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Sri Lanka & Maldives

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Sri Lanka is a teardrop-shaped island nation off the southern tip of India, celebrated for its ancient temples, lush tea plantations in the central highlands, diverse wildlife, and surf beaches along its southern and eastern coasts. The Maldives, an archipelago of over 1,000 coral islands scattered across the Indian Ocean, is world-renowned for its crystal-clear lagoons, vibrant coral reefs, and some of the best snorkelling and diving on the planet. Together, the two destinations make a popular pairing — Sri Lanka offering rich cultural history, train journeys through misty hills, and leopard-spotting in Yala National Park, while the Maldives provides an idyllic tropical escape to unwind. Travellers combine the two to experience the full spectrum of South Asian adventure and island paradise in a single trip.

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Sri Lanka & Maldives · 15 days

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The Ultimate Self-Launched Adventure in Sri Lanka and the Maldives

Same epic two-country adventure — wild hikes, cultural encounters, wildlife spotting, surf sessions and dreamy Maldivian reefs — but booked independently at a fraction of the cost. You'll swap the group tour operator for local guesthouses, public trains, shared speedboats and self-bookable activity providers, keeping all the magic while saving significantly. This self-launched itinerary takes you from the ancient fortress of Sigiriya and the indigenous forests of Gal Oya through Sri Lanka's misty tea hills and surf beaches, before flying to the tiny local island of Fulidhoo in the Maldives for four nights of snorkelling, sandbanks and island life. All costs are approximate estimates in GBP per person.

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