Sri Lanka Tour Packages from Delhi
Leave the Delhi winter haze for 30°C beaches and cool tea hills, about three and a half hours away on a non-stop from IGI. Private trips with your own car and chauffeur-guide, planned around the flight you actually take.
From Delhi, Sri Lanka is the nearest proper beach-and-hills holiday abroad. Non-stop flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport reach Colombo in about three and a half hours, the clock does not change, and since May 2026 the tourist ETA costs Indian passport holders nothing. The timing suits Delhi especially well: the months when the capital sits under smog and fog, roughly November to February, are exactly the months when Sri Lanka's west coast, south coast and tea country are at their driest.
Because there are several Delhi–Colombo departures spread across the day, the flight you choose decides what your first and last days look like. This page starts there. It sets out realistic package costs without flights, the IGI options by time of day, three day-wise plans built around a dawn, an afternoon and a morning departure, the Delhi school and festival calendar for 2027, a month table that sets Sri Lanka against Delhi weather, and an honest note on food for North Indian, vegetarian and Jain travellers. Our team in Ahmedabad plans every trip; we have no Delhi office, and you book with us on WhatsApp or phone.
Updated November 2026 by the Vibrant Holidays team, Ahmedabad.
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All 12 Sri Lanka packages on Vibrant Holidays — 2 to 10 nights. Every package can be customised for departure from Delhi.
Sri Lanka package cost from Delhi (2026–27)
Our Sri Lanka packages start at ₹13,999 per person, with 12 on sale today. The bands below are indicative, per person on twin sharing, and exclude the Delhi–Colombo flight. They include hotels with breakfast, a private air-conditioned car with an English- or Hindi-speaking chauffeur-guide for the whole trip, and the sightseeing in the plan.
| Trip | 3-star | 4-star | 5-star / boutique |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 nights: Bentota 3, Colombo 1 (a winter-sun break) | ₹24,000 – 32,000 | ₹34,000 – 46,000 | ₹58,000 – 82,000 |
| 5 nights: Kandy 2, Nuwara Eliya 1, Bentota 2 | ₹32,000 – 42,000 | ₹44,000 – 58,000 | ₹74,000 – 98,000 |
| 6 nights: Sigiriya 2, Kandy 1, Ella 1, Bentota 2 | ₹38,000 – 50,000 | ₹52,000 – 68,000 | ₹86,000 – 1,15,000 |
| 8 nights: Sigiriya, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala, Galle | ₹52,000 – 68,000 | ₹70,000 – 92,000 | ₹1,15,000 – 1,55,000 |
Return airfare from Delhi, as of November 2026: a non-stop return usually costs about ₹22,000 – 36,000 per person when booked five or six weeks ahead. Christmas to New Year, the first half of January and the Diwali week push fares up by ₹8,000 – 15,000. One-stop tickets via Chennai or Bengaluru are sometimes cheaper but add three to five hours.
Not in the package price: Sigiriya and Dambulla entry (SAARC visitors pay less than other foreigners, but Sigiriya is still the costliest ticket on the island), the Temple of the Tooth, Yala jeep and park fees, Ella train tickets, lunches and dinners outside the hotel, and a tip for the chauffeur-guide. One Indian rupee buys about 3.4 – 3.6 Sri Lankan rupees at present. Your quote lists each of these, so you can compare it fairly with any other.
Flights from Delhi to Colombo: choosing your departure
As of November 2026, SriLankan Airlines, Air India and IndiGo together run around six non-stop departures a day from Delhi to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), about 35 km north of Colombo. The flight takes about 3 hours 25 minutes to 3 hours 40 minutes. International departures leave from IGI Terminal 3; check your ticket for the terminal on the day.
| Departure from Delhi (approx.) | Lands in Colombo | What it means for your trip |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-dawn, around 5 am (SriLankan) | Around 9 am | A full first day: you can reach Bentota for lunch or Kandy by early afternoon. Leaving home at 2 am is the cost. |
| Morning, around 7 am (Air India) | Around 11 am | The most comfortable choice for families; Kandy or Sigiriya by late afternoon. |
| Midday to afternoon, 12.30 – 3 pm (Air India, IndiGo) | Late afternoon to early evening | Easy start from Gurugram or Noida; first night near the airport in Negombo, inland next morning. |
| Evening, around 6.30 pm (SriLankan) | Around 10 pm | Good for working couples leaving after office; night in Negombo. |
| After midnight (Air India) | Around 4 am | Usually avoided with children or seniors; we use it only for short trips where every hour counts. |
Timings are those seen in the November 2026 schedules; airlines change them by season, so we confirm the exact flight for your dates before quoting.
