5 Day Ramayana Tour Itinerary Sri Lanka

Overview

5 day Ramayana tour itinerary overview

This private 5 day Ramayana tour itinerary in Sri Lanka follows the story of Rama, Sita, Hanuman and Ravana across the island: from the ancient Shiva temples near Chilaw, up into the misty hills of Nuwara Eliya where Sita is said to have been held, past the waterfalls and caves linked with Ravana near Ella, and down to the south coast. Your driver meets you at the airport and you travel in your own air-conditioned car or van, with four nights in comfortable hotels.

It is one of our Ramayana tours in Sri Lanka, planned around temple timings and easy driving days, with time for prayer and offerings at each site.

Your 5 day / 4 night Ramayana journey

Temples, hills and the Ravana trail

Five days from the airport to the south coast, by private car.

Munneswaram and ManavariMunneswaram · Manavari · Kandy

Overnight: Kandy

Ashok VatikaRamboda Hanuman Temple · Seetha Amman · Hakgala

Overnight: Nuwara Eliya

The Ravana trailDivurumpola · Ravana Cave · Ravana Falls

Overnight: Ella

South coastUssangoda · Rumassala

Overnight: Galle area

Kelaniya and homeKelaniya Raja Maha Vihara · Airport

No overnight stay

Pickup and return

Start: Bandaranaike International Airport, or your hotel in Colombo or Negombo.

Finish: the airport for your flight home, or your hotel in Colombo or Negombo.

Share your flight times and we plan the first and last days around them.

Where you will stay

Night 1: Kandy.
Night 2: Nuwara Eliya.
Night 3: Ella.
Night 4: Galle area.

Four nights with breakfast in comfortable hotels, confirmed in your quote.

Before you book

What is the price for this 5-day Ramayana tour?

We send a personalised quote, because the price depends on your hotels, the vehicle and the number of travellers. Your private car or van, English-speaking driver and four nights’ hotels with breakfast are included; temple offerings and entrance tickets are paid separately.

Which Ramayana sites does this tour visit?

Munneswaram and Manavari near Chilaw, the Sri Bhakta Hanuman Temple at Ramboda, the Seetha Amman Temple and Hakgala Garden near Nuwara Eliya, Divurumpola, Ravana Falls and Ravana Cave near Ella, Ussangoda, Rumassala and Kelaniya.

Can we get vegetarian or Indian food?

Yes. Tell us your preferences and we choose hotels and stops where vegetarian and Indian meals are easy to find.

What should we wear at the temples?

Clothes that cover shoulders and knees. You remove shoes at every temple, so easy-off sandals help.

Where does the tour start and finish?

It starts and ends at Bandaranaike International Airport, or at your hotel in Colombo or Negombo.

Want more time? See our 7-day Ramayana trail and 9-day Ramayana circuit, or all our Ramayana tour packages in Sri Lanka.

Highlights

5 day Ramayana tour itinerary in Sri Lanka, with four nights in comfortable hotels
Munneswaram and Manavari, linked with Rama’s prayers to Shiva
The Seetha Amman Temple at Seetha Eliya, said to be Ashok Vatika
Divurumpola, the traditional site of Sita’s trial by fire
Ravana Falls and Ravana Cave near Ella
Ussangoda, Rumassala and Kelaniya on the way home

Day 1 :

Airport → Munneswaram → Manavari → Kandy

Munneswaram Temple near Chilaw, a Ramayana site in Sri Lanka

Your driver welcomes you at Bandaranaike International Airport and drives north to Chilaw. Visit the Munneswaram Temple, an ancient Shiva temple where, according to tradition, Rama prayed after the war with Ravana.

Nearby, the Manavari Temple is said to hold one of the lingams installed by Rama himself. Then drive inland to Kandy.

Overnight: Kandy.

Day 2 :

Kandy → Ramboda → Nuwara Eliya

Seetha Amman Temple at Seetha Eliya near Nuwara Eliya

Climb into tea country to the Sri Bhakta Hanuman Temple at Ramboda, with views over the hills where Hanuman is said to have searched for Sita.

Visit the Seetha Amman Temple at Seetha Eliya, believed to be part of Ashok Vatika, where Sita waited for Rama beside a mountain stream. Continue to Hakgala Botanical Garden, linked by legend with Ravana’s pleasure gardens.

Overnight: Nuwara Eliya.

Day 3 :

Nuwara Eliya → Divurumpola → Ella

Seetha Amman Temple and the stream at Seetha Eliya

Stop at Divurumpola, near Welimada, traditionally the place of Sita’s Agni Pariksha, her trial by fire. Many visitors still make vows here.

In the afternoon, see Ravana Cave and Ravana Falls near Ella, linked in local stories with the hiding place of Sita.

Overnight: Ella.

Day 4 :

Ella → Ussangoda → Rumassala

Ussangoda plateau above the sea on the south coast of Sri Lanka

Rumassala hill near Unawatuna on the south coast

Drive down to the south coast. Ussangoda is a plateau of red soil above the sea, said in legend to have been burnt by Hanuman’s tail.

Continue to Rumassala near Unawatuna, believed to be a piece of the Himalayas dropped by Hanuman as he carried the healing Sanjeevani herbs.

Overnight: Galle area.

Day 5 :

Galle → Kelaniya → airport

Drive north on the expressway to Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara near Colombo, linked with Vibhishana, Ravana’s brother, who became king of Lanka.

Continue to the airport for your flight home, or to your hotel in Colombo or Negombo.

5-Day Ramayana Tour Itinerary in Sri Lanka

Overview

5 day Ramayana tour itinerary overview

Temples, hills and the Ravana trail

Pickup and return

Where you will stay

Before you book

Highlights

Itinerary

What’s included

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