Sri Lanka Holidays - General Island Tours

Classic Island Tour includes the best that Sri Lanka can offer ancient cities, tea-growing hills, wildlife parks and Indian Ocean beaches and the finest hotels. The Island Hop does NOT lock you into large group on a prearranged coach tour. You can explore the island at your own pace, in a car or minivan, with your personal driver-cum-guide.

Experience Sri Lanka’s vibrant southern heritage, rural fishing villages, sun-kissed beaches staying in the magnificent boutique hotels and villas created by Nayantara Fonseka, one of Sri Lanka’s foremost fashion and lifestyle designers. This is a holiday for those wanting to experience Sri Lanka in style. The Taru collection of properties are renowned for their award-winning design, service and cuisine.

The 'Island Getaway' is an hurried Sri Lanka holiday offering three stops in a trio of fabulous villas and bungalows, all set in spectacular natural locations – by the edge of a lake in the suburbs of Colombo, perched on a mountain amidst lush tea plantations and on the south coast where the turquoise blue waters of the Indian Ocean offer complete relaxation. The holiday has been specifically designed for couples and small families, and it will appeal most to those people that like small and personal properties in beautiful landscapes. All the properties – java Moon, Tea Trails and Lansiya – are also renowned for their friendly staff and delicious food.

The ‘Island Hop’ includes the best that Sri Lanka can offer – ancient cities, tea-growing hills, wildlife parks and Indian Ocean beaches and the finest hotels. The Island Hop does NOT lock you into large group on a prearranged coach tour. You can explore the island at your own pace, in a car or minivan, with your personal driver-cum-guide. Note that we can tailor this itinerary according to your preferences, so feel free to ask for modifications.

The ‘Sri Lanka Guesthouse Explorer’ includes the best that Sri Lanka can offer – ancient cities, tea-growing hills, wildlife parks, Indian ocean beaches, and the best guesthouses in the island. We have carefully selected our favourite properties for you to experience – charming guesthouses in scenic locations, with friendly and helpful staff. In some sections of the trip, we have also used the train for added adventure and to help you trim the costs of your holiday. As it happens, rail travel is great fun in Sri Lanka, allowing you to mix with interesting local personalities and experience breathtaking views of the countryside.

This ‘Boutique Ceylon’ is a classic but easy-paced journey around the most interesting and beautiful parts of the island. The tour strays away from the well-trodden tourist trail to allow you to see Sri Lanka at its resplendent best. We have selected some unique, stylish and chic small boutique hotels to build a truly unforgettable holiday. Of course, we are able to tinker with this itinerary if wish and add an extra night here and there. We can also discuss other hotels or villa options.

Undiscovered Sri Lanka is a new Red Dot itinerary designed for couples and families that want a special holiday that steers away from sterile accommodation and the well-trodden tourist trail. We have designed an island holiday that allows you to enjoy Sri Lanka’s remarkable beauty, amazing diversity and legendary hospitality. The holiday mixes accommodation types, from the five-star Kandalama Hotel, to private hill-country bungalows, tranquil eco-retreats and perhaps the best-located beach cabanas on the south coast. It mixes cultural insights with some active adventures and a glimpse of wildlife. It begins with a journey and ends with several days of lazy relaxation on a beautiful little-known beach that even the guidebooks cannot name near Galle. The holiday is special but it is also extremely good-value because we have used our intimate knowledge of Sri Lanka to carefully pick-and-choose properties.