Travel itinerary advice (2 weeks)

Hello!

My boyfriend and I are going to make a two week trip to Sri Lanka from the 27th of april until the 12 of May. We are trying to decide between to different routes that give us some beach time on the last few days. We are in doubt between going to Tangalle or the beaches around Trincomalee. Tangalle seems really nice, but we are not sure about the weather in May and we also heard a lot of great things about the east coast. We aren't surfers, so we don't need the best waves.

Now, we planned two routes and wonder which one is best or if there are even better alternatives. We are using public transport.

First Route
28 April: arriving at airport and traveling to Kandy
29 April – 2 may : Habarana (to see Sigiriya, Dambulla, Polonnaruwa)
3 May: Kandy for train to Ella
4 – 6 May: Ella
7-10 May: Tangalle
11 May: travelling to Colombo
12 May: flight back home

Second route
28 April: arriving at airport and traveling to Kandy
29 April – 1 may: Ella
2 May: Kandy
3 – 6 May: Habarana (to see Sigiriya, Dambulla, Polonnaruwa)
7-10 May: Beaches around Trincomalee
11 May: travelling to Colombo
12 May: flight back home

We also want to do one safari. Is it better to go to Udawalawe National Park or Minneriya National Park at that time of the year.

Thanks in advance!

best route is 1st route.. but as you going in may 2nd option is better.. because season is finish in south cost by 30th April..so you can't see a good beach there as water is not calm...still you need to do some alternations..

from air port go straight to ella..I know it will be a long one (7) hours may be..but you can save one full day from this..so you dont want to stay kandy twice. (Colombo- kandy-ella -kandy)

so

28 Apr -go to ella on your first day.... have a rest.....
29 Apr... From ella go to Hauthale and see liptain seat and Ravana falls(ella)- stay ella over night
30 Apr.... early, little adams peak and nine arch bridge. same day go to Nuwara eliya from 12.06 pm train..make sure you go by that train and it is the last train . views from trains are magical...( there is not point to stay in Ella more than 2 nights.)-stay nuwara eliya over night
1 May- you can go to hortain plains which is a must do in Sri Lanka stay Nuwara eliya over night
2 May - to Kandy..(temple of tooth relic and botanical garden)
3-6 May - stay in Habarana
7-10 May trincomalee
11- May colombo
12- May go back home

hope this helps

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