hrs 2½ hrs 2¼ hrs 4¼ hrs 30 mins 15 mins 3½ hrs 4¾ hrs 2½ hrs WALLAWWA 30m Plane 25m Plane 25m Plane 35m Plane 25m Plane 22m Plane
CAMELLIA CAMELLIA 4¼ hrs 2½ hrs 4 hrs 5½ hrs 5¼ hrs 4 hrs 4¾ hrs 4¾ hrs 3 hrs 5½ hrs 5½ hrs 30m Plane 10m Plane 10m Plane 30m Plane 20m Plane 20m Plane HILLS HILLS
GOATFELL 5 hrs 2½ hrs 2¼ hrs 6½ hrs 6¼ hrs 3½ hrs 5¼ hrs 5¼ hrs 2½ hrs 4¾ hrs 6½ hrs GOATFELL 25m Plane 10m Plane N / A 35m Plane 25m Plane 15m Plane
NINE SKIES 6 hrs 4 hrs 2¼ hrs 5 hrs 5½ mins 4¼ hrs 6 hrs 6 hrs 3½ hrs 4 hrs 5 hrs NINE SKIES 25m Plane 30m Plane N / A 35m Plane 30m Plane 15m Plane
FORT 2 ½ hrs 5½ hrs 6½ hrs 5 hrs 1 h 6 hrs 2¼hrs 2 ¼ hrs 4¾ hrs 5½ hrs 30 mins BAZAAR FORT BAZAAR 35m Plane 30m Plane 35m Plane 35m Plane 10m Plane 45m Plane
KUMU 2¼ hrs 5¼ hrs 6¼ hrs 5½ mins 1 h 5¾ mins 2¼ hrs 2¼ hrs 5 hrs 5½ hrs 1¼ hrs BEACH KUMU BEACH 25m Plane 20m Plane 25m Plane 30m Plane 10m Plane 40m Plane
PEKOE 4¼ hrs 4 hrs 3½ hrs 4¼ hrs 6 hrs 5¾ mins 5 hrs 4½ hrs 1 hr 2¾ hrs 6 hrs HOUSE PEKOE HOUSE 22m Plane 20m Plane 15m Plane 15m Plane 45m Plane 40m Plane
COLOMBO 30 mins 4¾ hrs 5¼ hrs 6 hrs 2¼hrs 2¼ hrs 5 hrs 45 mins 4 hrs 4½ hrs 2½ hrs CITY CENTRE Wallawwa to Sea plane - Approximately 15 minute drive time
BIA Fort Bazaar to Sea plane - Approximately 30 minute drive time 15 mins 4¾ hrs 5¼ hrs 6 hrs 2¼ hrs 2¼ hrs 4½ hrs 45 mins 3¼ hrs 3¾ hrs 2½ hrs AIRPORT Kumu Beach to Sea plane - Approximately 30 minute drive time
KANDY 3½ hrs 3 hrs 2½ hrs 3½ hrs 4¾ hrs 5 hrs 1 hr 4 hrs 3¼ hrs 2¾ hrs 5 hrs Camellia Hills to Sea plane - Approximately 20 minute drive time
Goatfell to Sea plane - Approximately 25 minute drive time SIGIRIYA 4¾ hrs 5½ hrs 4¾ hrs 4 hrs 5½ hrs 5½ hrs 2¾ hrs 4½ hrs 3¾ hrs 2¾ hrs 5¾ hrs Nine Skies to Sea plane - Approximately 2 hours drive time (nearest landing point in Nuwara Eliya) KOGGALA 2½ hrs 5½ hrs 6½ hrs 5 hrs 30 mins 1¼ hrs 6 hrs 2½ hrs 2½ hrs 5 hrs 5¾ hrs Pekoe House to Sea plane - Approximately 1 hour drive time OPENING 2019
From a 17th Century townhouse in the legendary Galle Fort to traditional
tea planter’s bungalows high up in the hills, the Teardrop collection of
beautifully renovated, historic properties are sewn together by three
founding principles; Genuine Sri Lankan hospitality; Fabulous Sri Lankan
and Asian cuisine using locally sourced fresh ingredients (much of which
we grow ourselves); and experiences that put our guests face to face with
the warm and colourful sights and sounds of the teardrop island.