Detroves Travels

Detroves Travels was founded by Garwin Murray, its chief executive, who has worked in the travel industry for about 25 years and holds a master's in business management from a UK university. He leads a team of eleven named staff, including chief operating officer Aflal Khan, travel consultants and two transport coordinators, from an office in Colombo 04.

Yes. Detroves Travels (Pvt) Ltd is registered with the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) as a travel agent, registration number SLTDA/SQA/TA/1283, and holds licence TA/2026/0010. Travellers can check any agency's current licence on the official SLTDA travel agent register at srilanka.travel. Wonder of Ceylon last checked this licence on 15 October 2026.

Detroves Travels sells four Sri Lanka packages online: a four-day tour, a six-day highlights tour, a seven-day tour covering Sigiriya, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Yala and Bentota, and an eleven-day Best of Sri Lanka and Maldives holiday. It also sells day tours to Kandy, Galle, Sinharaja and Yala, a Pekoe Trail hike and a village walk near Habarana.

Detroves Travels publishes prices in US dollars that change with the travel date. For an October 2026 start, its seven-day tour was listed at US$670 after a 5 percent early-booking discount, the four-day tour at US$540 and the eleven-day Sri Lanka and Maldives holiday at US$1,998. Entrance tickets and visas are not included in these prices.

Detroves Travels publishes fixed prices for private transfers from Bandaranaike International Airport. In October 2026 these were US$55 to Negombo, US$60 to Colombo, US$75 to Bentota, US$150 to Galle, US$170 to Mirissa, US$195 to Tangalle, US$265 to Pasikudah and US$380 to Arugam Bay, bookable online for a chosen date.

Detroves Travels holds a current SLTDA travel agent licence and won Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice awards in 2024 and 2025, which are based on traveller reviews. It names its whole team on its website, publishes clear inclusions and exclusions for each tour, takes bookings through its own online system, and added new vehicles to its own fleet in 2026.

The Detroves Travels office is at 31/1 Ridgeway Place, Colombo 04, Sri Lanka. The office telephone is +94 114 373 239, the WhatsApp number is +94 71 068 0007, and the email address is info@detrovestravels.com. Tours, transfers and activities can also be booked directly on its website by choosing a date.

Detroves Travels tours include accommodation in selected hotels, daily breakfast and the meals listed in the itinerary, a private chauffeur-guided vehicle with fuel, tolls and parking, an airport meet and greet, and 24/7 support. International flights, the Sri Lanka visa, attraction entrance tickets, travel insurance, optional excursions and tips are not included.

Detroves Travels runs its website in English, German, French and Spanish, and its founder speaks some German. The languages spoken by individual chauffeur guides are not listed, so travellers who want a German, French or Spanish-speaking guide should ask when booking so the company can confirm who is available for their dates.