From $1,190 per person
Cultural Triangle Explorer
Sigiriya, Dambulla, Polonnaruwa and Kandy — the four jewels of Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle, with a resident historian-guide.
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Ancient Ceylon, well travelled.
Historian-guided journeys through the rock fortresses, sacred cities and painted caves of Sri Lanka — the island's story, told by the people who grew up among its stones.
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Ways to travel
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Signature journeys
Handcrafted itineraries.
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Sacred Kandy Retreat
A slow four days in Sri Lanka's sacred capital — the Temple of the Tooth, meditation at a mountain hermitage and the gardens of Peradeniya.
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Ancient Cities of the North
Anuradhapura, Mihintale and Polonnaruwa — two thousand years of kingdoms, stupas and sacred bodhi trees, at a contemplative pace.
View itineraryThe heartland
Ancient sites, one island.
Cultural Triangle
Sigiriya Rock Fortress
The lion rock — an 5th-century sky palace
Central Highlands
Kandy & the Temple of the Tooth
The sacred city by the lake
Cultural Triangle
Dambulla Cave Temple
A golden temple of five sacred caves
Cultural Triangle
Polonnaruwa Ancient City
The medieval capital of a golden age
North Central
Anuradhapura Sacred City
The first capital, sacred for 2,300 years
Central Highlands
Ella & the Hill Country Railway
Tea gardens, mist and the famous blue train
The Ceylon Trails difference
Journeys led by people who belong here.
Our guides were raised in the shadow of Sigiriya and the streets of Kandy. They know which temple to visit at six in the morning, which family cooks the truest curry, and how to read a fresco's faded pigments.
- Small groups — never more than twelve
- Historian guides on every site day
- Temple etiquette taught, never assumed
- We give back to the sites we visit
Travelers' words
What our guests remember.
“Sunrise on Sigiriya with our historian guide was the single best travel morning of our lives. No crowds, perfect light, and a story that made the stones speak. Ceylon Trails thought of everything.”
“I'm Sri Lankan-Australian and I had never seen this side of the island. My host family treated me like a daughter returned home. The clay-pot curry class alone was worth the flight.”
“Twelve days, zero stress. The blue train, Adam's Peak at dawn, the ramparts of Galle — every day outdid the last. Our driver was patient, kind and a brilliant photographer.”
Through our lens
Real Ceylon, real light.
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