Getting to Terminal 3
- Airport Express metro (Orange Line): about 20 minutes from New Delhi station, with stops at Shivaji Stadium, Dhaula Kuan and Aerocity. It is the fastest way in rush hour from central Delhi.
- By road: allow 45 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes from Gurugram or South Delhi, and 1 to 1½ hours from Noida or East Delhi in evening traffic. For an international flight, aim to be at the terminal three hours before departure.
- Winter fog: from late December to mid-January, dense morning fog at IGI can hold departures for hours. In those weeks we prefer the late-morning or afternoon flights and avoid planning a same-day onward connection.
Flying back
Return flights from Colombo to Delhi also run at several times of day. Seniors usually prefer a daytime return that reaches Delhi by evening; couples often use the last day fully in Colombo and fly late. We match the return to how far your last hotel is from the airport: Bentota is about two hours away, Galle three, Kandy three and a half.
Sri Lanka ETA for Delhi travellers (as of November 2026)
Since 25 May 2026, Sri Lanka has issued the 30-day tourist ETA free of charge to Indian passport holders. It is still compulsory and must be approved before you board at Delhi. It allows two entries within the 30 days, which helps if you add the Maldives from Colombo.
- Apply only on the official ETA portal of the Department of Immigration and Emigration. Websites that charge for a "Sri Lanka visa" are selling something you can get free.
- You need a passport valid for at least six months, your return ticket and your first hotel address. Children and infants need their own ETA.
- We prepare and submit the ETA for each traveller once flights are issued; approval rests with Sri Lankan immigration.
For the full detail, including extensions and customs limits, see our Sri Lanka visa guide for Indians. Rules change; we check them again before you book.
Three Sri Lanka itineraries timed to Delhi flights
4 nights – winter-sun break on the dawn flight
Built for a December, January or February escape when Delhi is cold and grey.
- Day 1: Pre-dawn departure from IGI, land around 9 am. Drive south on the expressway to Bentota (about two hours from the airport), lunch by the sea and a slow afternoon. Change into summer clothes at the airport; Delhi woollens stay in the bag.
- Day 2: Madu Ganga river safari among the mangrove islands, the Kosgoda turtle hatchery, then the Brief Garden or Lunuganga estate for those who like gardens.
- Day 3: Day trip to Galle Fort: ramparts, the lighthouse and old Dutch lanes; back to Bentota for sunset.
- Day 4: Drive to Colombo; Gangaramaya temple, Independence Square and an evening walk at Galle Face Green.
- Day 5: Shopping at Pettah or Odel, then the flight back to Delhi.
6 nights – family classic on the afternoon flight
- Day 1: Afternoon departure from Delhi, land in the early evening. Twenty minutes to a hotel in Negombo; dinner and rest.
- Day 2: Drive to Sigiriya (about 3½ hours), stopping at the Dambulla cave temple. Pool time in the evening.
- Day 3: Sigiriya rock fortress at opening time while it is cool, then a jeep safari at Minneriya or Kaudulla to watch elephant herds gather at the lake.
- Day 4: Kandy via a spice garden at Matale; Temple of the Tooth in the evening ceremony.
- Day 5: Train from Peradeniya or Nanu Oya towards Ella through tea estates (the car carries the bags); Nine Arch Bridge.
- Day 6: Long drive down to the south-west coast; check in at Bentota.
- Day 7: Beach morning, then Colombo airport for the flight to Delhi.
8 nights – the whole island on the morning flight
- Day 1: Morning flight from Delhi, land around 11 am, straight to Sigiriya.
- Day 2: Sigiriya, then Polonnaruwa by bicycle or car.
- Day 3: Kandy; Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya.
- Day 4: Nuwara Eliya via Ramboda Falls and a tea factory; Gregory Lake in the evening.
- Day 5: Morning visit to the Sita Amman temple at Seetha Eliya, then the hill-country train to Ella.
- Day 6: Little Adam's Peak early, then down to Yala for an afternoon leopard safari (Udawalawe when Yala's main block closes, usually in September–October).
- Day 7: Mirissa for whale watching in season (roughly December to April), then Galle.
- Day 8: Galle Fort at leisure.
- Day 9: Southern expressway to the airport, about three hours, and the flight home.
Every plan is private, with your own car and chauffeur-guide on your own dates. Large families and groups of friends from Delhi travel as a private group in a van with one guide.
