Sri Lanka Food Tour with local families and housewives, a 14 days trip which takes you across Sri Lanka's best kept food and spice secrets of locals. From local home stay cooking to Coconut estates stays, Tea estates and all the way to the coastal towns where you would be learning to cook specialty Sri Lankan cuisine with real local housewives and their families. These local families will take you to interesting local village markets and Home Gardens to learn about the spices and vegetables providing you real insight of Sri Lankan food, spices and cooking methods. This is not "Cooking demonstration" experiences carried out by chefs in big hotels but an adventurous culinary journey with real local families. Visit local homes, domestic farming fields and village bakeries are surely a highlight of this Sri Lanka Food Tour. To make it a complete Sri Lanka experience, we have topped it up with culture, history, beach and also "not miss" highlights of Sri Lanka during this food tour of Sri Lanka.
Day 1
- Arrival at Colombo International Airport and meet with our representative at the arrival lounge
- Transfer to Nattandiya, quant countryside town which is popular for coconut estates, an ideal spot to relax before your food tour in Sri Lanka begins - 1 hour drive approximately
- Dinner and overnight stay at a Horathapola Coconut estate bungalow
Day 2
- Participate in the preparation of a popular local delicacy 'Coconut Rotti' guided by the culinary team at the estate. Enjoy breakfast on the lawn under the shade of the trees.
- A walk around the coconut estate will let you acquire knowledge and firsthand experience of how an organic coconut estate works. You can witness coconut plucking and husking in addition to learning how coconut oil is produced in the nearby coconut processing mill. You can also take a look at how raw cashew nuts are peeled by the village women, a skill to be admired. Very interesting two days during your food tour in Sri Lanka to learn about agricultural methods of a Coconut plantation.
- In the afternoon you could either relax on the estate or take a leisurely-guided stroll to the nearby village where you could interact with the friendly locals.
- Dinner and overnight stay at a Horathapola Coconut estate bungalow
Day 3
- Breakfast at the estate
- Transfer to Habarana - 4 hours drive approximately
- Climb Sigiriya Rock Fortress, referred by locals as the Eighth Wonder of the World this ancient palace and fortress complex has significant archaeological significance and attracts thousands of tourists every year. It is perhaps the most visited tourist attraction of Sri Lanka. The fortress complex includes miscellany of a ruined palace, surrounded by a widespread network of fortifications, enormous gardens, ponds, canals and fountains. Since 3th century BC the rocky plateau of Sigiriya served as a monastery. In the second half of the 5th century king Kasyapa decided to construct a royal residence here. This is an important historical experience during your food tour in Sri Lanka.
- Overnight stay at The Other Corner in Habarana.
Day 4
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Indulge in an interesting rural village walk in Sigiriya to experience the traditions and lifestyles of the villagers, the vendors and the inland fisher folk. Visit the rice fields, vegetable plots and take a look at the intriguing tree top watch huts used for watching over the crops from wild elephant attacks. You can also visit Chena cultivation, regarded as the oldest form of cultivation in Sri Lanka
- Afternoon safari in Minneriya National Park to see wild Elephants.
- Overnight stay at The Other Corner in Habarana.
Day 5
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Visit Dambulla Cave Temple. Dambulla temple has five caves and nearly 150 statues of the Buddha, many paintings on the ceilings and walls that emphasis the artistic talent of ancient days. The history of the caves, rock and temple dates from the 1st century BC. The charm of these caves is not only the statues but also the many complex and delicate paintings that cover the ceiling and walls created with native traditional paints.
- Transfer to Kandy - Approximately 3 hours drive
- Lunch at the home stay
- Learn how to make Hoppers prepared from rice flour and coconut milk, a unique Sri Lankan delicacy. Enjoy fresh crispy hoppers plain or with an egg broken on it, accompanied by a spicy onion sambol called 'unu miris'. Home stay experience with a local family and visiting their neighbors for culinary experiences is the highlight of your food tour in Sri Lanka.
- Overnight stay in a home stay Tree House with a local family
Day 6
- Take an early morning guided village walk to observe the spice trees, mostly Pepper, Cloves, Nutmeg and Cinnamon in the home gardens, and if you are lucky enough you can also watch it being harvested and processed During this trip you will visit a centuries old ancestral mansion and the village temple too This trail will enable you to have an indepth understanding of the spice trail in addition to the everyday life styles in an upcountry village.
