AyubowanWelcome to Sri Lanka

The island thatstays with youlong after you leave.

Blue trains crossing stone bridges into the clouds. Leopards on sandy tracks at dusk. Wild elephants at the water’s edge and warm Indian Ocean coves. Ceylonique Manor crafts private journeys through all of it — tailored to you, from the first idea to the last sunset.

SLTDA licensedPrivate & tailor-madeColombo & Hatton based
SigiriyaKandyEllaYalaGalleMirissa
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A traveller smiling on a misty hill-country summit
Elephants cooling off in a river

The island

An island you can circle in two weeks — and remember for a lifetime.

Few places hold this much wonder so close together. Wake to mist over the tea hills, track leopards before lunch on another day, and end the week with your feet in the Indian Ocean. We plan every road, every stay and every quiet moment in between.

See

Emerald tea terraces falling into cloud as the train climbs from Kandy to Ella.

Hear

Kandyan drums echoing through temple courtyards as the evening lamps are lit.

Taste

Ceylon tea in the hills where it was plucked that morning, and spice-rich curries by the sea.

Feel

Warm ocean at your feet on a southern cove, the last light glowing behind the palms.

Eight moments, one island

Step inside the postcard.

Spin the island. Every scene below is a day you could be living — and each one is part of a journey we already know by heart.

6.88° N · 81.06° E

Nine Arch Bridge, Ella

The blue train crosses a century-old stone viaduct, deep in the green hill country.

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A herd of wild elephants wading through a lake at golden hour

Wild Ceylon

At dusk, the elephants walk out of the forest to drink. You will be there.

With a naturalist beside you and the engine switched off, the only sound is water, birdsong and the slow footsteps of giants.

MinneriyaThe Gathering · peaks Aug–Sep
YalaLeopards & sloth bears
MirissaBlue whales · Dec–Apr

Featured journeys

Journeys written around you.

Start with one of our favourite routes, then make it yours — every day, every stay and every pace can be changed.

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A view from the train over tea estates at sunrise6 Days · 5 Nights

Tea Country & Highland Solitude

Centuries of colonial heritage, roaring waterfalls, and serene mountain sanctuaries

Colombo → Kandy → Tea Country → Ella

From$1,650per traveller
Tailor this journey

Find your trip

Which Sri Lanka is calling you?

Three questions. Sixty seconds. One journey that feels like it was written for you — then our specialists shape every detail.

  • 1Tell us what moves you
  • 2See your matched journey
  • 3We tailor it — free, no obligation
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What does your heart want most from Sri Lanka?

Why Ceylonique Manor

Sri Lanka, through the eyes of those who call it home.

We are a Sri Lankan travel house — based in Colombo, with our own sanctuary in the tea highlands. We don’t sell packages; we design journeys, and we stay with you on the road.

Licensed & trusted

A Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) licensed destination management agency.

Our highland sanctuary

Stay with us in Bogawantalawa & Hatton — tea plucking, cupping and fireside evenings.

Truly private

Your own chauffeur-guide, your own pace. Every itinerary is built from a blank page.

Ethical by design

Responsible safaris and a wildlife pledge — we watch from a respectful distance, always.

8UNESCO World Heritage Sites
2,500+Years of recorded history
1,340 kmOf tropical coastline
1867Year Ceylon tea was first planted

Guest stories

Don’t take our word for it. Take theirs.

Honeymooners, families, solo travellers. Every one of them arrived as a guest and left as a friend.

It felt like the whole island was in on our love story.

We wanted our honeymoon to feel like ours, not like a package. Ceylonique listened. There was a candlelit dinner on the beach we never asked for, a quiet room with a view of the tea hills, and our guide always seemed to know when to leave us alone. We cried at the airport.

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Begin your journey

Your Sri Lanka begins with one conversation.

Tell us a little about you. A Ceylonique Manor specialist will reply with a hand-crafted itinerary — no templates, no obligation.

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