01 · Village lanes
Villages & forest trails
Shaded lanes and cool forest tracks within easy reach of where you are staying, ridden in a morning or an afternoon.
Cycling tours
Sri Lankaby bike.
From a morning on the village lanes to six to ten days across the island, with as much support along the way as you’d like.
- Duration
- Half a day to 10 days
- Level
- Easy to challenging
- Support
- Bikes to full crew
Close to base,
or far afield.
Perhaps the most rewarding way to explore Sri Lanka: on a bike you ride through quiet fishing hamlets and mountain villages, not past them.
The possibilities are many. Spend half a day exploring the villages and forest trails around your base, or take on a challenging six to ten-day tour that spans the island or reaches from coast to coast.
How much support you have is up to you. Some tours include support vehicles and crew, mechanics and even physiotherapists; others only high-quality bikes, a route map and hotel reservations.
Ride through
- Village lanes
- Forest trails
- Paddy fields
- Reservoir roads
- Tea country
- Mountain villages
- Fishing hamlets
What’s possible
Quiet roads,
long views.
A few of the rides we love, and two ways to do them: on your own, or with a crew behind you.
02 · Paddy country
Across the island
The dry-zone plains, the hills and both coasts linked in a single journey of six to ten days.
03 · Warm-up with the crew
Fully supported
A support vehicle close behind, a mechanic for running repairs and, on some tours, a physiotherapist at the end of the day.
04 · Beside the reservoir
Ride your own way
Prefer to ride independently? Set off with a quality bike and a route map, with each night’s hotel already booked.
Journey ideas
Three ways
to ride it.
Starting points, not set departures. Each one is reshaped around your dates, your group and how far you’d like to ride each day.
- 01Half a day
Around your base
Your base and back
Add a ride to any holiday: a guided loop from wherever you are staying, out along quiet village lanes and forest trails and back by lunchtime.
- Paddy fields and village tanks along the way
- High-quality bikes and a local guide
- Flat and gentle, or a stiffer climb if you like
- An early start, before the heat of the day
LevelEasy
Plan this - 027 days
Through the hills
Kandy · Nuwara Eliya · Haputale · Ella
A week of long climbs and sweeping descents through the central hills, from Kandy up into the high country and down to Ella.
- Back roads through the tea estates
- Pine forest and cool mountain air
- Support vehicle and mechanic
- A rest day halfway through
LevelChallenging
Plan this - 0310 days
Coast to coast
Negombo · Anuradhapura · Sigiriya · Trincomalee
From the fishing hamlets of the west coast to the bays of the east, crossing the dry zone on quiet country roads.
- Reservoir roads and paddy country
- The sacred city of Anuradhapura
- The rock fortress of Sigiriya
- Crew, mechanic and physiotherapist on hand
LevelModerate to challenging
Plan this
Every journey is tailor-made. Daily distances, climbs and the level of support are agreed with you before you travel.
Is it for you?
Geared to
your group.
- Who it suits
- Riders of every kindFamilies, friends, cycling clubs and charity groups.
- Fitness
- Easy to challengingWe set daily distances and climbs to suit the riders in your group.
- Support
- Self-guided or supportedA route map and booked hotels, or a vehicle, crew and mechanic on the road with you.
- Best season
- All yearSri Lanka has no prolonged monsoon. We plan your route around the season on each coast.
Who leads it
“While I am responsible for overall logistics, I still make ample time to lead trips, which is what keeps me truly happy and content.”
Let’s plan
your ride.
Tell us who is riding, for how long and with how much support. We will shape the route from there.