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5 days · Comfort hotels
Sri Lanka highlights, 5 days
Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), Kandy, Nuwara Eliya
Sigiriya, Kandy and the tea country in four nights
$534
per person for two, 5 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
Private tours of Sri Lanka with the full price shown.
Your own car and English-speaking driver. Pay when your trip starts.
Majeste sells private tours of Sri Lanka: your own car and English-speaking driver, with hotels and tickets included. 7 days for two costs $866 each, and you pay nothing until your trip starts.
Example: $866 per person for two, 7 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included. Prices checked 7 November 2026.
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Each price is per person, for two sharing, and includes the vehicle, driver, hotels and tickets. Change anything you like.
7 days · Comfort hotels
Classic Sri Lanka, 7 days
Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama)
Sigiriya, Kandy, the hill train and two Yala safaris
$866
per person for two, 7 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
8 days · Comfort hotels
Classic Sri Lanka and beach, 8 days
Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama), Mirissa (with Weligama)
The classic loop with a night on the south coast
$1,010
per person for two, 8 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
8 days · Comfort hotels
Wildlife Sri Lanka, 8 days
Wilpattu National Park, Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Udawalawe National Park, Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama)
Four parks, Horton Plains, six drives
$1,102
per person for two, 8 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
9 days · Superior hotels
Honeymoon Sri Lanka, 9 days
Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), Kandy, Hatton (Adam's Peak and tea country), Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama), Tangalle (Rekawa and Hiriketiya)
Rock, tea bungalow, train, safari, beach
$1,268
per person for two, 9 days, superior hotels, shoulder season, tickets included, one activity paid there
10 days · Comfort hotels
Grand tour of Sri Lanka, 10 days
Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama), Galle (with Unawatuna)
The classic loop with room to breathe
$1,230
per person for two, 10 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included
Day tours from where you are staying
45 day tours from 15 starting points, with transport and the listed tickets in the price. Most use your own car and driver; the rest say which jeep, boat or vehicle collects you.
From Colombo · about 15 hours
Sigiriya and Dambulla day tour from Colombo
Two UNESCO sites, about nine hours in the car
$125
per person for two, from Colombo, tickets included
From Kandy · about 13.5 hours
Sigiriya Rock and Dambulla from Kandy
An early start puts you on the rock before the queues
$89
per person for two, from Kandy, tickets included
From Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana) · about 11.5 hours
Polonnaruwa by bicycle and a Minneriya elephant safari
The medieval capital in the morning, an elephant safari in the afternoon
$154
per person for two, from Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana), tickets included
From Ella · about 7.5 hours
Little Adam's Peak, Nine Arch Bridge and Ravana Falls
Ella's three sights and a tea factory before lunch
$47
per person for two, from Ella, activity included
From Galle (with Unawatuna) · about 7 hours
Galle Fort with a heritage guide, then Jungle Beach
The Dutch fort on foot in the morning, a swim after lunch
$89
per person for two, from Galle (with Unawatuna), tickets included
From Mirissa (with Weligama) · about 6 hours
Whale watching from Mirissa
Blue whales from November to April, sightings not guaranteed
$60
per person for two, from Mirissa (with Weligama), activity included
How it works
Step 1: See the full price
Choose a tour, a day tour, an activity or a transfer, or build your own trip, with your date and your group. You see every line of the price before you give us any details.
Step 2: Book your trip
Your name and phone number. The trip is booked the moment you press Book, under a reference you keep, and your booking page shows everything in one place.
Step 3: You get your driver's details
When the booking includes our vehicle, your driver's name and vehicle plate come by 20:00 the evening before the trip, or within 30 minutes of a later booking. Otherwise your pickup details, or where to meet and who to pay, come on the same timing.
Step 4: Your driver collects you
At the pickup time on your booking page. A multi-day trip's first pickup is agreed from your arrival. You pay your driver in cash when the trip starts. With no vehicle of ours in the booking, you pay the person we name with the meeting point instead.
One price, every line shown
This is the real receipt for the 7-day classic tour for two. It adds up to $1,731.07, or $866 each, rounded up.
- Tickets are at the listed fee, with the source and the date we checked it.
- Our fee has its own line: 8% of the vehicle and hotels on multi-day trips. Tickets and activities carry no fee, except the hill train seat, which includes our booking charge.
- Not in the price: flights, visa, insurance, lunches and dinners, drinks and tips.