- Return to the homestay for a hearty breakfast of 'Kiribath' or milk rice
- Join the host in her indigenous kitchen to watch the local spices, which were observed in the morning trail being powdered and processed for cooking. Thereafter participate in preparing a traditional meal of Jak fruit and dried fish.
- Dinner will entail the preparation of lacy String hoppers, another intriguing, yet fun process of pouring rice flour mixture on circular trays using a mold and then steamed to be eaten with curry. These culinary experiences are very unique and authentic. We could provide you the recipes of these cuisine for you to practice cooking when back home after your food tour in Sri Lanka.
- Overnight stay in a home stay Tree House with a local family
Day 7
- Breakfast at the home stay
- Pay a visit to the traditional market to purchase vegies, meats, spices, herbs and fruits to be taken to the home stay, where you will witness the preparation of an authentic Sri Lankan meal cooked on a wood fire hearth. This would be an ideal opportunity to learn more about Sri Lankan cooking, its nutrients and health benefits and of course take back some handy hints and awesome recipes.
- After a wholesome lunch, spend some relaxing time
- In the afternoon you can observe the making of traditional sweetmeats using rice flour, treacle and coconut milk
- In the evening pay a visit to a traditional clay oven bakery to see how bread is baked using a firewood hearth. Yet another authentic culinary experience during your food tour in Sri Lanka.
- Enjoy a bread and curry dinner at the home stay
- Overnight stay in a home stay Tree House with a local family
Day 8
- Breakfast at the home stay
- Get on board the train to Ella at 8.30 am and enjoy a scenic train journey, known as one of the most beautiful stretches of rail road in the world, on your way to beautiful Ella. Kandy to Ella train journey, a "not to miss" experience during your Sri Lanka Tour.
- Our chauffeur will receive you in Ella by 4 Pm and transfer you to the hotel for overnight stay
Day 9
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Full day relax at the hotel, a day for yourself to spend leisurely or venture out to explore the local of Ella during your Sri Lanka culinary tour.
- Overnight stay at Waterfall Home stay in Ella
Day 10
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Take a tuk tuk ride to a tea plantation where you can observe and also participate in the picking of tea leaves and thereafter watch the intricate process of tea production, the making of Pure Ceylon Tea known as the finest in the world.
- Transfer to Negombo - 5 to 6 hours drive approximately
- Overnight stay in Negombo at Goldi Sands Hotel.
Day 11
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Full day relax by the beach, another day for you to be on your own exploring the locale or spend some time leisurely during your culinary tour in Sri Lanka.
- Overnight stay in Negombo at Goldi Sands Hotel
Day 12
- Breakfast at the hotel
- After breakfast it will be time to participate in cooking an authentic seafood meal with a fisher family from Negombo. It will take place possibly by the beach or on the Negombo lagoon. The trip starts with an early morning boat ride along the Hamilton canal through the fish market and fishing village where we will buy freshly caught fish from the fishermen themselves. Cooking a mouthwatering seafood dish with a fisher family would follow this. It is tie to tantalize your taste buds during this culinary tour of Sri Lanka.
- Afternoon relax by the beach
- Overnight stay in Negombo at Goldi Sands Hotel
Day 13
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Relax by the beach in the morning
- In the afternoon you will be picked up by the host to be taken on an enjoyable jeep tour of Colombo in an open top World War II jeep to explore the food scene of Colombo's streets and try out various street food Colombo has to offer for your culinary tour of Sri Lanka.
- Overnight stay in Negombo at Goldi Sands Hotel
Day 14
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Your Sri Lanka food tour comes to and end, transfer to Colombo International Airport for departure - 20 minutes drive approximately
- Accommodation in mentioned hotels
- Meals as per mentioned meal plans
- Air conditioned transfers with an English speaking chauffer guide
- All mentioned activities and park entrance fees
What is not included
- Seasonal supplement such a X'mas eve, New year eve, Festival
All rates are in US Dollars
- Preparation of a popular local delicacy “Coconut Rotti†in Horathapola
- Village walk when in Horathapola
- Sigiriya rural village walk
- Afternoon safari in Minneriya National Park
- Learn to make Sri Lankan delicacy of hoppers
- Guided village walk to see how spices are grown in home gardens
- Cooking demonstration to prepare spice based pastes
- Learn to make Sri Lankan delicacy of String hoppers
- Market visit and traditional Sri Lankan rice and curry lunch
- Learn to make traditional sweetmeat
- Tuk Tuk ride to a tea estate and factory
- cooking an authentic seafood meal in Negombo
- Colombo street food tour by Jeep
- Visit a traditional clay oven bakery
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