Family vacation in Sri Lanka, Forts & Monkeys

Planet

The accommodation on this family vacation has been created with relatively-low impact to the environment. It comprises:
- historic family converted into a boutique inn
- an old planter's bungalow used as a family home
- new hotels built to modern environmental standards, with a relatively-low footprint.

Although we use a private van for your family on this tour of Sri Lanka (rather than expect you to take public transport), we've also included exploration by boat and Victorian-era train and the most environmental of all, on foot, which is undoubtedly the best way to be immersed in your environment.

Whilst we think for comfort, we should have hot water and air-conditioning where it is possible, we do ask our clients think about water and energy use and provide tips in our customer packs.

We think it's best to see animals in the wild and Sri Lanka offers unique opportunities. This family vacation includes a visit to Yala National Park, arguably the place with the most dense population of leopards in the world, as well as different eco systems and a plethora of animals living their lives in the wild. The trip also includes an optional visit to Elephant Transit Home, an initiative to reintroduce orphaned baby elephants into herds.

People

We look for and work with people who don't work in the tourism industry in Sri Lanka. (We don't want the only people you meet to be people who are driving you or 'serving you'!) This gives our customers an insight they wouldn't usually gain and our local friends benefit by making new friends. This also puts money in pockets which don't usually benefit from tourism.

We look for and help guides from local areas. We pay any guides and drivers fair market rates. We encourage the development of jeep drivers and wildlife guides. (all of these are particular challenges in Sri Lanka where most local companies are set up to use one 'chauffeur guide' from the big city of Colombo, we feel it's worth it).

We look for micro projects to support in Sri Lanka. We also support Project Colombo in the UK, an initiative to help Sri Lankan school children with access to ICT. Ask us for details or look it up online.