Two Hearts, One Island

Meet your chauffeur-guide at the airport and begin the drive north (about 4.5 hours). On arrival you are welcomed with flowers and a chilled drink. Spend the rest of the day at the spa or by the pool.

Climb Pidurangala at dawn with your guide, a quieter hike than Sigiriya Rock with a beautiful view of it. After breakfast, rest or choose an optional hot-air balloon flight or jeep ride. Dinner this evening is candlelit.

Visit the Dambulla cave temples on the way to Kandy (about 3 hours). Arrive for the Temple of the Tooth, then enjoy a quiet evening at leisure in this hill city.

Climb to Nuwara Eliya (about 3.5 hours) and visit a tea plantation, walking among the bushes with a local guide. Afternoon tea is served in a colonial-style hotel, an elegant setting for a high tea for two.

Take the famous train through tea estates to Ella, watching waterfalls and green slopes pass by the window. Check in to a hillside villa with valley views and spend a quiet evening together.

Walk up Little Adam's Peak and visit the Nine Arches Bridge. In the afternoon, join a private cooking class to prepare Sri Lankan dishes together, or enjoy a sunset dinner with a view.

Drive to Mirissa (about 4.5 hours), with an optional Udawalawe elephant safari on the way. Arrive at the coast and watch the sunset from the beach.

From November to April, head out at dawn on a whale-watching trip, with a good chance of seeing blue whales. Return for breakfast and spend the afternoon at the spa.

Visit Galle Fort, walking its ramparts, browsing boutiques and cafés, and finding gifts to take home. Return to Mirissa for a beach dinner with your toes in the sand.

Enjoy a slow breakfast before the transfer to the airport (about 3.5 hours).