Ideal For: Families, spiritual travellers, and Ramayana Trail devotees
Hotel Style: Best-recommended 3★ / 4★ / 5★ properties across Sri Lanka
Best Time to Travel: Year-round
This 8-day Ramayana pilgrimage tour takes you across Sri Lanka to the most sacred and historically significant sites mentioned in the great Indian epic, the Ramayana. Throughout this journey, you will explore ancient temples, legendary landscapes, and locations closely associated with Lord Rama, Sita Devi, Lord Hanuman, and King Ravana. Many of these places still preserve the stories and evidence of the epic era known as Lanka Pura.
Itinerary
• Pickup on arrival and drive to Chilaw (approx. 1.5 hrs)
• Visit Munneswaram Temple – where Lord Rama is believed to have prayed to Lord Shiva after defeating Ravana
• Visit Manavari Temple – home to the first Shiva Lingam (Ramalingam) installed by Lord Rama
• Continue to Anuradhapura (approx. 3 hrs)
• Dinner & overnight stay in Anuradhapura
About the Sites:
Munneswaram Temple – According to legend, Lord Rama worshipped Shiva here seeking relief from Brahmahathiya Dosha.
Manavari Temple – The location of the very first Ramalingam created and worshipped by Lord Rama during his stay in Sri Lanka.
• Explore the sacred city of Anuradhapura – a UNESCO World Heritage site
• Transfer to Trincomalee
• Visit Thirukoneswaram Temple and the viewpoint at Lover’s Leap
• City sightseeing in Trincomalee
• Dinner & overnight stay in Trincomalee
Highlights:
Anuradhapura – One of Sri Lanka’s most revered ancient capitals filled with stupas, monasteries, pools, and historic reservoirs.
Thirukoneswaram Temple – Believed to be built by Sage Agastya on Lord Shiva’s command and connected deeply with King Ravana’s devotion.
• Final sightseeing in Trincomalee
• Travel to Kandy
• Stop at Dambulla Cave Temple – UNESCO World Heritage site
• Visit a spice garden in Matale & enjoy lunch
• Arrive in Kandy and visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
• Evening Kandy city tour
• Dinner & overnight stay in Kandy
Highlights:
Kandy – The last royal capital of Sri Lanka and home to the sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha.
Dambulla Cave Temple – The largest preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka with ancient murals and statues.
• Morning sightseeing around Kandy
• Visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
• Explore Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya
• Leisure time at the hotel
• Attend the Kandy Cultural Dance Show (5.30 PM)
• Overnight stay in Kandy
This day offers a more relaxed pace, perfect for enjoying the natural beauty and cultural heritage of Kandy.
Depart Kandy and drive towards Nuwara Eliya (approx. 2 hrs)
• Stop at Sri Bhaktha Hanuman Temple, Ramboda
• Continue to Nuwara Eliya
• Explore key attractions in the “Little England” of Sri Lanka
• Dinner & overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya
Sri Bhaktha Hanuman Temple – Built in memory of Lord Hanuman’s search for Sita Devi in the surrounding hills known as Ravana Goda.
• Visit Sita Amman Temple and the legendary Ashoka Vatika (present-day Hakgala Botanical Gardens)
• Travel to Kataragama (approx. 4 hrs)
• En route visit:
– Divurumpola Temple – where Sita Devi performed the Agni Pariksha
– Ravana Falls
– Ravana Caves (not suitable for elderly travellers)
• Dinner & overnight stay in Kataragama
Divurumpola Temple – A sacred place believed to be the site where Sita Devi proved her purity before Lord Rama.
• Visit Kataragama Temple, dedicated to Lord Skanda
• Proceed to Colombo
• Visit Ussangoda – believed to be a landing site of King Ravana’s Pushpaka Vimana
• Continue to Galle and visit Rumassala (Sanjeevani Hill)
• Explore the Galle Dutch Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage site
• Transfer to Colombo
• Overnight stay in Colombo
Rumassala – A mythical hill believed to be part of the Himalayan mountain brought by Hanuman in search of medicinal herbs.
• Visit Panchamuga Anjaneyar Temple, the first five-faced Hanuman temple in Sri Lanka
• Visit Kelaniya Buddhist Temple / Kelaniya Vibhishana Temple – regarded as the seat of King Vibhishana after Ravana’s fall
• Proceed to the airport for departure
Kelaniya Temple – A spiritually significant site where King Vibhishana was crowned, as per the Ramayana legend.