Originally Posted by uclabruin82

I would only recommend leaving the south if you are comfortable taking the sea planes. If you are planning on driving between locations, then stay in the south.
We went to the Tea Trails in December and it was ok. I would recommend going to Kandy / Cultural Triangle if you are going to leave the south over the Tea Trails. Do not get me wrong, we enjoyed our time there, but if you are going to go all the way to Sri Lanka, I think it would be better to see more of Sri Lanka's history as opposed to reading a book by the pool (which is better done in the south anyways). If you had more time, it might be different, but for just 6/7 nights, there is so much to see in Sri Lanka that I think you would be missing out in the Tea Trails