CoupleMaldives
April 2026
3 nights · Malé → Malé Atoll
Sri Lanka’s South Coast
3 families, 11 travellers · June 2026 · 7 nights
Three families, six adults, three children and two infants, on Sri Lanka’s west and south coast. The pace was set for small children: one outing a day, afternoons by the pool, and a 14-seater with the same driver all week. The group ate pure vegetarian, so AVR sent pure-veg and Jain-friendly restaurant lists for every stop.
- Travellers
- 3 families, 11 travellers
- When
- June 2026
- Length
- 7 nights
- Route stops
- 5 stops
Colombo → Bentota → Galle → Weligama → Pinnawala → Colombo
Day by day
Day 1: Arrive, drive to Bentota
Met at Colombo airport and driven 90 minutes south to a 5-star resort on the beach at Bentota. Pool, kids’ club and sunset on the sand.
Overnight in Bentota
Day 2: Madu River and the turtle hatchery
Boat through the mangrove islands of the Madu River, with stops at Cinnamon Island. Afternoon at a turtle hatchery in Hikkaduwa, where the children could hold hatchlings.
Overnight in Bentota
Day 3: A free day in Bentota
A slow morning at the resort. Geoffrey Bawa’s Lunuganga estate and river water sports were left as options.
Overnight in Bentota
Day 4: Galle Fort to Weligama
An hour down the coast to Galle Fort for the lighthouse, ramparts and Dutch lanes. On to a 5-star resort on Weligama Bay with ocean-view rooms.
Overnight in Weligama
Day 5: Mirissa and Coconut Tree Hill
Secret Beach in Mirissa, a calm cove where the children could swim. Sunset at Coconut Tree Hill and Parrot Rock, timed for low tide.
Overnight in Weligama
Day 6: Pinnawala, Colombo and the Lotus Tower
The longest drive of the week, north to Pinnawala for the elephants’ afternoon river bath. Into Colombo for sunset from the Lotus Tower.
Overnight in Colombo
Day 7: Colombo city and shopping
Gangaramaya Temple, the Seema Malaka floating temple and Pettah Market. Afternoon for handloom and craft shopping.
Overnight in Colombo
Day 8: Departure
A late check-out requested for the families, then the 30-minute drive to the airport. Flight home to Mumbai.
What we arranged
- Private 14-seater with one driver for all eight days, tolls and parking included
- Three rooms at each of three 5-star beach and city hotels, with cots for the infants
- Madu River safari, turtle hatchery, Pinnawala and Lotus Tower tickets
- Pure-veg and Jain-friendly restaurant lists for every stop
- Sri Lanka ETA applications for the whole group and flights booked by AVR
- Travel insurance for all 11 travellers
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