Our Story
OUR STORY
Built from a love of one country, not a catalogue of many.
Island Travellers was founded in Canberra by a team who kept returning to Sri Lanka long after the usual holiday was over. We don't sell a hundred destinations — we know one, deeply, and we build every itinerary by hand around it.
From the misted tea estates of Nuwara Eliya to the ramparts of Galle Fort, every journey is paced for travelling well, not just travelling far.
From the misted tea estates of Nuwara Eliya to the ramparts of Galle Fort, every journey is paced for travelling well, not just travelling far.
14
Years guiding Sri Lanka journeys
600+
Travellers hosted since 2011
100%
Privately tailored itineraries
Curated Journeys
Four ways to see the island
Drawn from our curated Sri Lanka programmes — each itinerary below is a starting point we refine together around your travel dates, pace, and interests.
Explore Sri Lanka
A beautifully paced introduction — ancient rock citadels, the cool highland estates of Nuwara Eliya, and Kandy's Kandyan temples, ending in vibrant Colombo.
Negombo
Dambulla
Sigiriya
Kandy
Nuwara Eliya
Colombo
Beyond Paradise
Ancient kingdoms, Minneriya's elephant gathering, Kandy's sacred temple, misty Nuwara Eliya highlands, and the golden beaches of Hikkaduwa — a journey through Sri Lanka's most celebrated contrasts.
Negombo
Sigiriya
Polonnaruwa
Minneriya
Anuradhapura
Dambulla
Kandy
Nuwara Eliya
Hikkaduwa
Galle
Colombo
Adventure Sri Lanka
White-water rafting on the Kelani River, the Pekoe Trail, the legendary hill train to Ella, a Yala leopard safari, whale watching in Mirissa, and a seafood dinner by the sea in Galle.
Negombo
Kitulgala
Hatton
Nuwara Eliya
Horton Plains
Ella
Udawalawe
Yala
Weligama
Mirissa
Galle
Exclusive Sri Lanka
The complete island — Jaffna's Tamil heritage, Trincomalee's colonial forts, Sigiriya's ancient citadel, Minneriya's elephant herds, the Kandyan highlands, the hill train to Ella, and Galle's Dutch ramparts.
Negombo
Anuradhapura
Jaffna
Trincomalee
Sigiriya
Polonnaruwa
Minneriya
Kandy
Nuwara Eliya
Ella
Galle
Colombo
OUR STORY
Built from a love of one country, not a catalogue of many.
Island Travellers was founded in Canberra by a team who kept returning to Sri Lanka long after the usual holiday was over. We don't sell a hundred destinations — we know one, deeply, and we build every itinerary by hand around it.
From the misted tea estates of Nuwara Eliya to the ramparts of Galle Fort, every journey is paced for travelling well, not just travelling far.
From the misted tea estates of Nuwara Eliya to the ramparts of Galle Fort, every journey is paced for travelling well, not just travelling far.
14
Years guiding Sri Lanka journeys
600+
Travellers hosted since 2011
100%
Privately tailored itineraries
About Us
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Canberra's island travel specialists
We focus exclusively on island destinations — their pace, their character, and what makes them worth the journey. Deep knowledge, not a broad catalogue.
End-to-end, without exception
Visas, flights, travel insurance, airport transfers, hotel check-ins, and on-the-ground support — every detail handled by one team, from your first enquiry to the moment you're home.
Local ground crew
A Canberra office for planning and a local team on the ground at your destination — so if anything changes, help is always a phone call away.
Why Island Travellers
We handle everything, so you simply travel
“They asked more questions before booking than any travel agent we’d dealt with — and it showed in every single day of the trip”