Sri Lanka’s premier Destination Management Company, handles over 20% of the total organised tourist arrivals to the country. Since it was established forty years ago, Walkers Tours has gained a reputation for the highest levels of quality, products which are effectively and imaginatively designed, and a service level hard to match. The Company offers a unique mix of programmes from customized “packaged” tours to special interest excursions conducted by multilingual tour guides. The professional staff of Walkers Tours can plan and operate a comprehensive range of “Individual” tours or “Group” tours, Shore Excursions for Cruise Ships, Incentive tours or Honeymoon packages and vacations that include excitement, adventure, sport, culture, education, wellness, nature or simply leisure – by the beach, in rural country or in the mountains.

Owned by Sri Lanka’s leading conglomerate – the John Keells Group, Walkers Tours has the advantage of being supported by the group’s two hotel brands “Cinnamon” and “Chaaya” which together own and manage eight resort hotels in prime tourist locations such as Kandy, the ancient cities, Bentota, Hikkaduwa and Trincomalee, consisting of over 1800 beds. The Group owns the two most sought after luxury 5 star Hotels in Colombo, the Cinnamon Grand and Cinnamon Lakeside which have between them, over 1,750 beds. It also owns and manages four Island Resorts in the Maldives.

To service its clients from over 40 countries, Walkers Tours operates the largest tourist transport fleet in the island, consisting of cars, mini vans, mini and large coaches - in fact, it is the only Sri Lankan company to use European Volvo coaches. In addition, to handle clients more effectively in the neighbouring countries of Maldives and India, the company has a subsidiary - Serene Holidays (Pvt) Ltd, India & operates through reliable partners in Maldives. Two other business units in Sri Lanka which cater to specific segments are “Nature Odyssey” which provides Nature, Adventure and Sports packages and “John Keells Conventions”, which is a Professional Conference and Event Organizer.

Our portfolio of partners include some who are within the top ten of the world and many others which are household names in their own countries. Even so, we give equal attention to our smallest partner and do everything possible to enhance and support their growth in our region This is our company. We are strong enough to support you, and through focused segmentation, are small enough to give personalized attention to all clients