Private driver journeys

14-Day Sri Lanka Private Driver Tour

Spend two weeks exploring Sri Lanka with your own private vehicle and driver.

This 14-day Sri Lanka itinerary gives you more time in the Cultural Triangle, Kandy and Ella before continuing towards an optional wildlife experience, the southern coast and Colombo.

More about this journey

Sri Lanka at Your Pace

The longer duration allows a more balanced travel pace than a shorter itinerary, with additional nights in key destinations and greater flexibility to personalise the journey.

Book your own hotels, follow this suggested route or ask us to adapt the itinerary around your interests.

Wild elephants bathing at Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka
Wild elephants bathing at Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka

Starting From

Regular Private Car Price

USD 980

USD 770

Best Long-tour Rate

SAVE USD 210

Only USD 55 per day

1,600 km Included

14 Days | 13 Nights | Private Vehicle + Driver | Tailor-Made

Quick Tour Facts

Duration
14 Days / 13 suggested overnight stays
Tour Style
Private
Travel Pace
Balanced, with some longer transfer days
Suggested Route
Negombo → Sigiriya Area → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Ella → Udawalawe Area → Galle Area → Colombo
Transport
Private vehicle with driver
Starting Price
USD 770 with Private Car
Included Distance
1,600 km
Tailor-Made
Yes
Hotels
Book your own or request a complete holiday through Look Lanka Tours
Wildlife
Optional Udawalawe safari, separately arranged
Train Journey
Can be considered in the hill country subject to separate confirmation
Chauffeur Guide
Available on request, subject to availability and agreed scope

14-Day Sri Lanka at Your Pace Itinerary

Airport → Negombo

Meet your private driver after arrival and travel to your accommodation in Negombo.

Keep the first day flexible around your flight schedule.

Rather than starting with a long transfer or full sightseeing programme, use the day to settle in and recover from the journey.

Suggested Overnight: Negombo

The sandy beach and shoreline at Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Beach at Negombo

14-Day Route at a Glance

Follow the journey

AirportNegombo

Sri Lanka · your route in detail

14-Day Route at a Glance — Sri Lanka route mapA north-up map with numbered location pins and a car following the suggested route. Hover, focus or tap a pin to see a destination photograph. The small island overview shows the route within Sri Lanka. Choose Whole island for the full map. The route is illustrative and does not give driving directions.SRI LANKAN
Illustrative route. Exact roads and stops confirmed with your itinerary.© OpenStreetMap · Map data & credits

Your route, stop by stop

Hover or tap a map pin to see a photograph. Select a stop below to find it on the map.

More Time to Experience Sri Lanka

Cultural Triangle

Three nights around the Sigiriya area allow more flexibility than the shorter itineraries.

Sigiriya

A key cultural focus within the route.

Optional Polonnaruwa

An additional Cultural Triangle excursion can be considered.

Kandy

Two nights give you a full day to choose cultural visits, gardens or a slower programme.

Hill Country

Travel through Nuwara Eliya and on towards Ella.

Ella

Two nights provide time for local sightseeing and relaxation.

Optional Wildlife

Udawalawe can be included with a separately arranged safari.

Southern Coast

Enjoy time around Galle and the coast before continuing to Colombo.

Two Weeks Gives You More Flexibility

This itinerary can be changed around your travel style.

You can:

  • Spend longer in the Cultural Triangle
  • Remove Polonnaruwa
  • Add another night in Kandy
  • Spend longer in Ella
  • Replace Udawalawe with another destination
  • Remove the wildlife stop
  • Extend the south-coast stay
  • Add extra beach nights
  • Use your own hotels
  • Add private day tours
  • Request a chauffeur guide
  • Change your vehicle
  • Extend the journey to 15–21 days

Your 14-Day Private Driver Package

Included in the Published Base Package

The published transport price is based on:

Private Vehicle

Your selected standard vehicle category.

Private Driver

Private driver service throughout the agreed 14-day transport arrangement.

