Tourist van hire with driver in Sri Lanka
The workhorse of Sri Lankan tourism: a high-roof, air-conditioned van with reclining seats and space for everyone's luggage.
4-7 passengers 6-7 large suitcases
Why travellers pick a van
Tourist vans give each passenger a window seat and enough legroom for long transfer days such as Galle to Ella. Luggage travels behind the rear row rather than on laps, and the high roof makes getting in and out easy.
- Families and groups of four to seven
- Multi-day island tours with lots of luggage
- Airport transfers to Kandy, Galle and Ella
Popular routes by van
- Colombo (CMB Airport) to Colombo City — ~0.75 h
- Colombo to Kandy — ~3 h
- Kandy to Nuwara Eliya — ~3 h
- Nuwara Eliya to Ella — ~2.5 h
- Galle to Ella — ~5 h
- Colombo to Sigiriya — ~4 h
Available vans
KDH Van
9Spacious high-roof van with generous luggage space — our most-booked vehicle for island-wide tours.
Van hire FAQs
Comfortably four to seven passengers with full luggage. Larger groups are best split across two vans or moved to a minibus.
Yes, every van is air-conditioned throughout, which matters on the coastal legs and in the Cultural Triangle.
For most groups yes: one vehicle keeps everyone together, costs less than two cars and carries far more luggage.
Yes. Our drivers run the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Ella roads daily and know every bend and safe overtaking point.