Responsible Tourism: We are Sri Lanka’s only Travel Partner endorsed by The Long Run - a community that ensures travel experiences have a positive impact. Our private trips restore. Each customized slow travel itinerary is driven by a purpose to help you explore the unusual and support several responsible tourism initiatives. Above all, we encourage a healthy respect for authentic local interactions. Waiting for Sri Lanka's popular south coast luxury villas and sunshine season? You may be missing out on the more intense biodiversity hotspot experience courtesy of the green season holid ..read more

  Responsible Tourism: We are Sri Lanka’s only Travel Partner endorsed by The Long Run - a community that ensures travel experiences have a positive impact. Our private trips restore. Each customized slow travel itinerary is driven by a purpose to help you explore the unusual and support several responsible tourism initiatives. Above all, we encourage a healthy respect for authentic local interactions. These hidden gems in Sri Lanka’s North Western region are worth a visit, especially if you know a local insider and an experienced Naturalist. The architecture, history and the best restau ..read more

  Responsible Tourism: We are Sri Lanka’s only Travel Partner endorsed by The Long Run - a community that ensures travel experiences have a positive impact. Our private trips restore. Each customized slow travel itinerary is driven by a purpose to help you explore the unusual and support several responsible tourism initiatives. Above all, we encourage a healthy respect for authentic local interactions. There’s an old-Colombo with layers of history, trade and street food within its labyrinth of narrow historic streets, and a contrasting cosmopolitan-Colombo with a chic, stylish vibe of pu ..read more

  Responsible Tourism: We are Sri Lanka’s only Travel Partner endorsed by The Long Run - a community that ensures travel experiences have a positive impact. Our private trips restore. Each customized slow travel itinerary is driven by a purpose to help you explore the unusual and support several responsible tourism initiatives. Above all, we encourage a healthy respect for authentic local interactions. Do you visit for the spirituality, archaeology or mythology? Retrace the steps of ancient Sri Lankan Kings. The Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka is home to the island’s ancient civilizations ..read more

  Responsible Tourism: We are Sri Lanka’s only Travel Partner endorsed by The Long Run - a community that ensures travel experiences have a positive impact, and that conservation is socially and financially sustainable. Our private trips restore. Each customized slow travel itinerary is driven by a purpose to help you explore the unusual, support several responsible tourism initiatives, strongly support local communities and conservation efforts. Above all, we encourage a healthy respect for authentic local interactions. Jaffna is unique. Ayu in the Wild’s guided walks around Jaffna is a ..read more

  Responsible Tourism: We are Sri Lanka’s only Travel Partner endorsed by The Long Run - a community that ensures travel experiences have a positive impact, and that conservation is socially and financially sustainable. Our private trips restore. Each customized slow travel itinerary is driven by a purpose to help you explore the unusual, support several responsible tourism initiatives, strongly support local communities and conservation efforts. Above all, we encourage a healthy respect for authentic local interactions. Sri Lanka has 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites across the island - inc ..read more

  The translator of the forest hears a bird call. She stops and tells us it’s not a bird but a species of frog endemic to that rainforest, a Ramanella spp.  We can’t see it but our ears get slowly accustomed to the symphony of what must be a hundred noises of nature. It’s just before 7 am and no one else has arrived. We’re on a privately guided rainforest trek in one of Sri Lanka’s UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, the Kanneliya Rainforest. The local guide cheerfully leads the way giving us an encyclopedia of insights into the beauty and biodiversity which we would have otherwise missed. H ..read more

  "To me, Wellness goes beyond a spa resort break. It means diving deep into the heart of Sri Lanka, realigning your sense of being through the island’s history, local livelihoods, nature, and indulgent restorative rituals of healing mindfulness, Yoga and Ayurveda -  while supporting the wellbeing of the destination" ~ Chamintha, Co-Founder, Ayu in the Wild Each Wellness Retreat in Sri Lanka with Ayu in the Wild starts with a stay at a private villa where you connect with the local gems hidden beyond the iconic sites travelers usually know. A journey to whisk away your stress. Ever ..read more

  Ayu in the Wild's Sri Lanka itineraries are nature intensive and promotes sustainable practices on wildlife excursions guided by our skilled Naturalist Guides. We kindly request that our guests respect all wildlife, including marine life. Here are Ayu in the Wild's Wildlife Welfare Policies; We do not endorse elephant back safari rides. Our wildlife tours and activities in Sri Lanka do not include visits to wildlife tourist attractions which we feel are involved in animal abuse; where we have conservation concerns about being detrimental to four-legged, finned or feathered specie ..read more

  Image Credit: Cape Weligama Sri Lanka Chosen by Condé Nast Traveler readers as one of their favorite countries around the world, Sri Lanka ranked high in the 2022 winners list for the world's best countries to travel to. Here are 15 reasons to visit one of the world's best travel destinations. 1. Sri Lanka has sunshine and great beaches all year making it one of the favourite countries around the world. 2. A great choice of accommodation, from intimate boutique lodges, wellness retreats with architectural minimalism, Relais and Chateaux resorts, private re ..read more