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.
The Classic
Island of Contrasts
Sri Lanka at Leisure
The Grand Tour
We don’t sit in an office in London booking Sri Lanka from a catalogue. We live here, know our drivers by name and the hotels from the inside.
The island as we know it
Seventy seconds of Sri Lanka – from morning mist over Sigiriya to sunset on the south coast. Every place in it lies on one of our routes.
“German and Sri Lankan – I know both worlds. That’s why I plan trips that feel easy for you and still bring you really close to the island.”
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.
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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The island in motion
Short glimpses of places on our routes – just hover over a clip to play it.
55 reviews from guests from the UK, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal.
“Phillip was by our side every step of the way to ensure we had the best experience.”
“Not a day goes by where I don't think about how awesome this trip was!”
“With a group of ten, I can honestly say not a person was disappointed.”
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 £1,695 per person, private tours at £1,095 per person (for 2 travellers), flights not included.
