Sri Lanka

A sports tour to Sri Lanka is a fascinating experience. Amazing scenery, exciting wildlife and great food combine with the exceptional hospitality of the Sri Lankans to provide the perfect destination for an unforgettable school sports tour. One of the many reasons we love Sri Lanka is that rugby, netball, hockey and football are all widely played. Sri Lanka has also seen significant investment in its hockey facilities with the opening of new Olympic-level facilities in Columbo and Matale. Then there’s cricket. It’s like a religion in Sri Lanka and the passion and enthusiasm for the sport is infectious.

Fully Refundable Inspection Trip

We are organising an inspection trip to Sri Lanka for May 2025. Following a 5-night format the trip will include accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis and full Sporta Tours hosting services and transport. The cost of the flights is refundable in the event of a subsequent booking. An inspection trip is a fantastic way to approach tour planning and we’re excited to bring this together. To register your interest please contact us. 

  • Warm tropical climate every day of the year
  • Top class sporting facilities
  • Excellent value for money
  • Incredibly hospitable English speaking hosts
  • High quality hotels
  • Unique and fascinating range of non-sport, downtime activities
  • An opportunity to experience a truly different culture

When it comes to downtime there are few places in the world that rival Sri Lanka. Where else can you enjoy luxury beaches, whitewater rafting or surfing, go whale watching, explore stunning national parks with elephants and leopards, visit ruins and temples left behind by ancient civilisations, climb mountains, experience a completely different culture and religion, release turtle hatchlings into the sea and take the world’s most iconic train journey? All within a country smaller than the UK – Sri Lanka really does have it all. Sports tours to Sri Lanka include:

Hockey facilities in Sri Lanka
Gillespie Academy Tour to Sri Lanka with Sporta

Sample itinerary

All Sporta tours are tailored to the specific and individual requirements of the schools and clubs we work with and also vary according to sport. However, the following example itinerary for a cricket tour here provides an idea of what a tour might feature:

Day 1 – Arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo where you will be welcomed and transferred to the Jetwings Lagoon Hotel in Negombo. The afternoon will be free for your leisure until 4pm when you will depart for a River Boat cruise on the Gin Oya River and BBQ.  

Day 2 – Breakfast in the hotel. Leave the hotel at 9am and proceed to the Kadirana grounds for a Middle practice session until 11.30am. Relax and enjoy the pool and beach in the afternoon. Dinner in the hotel and overnight stay.

Day 3 – Breakfast in the hotel. Leave the hotel at 8am and proceed to the SSC Test ground in Colombo for Match 1. Lunch packs will be served in the ground. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4 – After breakfast, checkout at 10am and proceed to Pinnawela to visit the elephant orphanage. Enjoy lunch with a view of the bathing elephants. Continue to Kandy, arriving here late afternoon. Check-in to the Hotel Suisse at approximately 4pm. Visit the Tooth Temple in Kandy at 5pm. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5 – Breakfast in the hotel. Leave the hotel at 8.30am and proceed to St Anthony’s College ground in Kandy for Match 2. Lunch packs will be served in the ground. Depart at 4pm for a cultural show in the evening in Kandy.  Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 6 – Breakfast in the hotel. Leave the hotel at 8.30am for Dharmaraja College ground in Kandy for Match 3. Lunch packs will be served in the ground. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 7 – Checkout from the hotel at 5:30pm and take the train from Kandy to Colombo, arriving at 09:30. A bus will take you from Colombo to Hikkaduwa in the afternoon. Check-in to the Hotel Coral Sands around 2pm where you will have dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 8 – Breakfast in the hotel. Leave the hotel at 8:30 and proceed to the Galle Test Ground for Match 4. Lunch packs will be served in the ground. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay. 

Day 9 – Breakfast in the hotel. Leave the hotel at 8:30 for the Uyanwatta-Matara ground for Match 5. Lunch packs will be served in the ground. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 10 – After breakfast, checkout from the hotel at 10am for Mount Lavinia, arriving in the afternoon to check-in to the Mt. Lavinia Hotel. An optional City Tour of Colombo can be taken here with the rest of the day at your leisure. Dinner and overnight stay

Day 11 – Breakfast in the hotel. Leave the hotel at 8am and proceed to the De Soysa-Moratuwa ground for Match 6. Lunch packs will be served in the ground. Return to the hotel for a celebratory end-of-tour dinner and overnight stay.

Day 12 – Transfer to Colombo airport for your flight home.

 

A selection of our clients that have toured the Indian sub-continent

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Claverham Community College

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Club Cricket Conference

Over 50's Tour to Sri Lanka

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Cricket Wales: Women's & Over 50's Teams

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Eastbourne College

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MCC

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Wycliffe College

Hockey and Netball Tour to Sri Lanka