The Ceylon Guide

Understanding Sri Lanka and how best you can experience it

With a team of more than 30 years experience plotting routes across Sri Lanka, The Ceylon Guide is a creative travel company showcasing the finest hotels, villas, journeys and experiences in the country.

We only work with the best guides and hosts, and only recommend hotels, lodges, and villas we know personally and trust entirely. Most importantly, we listen to you and your clients to understand exactly what kind of experiences will work best.

FAMILY ADVENTURES

HOTELS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

VILLAS

CULTURE

BEACH

Why plan your trip with us…

01. WE’RE HERE

Living and working in Sri Lanka, with offices in Colombo, we know the island as well as anyone. We know the best new spots to try and which best to avoid.

02. WE’RE CREATIVE

We don’t believe in cookie-cutter itineraries and we take the time to understand your travel dreams, likes and dislikes. We think outside the box to curate a bespoke trip for each and every client.

03. WE’RE FUSSY

We only showcase properties we know and love. If you book a property through The Ceylon Guide you can be certain it comes with our full and honest endorsement.

“…Thank you very much for organising such an excellent holiday for John and me. Having never been to Sri Lanka before, it was great to speak to you and to benefit from your advice so we had a tailor-made holiday especially designed for us! Your organisation couldn't have been better. Everything worked like clockwork and we had the most wonderful holiday. We will be recommending The Ceylon Guide team to any of our friends wanting to visit Sri Lanka!”

SARA & JOHN McCORKALL - UK
“…The hotels you had selected were all special in their own right. Rugkala had the yogi atmosphere and served wonderful healthy food. Ashburnam was a magical place and the staff made us feel very special. Kahanda Kanda was exquisite and the chef served the most delicious dishes. Our driver was perfect. We felt very safe and comfortable. He was friendly, patient and knowledgable. Thank you for accomodating all our wishes and for the wonderful trip you organised”

TRUDE SCHERMER - NETHERLANDS
“… Our trip was absolutely wonderful. We could not have asked for a better honeymoon and are very grateful for the itinerary you put together for us. It was perfect. Our favourite hotel was Thotalagala - just. Chena Huts a very close second. Loved the personalised document and the little book given to us on arrival so we could refer to that throughout. We absolutely loved our driver! He was friendly, punctual, never pushy and we felt very safe and comfortable with his driving. We've been raving about what a great time we had, and how everyone should visit Sri Lanka (and use your services, of course)!”

KATE & DAN JONES - AUSTRALIA

What we do

We work to plot out the perfect Sri Lankan trip for you. We don’t work with hundreds of properties; only ones we know well, have stayed at (most of them several times) and trust to provide the ideal backdrop for your time here.

We plan out the locations, the transport, stuff to do, places to eat, spots to visit and then, once you’re happy with the idea, book it all up on your behalf.

As an agent we get slightly cheaper rates from the hotels we work with than you would booking direct so it doesn’t cost you any more to book with us - sometimes it may even work out a little cheaper.

We’re also here on the ground in Sri Lanka so if something did go slightly awry, we’re very quickly on the case to fix it.

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