Private tours · Since 2014
Manzala is a small, family-run team from Katunayake. We drive you ourselves — no coaches, no rushed group schedules. Just your own guide, a comfortable vehicle, and a route shaped around the things you came here for.
We meet you at arrivals with your name on a board and drop you back at departures. Everything in between is handled.
Chauffeur-guides licensed by Sri Lanka Tourism. German, French and Russian available on request.
Want a slower morning or an extra beach day? Tell your guide. The plan bends around you, not the other way round.
One quote covering vehicle, fuel, driver and stays. No commission stops at gem shops you never asked to visit.
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Private tours · Since 2014
Manzala began in 2014 with one van and one very stubborn idea: that visitors deserve to see Sri Lanka the way a friend here would show it to them.
We are still small on purpose. Every trip is planned by the person who will actually drive it, which is why we know that the Ella train fills up by 8am, that the Kandy perahera route closes early in August, and which roadside kade makes the best kottu between Dambulla and Habarana.
You will get a WhatsApp thread with a real human on the other end, from the first question to the day you fly home.
Where we go
Manzala is a small, family-run team from Katunayake. We drive you ourselves — no coaches, no rushed group schedules. Just your own guide, a comfortable vehicle, and a route shaped around the things you came here for.
01
Sigiriya & the Cultural TriangleRock fortress · Dambulla caves
02
KandySacred Tooth · Cultural dance
03
Nuwara EliyaTea country · Cool air
04
EllaNine Arch · Little Adam's Peak
05
Yala & UdawalaweLeopards · Wild elephants
06
Mirissa & the South CoastWhales · Coconut Tree Hill
07
Galle FortDutch ramparts · Sunset walls
Ready-made routes
Every route below is a starting point. Swap a day, add a night, skip a hike — the full day-by-day plans live on the itineraries page.
6 Days
Sigiriya · Kandy · Nuwara Eliya · Ella · Mirissa
The island's greatest hits, arranged so you're never more than three hours in the van. Rock fortress, sacred city, tea terraces, the famous train, then two nights with your feet in the sand at Mirissa.
7 Days
Kandy · Nuwara Eliya · Ella · Tissamaharama · Mirissa · Colombo
The full spread in seven days: white-water rafting in Kitulgala, the sacred city, tea plantations, a dawn safari at Yala, and whales off Mirissa before Colombo.
10 Days
Sigiriya · Kandy · Ella · Tissamaharama · Mirissa · Unawatuna
Ten days is where Sri Lanka opens up. Two nights in each hub means village lunches, Lipton's Seat at sunrise, Diyaluma Falls, and enough beach time to actually unwind before you fly.
Beyond the checklist
Small, unhurried things we slip into every route — usually the moments that end up in the photo album.
Fifteen little dishes on a banana leaf, eaten in a family kitchen — not a hotel buffet.
Reserved seats booked in advance. We drive your luggage ahead so you travel light.
Front-row tickets at the cultural hall, then the evening puja drums across the lake.
First gate entry at Yala or Udawalawe, when the leopards are still moving.
Little Adam's Peak before the crowds, with a flask of tea at the top.
Dambulla's painted ceilings explained by someone who grew up with the stories.
In their words
“Marta original”
“Whitfield original”
“Julien original”
Before you come
Let's begin
Send us how long you have and what you love — beaches, wildlife, temples, hiking, or all four. You'll get a real itinerary and a clear price within 24 hours.
