Colombo · 5-star
Cinnamon Grand
The Cinnamon Grand is a majestic five star atrium hotel situated amidst landscaped gardens, very close to the Indian Ocean.
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Tailor-made Sri Lanka holidays designed by our own team in Colombo.
Explore Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka packs an enormous amount into a small island. Ancient capitals and cave temples in the Cultural Triangle, a rock fortress at Sigiriya, tea country reached by one of the world's best train rides, leopards and elephants in Yala and Udawalawe, and a long southern coastline of quiet beaches.
Distances are short, so you can move from ruins to hills to sand in a fortnight without ever feeling rushed. Every itinerary below is a starting point. Tell us how you like to travel and our Colombo team will reshape the route, the pace and the hotels around you.
- Best time to visit
- December to April
- Flight time from the UK
- ~11 hours
- Currency
- £1 ≈ Rs395
Our Sri Lanka experts · based in Colombo
“We plan your Sri Lanka the way we would plan it for a friend coming to stay.”
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Where to stay
Hand-picked Sri Lanka hotels
Colonial villas in Galle, tea bungalows in the hills, safari lodges near the parks and beach resorts along the south coast. Our team books them all direct.
Colombo · 5-star
Cinnamon Lakeside
Cinnamon Lakeside is one of the city hotels our Colombo team uses in Colombo. We book it direct, so we can match the room type and board basis to your trip.
Colombo · 4-star
Cinnamon Red
Cinnamon Red is one of the city hotels our Colombo team uses in Colombo. We book it direct, so we can match the room type and board basis to your trip.
Sri Lanka travel guides
Sri Lanka, by the people who know it
Long-form guides written by our Colombo specialists, genuinely useful before you go.
The Globe difference
Why travel with us
01
Specialist expertise
Your holiday is designed by specialists who live and travel in Sri Lanka, with first-hand knowledge of the routes, the seasons and the hotels.
02
Personalised service
Private chauffeur-driven cars, English-speaking local guides, a dedicated guest-relations manager and support throughout your journey.
03
Peace of mind
An established UK company with its own team on the ground in Colombo, and 24/7 UK and local support from arrival to departure.
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Reviews
What our guests say
HMHelen Marsh
@helenmarsh
Every hotel, every driver, every guide, hand picked. It felt like travelling with insiders, not tourists.
PThe Patels
@thepatels
They took time to understand exactly what we wanted and built a trip that exceeded every expectation.
D&David & Sue
@davidsue
Nothing was too much trouble. Small changes on the ground were handled instantly and with a smile.
COCiara O'Brien
@ciaraobrien
Two weeks from the Cultural Triangle to the south coast and not one wasted day.
Start planning with our Sri Lanka experts
Tell them how you want to feel and roughly when, and they'll shape a Sri Lanka journey around you. No call centre, no obligation, a reply usually within a day.
Good to know
Sri Lanka holiday FAQs
December to April is the driest spell for the west and south coasts, the Cultural Triangle and the hill country. The east coast runs on the opposite pattern and is at its best from May to September, so there is somewhere good to go all year.