Ella
98 Acres Resort & Spa
Stone bungalows on a working tea estate facing Ella Rock.
12 nights · Ultra Luxury
Photography Journey — Twelve Nights
Built around light, with a working photographer alongside.
Duration
12 nights
Style
Specialist
From
£12,800
Level
Ultra Luxury
The journey, day by day
- Day 1
Colombo
Bawa architecture afternoon.
- Day 2–3
Jaffna
Tamil north light, the islands.
- Day 4–5
Sigiriya
Dawn climb, dry-zone light.
- Day 6
Kandy
Temple, dance, drumming.
- Day 7–8
Tea Country
Lipton's Seat, Tea Trails.
- Day 9
Ella
Train day.
- Day 10
Yala
Wildlife light.
- Day 11
Galle
Blue hour over the ramparts.
- Day 12
Return
Chauffeur to Colombo.
From £12,800 · Endlessly customisable.
Customise this itineraryWhere you'll stay
The hotels on this journey.
Sigiriya
Water Garden Sigiriya
Private villas on lily ponds with uninterrupted rock views.
Galle
Amangalla
The 17th-century New Oriental Hotel, now Aman's most historic Asian property.
Yala
Wild Coast Tented Lodge
Resplendent's cocoon-style tents on the park boundary.
Jaffna
Jetwing Jaffna
The first international-standard hotel in the city, with city views and rooftop dining.
Curated experiences within
Moments we've built in for you.
Half-day to full-day
Luxury Train JourneysA reserved carriage through the world's most beautiful tea country.
3–5 nights
Cultural JourneysSigiriya, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa with a historian.
10–12 nights
Photography JourneysA 10–12 night route built around light, with a working photographer alongside.
Dining, anticipated
"We book the table by the window at the Dutch Hospital. The private chef at your villa knows you're vegetarian and that the kids love hoppers. The whisky at the tea bungalow is poured before you ask."
— Notes from your concierge, before you arrive.
Answers
Common questions
Is Sri Lanka good for photography?+
One of Asia's most varied — landscape, wildlife, architecture, ritual and street.
Real stories
Recent travellers on this kind of journey
Verified guest stories — names and trip details shared with consent.
"We arrived expecting a holiday and left with the most cinematic ten days of our lives. The villa at Tangalle alone was worth flying for — but it was the small things, the dawn whale boat, the bush breakfast at Yala, that made it feel personal."
Eleanor & James
London, UK
14-night Honeymoon · Tea Country, Yala & Tangalle
"Everything was anticipated. The children had their own private guide at Sigiriya, our chauffeur knew which roads to avoid by hour. It felt less like a tour and more like a friend planning our trip."
The Marchetti Family
Milan, Italy
10-night Family Luxury · Galle, Kandy, Sigiriya
"We came for the rituals and stayed for the silence. Mornings at the tea bungalow above the cloud line, evenings with an Ayurvedic doctor by the ocean. Slow, intentional, deeply restorative."
Priya & Aman
Mumbai, India
9-night Wellness Escape · Kandy, Ella, Tangalle
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