Bespoke private itineraries
Every Ceylon Quay journey is built privately, around your dates, your interests, your pace and your budget. From three-day getaways to three-week explorations, no two trips we plan are alike.
About Ceylon Quay
Sri Lanka's quiet specialists in
Sri Lanka's quiet specialists in
private travel.
Ceylon Quay is a Sri Lankan-owned and operated tour company specialising in private, chauffeur-guided journeys through the island. For over twenty-five years we have been crafting bespoke trips for travellers who want to discover Sri Lanka carefully, attentively and on their own terms.
Who we are
A locally owned travel company that takes Sri Lanka seriously.
Sri Lanka is a remarkable island with extraordinary range — five UNESCO World Heritage sites, two coastlines under two different monsoons, hill country and tea estates, ancient royal cities, world-class wildlife, and one of the most beautiful train journeys on earth, all within a few hours' drive of each other. Our work is to make sense of that range for each traveller and translate it into a journey that feels effortless from beginning to end.
Every itinerary we offer is designed in-house by our own team, who drive these roads, and stay in the properties we recommend. Every traveller has a direct line to the team that planned their journey — before they arrive, while they are with us, and long after they have gone home.
What we offer is not just a tour. It is the accumulated knowledge of a dedicated team that has lived, driven and travelled this country for a quarter of a century, applied carefully to your time on the island.
25+ Years of expertise
11 Curated journeys
30+ Countries we host travellers from
5.0★ Tripadvisor
What we offer
Private travel, end-to-end.
From the first enquiry to the airport drop-off, we handle every part of your Sri Lankan journey. Always private, always chauffeur-guided, always tailored.
Hand-picked experiences
Cultural triangle and ancient cities. Hill country and tea estates. Wildlife safaris and rainforests. Beaches, surf, snorkel and dive. We blend the iconic with the lesser-known so each itinerary has range and depth.
Private vehicle, expert driver
Every guest gets a vehicle and a driver-guide for the duration of the trip. Comfortable cars and SUVs from a vetted fleet. English-speaking guides chosen for their knowledge and professionalism.
Everything handled
Airport transfers, accommodation across all categories, restaurant reservations, train and safari bookings, entry tickets, optional activities — coordinated as a single trip with one point of contact.
What we believe
Four ideas everything else flows from.
We live here
Every guide, driver and route designer is Sri Lankan. We're not booking your trip from a London office — we're driving these roads ourselves.
Honest about hotels
We have no kickback deals. The properties we recommend are ones we'd send our own family to. The ones we don't recommend, we don't recommend.
Built around you
Every trip is designed for the people travelling. Your driver, your pace, your route. No rigid schedules, no compromise on what matters most to you.
Time, not just sights
Three rushed nights in Sigiriya isn't a cultural triangle trip. We build days that breathe — slower transit, longer at the places that matter.
Our story
Familiar with every road, every season, every region.
Sri Lanka, since 1999 The work of two and a half decades
We have been accommodating visitors to Sri Lanka since 1999, and have hosted travellers from many countries since then.
Over the years, we have driven every road, climbed every viewpoint, and stayed in nearly every property we recommend. That accumulated familiarity with the island is, more than anything else, what we offer our guests.
Travel here works best when it's planned with care. Days are paced rather than packed; the time between places is given as much consideration as the places themselves; the seasons, the regions, and the rhythm of the island all play a role in how an itinerary takes shape.
We still believe a good Sri Lankan journey rewards attention to detail more than scale, and we still build every itinerary one traveller at a time.
Credentials
Properly licensed, properly insured.
Sri Lanka Tourism Licensed inbound tour operator
SLAITO member Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators
Tripadvisor 5.0★ Consistently rated five stars by travellers
Fully insured Public liability and trip-disruption cover
What we promise
A handful of things we will, and won't, do.
Stated plainly so you know exactly what to expect.
- We answer enquiries within 24 hours, usually faster.
- We do not pass you to a third-party agency once you arrive.
- We do not take you to gem shops, batik factories or souvenir warehouses.
- We do not pad itineraries. If a half-day works better than a full day, we'll say so.
- If something goes wrong, you call us and we fix it.
From travellers
★ 5.0 on Tripadvisor — 100% would recommend
Annie B
Nimal was our guide for the majority of our 2 weeke trip around Sri Lanka. He drove us all over including Sigiriya, Kandy, Ella, Udawalawe, Ahangama and Galle. Nimal always went above and beyond to enrich our experience - there’s a side of Sri Lanka we wouldn’t have seen without him - especially the surfing on Ahangama beach which was not part of our original plan! We visited just after the extreme flooding in Sri Lanka and Nimal always put our safety first. Despite the effects of the flooding he still managed to drive us to all our locations on our plan. Nimal spoke to locals and tourist attractions on our behalf to ensure we weren’t overcharged on prices and also helped us to get private tours with just us and a guide often - without him we definitely wouldn’t have had the same experience. He also had lots of stories and showed us lots of interesting things on the way including buffalo curd on the side of the road and king coconuts! We’d highly recommend Nimal and will be doing so to our family and friends!
Anna & Klaus
We requested a completely bespoke honeymoon and every single detail was perfect - boutique villa overlooking tea hills, sunrise at Sigiriya. Pure, unforgettable magic.
Jennifer L.
As a solo traveller, safety was my top priority. My guide made me feel like I had a trusted local friend at every step.
We'd love to plan something for you.
No deposit to enquire. We reply within 24 hours. The first draft itinerary is on us.