Fourteen Hire Days

Transport according to the confirmed itinerary and agreed service.

Included Distance

1,600 km

Calculated as:

14 days × 100 km = 1,400 km

Long-tour additional allowance = 200 km

Total Included Distance: 1,600 km

The kilometre allowance is pooled across the entire tour.

Agreed Pickup & Drop-Off

According to the final confirmed itinerary.

Confirmed Route

Private transport according to the itinerary agreed before booking.

Additional Distance

If your confirmed journey exceeds 1,600 km:

Private Car: USD 0.50 per km; Private SUV: USD 0.55 per km; Family Van: USD 0.55 per km; Small Group Van: USD 0.65 per km; Group Coaches (16-passenger option): USD 0.70 per km.

Mileage follows the agreed garage-to-garage basis.

Relevant vehicle positioning may form part of the total mileage where identified in your quotation.

The shared pricing rules provide 100 km per billable day plus an additional 200 km once for bookings of five days or longer.

Not Automatically Included

Unless specifically stated in your quotation, the base private-driver price does not automatically include:

Hotels

The overnight locations are suggested bases.

They are not hotel reservations.

Meals

Traveller meals are not automatically included.

Attraction Entrance Fees

Admissions to cultural attractions and other sites are separate unless specifically quoted.

Train Tickets

Any rail journey must be separately arranged and confirmed.

Safari Jeep

The Udawalawe safari requires a separate safari vehicle.

National Park Entrance Fees

Park admissions are separate unless specifically included.

Activities & Experiences

Optional experiences must be separately confirmed.

Professional Guiding

Private driver service does not automatically include professional guiding.

Safari Arrangements Are Separate

If you choose to include Udawalawe National Park, the safari requires a specialised safari vehicle.

Your standard tour car, SUV, van or coach does not operate as the safari jeep inside the park.

The quotation should clearly identify any:

  • Safari vehicle
  • Park entrance fees
  • Guiding arrangements
  • Timing

Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed.

Choose Your Service

Private Driver

Suitable when your main requirement is:

Private vehicle + driver + agreed transportation

Chauffeur Guide

Suitable when you also require:

Driving + agreed professional guiding

Tell us your preferred language and guiding needs when you enquire.

Complete 14-Day Sri Lanka Holiday

If you want us to arrange the complete holiday rather than only transport, our operating company Look Lanka Tours can prepare a tailor-made package including agreed accommodation and additional services.

Possible arrangements can include:

  • Hotels
  • Private transport
  • Sightseeing
  • Activities
  • Safari arrangements
  • Guide services
  • Complete itinerary planning

Choose Your Vehicle

14-Day Private Driver Prices

The special prices below use our 12+ day rate band.

The crossed-out Regular Price is calculated using each vehicle's published short-hire daily rate.

PRIVATE CAR

Regular Price

USD 980

USD 770

Service details

Up to 3 Guests

Save Usd 210

USD 55/day

1,600 km Included

Our lowest published Private Car daily rate.

PRIVATE SUV

Regular Price

USD 1,120

USD 910

Service details

Up to 3 Guests

Save Usd 210

USD 65/day

1,600 km Included

Preferred SUV models may include:

  • Honda Vezel
  • Toyota Raize
  • BYD SEALION 5
  • BYD SEALION 6

Specific model requests remain subject to availability.

FAMILY VAN

Regular Price

USD 1,120

USD 910

Service details

Up to 5 Guests

Save Usd 210

USD 65/day

1,600 km Included

Suitable for families and smaller groups.

SMALL GROUP VAN

Regular Price

USD 1,260

USD 1,050

Service details

Up to 9 Guests

Save Usd 210

USD 75/day

1,600 km Included

Suitable for larger families and private groups.

GROUP COACH

Regular Price

USD 2,100

USD 1,820

Service details

Up to 16 Guests

Save Usd 280

USD 130/day

1,600 km Included

The published rate applies to the priced group-coach category.

Larger coaches require a separate quotation.