Escaping Delhi winters, and the 2027 holiday calendar
Delhi families ask us about Sri Lanka most often between October and January, and the reason is not hard to see. While the capital deals with smog after Diwali and fog in December and January, the west and south of Sri Lanka are in their dry season, with sea temperatures around 28°C and hill-country mornings of 12 – 16°C. Below are the 2027 windows that fit, as of November 2026.
| Delhi window | Dates | Sri Lanka plan |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi government schools winter break | 1 – 15 January 2027 (Directorate of Education calendar) | Best of the year for Bentota, Galle and Yala; book by October, as fares stay high until about 10 January |
| Republic Day weekend | Saturday 23 – Tuesday 26 January 2027, with one day of leave on the Monday | The 4-night beach break; good fares once the New Year rush is over |
| Holi and Good Friday | Holi on Monday 22 March, Good Friday on 26 March 2027 | Take three days of leave and get nine days, 20 – 28 March: enough for the 8-night plan |
| Vesak | Full moon on Wednesday 19 May 2027 | Lanterns, pandals and free food stalls (dansal) across the island; falls inside the Delhi summer vacation |
| Delhi summer vacation | About 11 May – 30 June (the 2026 dates; the 2027 calendar comes in spring) | Rain on the west coast, so go to Kandy, Sigiriya and the dry east coast at Trincomalee or Pasikuda |
| Autumn break and Diwali | Mid to late October 2027 | Inter-monsoon showers, usually in the afternoon; hills and temples work, beaches are hit and miss |
Two Delhi-specific cautions. First, the January school break and Christmas week coincide with the busiest weeks at IGI and with fog, so keep at least one buffer evening before any onward flight to the Maldives or a connection. Second, private schools in Delhi and the NCR set their own calendars; check yours before we hold hotels.
Month by month: Sri Lanka weather against Delhi weather
| Month | Sri Lanka | Delhi at the same time | Price level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Dry west and south; hills cool; east coast wet | Cold, foggy mornings | Peak until about 10 January |
| February | Driest month for most of the island | Cool, clearing | High |
| March | Hot and dry; whale season off Mirissa | Pleasant; Holi | High |
| April | Hot lowlands; Sinhala and Tamil New Year on 13 – 14 April | Heat building | Medium; locals travel during New Year |
| May | South-west monsoon begins; Vesak on 19 May 2027 | Very hot; summer vacation starts | West-coast resorts discounted |
| June | Wet west and hills; east coast dry | Peak heat, then pre-monsoon | Low on the west, firm on the east |
| July | East coast at its best | Monsoon rain | Medium |
| August | Kandy Esala Perahera, usually late July or August | Monsoon | Kandy hotels full in Perahera week |
| September | Mixed; some Yala closure | Rain easing | Good value |
| October | Inter-monsoon showers | Dry, Dussehra and Diwali season | Medium; Diwali week higher |
| November | Showers fading in the west and south | Smog season begins | Medium |
| December | Dry west and south; hills misty | Cold and foggy | Highest from 20 December |
Food for North Indian, vegetarian and Jain travellers
Delhi travellers usually find Sri Lanka easier to eat in than they expect, because rice and curry is the national meal and several curries on any plate are vegetable ones. A few points save disappointment.
- Roti and dal: dal (parippu) is everywhere, and so is a flat coconut roti, but a soft North Indian phulka is not. Hotel buffets in Kandy, Bentota and Colombo usually add an Indian counter for Indian guests; we ask for it in writing.
- Paneer and Punjabi food: Colombo has North Indian restaurants serving dal makhani, paneer and naan. Outside Colombo, Kandy and the big beach resorts, expect Sri Lankan dishes.
- Hidden fish and egg: small amounts of dried fish flakes go into some sambols and curries, and egg goes into kottu and some hoppers. Vegetarians should ask for the vegetable version without both; the chauffeur-guide will explain in Sinhala or Tamil.
- Jain meals: possible only when the hotel kitchen cooks separately, because onion, garlic and potato are in almost everything. We confirm it with each hotel before you fly, and the hill-country stops are where it matters most.
- Non-vegetarian families: chicken and seafood are excellent and cheap on the coast; mutton is often goat and less common.
- Worth trying: string hoppers with dal curry for breakfast, jackfruit curry, kiribath, curd with kithul treacle, and fresh king coconut.
Practical tips for leaving Delhi
- The temperature jump: in winter you leave Delhi at 8°C and land at 30°C. Pack a cabin bag with summer clothes and keep only one light jacket for Nuwara Eliya.
- Money: Indian rupees are not accepted. Carry US dollars or a forex card and draw Sri Lankan rupees at the airport ATM.
- Temples: shoulders and knees covered, shoes off, and no photos with your back to a Buddha image.
