“Worth it if you want a well-paced family trip with genuinely knowledgeable guides and ethical travel. Think twice if you expect authentic local dining—most meals are hotel-based.”
- About £100/day across 12 days
- We only rate a price against this trip's own history once we've tracked it for 21 days — no guessing before that.
- Cheaper per day than 3 of 4 similar trips we compared
- 4.7★ from 10 traveller reviews
Price movement, fill and the all-in cost come from our own daily tracking— not the operator’s feed. You book on TourRadar; the live price always applies there.
About this trip
A 12-day family trip through Sri Lanka that mixes culture, wildlife and downtime, built for kids and adults to explore together. You'll visit temples carved into cliffs and fortresses perched on boulders, cycle through village life and see how tea is grown and picked on working plantations.
There's a safari to spot wild elephants, deer and crocodiles, and time to slow down on the beach at Mirissa alongside the other families on the trip. It's paced to be educational and active without being exhausting, with proper rest built in.
What you'll do
- Explore cliff temples and boulder fortresses
- Cycle through peaceful villages
- Tour a working tea plantation
- Go on safari looking for wild elephants, deer and crocodiles
- Relax on the beach at Mirissa with the group
- Moderate, leisurely pace suited to families travelling with kids
- Temple visits require clothing covering wrist to below the knee — a light scarf helps for shoulders and arms
- Some temples also require heads uncovered; you can skip these visits if that doesn't suit your family
Day by day
Exactly what you do each day, where you sleep, and how it flows — written by us, from the real itinerary.
What's included
- Guide: All Intrepid Family trips are accompanied by one of our group leaders. The aim of the group leader is to assist your family to take the hassle out of your travels and help you have the best trip possible. Your leader will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for fun things to do and see - for both kids and parents, recommend great local eating venues that will even get the kids trying new things, and introduce you to our local friends. While not being guides in the traditional sense you can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of the countries visited on the trip, including historical, cultural, religious and social aspects. Our leaders are not babysitters on this trip - we leave that to you (the experts), but they will make sure that group members of all ages are able to explore their destination safely and with as much fun as possible. Our group leaders are not responsible for looking after children at any time and children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times throughout this itinerary.
- Meals: 11 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners
- Activities: Dambulla - Cave Temples Sigiriya - Bike ride Sigiriya - Lion Rock Fortress Visit Kandy - Botanical Gardens Kandy - Home-cooked meal Kandy - Temple of the Tooth Ambagasthenna - Tea Plantation and Sustainable Farm Tour Train ride from Nanu Oya to Bandarawela Bandarawela - Country side trek Bandarawela - Lunch with Locals Udewalawe National Park - Wildlife safari Galle - Kite Flying
- Transport: We believe that the vehicles you use pay an important part in your holiday so where possible we include a wide variety of vehicles from local remorks or tuk tuks in Asia to feluccas on the Nile as well as the ubiquitous air conditioned minibus. Private bus, train, bicycle
- Accommodation: GENERAL ROOMING CONFIGURATIONS: Family of two - All family groupings of two will be put into a twin room. Family of three - Wherever possible we will put you in a triple room. Please be aware that in a handful of places triple rooms are in short supply. This means that, in practice, a triple room will often simply be a twin room with a mattress on the floor or a further bed squashed in. Where it is impossible to provide a triple room, you will have to decide which of your party takes the single room. Family of four or more - You will most likely stay in two twin rooms. If and wherever possible we will aim put you in a quadruple room. Whilst we will do our very best to ensure that families are roomed close together (in some cases, we can arrange adjoining rooms), we can’t guarantee this. Most family holidays occur during peak season and we sometimes have little to no control over where you will be put. You need to come prepared for this. Hotel (10 nights), Camping (1 night)
- Activities: Other activities and services are not included
- Flights: International flights are not included
- Optional: Other activities and services are not included
- Insurance: Travel insurance is compulsory on all our trips for those travelling internationally. We require that at a minimum you are covered for medical expenses including emergency repatriation. If you are travelling within your home country or region please confirm before travel that you are entitled to access the public medical system easily should an accident occur. We strongly recommend all travellers have a policy that also covers personal liability, cancellation, curtailment and loss of luggage or personal effects. For international trips, you will not be permitted to join the group until evidence of travel insurance and the insurance company's 24-hour emergency contact number has been sighted by your leader. If you have credit card insurance your group leader will require details of the participating insurer/underwriter, the level of coverage, policy number, and emergency contact number rather than the bank's name and your credit card details. Please contact your bank for these details prior to arriving in-country. Travellers who reside within the European Union or Switzerland receive basic international health insurance, so travel insurance is not mandatory under European Union Law. However, as this does not cover situations such as emergency rescues, private health care, or repatriation to their home country, comprehensive travel insurance is strongly recommended. European Union or Swiss travellers who decline travel insurance when travelling outside of their home region must sign a Travel Insurance Waiver Form at the Group Meeting.
How travellers rate it
Cheapest live departure per day, in £, recorded by our tracker since 18 Jul. Never a brochure “was” price.
Your free day in Negombo
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Worth it if you want a well-paced family trip with genuinely knowledgeable guides and ethical travel. Think twice if you expect authentic local dining—most meals are hotel-based.
- Guides like Tharaka and Mahendra genuinely elevate the trip, finding cost-effective excursions and sharing deep local knowledge.
- Itinerary balance is real: Lion's Rock, train rides, tea plantations, kite flying, snorkelling, plus proper downtime between activities.
- Limited dining at actual local restaurants; most meals happen in hotels despite good food quality.
- Small group size and ethical focus mean you'll likely travel with like-minded families, which suits family trips well.
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Departing in Sep is cheapest — from £1,195, about 33% below the priciest month (Dec).
Getting there
One-way so you can book your return whenever. Prices & booking shown on Trip.com.
Hotels in Negombo
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Common questions
How long is Sri Lanka Family Holiday?
It's a 12-day trip. It starts in Negombo and finishes in Colombo.
How much does Sri Lanka Family Holiday cost?
The land price starts from £1,194 per person for the 12-day trip. You book on TourRadar, where the live price always applies.
What's included in the price?
The price covers all your accommodation, 15 meals (11 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners), transport during the trip, a group leader/guide. Anything the operator lists as optional or not included — see the full breakdown on this page.
What's not included?
international flights and travel insurance (required) are not included, so factor them into your budget. We show typical flight costs and can point you to insurance on this page.
How big is the group?
Groups are capped at around 18 travellers — a small-group trip, mostly solo 18–35s travelling to meet people, not a coach tour.
When does Sri Lanka Family Holiday run?
It runs across roughly 16 months of the year, so there's usually a departure to fit your dates. Check live availability and prices in the dates section above.
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