Guardian Holidays day tours are carefully planned single-day excursions from Sri Lanka’s major travel hubs, with an expert guide, private air-conditioned transport, all listed entrance fees and bottled water throughout. Tours depart from your accommodation at a confirmed time and return safely by early evening.
A full-day guided tour through Colombo’s most significant and atmospheric neighbourhoods – connecting the religious, colonial, commercial and contemporary dimensions...
A full day at the cultural heart of Sri Lanka – visiting the island’s most sacred Buddhist temple, the finest...
A day combining two UNESCO World Heritage Sites just 20 kilometres apart – a 5th-century royal citadel on a volcanic...
A full-day journey to one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world – a sacred city of extraordinary...
Sri Lanka’s medieval royal capital explored at an unhurried pace by bicycle through tree-shaded paths connecting the ruins of a...
A day exploring the best-preserved colonial fortification in Asia – the UNESCO-listed Galle Fort – followed by a relaxed afternoon...
A full-day private jeep safari in Sri Lanka’s most celebrated wildlife reserve – home to the world’s highest density of...
A morning boat excursion from Mirissa harbour into the deep Indian Ocean in search of blue whales, sperm whales and...
A full-day safari in one of the best places in the world to see wild Asian elephants in open terrain...
A safari to Minneriya National Park, home to the Gathering – one of the most extraordinary wildlife spectacles on earth,...
A full-day adventure on the Kelani Ganga at Kitulgala – Sri Lanka’s premier white water rafting destination, with Grade 3-4...
A journey into Sri Lanka’s celebrated tea country – visiting a working highland estate for a guided leaf-to-cup factory tour,...
A full day of water-based activity at one of Sri Lanka’s most dynamic coastal destinations – combining exhilarating water sports...
A day in and around Ella – the most celebrated highland village in Sri Lanka – combining the famous Nine...
A guided day of exploration in Sinharaja Rain Forest – a UNESCO World Heritage Site of global ecological importance, home...
