Explore Sri Lanka Tours & Trips

Sri Lanka in Depth

4.7

(72 reviews )

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Excellent trip variety of places visited and gained a wonderful insight into Sri Lanka. Group was good company and the guide made sure we all enjoyed our holiday being very knowledgeable and helpful.

Cultural, religious and historic sites

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Hostel, Guest House

Age Range

16-79 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Colombo, Negombo, Demodara, Udaw

Colombo, Negombo, Demodara, Udawalawe, Koggala, Wilpattu National Park, Mihintale, Giritale, Sigiriya, Kandy, Adam's Peak, Nuwara Eliya

Duration15 days

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Active Sri Lanka

(8 reviews )

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We had an excellent leader in Sujth and a great group overall. The itinerary was full-on although we had enough time to relax and fully appreciate the very varied activities. This included a couple of opportunities to add some small additional inputs related to the specific interests of some of the group. For example, Sujth has an extensive knowledge of the Sri Lankan birds which was put to great use throughout the holiday.

Bicycle toursRafting

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Lodge

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Colombo, Negombo, Sinharaja, Hik

Colombo, Negombo, Sinharaja, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Chilaw, Wilpattu National Park, Anaradhapura, Minneriya National Park, Polonnaruwa, Kandy

Duration14 days

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Upgraded - Discover Sri Lanka

4.5

(8 reviews )

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A real insight into Sri Lanka’s culture and heritage together with its diverse landscape. The guides wonderful positivity and knowledge really enhanced the trip experience.

Cultural, religious and historic sites

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Tent

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Colombo, Negombo, Puerto Río Tra

Colombo, Negombo, Puerto Río Tranquilo, Bentota, Dambulla, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains National Park, Ella, Yala National Park

Duration13 days

Cycle Sri Lanka

4.6

(14 reviews )

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A superb trip, incorporating cycling with plenty of opportunities to see various sights and the variety of landscapes around the country. All of the accommodation was excellent, comfortable and welcoming. The trip was supported by a great team who did everything possible to make it enjoyable for us all. In particular, our main guide worked tirelessly to ensure everything went well and in sharing his local knowledge, enhanced the overall experience. All in all, a great way to enjoy everything that Sri Lanka has to offer.

Bicycle tours

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Resort, Camping, Tent

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Colombo, Negombo

Duration14 days

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Highlights of Sri Lanka

4.8

(11 reviews )

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We had an absolutely wonderful week with Explore in Sri Lanka. Our tour was packed with amazing locations and fascinating experiences, but our tour guide, Sudesh, still managed to fit in a few extras requested by the group. Our only regret at the end of the trip was that the wild elephants had evaded us, but that was just bad luck! For us, this trip was the perfect way to experience a very different country and culture with the insight and knowledge that comes from an excellent local guide.

Active and outdoorWildlife

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Resort

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Colombo, Negombo, Wilpattu Natio

Colombo, Negombo, Wilpattu National Park, Mihintale, Kandy, Koggala

Duration7 days

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Family Highlights of Sri Lanka

4.8

(4 reviews )

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Really excellent trip - we saw and experienced so many things. Only downside is it meant a lot of travelling on the bus and only one night in every hotel. Highlights were the Safari - seeing the elephants especially. Climbing Lions Rock at 6am and the delightful food we had along the way. Our guide, Chamodi was very enthusiastic and friendly. She was especially good with the children.

Cultural, religious and historic sites

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Resort, Tent

Age Range

7-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Negombo

Duration9 days

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Walking in Sri Lanka

4.6

(9 reviews )

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This is a full on trip with many highlights. If you want an active, exciting trip Explore have gone all out! My wife and i loved it.

Cultural, religious and historic sites

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Bungalow, Tent, Guest House

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Colombo, Negombo

Duration14 days

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Sri Lanka in Depth + Maldive Dhoni Cruise

4.8

(14 reviews )

