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Better with
everyone along

A jeep holds six, a boat holds more, and a cooking class is a lesson with two and a party with eight.Some things improve with numbers.

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A safari jeep is priced whole rather than per head, so six people pay what two would. A boat on Gal Oya is the same. A cooking class with eight is a party. A drumming session in a walauwa needs an audience to be worth the drummers’ evening.

These also solve the harder problem with a group, which is that everybody wants something different. Each of them manages to give several people something at once.

Best forFour to eight
PricingJeeps and boats are priced whole
BookingAhead, and confirm numbers
Time neededHalf a day to two nights
Combine withYala, Gal Oya, Kandy

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Leopard safari in Yala Leopard safari in Yala Yala °

Leopard safari in Yala

Block One holds one of the densest leopard populations anywhere. Two days gives you the dawn and dusk drives that matter.

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Best timeFeb–Jul
Typically$120–260/ person
Gal Oya boat safari Gal Oya boat safari
Gal Oya °

Gal Oya boat safari

Elephants swimming between islands on a reservoir, and a jungle walk led by a Vedda chief. Almost nobody goes.

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Best timeMar–Jul
Typically$90–160/ person
Kitulgala rafting Kitulgala rafting
Kitulgala °

Kitulgala rafting

Grade three rapids through rainforest, with canyoning and cliff jumps either side of it. Two hours from Colombo.

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Best timeMay–Dec
Typically$25–60/ person
Kalpitiya kitesurfing Kalpitiya kitesurfing
Kalpitiya °

Kalpitiya kitesurfing

A flat-water lagoon on one side and ocean swell on the other, with wind you can set your watch by.

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Best timeMay–Oct
Typically$60–120/ person
Private catamaran charter Private catamaran charter
Mirissa °

Private catamaran charter

Secluded bays on the south or east coast, snorkelling off the back, and dinner cooked on board as the light goes.

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Best timeNov–Apr
Typically$180–400/ person
Kandyan drumming Kandyan drumming
Kandy °

Kandyan drumming

A private session with master drummers and dancers inside a walauwa, rather than a hotel show with a buffet.

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Best timeYear-round
Typically$50–110/ person
Village cooking class Village cooking class
Galle °

Village cooking class

Start at the market picking jak and gotu kola, finish at a table of eight curries you made on a clay hearth.

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Best timeAll year
Typically$55–110/ person

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