In The Press
We are a luxury boutique specialising in bespoke travel to Sri Lanka offering something a little more special.
JANUARY 2024
25 Holidays to the tropical island
“Contact Sri Lanka Bespoke instead, run by a team of UK-based Sri Lankans who can handle any special interest breaks.”
DECEMBER 2023
Exploring Sri Lanka
“We were very lucky to have chosen (Sri Lanka) Bespoke..A London based travel company that organizes trips exclusively for Sri Lanka. However, it is so lovingly put together that you immediately notice that the owner is from Sri Lanka and she will do everything she can to make her guests fall in love with her country. She certainly succeeded with us”
FEBRUARY 2023
Sri Lanka Bounces Back
“There’s a reason that Althea Bunce knows almost every inch of Sri Lanka from the hills of Kandy to its coast. As a child, she was taken there on holiday every year by her Sri Lankan father.”
FEBRUARY 2023
Why you need to visit Sri Lanka
“A trip to Sri Lanka is an immersion in tropical wilderness, unrivalled wildlife, warm weather, all in wide screen technicolour with hospitality that feels like a huge hug.”
FEBRUARY 2023
The 20 best wild places to stay around the world
“Sri Lanka is littered with little properties for exploring nature, from jungle and beaches to green hills blanketed in tea plantations. The refurbished Lavender House is in Pussellawa — misty tea country.”
January 2023
Cooking Class in a Jaffna kitchen, sri lanka
“One of the best ways of learning how to make delicious local dishes is by watching two generations of a Sri Lankan family cooking in their kitchen.”
September 2022
What everyone needs to do, see and eat on a trip to sri lanka
“We are sitting in a private walled patio of Colombo’s Lake Lodge hotel, surrounded by elegant statues, sophisticated artworks and huge exotic plants I wish I knew the names of.”
September 2022
Tasteful Tours
“Crab curries on the west coast, pittu and dosai in the Tamil north, egg hopppers in the hill country and a good cuppa in the tea plantations”.
March 2022
the 15 best foodie breaks around the world
“You’re all but guaranteed amazing food wherever you are in Sri Lanka (hello, egg hoppers). But what’s interesting is seeing how it varies between each region”.
January 2022
sri lanka at its most glorious
“Its beaches, temples and tea country are calling — go now and you’ll have them to yourself.”
January 2022
culinary insider experiences with sri lanka bespoke
“Sri Lanka Bespoke is passionate about creating authentic, handcrafted insider experiences and they are launching Food Mapping Journeys where guests will be taken on culinary journeys around the island.”
January 2022
big adventure holidays for 2022
“Savour crab specialities, Tamil vegetarian cuisine, hill-country hoppers, chutneys, sambals and more on a culinary journey around Sri Lanka, understanding how history and home-grown produce have shaped the island’s many different dishes.”
October 2021
Top 5 eco resorts from sri lanka bespoke
“Sri Lanka Bespoke carefully handpick hotels and only recommend those that they love – they have no commitment to any one hotel which allows them to truly tailor stays according to taste and needs. Here we showcase a handful of hotels, resorts and lodges across Sri Lanka that are working hard to limit their physical and environmental impact, support local communities, safeguard animal and protect nature, all whilst offering a truly memorable and luxurious stay”. See the article online at Your London Wedding Magazine and An Essex Wedding Magazine
May 2021
shared experiences
“With everyone itching to get back out to explore the world, Sri Lanka Bespoke are hard at work creating authentic, handcrafted insider experiences for those looking to visit the country”.
May 2021
10 unmissable experiences for your dream sri lanka trip
“Now is the time to make your dream future travel plans. And when it comes to said plans, we are not going to do things by halves: we’re thinking bespoke luxury, long-haul destinations and one-of-a-kind experiences. When we travel next, we’re going to make it boutique and bucket list-worthy. Which is why Sri Lanka Bespoke might just be the answer to all our prayers”.
May 2021
45 years: sapphire
“Sri Lanka has produced some outstanding sapphires. An eight-night tour of the country, including a stop in its jewel capital Ratnapura to see how the stones are made into jeweller”