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An excellent 3 weeks with 2 excellent guides. Sri Lanka section was well organised by our guide Nala. he tweaked the itinerary so that we got the very best out of our time and imparted so much information about every aspect of Sri Lanka. He kept us on time fitting extra stops in if we were passing something to see like a banana market and fishermen hauling nets in on the beach. Accommodation was exactly as described and the usual Explore authentic assortment of comfortable and more rustic. There were lots of English style plug sockets in the hotels, but i would take an adaptor as well just in case. Highlights were climbing Adams Peak starting at 2am, and passing some very elderly people making the pilgrimage to the temple at the top. A unique experience. Also the train journey over 9 arch bridge. Great fun. Maldives- again we had a superb guide- Moosa. Extremely knowledgeable about the ocean and also gave us a lot of fascinating history and politics background of the Maldives. Island visits provided an insight into the real country. The boat was spacious clean and comfortable. Didn't expect the hotel like room services - bed making and towel changing! Food on the boat was amazing. Plentiful and a variety of dishes inc freshly caught fish. Had 2 snorkels a day building up the length and difficulty of them. So many colourful fish, it was like swimming in a tropical fish tank. Also saw turtles, moray eels, sharks and rays including a manta. The tender was always out with us keeping an eye on us whilst snorkelling. Overall a fabulous itinerary and guides on land and sea

Active and outdoorWildlife

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Hostel, Guest House, Ship Cabin

Age Range

16-79 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Negombo, Male, Demodara, Udawala

Negombo, Male, Demodara, Udawalawe, Koggala, Colombo, Vaavu Atoll, Felidhoo, Fulidhoo, Wilpattu National Park, Maafushi, Mihintale, Giritale, Polonnaruwa, Kandy, Dalhousie, Nuwara Eliya

Duration22 days

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Family Sri Lanka and Maldives Adventure

4.4

(5 reviews )

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Looking back at our photos now we've returned to the UK we can't believe the amount we saw and the amazing experiences we had on this tour. Sri Lanka is an amazing beautiful country with some much going on - we only scratched the surface. Our tour leader Cham worked so hard to make sure that we had everything we needed, resolving our problems and sorting out food for our fussy son! His knowledge about Sri Lankan history and wildlife was immense. He even found the best place to buy genuine Sri Lanka cricket shirts for the sporty members of our group. The only thing we'd change was the pace of the second half of the Sri Lanka leg of the trip. The first half gave us time to chill and bond as a group, as well as hang out in the pool at Giritale and play cricket. The second half we moved every night and covered a massive distance, though interesting, this was quite tiring (especially for the kids), so we'd suggest that a two night stop in the middle of this element would resolve this issue easily. This was clear in the notes, however, as was the high chance of not getting the train. The pace did slow considerably for the Maldives element, with a lot of time on our boats travelling between reefs. The snorkelling was quite frankly mind-blowing, and even the more nervous swimmers loved it. The crew were fantastic, and the food was delicious. The guide knew his stuff, and made sure we had great snorkelling experiences. Our only criticism of this part of the trip was that splitting the group when we'd got to know each other and were getting on really well was disappointing. There were larger boats, and we'd have preferred to be on a single boat given how long we spent travelling separately. The crew did what they could to mitigate this by tying the boats together when we moored for snorkels, meals and overnight and that was great. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable trip, and with a few very small tweaks it'd be perfect!

Active and outdoor

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Lodge, Bungalow, Resort

Age Range

7-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Negombo, Male, Colombo, Hikkaduw

Negombo, Male, Colombo, Hikkaduwa, Dhoni, Kudhi Boli, Rihiveli, Sigiriya, Giritale, Kandy, Ella, Udawalawe

Duration15 days

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Highlights of Sri Lanka + Maldive Dhoni Cruise

4.9

(7 reviews )

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Explore leader: for Sri Lanka only satisfactory. Not easy to understand, didn't seem to feel part of the group, didn't join us for meals, a poor communicator (relative to past explore trips) For the dhoni Maldives cruise: Moosa was excellent in every way.

Active and outdoorWildlife

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Resort, Ship Cabin

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Negombo, Male

Duration14 days

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10 Explore Sri Lanka Tours and Trips

10 Trips offered by Explore in Sri Lanka with 152 Reviews

10 Trips offered by Explore in Sri Lanka with 152 Reviews

Sri Lanka in Depth

Active Sri Lanka

Upgraded - Discover Sri Lanka

Cycle Sri Lanka

Highlights of Sri Lanka

Family Highlights of Sri Lanka

Walking in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka in Depth + Maldive Dhoni Cruise

Family Sri Lanka and Maldives Adventure

Highlights of Sri Lanka + Maldive Dhoni Cruise

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10 Explore Sri Lanka Tours and Trips

10 Trips offered by Explore in Sri Lanka with 152 Reviews

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