Classic Sri Lanka, 7 days
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Vehicle and driver | |
| Car with English-speaking driver, 7 days7 × $75; fuel, tolls, parking and the driver's meals and lodging included; 150 km a day pooled across the trip | $525 |
| Hotels | |
| Sigiriya (Dambulla and Habarana): 2 nights, comfort (3-star or good boutique)1 double, bed and breakfast, $65 a night per double room, taxes and service included | $130 |
| Kandy: 1 night, comfort (3-star or good boutique)1 double, bed and breakfast, $60 a night per double room, taxes and service included | $60 |
| Nuwara Eliya: 1 night, comfort (3-star or good boutique)1 double, bed and breakfast, $70 a night per double room, taxes and service included | $70 |
| Ella: 1 night, comfort (3-star or good boutique)1 double, bed and breakfast, $80 a night per double room, taxes and service included | $80 |
| Yala (Tissamaharama and Kataragama): 1 night, comfort (3-star or good boutique)1 double, bed and breakfast, $60 a night per double room, taxes and service included | $60 |
| Subtotal | $400 |
| Entrance tickets | |
| Sigiriya Rock Fortress entrance2 × $35 | $70 |
| Pidurangala Rock entrance2 × LKR 1,000 | $6.02 |
| Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic entrance2 × LKR 3,000 | $18.05 |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya entrance2 × LKR 3,540 | $21.29 |
| Nine Arch Bridge (Ella)free entry | free |
| Little Adam's Peak (Ella)free entry | free |
| Dambulla Cave Temple entrance2 × LKR 3,000 | $18.05 |
| Subtotal | $133.41 |
| Activities | |
| Hiriwadunna village tour with lunch2 × $35 | $70 |
| Minneriya or Kaudulla elephant safari (private jeep)1 × $75 per jeep, park tickets 2 × $25 + $10 service charge and LKR 300 per vehicle, plus 18% VAT | $146.86 |
| Kandyan dance show2 × LKR 2,000 | $12.03 |
| Tea factory tour and tasting2 × LKR 3,000 | $18.05 |
| Hill-country train, Nanu Oya to Ella (reserved seat)2 × $15 | $30 |
| Yala afternoon safari (private jeep)1 × $89 per jeep, park tickets 2 × $25 + $10 service charge and LKR 300 per vehicle, plus 18% VAT | $160.86 |
| Yala morning safari (private jeep)1 × $89 per jeep, park tickets 2 × $25 + $10 service charge and LKR 300 per vehicle, plus 18% VAT | $160.86 |
| Subtotal | $598.66 |
| Extras | |
| Trip planning and support8% of vehicle and hotels: planning, booking every hotel and ticket, and our team on WhatsApp, 07:00 to 21:00 Sri Lanka time, throughout the trip. Sights and activities are at their listed price, except Hill-country train, Nanu Oya to Ella (reserved seat), which includes our booking charge. | $74 |
- Totalfor 2 people, 6 nights, shoulder season
- $1,731.07
- Per personrounded up to the dollar
- $866
- No date yet, so hotels are priced at shoulder-season rates. Peak season (10 Jan to 31 Mar), Christmas and the busy weeks at some stops cost more.
Where the figures come from
- Our rate, checked 7 Nov 2026
- Planning rate, checked 7 Nov 2026
- Central Cultural Fund price list, checked 7 Nov 2026
- Passport and Stamps, Pidurangala guide, checked 7 Nov 2026
- GetYourGuide, Habarana Hiriwadunna village tour with lunch, checked 7 Nov 2026
- safa.lk (sister brand) retail price, checked 7 Nov 2026
- Sri Dalada Maligawa, checked 7 Nov 2026
- Department of National Botanic Gardens, checked 7 Nov 2026
- TukTuk Rental and MySLTravel entrance-fee lists (secondary), checked 7 Nov 2026
- Halpewatte (Halpé) Tea, tour page, checked 7 Nov 2026
- The Man in Seat 61, Sri Lanka (fares and booking window), checked 7 Nov 2026
- TravelTriangle, Dambulla entry fees, checked 7 Nov 2026
Entrance fees checked 7 Nov 2026. Hotel rates checked 7 Nov 2026. Rupee fees converted at LKR 332.5 to USD 1 (XE mid-market rate, 6 Nov 2026).
Where we go
The main places on our tours, from Jaffna in the north to Mirissa in the south.
