
The Bikes
You can’t enjoy a great biking trip without a really great bike. On this trip, we’ll use well-tuned, high-quality, local bikes that provide the perfect fit for your size and weight.
The right number of like-minded travellers to make new friends.
Your dates. Your group. Our expertly-designed itinerary.
Tailored to your interests, a bespoke travel experience.
Combines the hallmarks of any B&R itinerary (excellent hotels and beautiful routes) with the freedom of pacing each day exactly the way you like.
Throughout the day, a knowledgeable local guide provides insider access and expert tips. At night, you can explore and dine on your own.
Our B&R guides are with you throughout, anticipating needs, translating languages, providing advice and—above all—facilitating fun.
Biking – 40-50 km (25-30 mi.) a day over relatively flat terrain with a few small hills—all very manageable for people trying their first biking trip.
Walking – 6-10 km (4-6 mi.) a day on country lanes, footpaths and coastal or forest trails, all on relatively flat terrain, perhaps with an occasional hill.
Biking – 40-50 km (25-30 mi.) a day over terrain that’s relatively flat but will include inclines and the occasional climb or two.
Walking – 8-12 km (5-7 mi.) a day over relatively flat terrain, with occasional steeper climbs.
Biking – 40-50 km (25-30 mi.) a day in gently rolling countryside, with occasional longer climbs to points that are well worth the effort.
Walking – 11-15 km (7-10 mi.) a day over rolling terrain on a variety of surfaces. Most days, one or two steeper climbs to spectacular viewpoints or places of interest.
Biking – Roughly 50 km (30 mi.) a day in consistently rolling countryside, with repeated climbs and longer options available.
Walking – 11-15 km (7-10 mi.) over terrain that varies between rolling and hilly, with a few steeper climbs.
Biking – 50-60 km (30-45 mi.) a day over both level and tougher, hillier terrain with multiple 100 km (62 mi.) options. The routes are designed for avid cyclists and include plenty of chances to push yourself.
Walking – 11-15 km (7-10 mi.) a day over fairly hilly terrain offering lots of challenges. Routes are along high meadow paths and/or well-maintained cliffside or alpine trails, with a few steep ascents to make you feel invigorated.
Our trip designers put their creative stamp on this diverse biking adventure. From the bustling port city of Negombo, to the Cultural Triangle, with truly remarkable hotels (including two ancestral estates and an eco-lodge on stilts), this is the very best of Sri Lanka. We visit World Heritage sites, sacred cities, lush plantations, rushing waterfalls and magical Galle, a perfectly preserved colonial town.
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REQUEST A QUOTEFrom Bandaranaike International Airport, we will drive to the nearby Wallawwa hotel to unwind after your flight. In the late afternoon, we will meet up get fitted for our bikes and have a trip briefing before an introductory ride.
Begin riding north along the coastal road from Kochikade. Take back roads through small villages and rolling coconut plantations to our lunch stop at a private colonial-era villa. Dinner tonight will be unforgettable as we dine on the magical Kamata Island in the midst of the paddy fields.
After breakfast we will cycle past villages and paddy fields to Sri Lanka’s first capital city, Anuradhapura, our trip’s first UNESCO destination. By late afternoon, we will head back to the hotel for an afternoon of relaxation. Take a dip in the pool or kayaking into the sunset on the reservoir before dinner.
Begin the day with a ride along an old king’s route through the heart of Sri Lanka. To really experience Sri Lankan hospitality, we will have lunch in a Sri Lankan home, where you can learn more about the regional cuisine and even help prepare some of the tasty dishes all served on traditional banana leaves.
After breakfast, we’ll bike on a circuit ride around the ancient city of Sigiriya. This afternoon change into walking gear before setting off for Sigiriya Rock, one of the country’s 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Ride along gravel roads following an old irrigation canal towards the 2ndC Buddhist cave temples at Dambulla, another UNESCO site. Then, after a short flight arrive in Galle to explore the fort.
Ride through lowland tea plantations, paddy fields and small villages of the south coast. We’ll ride along the shores of the Kogalla Lake and through cinnamon plantations before ending back on the seashores in the surfer’s paradise of Unawatuna. We’ll have lunch beachside before heading to Galle Fort, the perfect marriage of old world charm and tasteful modernity.
Today we will make our way back to Colombo stopping at the enchanting Lunuganga, Geoffrey Bawa’s second home and weekend retreat. From Lunuganga, we’ll make our way to the Colombo airport where you’ll part ways with your guide.
Uncover paradise.
Vil Uyana is situated among reed beds and paddy fields and over the first man-made lake since the era of Parakramabahu. Situated in the shadow of the historic rock fortress of Sigiriya, is what Harper’s Bazaar calls the Best Eco Luxury Hotel in Sri Lanka. Relax in an atmosphere of rural simplicity combined with the lavish comforts of the present day to experience a stay hard to forget.
The Wallawwa boutique hotel offers colonial charm and exceptional service within five acres of tropical landscaped gardens. Basking in its pindrop-peaceful rural setting and lovingly tended tropical gardens, the Wallawwa is a super-sensitive restoration of a 200-year-old manor house, where graceful original features have been spiced up with luxuriant interiors and a spa.
Once the ancestral estate of local Anuradhapura nobility, this hotel in Anuradhapura features a 150-year-old mansion at its centre. Immerse yourself in culture, history and nature at this enchanting sanctuary. With its own solar farm generating half of its own energy requirements Ulagalla is truly a unique boutique hotel.
In the historic port of Galle, Amangalla sits within the ramparts of the 17thC Galle Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Offering views of the resort’s 200-year-old gardens and of the Fort and harbour beyond, Amangalla provides a great base for the leisurely exploration of this historic trading port and the surrounding countryside.
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— BJ HessThis trip is appropriate for people who enjoy a good walk or ride, and feel comfortable while on the move. Daily biking distances usually vary from 20-km (12-mi) to 30-km (19-mi) and walks are 8-km (5-mi) to 10-km (6-mi), with some longer afternoon options along the way.
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You can’t enjoy a great biking trip without a really great bike. On this trip, we’ll use well-tuned, high-quality, local bikes that provide the perfect fit for your size and weight.
Sometimes your B&R trip simply isn’t long enough! Extend your stay for the best vacation possible. If you wish to spend a few days in region either before or after your official B&R trip, and need assistance making those plans, your B&R Travel Advisor can help.
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