Destinations
Every place we would send our own family.
Eighteen destinations, grouped by region. Each page has real facts, what we actually do there, the best months and how long to stay. Pick what you like and we will route it.
Cultural Triangle
UNESCO Sigiriya
A 5th-century palace on top of a 200-metre rock, ringed by water gardens.
UNESCO Polonnaruwa
Four giant Buddhas carved from one granite outcrop, and a city you can cycle.
UNESCO Anuradhapura
A 2,300-year-old tree, planted from a cutting of the Buddha's own, still tended every day.
UNESCO Dambulla
Five caves, 150 Buddha statues and 2,000 square metres of painted ceiling, in use for 2,000 years.
Hill Country
Ella
The most beautiful train ride in Asia ends here, in a gap in the mountains.
UNESCO Kandy
Home of the Sacred Tooth Relic and the biggest festival in Asia.
Nuwara Eliya
Tea estates, a 1930s golf course, log fires, and World's End at Horton Plains.
Adam's Peak
Climb 5,500 steps in the dark with pilgrims of four faiths, and watch the peak cast a perfect triangle at sunrise.
National Parks
Yala
One of the highest leopard densities on Earth, plus elephants, sloth bears and crocs.
UNESCO Sinharaja
Mixed-species bird flocks, purple-faced langurs, and a canopy that has never been logged.
Udawalawe
Around 600 elephants on open grassland, so you will see them, whatever the season.
Not sure which ones?
Tell us what you like and how long you have. We will pick the places and the order, and send a day-by-day plan within 24 hours.