Maldives & Sri Lanka Tour – 7 Days / 6 Nights
Photo credits: Sigiriya: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0 · Dambulla: Jerzy Strzelecki, CC BY 3.0 · Temple of the Tooth: Ernest Jourdier, CC BY 4.0 · Sigiriya lion's paws: Santhoshj, CC BY 3.0
Maldives & Sri Lanka Tour – 7 Days / 6 Nights is a 7-day, 6-night tour covering Maafushi, Sigiriya, Kandy and Negombo, arranged from Kathmandu by Kora Holidays. Kora Holidays also helps Nepali passport holders with the Maldives and Sri Lanka visas. Maafushi's beaches and reefs, then Sri Lanka's Sigiriya rock, Dambulla caves and Kandy's Temple of the Tooth.
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Trip Highlights
- 01Two nights on Maafushi island
- 02Sandbank, reef snorkelling and a dolphin trip
- 03Sigiriya Rock Fortress, climbed in the cool early morning
- 04Dambulla's painted cave temples
- 05The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy
- 06Peradeniya Botanical Gardens
Trip Overview
Two island nations in one week. You start with beach days and a reef trip on Maafushi in the Maldives, then fly to Colombo for Sri Lanka's cultural highlights.
In Sri Lanka you climb Sigiriya Rock early in the morning, see the painted caves of Dambulla and visit the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy. A car with a driver-guide takes you around.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
- Fly via Colombo to Malé
- Meet our representative and check in to a hotel in Hulhumalé, near the airport
- Speedboat to Maafushi island
- Afternoon on the beach
- Boat trip to snorkel on the reefs, stop on a sandbank and look for dolphins at dusk
- Speedboat back to Malé and fly to Colombo
- Your driver-guide takes you to the Sigiriya area (about 4 hours)
- Climb Sigiriya Rock at dawn, past the old wall paintings and the giant lion's paws
- Visit the Dambulla cave temples, then drive to Kandy for the evening ceremony at the Temple of the Tooth
- Walk in the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, then drive to Negombo near the airport
- Evening on the beach
- Breakfast and transfer to Colombo airport
What’s Included
Frequently Asked Questions
The Maldives gives a free visa on arrival. Sri Lanka needs an online ETA before you fly, which is included and applied for by our visa team.
It is about 1,200 steps and takes 1.5 to 2 hours up and down. Go early to avoid the heat. People with a fear of heights may find the upper stairs tricky.
No. Most routes to Malé connect once, often in Colombo, Delhi or Kuala Lumpur. We quote the best fare for your dates and add it to the booking.
Yes. Tell us your dates, budget and hotel level, and we will change the hotels, add nights or swap activities and send a revised price.
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Brochure printed 27 October 2026. IATA accredited agent, code 10303720.
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