LuxeLanka Travels

Private tours / SLTDA licensed

Sri Lanka, planned properly and priced honestly.

Multi-day private journeys, day tours and fixed-fare airport transfers, with a named driver-guide, every park fee already in the price, and nothing added at the door.

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Ella and the hill country

TEA TRAILS / NINE ARCH

Sigiriya

CULTURAL TRIANGLE

Yala

LEOPARD COUNTRY

Galle and the south

FORT / WHALES

Kandy

TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH
What we do

Three ways to see the island

Whether you want the whole country over two weeks or just a reliable car from the airport, it is priced the same way: one number, published, everything in.

Most booked
5 - 21 NIGHTS

Private tour packages

Your own driver-guide and vehicle for the whole trip. You pick the hotels, we handle the road, the tickets and every entrance fee.

FROM / PER PERSON
$545
Day trips
HALF DAY - FULL DAY

Safaris and day tours

Wildlife, cultural sites, cooking classes and coastal days, with park entrance fees inside the price instead of collected at the gate.

FROM / PER PERSON
$45
Fixed fare
ISLAND-WIDE

Transfers and car rental

Fixed-fare private transfers from both airports, plus self-drive rental with the Sri Lankan permit paperwork handled for you.

FROM / PER VEHICLE
$18
Tour packages

Our most-booked journeys

Every itinerary below is a starting point. Tell us what you like and we will rewrite it around you at no extra cost.

Best seller
7 NIGHTS / 8 DAYS

Classic Sri Lanka

Sigiriya, Kandy, tea country, Ella, a Yala safari and the southern coast, the full island in a week.

FROM / PER PERSON
$795
Most complete
10 NIGHTS / 11 DAYS

Grand Island Tour

Adds Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Udawalawe, with proper time on the south coast rather than a rushed night.

FROM / PER PERSON
$1,145
Couples
8 NIGHTS / 9 DAYS

Honeymoon Escape

Boutique villas and tea bungalows over big resorts, a private Madu River safari and five slow nights on the coast.

FROM / PER PERSON
$1,290
No single supplement
6 NIGHTS / 7 DAYS

Solo Traveller Route

Built for travelling alone: vetted stays, a female driver-guide on request, and no single supplement.

FROM / PER PERSON
$665
Wildlife

Safari at eight national parks

Private jeeps, licensed naturalist trackers and park entrance quoted up front rather than collected at the gate. Yala for leopards, Udawalawe for elephants, Wilpattu for having the place almost to yourself.

BEST SELLER
4 HOURS
YALA NATIONAL PARK

Yala Safari: Leopard and Wildlife Expedition

World-famous for leopards, elephants, crocodiles, sloth bears and 200+ bird species.

$60
PER JEEP / ENTRY QUOTED SEPARATELY
BEST SELLER
4 HOURS
UDAWALAWE NATIONAL PARK

Udawalawe Safari: Elephant Kingdom

Near-guaranteed elephant sightings year-round, plus buffalo, deer and open scenery.

$45
PER JEEP / ENTRY QUOTED SEPARATELY
QUIETEST PARK
4 HOURS
WILPATTU NATIONAL PARK

Wilpattu Safari: Leopard and Elephant Tour

Sri Lanka largest park, with natural lakes and a fraction of Yala jeep traffic.

$65
PER JEEP / ENTRY QUOTED SEPARATELY

Eight parks

Yala, Udawalawe, Wilpattu, Minneriya, Kaudulla, Hurulu, Bundala and Kumana, plus guided rainforest treks at Sinharaja.

Always private

Your own jeep and tracker. Never shared with another party, and never a fixed departure you have to fit around.

Yala Block 1

The section with the leopards. Some operators quietly use Block 5 because permits are cheaper, worth asking anyone you book with.

Fees quoted up front

Park entrance rose to US$40 in January 2026. We quote it in writing and pay it at the gate, so nothing is asked for on the day.

Self-drive

Rent a vehicle and drive it yourself

If you would rather have the keys than a driver, we rent cars, vans, bikes and tuk tuks across the island, delivered to the airport or your hotel, fully insured, with the paperwork handled properly.