LUXURY VEHICLE

Luxury transport can be requested for the complete 14-day journey.

Preferred options may include:

Mercedes-Benz E-Class BMW 5 Series

Service details

Premium Vehicle with Driver

Executive Sedans

Prestige Sedans

Mercedes-Benz S-Class BMW 7 Series

Luxury SUVs

Toyota Land Cruiser / Prado Range Rover

Luxury MPVs

Toyota Alphard Toyota Vellfire Mercedes-Benz V-Class / Vito

Price

Personalised Quotation

Long-Tour Savings

For a Private Car:

Regular short-hire rate:

USD 70/day × 14 = USD 980

14-day long-tour rate:

USD 55/day × 14 = USD 770

You Save Usd 210

That is a saving of:

USD 15 per day

compared with the short-hire Private Car rate.

The same duration-based structure applies across the standard vehicle categories.

Peak-season Supplement

Travelling During Peak Season?

For applicable hire days between:

20 December and 10 January

add:

USD 10 per vehicle per applicable day

The supplement is per vehicle rather than per passenger.

Example: All 14 Days in Peak Season

Private Car Special Price:

USD 770

Peak-season supplement:

14 × USD 10 = USD 140

Base Vehicle & Driver Total

USD 910

Only days that fall within the applicable peak period are charged.

Price Note

The amounts shown above are base private vehicle-and-driver prices.

They are not complete holiday-package prices.

Your final quotation may change according to:

  • Final route
  • Total mileage
  • Pickup and drop-off locations
  • Peak-season days
  • Vehicle positioning
  • Chauffeur guide requirements
  • Optional safari
  • Other requested services

Road or Rail Between the Highlands

Your route between the Nuwara Eliya area and Ella can potentially include a separately confirmed train segment.

If you want to travel by train, we need to consider:

  • Ticket availability
  • Actual train service
  • Boarding station
  • Arrival station
  • Luggage arrangements
  • Driver meeting point
  • Vehicle coordination

Do not rely on the train segment until the arrangements are confirmed.

Extend the Coast Without Keeping the Driver Unnecessarily

This itinerary includes time around Galle before returning to Colombo.

If you want several additional beach days, you can extend your hotel stay and finish your retained private-driver service at the beach.

A separate transfer can then be arranged later when you are ready to travel again.

Continue Up to 21 Days

Your Sri Lanka journey does not need to stop at two weeks.

Current Private Car pricing for longer journeys remains:

USD 55/day

Examples:

15 Days

Regular Price: USD 1,050

Special Price: USD 825

SAVE USD 225

18 Days

Regular Price: USD 1,260

Special Price: USD 990

SAVE USD 270

21 Days

Regular Price: USD 1,470

Special Price: USD 1,155

SAVE USD 315

TOUR FAQs

Operated by Look Lanka Tours

Sri Lanka Chauffeur Guides is operated and managed by Look Lanka Tours, an SLTDA Registered & Licensed Travel Agent in Sri Lanka.

SLTDA Registration No: SLTDA/SQA/TA/02500

Travel Agent Licence No: TA/2026/0323

Office: No. 305, Galle Road Balapitiya 80550 Sri Lanka

Ready for Your 14-Day Sri Lanka Private Driver Tour?

Travel through Sri Lanka at a more comfortable pace with your own private vehicle and driver.

Start with our suggested two-week route or adapt it around the destinations and experiences you prefer.

Private Car from USD 770

1,600 km Included

SAVE USD 210

Tell us:

  • Travel dates
  • Number of travellers
  • Hotels, if already booked
  • Preferred vehicle
  • Places you want to visit
  • Wildlife interests
  • Train preferences
  • Beach-stay plans
  • Whether you need a chauffeur guide

Sri Lanka Chauffeur Guides

Email: srilankachauffeurguides@gmail.com

Phone: +94 75 462 4624

Address: No. 305, Galle Road Balapitiya 80550 Sri Lanka

Operated and managed by Look Lanka Tours

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