About this trip
Chris & Bec spent two months mapping Sri Lanka across four years of full-time travel. Haz & Loz came along for a chunk of it. We kept the bits worth doing, threw out the bits that aren't, and got the boutique stays on lock.
You'll travel as a group of up to 20 with a hand-picked local guide who knows the route cold — eco-camp under the stars, surf at Hiriketiya, tea-country trains, Yala at sunrise. All the parts we'd hate for you to miss.
Curated by
@salt.and.charcoal
Five years travelling full-time, 30+ countries, two months of it across Sri Lanka. Salt & Charcoal is where we documented all of it. This trip is the itinerary we'd write a friend — boutique stays, train tickets, and wildlife windows we wish we'd known about the first time.
@haz_and_loz
Harry and Lauren — Chris & Bec's longtime travel partners. Africa safaris, Southeast Asia beaches, the long way around Australia. We've travelled this exact route — this is what we'd do again, the second we landed.
What's the deal
We sort the stays, the transport, the safari, the train tickets, the welcome pack — you turn up.
8 nights hotels & resorts, 1 night tented eco-camp. Shared and private rooms both fine.
Yala safari, guided hikes, cooking class, photography lesson, tea plantation, optional surf & yoga.
Breakfast daily, 5 dinners including outdoor safari BBQ, welcome & farewell dinners.
Sigiriya, Pidurangala, Nine Arches Bridge, Little Adam's Peak, Yala, Hiriketiya Beach.
Comfortable air-conditioned bus, airport pick-up and drop-off, the iconic scenic train.
A hand-picked selection of travel goodies and local items to welcome you to Sri Lanka.
Required — we can recommend a good provider.
You'll organise your own to and from Bandaranaike Intl (Colombo).
You purchase your own online entry visa. We'll send all the details.
Including tips, alcohol, and shopping.
The plan
Overnight at Jetwing Sea, Negombo
Overnight at Hotel Sigiriya
Overnight at Cinnamon Citadel, Kandy
Overnight at HIDE Ella, tucked into the rainforest
Overnight at HIDE Ella
Overnight at Yala tented eco-camp
Overnight at Dickwella Resort
Overnight at Dickwella Resort
Overnight at Dickwella Resort
Overnight at —
Photo gallery
From past travellers
Don't just take our word for it — here's what travellers said after our last group trip.
This was my first trip to Asia, and with a bunch of strangers. I'd honestly say it's the best trip I've been on — the people, the activities, the food, the locations — absolutely breath-taking.
From start to finish I think the trip was absolutely incredible, we have all bonded so much. The balance was perfect.
The group I got to share it with — so easy going, so open to life. It's changed the way I look at life and I can't thank them enough.
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