Why Delhi travellers book Sri Lanka with Vibrant Holidays
- Honest about where we are: our team of about 18 works from C G Road in Ahmedabad, Monday to Saturday. Delhi trips are planned on WhatsApp, phone or video call; itinerary, vouchers and invoice come as PDFs.
- The right IGI departure for your family: we compare the dawn, afternoon and evening flights for your dates and book them with your hotels, so pick-ups match.
- Free ETA filed for you on the official portal; approval is Sri Lankan immigration's decision.
- Food requests in writing to every hotel: Indian counter, no fish or egg, or Jain cooking.
- Private trips and 24×7 support during travel, in our 11th year. IATA-accredited; member of TAAI, TAFI, ADTOI and IATO; recognised by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
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How much does a Sri Lanka tour package from Delhi cost?
Our Sri Lanka packages currently start at ₹13,999 per person for 2 nights. Most of our Sri Lanka packages fall between ₹26,900 and ₹50,999 per person. The final cost depends on the travel month, hotel category, number of travellers and whether flights from Delhi are added. Open any package below to see exactly what is included, or ask us for a quote with flights.
Is there a direct flight from Delhi to Colombo?
Yes. As of November 2026, SriLankan Airlines, Air India and IndiGo fly non-stop from Delhi to Colombo, around six departures a day, taking about three and a half hours. Departures range from pre-dawn to evening, plus one after midnight. Flights leave from IGI Terminal 3; schedules change, so we confirm the timing for your dates.
Which Delhi to Colombo flight is best for a family?
The morning departure around 7 am suits most families: you land before lunch and reach Kandy or Sigiriya by late afternoon without a night at the airport. The pre-dawn flight gives a longer first day but means leaving home around 2 am. Avoid the after-midnight flight with children or elderly parents.
How much is a Delhi to Colombo return ticket?
As of November 2026, a non-stop return usually costs about ₹22,000 to ₹36,000 per person when booked five or six weeks ahead. Christmas, New Year, the January school break and Diwali week cost ₹8,000 to ₹15,000 more. We book flights with the package so timings and hotel dates match.
Do Indians from Delhi need a visa for Sri Lanka?
Indians need a tourist ETA, which has been free since 25 May 2026, as of November 2026. It must be approved before you fly from Delhi, allows 30 days and permits a second entry. Apply only on the official portal. We prepare and submit it for each traveller; approval is decided by Sri Lankan immigration.
Is Sri Lanka good for escaping Delhi winter smog?
It is one of the best short-haul choices. From November to March the west coast, south coast and hills are in their dry season, with beach days around 30°C, while Delhi deals with smog and fog. The only part to avoid then is the east coast, which gets its monsoon in those months.
Can we do Sri Lanka in the Delhi school winter break?
Yes. The Delhi government school winter break runs from 1 to 15 January 2027, which is peak dry season in Bentota, Galle and Yala. Fares and hotels stay at peak rates until about 10 January, so book by October, and choose a late-morning flight to reduce the risk of fog delays at IGI.
Where should we go in Sri Lanka during Delhi summer vacation?
Head for Kandy, Sigiriya and the east coast. From May to September the south-west monsoon brings rain to Colombo, Bentota and Galle, but Trincomalee and Pasikuda are dry with calm seas. Vesak on 19 May 2027 falls inside the Delhi summer holidays and is worth seeing for the lanterns.
Will we get North Indian food in Sri Lanka?
In Colombo, yes: several restaurants serve dal makhani, paneer and naan. Hotels in Kandy and on the beaches add Indian dishes to buffets when asked. Outside these, food is Sri Lankan rice and curry, which includes plenty of vegetable dishes. We put your food request in writing to every hotel.
Is Jain food possible in Sri Lanka?
Yes, but only when the hotel cooks separately, because most curries use onion, garlic and potato, and some use dried fish. We confirm Jain cooking with each hotel before you leave Delhi. Choice is widest in Colombo and Kandy and narrowest in Nuwara Eliya and Ella, so carrying dry snacks helps.
How long before the Colombo flight should we reach IGI?
Three hours before departure. From Gurugram or South Delhi allow up to 1 hour 15 minutes by road, and longer from Noida in evening traffic. The Airport Express metro from New Delhi station reaches Terminal 3 in about 20 minutes and avoids traffic. In foggy weeks, check the flight status before leaving home.
Do you have an office in Delhi?
No. Our team works from C G Road in Ahmedabad and plans Delhi trips on WhatsApp, phone or video call, Monday to Saturday. You approve a written itinerary with hotel names, pay online, and receive vouchers and invoice as PDFs. During the trip our 24x7 support line and your chauffeur-guide handle any change.