Cheapest

Wagon R

MINI CAR / AUTOMATIC
FROM / PER DAY
$22

Sedan

TOYOTA AXIO / AUTOMATIC
FROM / PER DAY
$32
Most popular

SUV

TOYOTA RUSH / AUTOMATIC
FROM / PER DAY
$48

Mini van

TOYOTA KDH / MANUAL
FROM / PER DAY
$55
From $9

Motorbike

SCOOTER OR 250CC / MANUAL
FROM / PER DAY
$9
Fun pick

Tuk tuk

THREE-WHEELER / MANUAL
FROM / PER DAY
$14

Read this before you rent anything in Sri Lanka

Your home licence is not enough on its own, and neither is an International Driving Permit. Both have to be validated in Sri Lanka before you can legally drive, and if you skip it your insurance will not pay out. Most travellers only find this out at the rental counter. We sort it for you before you land.

Recognition permit

Your foreign licence must be endorsed by the AA Ceylon or the Department of Motor Traffic. Roughly LKR 5,000 to 6,000 and about a day to issue. We can start it before you arrive.

Bikes need a bike licence

A car licence does not cover a motorbike here. You need a motorcycle category on your own licence before it can be endorsed, and helmets are compulsory.

Tuk tuks are separate again

Three-wheelers need their own permit. It is straightforward, but it is a different piece of paper, and rental without it is uninsured.

Why travellers choose us

The four things that actually go wrong in Sri Lanka

We built the business around fixing them. Not marketing language, these are commitments you can hold us to in writing.

Being overcharged

Our prices are published on this website, quoted in writing, and unchanged at the door. Park entrance fees are included, not collected at the gate.

Not knowing your driver

You get their name, photograph, vehicle and plate number 72 hours before you fly, and you can message them directly from that moment.

Commission stops

We do not detour to gem shops, spice gardens or government certified showrooms. Our drivers earn nothing from taking you anywhere.

Waiting at the airport

Most operators give you 45 minutes from touchdown. Immigration at Colombo can eat most of that, so we give you a full hour, free.

How it works

From first message to your driver at arrivals

Tell us what you want

A message on WhatsApp or the enquiry form. Dates, rough interests, how long you have. No payment, no pressure.

Get a written itinerary

Within 12 hours: a day-by-day plan, named hotels, and one all-in price including every entrance fee. Revise it as often as you like.

Confirm with 25%

A card deposit secures your vehicle and dates. Immediate written confirmation. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before travel.

Meet your driver

Introduced 72 hours ahead by name and photograph. They track your flight and wait with a board inside arrivals.

Where we go

The circuit, and everywhere past it

Most operators run the same loop. We also go east, north and into the parks nobody queues for.

Sigiriya

CULTURAL TRIANGLE / 4H FROM CMB

Kandy

HILL CAPITAL / 3H 30M FROM CMB

Ella

HILL COUNTRY / 5H 30M FROM CMB

Galle

SOUTHERN FORT / 2H 30M FROM CMB

Yala

LEOPARD COUNTRY / 4H 30M FROM CMB

Trincomalee

EAST COAST / 5H 30M FROM CMB
The team

You are not booking a car. You are booking a person.

Every driver-guide is named, licensed and photographed. You will meet yours here before you meet them at arrivals.

SP

[Driver name]

14 YEARS / SLTDA LICENSED

Hill country and the Cultural Triangle. Knows the Kadugannawa climb in the wet.

English, German / Toyota Premio
AK

[Driver name]

9 YEARS / SLTDA LICENSED

South coast and Yala. Trained naturalist, genuinely good on leopard tracking.

English, French / Toyota KDH
DR

[Driver name]

17 YEARS / SLTDA LICENSED

Colombo and the west. Our most requested driver for first-time visitors.

English, Hindi / Toyota Prius
MJ

[Driver name]

11 YEARS / SLTDA LICENSED

East coast and the north, including Jaffna and Arugam Bay in season.

English, Tamil / Mitsubishi Montero
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Before you fly

The four things travellers get wrong

Kept current, sourced, and free to read. You do not have to book anything to use them.

UPDATED JULY 2026

Sri Lanka visa and ETA in 2026

Forty nationalities now travel visa-free for 30 days, but the ETA is still compulsory. A lot of people are about to be turned away at check-in.

UPDATED JULY 2026

Park and site entrance fees

Yala, Udawalawe, Wilpattu and Minneriya rose to US$40 in January. Horton Plains to US$35. The current table in one place.

UPDATED JULY 2026

Kandy to Ella train: what runs now

The Kandy end of the hill line is still closed after Cyclone Ditwah. What is running, what is not, and how to reach Ella anyway.

Tell us what you want. We will write the itinerary.

No payment to enquire, no obligation, and a written plan with a fixed all-in price back within 12 hours.