- JaffnaTamil culture, kovils, islands and crab curry
- AnuradhapuraThe first capital, a living pilgrimage city
- TrincomaleeCalm east-coast beaches in the summer months
- SigiriyaLion Rock and the Cultural Triangle base
- KandyLast royal capital and the Tooth Relic
- Nuwara EliyaCool tea town at 1,900 metres
- ColomboThe commercial capital: markets, temples, food
- EllaSmall hill village with big views
- Arugam BaySurf village with Kumana park nearby
- YalaLeopard country, with the jeeps to match
- GalleWalled Dutch fort of cafes and ramparts
- MirissaWhale-watching port and a lively beach
Why book with us
Majeste is new. There are no reviews on this site yet, so we show none. Here is what we can tell you.
The price comes first
You see the whole price before you send us anything, with each line listed and dated. You do not need to ask for a quote.
Pay when the trip starts
Nothing to pay now. No deposit and no card details online. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
One company, named in full
Majeste is a trading name of Senific (Private) Limited, company number PV 00355973. Our sister brand is safa.lk, private jeep safaris in Sri Lanka's national parks.
When to go, month by month
Sri Lanka has two rainy seasons, on different coasts, so some part of the island is usually in season.
Green months are usually good. Orange months are the weakest. The rest are mixed. Hotels on most of the island cost the most from 10 Jan to 31 Mar and over Christmas and New Year.
Read the month-by-month guideWest and south coasts
Usually good: Dec to Apr. Weakest: May to Oct.
Hill country
Usually good: Jan to Apr, Aug. Weakest: Oct to Nov.
Cultural triangle and north
Usually good: Jan to Sep. Weakest: Oct to Nov.
East coast
Usually good: Apr to Sep. Weakest: Nov to Jan.
Guides
Plain answers with prices, sources and dates.
Planning
Best time to visit Sri Lanka: month by month
January to March is driest on the west and south coasts, in the hills and the Cultural Triangle; May to September suits the east. Checked 7 Nov 2026.
Updated 7 Nov 2026
Costs
How much does a Sri Lanka trip cost in 2026/27?
Majeste's Classic Sri Lanka 7-day tour is USD 866 per person for two in 3-star hotels, shoulder season, with car, driver, tickets and safaris. 7 Nov 2026.
Updated 7 Nov 2026
Transport
Private driver in Sri Lanka: cost and how it works
A car with an English-speaking driver costs USD 75 a day (van USD 99) with Majeste, fuel, tolls and 150 km a day included. Rates as of 7 Nov 2026.
Updated 7 Nov 2026
Questions
Do I pay a deposit?
No. Nothing to pay now. You pay in cash when the trip starts: to your driver when the booking includes our vehicle, otherwise to the person we name with the meeting point. No deposit, no card details online.
Is the price I see the whole price?
Yes, for everything listed on the receipt: vehicle and driver, hotels with breakfast, entrance tickets at the fee we last found, the activities shown, all taxes and service charges and, on multi-day trips, our 8% Trip planning and support fee on vehicle and hotels. When your hotel nights include 24 or 31 December we add a gala dinner line, marked as an estimate. Not included: flights, visa, insurance, lunches and dinners unless you add half board, drinks and tips.
What is your cancellation policy?
Plans change? Cancel free up to 24 hours before pickup. The same rule covers every booking. Inside 24 hours, tell us at once: your driver has held those days for you and turned other work away. If we cannot reach you on the day and you do not arrive, the booking lapses.
Is the driver a guide?
No. You get an English-speaking driver, who drives and handles tickets and logistics. Guiding is a separate job. At sites such as Sigiriya or Polonnaruwa you can hire a site guide at the gate.
Will I see a leopard?
Maybe. Leopards are seen on some drives at Yala and Wilpattu, not all, and nobody can promise one. Elephants are usually seen at Udawalawe, though sightings are not guaranteed. Park rules apply to every jeep, which can mean a sighting is further away or missed.
When is the best time to visit?
January to March is the driest stretch on the south and west coasts, in the hills and in the Cultural Triangle; December and April are wetter there. May to September suits the east coast and the north. October and November are wet almost everywhere, and on the east coast the wettest months are November and December. Peak hotel prices run from 10 January to 31 March and over Christmas and New Year.
Tell us your dates, or change any tour
Nothing to pay now. We reply within 30 minutes, 07:00 to 21:00 Sri Lanka time.