Sri Lanka Holidays - Romantic Escapes

This journey takes you through Sri Lanka’s southern regions, the Ruhuna, an area with a proud heritage dating back to the ancient Sinhalese kings and to the influences of the Portuguese and the Dutch of more recent times. Secluded Indian Ocean beaches, the UNESCO-protected Galle Fort and the untouched wilderness of the South combine with the world-renowned luxury of Aman Resorts hotels to ensure a truly unforgettable experience.

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 Beach Hut is a special tour of Sri Lanka; a combination of the most intimate and personal hotels coupled with one of best little beach villas in the island, a delightful property called The Beach Hut that was conceived as a glorious tropical escape for loving couples. You start on the beach too, enjoying two days to rest and unwind after what will have been an exciting but exhausting few days. Aside for a long stay on the beach, you would also tour in land, spending three memorable days in the cultural triangle at the magnificent Kandalama, now all refurbished and better than ever, before another three blissful days in the tea-growing hills. As ever, we are willing to make modifications if requested and would be delighted to talk through all the options.

This honeymoon has been designed with careful attention to the selection of Sri Lanka’s most chic, peaceful, private and intimate hotels. We wanted to design a truly special once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon. We understand that after months of planning and preparation you are likely to be exhausted and in desperate need of some indulgent relaxation. So our objective was to create a slow-paced holiday which starts and finishes on the beach, but in-between travels to remarkable hotels in Galle, Sinharaja, the tea-growing hills and the cultural triangle. If you like certain parts of the holiday but would like to make changes please don’t hesitate to contact us. We want you to have the trip of a lifetime.

This honeymoon is private, unhurried and luxurious. We’ve plumped for the finest hotels, hill-country bungalows and villas to create a truly special honeymoon. The 13-night trip includes stays in only four locations which minimises wasted driving time and maximises the time in the very best locations: the calm cultural triangle, the dreamy hills and the delicious south coast. It is not a cheap honeymoon as the design brief was simple, to design the ultimate Sri Lanka honeymoon, but we have also kept a distant eye on rates, steering away from properties and villas that we believe are overpriced.

The 'Southern Comfort' has been designed for beach lovers wanting to indulge themselves in Sri Lanka leadings boutique hotels, from Taru Villas on the west coast to the award-winning Galle Fort Hotel and super-luxury Amanwella on Tangalle’s undiscovered beaches. However, Bentota, Galle and Tangalle are not only the best beach destinations in the island, they are also excellent bases for exploring its major wildlife parks and an interesting cultural heritage.