Family holidays with us are private, with short driving days, hotels with pools and a driver-guide who knows how to keep children interested.
Twelve days with children
Never more than about three hours in the car per day.
Family-friendly hotels
Pools, family rooms or connecting rooms, and space to run.
Travelling safely with children
Nothing complicated – but worth planning.
Travelling safely with children
Your own driver-guide
A private English-speaking driver-guide travels with you throughout, with child seats on request.Our team on the island
Our own team in Sri Lanka is there for you for the whole of your trip.Short travel days
Usually no more than about three hours on the road per day – so the trip stays relaxed for children.Medical care
Good hospitals in Colombo and Kandy are within easy reach of the route.
Family holiday questions
Any age works; from about 6 children get the most out of temples, trains and safaris.
Children sharing with parents are cheaper – the price depends on age and hotel. You get it in your proposal.
Yes. The biggest risks are the sun and the traffic, which is why a driver is essential.
Yes – every family trip to Sri Lanka is planned as a private tour with hotels, driver-guide, child seats, entrance fees and safaris included, at a pace that suits your children.
Plan a family holiday
What children love in Sri Lanka
Elephants from a jeep, monkeys in the temple trees, turtles at a hatchery, the open doors of the hill-country train, and fresh king coconuts on the roadside. Most children adapt quickly to the food – plain rice, dhal, fried noodles and endless fruit are always available – and the people are wonderfully warm with families.
Planning a family holiday in Sri Lanka
We plan family routes with short driving days – usually no more than three hours – and two or three nights in each place, so children can settle in. Hotels have pools and family rooms or connecting rooms. Activities are chosen to keep all ages interested: safaris, a train ride, a turtle hatchery, a spice garden, easy walks and time on the beach.
Your driver-guide becomes part of the family trip, often a favourite with children. Child seats are available on request, and our team can arrange a babysitter at many hotels.
Best time for a family holiday
UK families often travel at February half-term or Easter, when the south and west coasts are at their best, or in July and August with a route that ends on the calm east coast. The Christmas holidays are busy; book early.