Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Shore Excursions – The Pearl of the Indian Ocean
Discover Sri Lanka on a private shore excursion with Bakadi Dreams – the personal way to explore one of the most beautiful and diverse islands in the Indian Ocean. Often called the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean”, Sri Lanka enchants visitors with an extraordinary wealth of nature, culture and history packed into a single tropical island.
From golden palm-fringed beaches and lush mangrove rivers to ancient Buddhist temples, emerald tea plantations and national parks full of wild elephants and leopards, Sri Lanka offers something to move every traveller. Depending on your port of call, you can drift through tropical waterways near Colombo or head into the wild south and the misty highlands from Hambantota.
Add to this the legendary warmth of the Sri Lankan people and a wonderfully relaxed pace of life, and it is easy to see why the island is a treasured highlight of any Indian Ocean cruise.
Every Bakadi Dreams excursion runs in a small, private group with a friendly English-speaking guide, at a relaxed pace and with a guaranteed return to your cruise ship in good time.
Why book your Sri Lanka excursion with Bakadi Dreams?
- Friendly English-speaking guides
- Small, private groups – no big coach crowds
- Guaranteed return to your cruise ship
- 20+ years of experience with cruise passengers
Shore Excursions in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a treasure island of the Indian Ocean. From the ports of Colombo and Hambantota our private shore excursions reach elephants, tea hills and golden temples. Moreover, every tour includes a friendly English-speaking guide. Above all, we guarantee a relaxed pace and a punctual return to your cruise ship.
You can read more about Sri Lanka on Wikipedia.
Two ports, two halves of the island
Where your ship docks decides which Sri Lanka you see. Colombo, on the west coast, is the commercial capital and the gateway to the wet, green lowlands: mangrove rivers at Bentota, the elephant sanctuary at Pinnawela, Buddhist temples, and the fishing harbours and Dutch canals around Negombo. It is the busier, more urban side of the country.
Hambantota, in the far south, opens the dry zone instead. This is where Yala and Udawalawe national parks are, with wild elephants, water buffalo, crocodiles and one of the highest leopard densities anywhere; the coast nearby has blowholes, salt pans and the surfing beaches around Tangalle, and the road inland climbs quickly towards the tea country.
Sri Lanka rewards visitors who plan around distances rather than wish lists, and that is what we do: a realistic route for the hours you actually have, in a private air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking driver-guide, collected at the terminal and returned in good time. Choose your port below to see the Sri Lanka excursions we run there.
