Playing tours in Sri Lanka
Playing tours for schools and clubs, in cricket, rugby and netball, with fixtures against Sri Lankan sides of the right age and standard.
Sri Lanka is sport-mad, and its schools are at the heart of it: the cricket big matches, the school rugby season and one of the strongest netball nations in Asia. Between the fixtures there is Galle Fort, the hill country, the leopards of Yala and the beaches of the south coast.
Tell us who you are and what you want from the tour, and we build it around your group.
The trips
Three sports, one island
Every one can be shortened, lengthened or combined. Open one to see a sample, then plan your own.
Met at the airport and taken to your hotel.
A match against a local side of the same age and standard.
A training session, then the city.
Down the coast to Galle Fort and the ground beneath its ramparts.
A second match, against new opposition.
Up into the hills: the Temple of the Tooth and a third fixture if you want one.
Back to Colombo and the airport.
- Hotels with breakfast
- Fixtures against local sides, subject to availability
- Private transfers
- International flights (book your own: we plan around them)
- Meals and drinks unless stated
- Travel insurance
Met at the airport and taken to your hotel.
A match against a local side of the same age and standard.
Training in the morning, the city in the afternoon.
Up into the hills and the Temple of the Tooth.
A second match, against new opposition.
Down to the coast for Galle Fort and the beach.
Transfer to the airport.
- Hotels with breakfast
- Fixtures against local sides, subject to availability
- Private transfers
- International flights (book your own: we plan around them)
- Meals and drinks unless stated
- Travel insurance (check it covers contact sport)
Met at the airport and taken to your hotel.
A match against a local side of the same age and standard.
A coaching session in the morning, the city in the afternoon.
A second match, against new opposition.
Down the coast to Galle Fort.
An early-morning jeep safari for leopards and elephants.
Back to Colombo and the airport.
- Hotels with breakfast
- Fixtures against local sides, subject to availability
- Private transfers
- International flights (book your own: we plan around them)
- Meals and drinks unless stated
- Travel insurance
Sport in Sri Lanka
Good to know
- Sri Lanka: apply online for an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) before you travel. It is a form of visa, issued free of charge and valid for 30 days. Longer stays need an extension from the Sri Lankan immigration service.
- Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive.
- Travelling on another passport? Check your own government's advice.
Booked with confidence
Follow On Tours is the tour operator for your trip. You book with us and pay us: one contract, one point of contact from your first question to your flight home.
We are a member of ABTOT, number 5718. If we were to become insolvent, ABTOT cover provides a refund if you have not yet travelled. This covers non-flight packages.
Depending on your arrangements, our trusted local team is there to deliver your trip and help with anything you need while you're away.
Build your trip
Your playing tour: tell us who you are
School or club, which sport, the age group, how many players and supporters, and roughly when. We arrange the fixtures and build the tour around your group.
Plan your trip in two steps
Step 1
Ask the concierge
The days, when to go, what’s included: ask anything. Information only; we never quote a price in chat.
Step 2
Build your enquiry
Party, dates, stay, extras: tell us exactly what you’re after.
Also in Sri Lanka
Cricket in Sri Lanka
Galle Fort, Pallekele, Colombo and Dambulla: cricket all year, built around your dates.
See the page →
Golf in Sri Lanka
Legends & Paradise Golf Premier 2027: three courses, eight days, 29 March to 5 April 2027.
See the page →
Yala and the leopards
One of the best places in Asia to see leopards, with elephants, sloth bears and crocodiles, a few hours from Galle.
Read the guide →
The hill country
Tea estates, cool air, Nuwara Eliya and the train to Ella, one of the great railway journeys.
Read the guide →
Sigiriya and the Cultural Triangle
The rock fortress of Sigiriya, the cave temples of Dambulla and the ancient cities.
Read the guide →
The Maldives
About 90 minutes by air from Colombo: four to seven nights to finish, best from November to April.
Read the guide →Questions
Your financial protection
Follow On Tours Limited is a member of the Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust (ABTOT), membership number 5718, and holds bonds A60089 and A60090.
The Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust Limited (ABTOT) provides financial protection under The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 for Follow On Tours Limited, membership number 5718, and in the event of their insolvency, protection is provided for:
Non-flight packages
ABTOT cover provides for a refund in the event you have not yet travelled or repatriation if transportation was included in your package. Please note that bookings made outside the UK are only protected by ABTOT when purchased directly with Follow On Tours Limited.
In the unlikely event that you require assistance whilst abroad due to our financial failure, please call our 24/7 helpline on 01702 811397 and advise you are a customer of an ABTOT protected travel company.
You can access The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/634/contents/made
You can find out more about ABTOT here: https://www.abtot.com/