A small team, still walking every road we recommend.
Founded in Colombo in 2015 — still Colombo-based, still hands-on.
Charted by people who never stopped exploring their own coastline.
Horizon Tours began in 2015 with three driver-guides and a shared conviction: that the island's back roads told a better story than its brochures. Eleven years on, we're still a Colombo-based team, still walking every new stay before we recommend it, and still redesigning each itinerary around the traveler in front of us.
We turned down franchise offers twice because growth at that pace would have meant handing itinerary design to people who'd never driven the roads themselves. That's still true today.
Our Mission
To design travel that benefits the communities it passes through as much as the traveler experiencing it — one honestly-priced, thoughtfully-paced itinerary at a time.
Our Vision
A Sri Lanka travel industry where "sustainable" describes standard practice, not a premium tier — and where local expertise sets the itinerary, not a booking algorithm.
Four commitments that don't flex for volume.
Local First
Every itinerary is designed and re-walked by our own team, never outsourced.
Built Around You
We adjust pace and style freely — no fixed-departure filler itineraries.
Transparent
One itemised quote. No hidden commissions folded into 'recommended' stays.
Responsible
Community-run stays and licensed operators are the default, not an add-on.
"We built Horizon on the idea that a good guide changes everything about a trip. Every itinerary we send out still has to pass one test: would I send my own family on this exact route?"
Dilani Wickramasinghe, Founder
The people behind your itinerary.
Dilani Wickramasinghe
Founder & Head of Itinerary Design
Ranjith Perera
Lead Cultural Triangle Guide
Nadeesha Fernando
Head of Traveler Experience
Kasun Jayasuriya
Wildlife & Safari Coordinator
Eleven years, at a deliberate pace.
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2015
Founded in Colombo with three driver-guides and a shared van.
- 18
2018
Opened our first partnership with community-run stays in the Cultural Triangle.
- 21
2021
Reached 5,000 travelers guided and formalised our sustainable-travel policy.
- 24
2024
Expanded to 27 local guides across all nine provinces.
- 26
2026
12,400+ travelers guided, 64 curated itineraries, still Colombo-based.
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