Why us
Sri Lanka, by people who know it.
We’re a specialist inbound travel company built on local knowledge, long relationships and a belief that the best journeys are crafted.
Ceylon by Design designs private, tailor-made travel across Sri Lanka for discerning travellers and the trade. From the ancient cities of the Cultural Triangle to the tea-covered hills, wildlife parks and two very different coasts, we turn the island’s extraordinary variety into journeys that feel effortless — and unmistakably yours.
Sri Lanka specialists
We travel the island constantly — every stay and experience is one we know first-hand.
Truly tailor-made
Nothing off-the-shelf. Your journey is designed from a blank page, around you.
On the ground, 24/7
Our own team and chauffeur-guides support you throughout your trip.
Travel with purpose
We favour community-owned stays and low-impact experiences wherever we can.
Our people
The island, shown by the people who live in it.
A journey is only as good as the people who run it. Our guides cook with village families, drink tea with estate managers and know which temple is quiet at seven in the morning. That is not a service standard we bought in — it is who we already were.
On the ground
Moments from recent journeys.
Photographs taken by our team and our travellers, on the routes we run.
Slow travel
At the pace of a bullock cart.
Some of the best hours of a Sri Lankan journey are the unhurried ones — a track through the trees, no schedule to keep, and the island moving past at walking speed.
Philosophy
We believe the best journeys are not booked — they are crafted, mile by mile, around the traveller.
Ceylon by Design exists to reveal the real Sri Lanka — its wild places, ancient cities, tea-covered hills and generous people — through private travel designed with care and local knowledge.
15+
Years crafting journeys
5,000+
Travellers hosted
98%
Would recommend