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Small group & private tours · English-speaking guides

Sri Lanka holidays with time for the island

Travel the island in a small group, escorted by our own English-speaking guide, or privately with your own driver-guide. Planned by our team in Kandy, with two nights in most places.

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English-speaking guidesOur own staff, not freelancers
Offices in Germany & KandyOn the ground, day and night
Small group or privateMax. 11 guests · or just you

Sri Lanka holidays: three ways to travel

Small group, private, or a tour with beach time at the end: the same hotels, the same team. The difference is who you travel with and how free your day is.

Train crossing the Nine Arches Bridge near Ella
Fixed dates

Small group tours

No more than 11 guests, escorted by our own English-speaking guide. Ideal if you enjoy company or are travelling solo.
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Tea picker on a tea estate
Your pace

Private tours

Your own driver-guide, your own route, your dates. We plan it with you – you decide each day as you go.
Plan privately
Tropical beach in Sri Lanka from the air
Culture & sea

Tour & beach

Any tour with 3, 5 or 7 nights by the sea – on the south coast in winter, on the east coast in summer.
Combine
Our holidays

Popular Sri Lanka holidays

Sigiriya Lion Rock rising above the jungle
Small group · 10 days

The Classic

Sigiriya rock fortress, the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, the train into the hills, a Yala safari and Galle Fort.
Next departure 11 Jan 2027from £1,460 pp
Tea estates in the hill country from the air
Private · 10 days

Island of Contrasts

Cultural Triangle, tea estates and the south coast with your own driver-guide – starting any day you like.
Your dates · from 2 travellersfrom £1,370 pp
Tea estate in the hills around Nuwara Eliya
Small group · 14 days

Sri Lanka at Leisure

The whole island with two nights in each place – time for walks, tea and a free afternoon.
Next departure 8 Mar 2027from £1,970 pp
Stilt fishermen at Koggala
Private · 14 days

The Grand Tour

From the Lion Rock to Galle, with a safari and three nights by the sea – at your own pace.
Your dates · from 2 travellersfrom £1,890 pp
Escorted small group tours · fixed dates

Next group departures

No more than 11 guests, escorted by our own English-speaking guide, hotels with character. Prices per person sharing a double room, flights not included.

All 2027 dates
Sigiriya Lion Rock rising above the jungle
11 Jan11–20 January 2027
10 days · High seasonThe ClassicNegombo · Sigiriya · Kandy · Nuwara Eliya · Ella · Yala · Galle
7 of 11 places available
from, per person£1,460
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Tea estate in the hills around Nuwara Eliya
8 Mar8–21 March 2027
14 days · Dry seasonSri Lanka at LeisureNegombo · Sigiriya · Kandy · Nuwara Eliya · Ella · Yala · Tangalle · Galle
10 of 11 places available
from, per person£1,970
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Tropical beach in Sri Lanka from the air
11 Jun11–25 June 2027
15 days · East coast seasonNorth & EastNegombo · Sigiriya · Jaffna · Trincomalee · Pasikudah · Kandy
11 of 11 places available
from, per person£2,060
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Prices shown in GBP. Invoiced in GBP at the rate on the booking date.
Where you sleep

Hotels we chose ourselves

Tea planters’ bungalows in the hills, lodges on the edge of the national parks, colonial villas in Galle. Small, quiet and full of character.

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Buckingham Place, Tangalle
Buckingham Place
Tangalle
Amangalla, Galle Fort
Amangalla
Galle Fort
Wild Coast Tented Lodge, Palatupana
Wild Coast Tented Lodge
Palatupana
Ceylon Tea Trails, Hatton
Ceylon Tea Trails
Hatton
Destinations

Five places every holiday should include

All destinations
Sigiriya rock fortress from the air
Cultural Triangle
Sigiriya
The Lion Rock at sunrise
Monks on a temple stairway in Sri Lanka
Hill country gateway
Kandy
Temple of the Tooth
Train crossing the Nine Arches Bridge near Ella
Hill country
Ella
Nine Arches Bridge & hill walks
Leopard in Yala National Park
South
Yala
Leopards & elephants
Stilt fishermen at Koggala
South coast
Galle Fort
Ramparts & colonial lanes
On the move

Three minutes of Sri Lanka

Short clips from our tours – filmed by our own team, not taken from a stock library.

Guest reviews · Tripadvisor
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55 reviews from guests from the UK, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal.

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Plan your holiday

Before you book

Sri Lanka travel guide
Sunrise over a tea estate in Sri Lanka
Plan

The best time to visit Sri Lanka – month by month

Waterfall in the Sri Lankan hill country
Weather

Sri Lanka weather by month: rain, sun and sea

Turquoise sea off Sri Lanka from the air
Safety

Is Sri Lanka safe? Honest advice from our team

Sri Lanka holidays, planned on the island

A Sri Lanka holiday can be many things: ancient cities and cave temples, misty tea estates, leopards and elephants on safari, and long palm-fringed beaches – often all within two weeks. What makes the difference is the planning. Our team lives in Kandy, in the centre of the island, and plans every route with the season, the roads and your pace in mind.

Whether you choose one of our small group tours with fixed 2027 departures or a private holiday with your own driver-guide, you get the same hotels, the same people and the same attention to detail. Most of our guests stay two nights in most places, so the holiday feels like a holiday, not a checklist.

Holiday packages to Sri Lanka from the UK and US

Our holiday packages include hotels with breakfast, an English-speaking guide or driver-guide, transport and airport transfers. Flights are not included, which gives you the freedom to fly from any UK or US airport with the airline you prefer – we time your pick-up to your arrival. Prices are shown in pounds, US dollars or euros, depending on where you are.

Sri Lanka holiday questions

No more than 11 guests. We travel in a vehicle with far more seats than that, so everyone gets a window.

No – our holidays are land arrangements from and to Colombo airport. We are happy to suggest good connections from the UK and the US.

Yes. Every tour can be extended by 3, 5 or 7 nights on the beach – in the south or on the east coast, depending on the month.

December to April for the south, west and hill country. May to September for the east coast and the north.

10 days cover the highlights. With two weeks you travel at a gentler pace; with three weeks you also see the north and east.

Our small group tours start at £1,460 per person, private tours at £1,030 per person (for 2 travellers), flights not included.

Palm-lined beach on Sri Lanka’s south coast
A personal proposal within 48 hours

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