Rocky shoreline and palm-covered headland at Mirissa Beach, Sri Lanka

Where the
Ancient meets
the eternal

Privately guided journeys through Sri Lanka's most extraordinary landscapes from cloud piercing fortresses to leopard-haunted wilderness.

14+
Years Crafting Journeys
4,200+
Travellers Guided
97%
Would Return
23
Curated Itineraries

Where We Journey

Five corners of
an extraordinary island

Sri Lanka compresses an entire continent's worth of wonder into an island smaller than Ireland. Every region is its own world.

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Sigiriya rock fortress rising above jungle, Sri LankaSigiriya rock fortress rising above jungle, Sri LankaSigiriya rock fortress rising above jungle, Sri Lanka
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Galle Fort - Light House
Lotus Tower Sri Lanka

Our Philosophy

Slow travel,
deep connection

Lanka Ivory was founded in 2011 by a pair of conservation biologists and a former Colombo hotel director who shared one conviction: that the best way to see Sri Lanka is slowly, with guides who love it.

We build itineraries around what most tours skip — a dawn with elephant mahouts, lunch in a family-run rice mill, a private audience with a temple guardian who has kept the flame lit for forty years.

Every partner lodge, every guide, every meal is chosen by someone who has been there personally — and returned.

Curated Itineraries

Journeys crafted
with uncommon care

Heritage, Hill Country & Coastal Escape — signature tour of Sri Lanka
7 Days / 6 Nights

Heritage, Hill Country & Coastal Escape

Price on request

  • ◆Sigiriya Rock Fortress & ancient Polonnaruwa
  • ◆Minneriya elephant safari
  • ◆Tea country, Ella & Nine Arches Bridge
  • ◆Galle Fort and the Negombo fish market
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Golden Sands, Wildlife & Southern Coast Escape — signature tour of Sri Lanka
7 Days / 6 Nights

Golden Sands, Wildlife & Southern Coast Escape

Price on request

  • ◆Madu River mangrove boat safari
  • ◆Galle Fort & Weligama’s stilt fishermen
  • ◆Whale watching from Mirissa
  • ◆Coconut Tree Hill sunset
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Romantic Sri Lanka Honeymoon Escape — signature tour of Sri Lanka
12 Days / 11 Nights

Romantic Sri Lanka Honeymoon Escape

Price on request

  • ◆Pigeon Island snorkelling & diving
  • ◆Scenic hill-country train to Ella
  • ◆Yala safari & three nights in Mirissa
  • ◆Private candlelit beach dinners
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Sri Lanka Wildlife & Photography Expedition — signature tour of Sri Lanka
10 Days / 9 Nights

Sri Lanka Wildlife & Photography Expedition

Price on request

  • ◆Leopard photography in Wilpattu & Yala
  • ◆Gal Oya wildlife boat safari
  • ◆Wetland birds at Bundala
  • ◆Evening photograph review sessions
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Private Experiences

Beyond the tourist path,
into the living island

Private cooking classes with village grandmothers. Dawn meditation with forest monks. Snorkelling the coral gardens of Pigeon Island. Night walks with a naturalist in Sinharaja's ancient rainforest.

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Postcards Home

Notes from our travellers

VISIT · SRI LANKA · TOURS ·MAR 2026
🐘CEYLON
★★★★★

Postcard · Sri Lanka

A honeymoon we will never stop talking about

Lanka Ivory turned our honeymoon into something we'll spend the rest of our lives talking about. Every detail was perfect — from the private sunrise at Sigiriya to the tuk-tuk through Kandy's night market.

Charlotte & Marcus Webb

London, United Kingdom · The Golden Triangle

with love, from Sri Lanka

Begin Your Journey

Every great journey
begins with a conversation

Tell us your travel dates, interests, and dreams. Our journey consultants will craft a fully bespoke itinerary — no obligation, no templates.

Or call us: +94 71 042 3033 · lankaivorydestination@gmail.com