Jetwing Travels

Jetwing Travels is part of Jetwing, a family-owned Sri Lankan hospitality group founded by Herbert Cooray, who opened his first six-room hotel in Negombo in 1973. The travel business was launched as Jet Travels in 1981 and renamed Jetwing Travels in 1993. Sister companies include Jetwing Hotels, Jetwing Eco Holidays and Jetwing Adventures.

Yes. Jetwing Travels (Pvt) Ltd is registered with the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) as a travel agent, registration number SLTDA/SQA/TA/0516, and holds licence TA/2026/0076. 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.

Jetwing Travels publishes 20 Sri Lanka tours lasting 5 to 13 days, most of them staying in Jetwing's own hotels. They include cultural and scenic round tours, honeymoons, beach holidays on the south and east coasts, a Big Five wildlife tour, meditation and yoga, golf, Geoffrey Bawa architecture, diving, cycling, trekking, a Ramayana trail and a Sri Lanka and Maldives combination.

Jetwing Travels does not publish tour prices; each itinerary is priced after a call with a travel specialist, based on dates, hotels and group size. Once booked, the balance is due 30 days before arrival, by credit card or bank transfer. To compare costs, you can request a free quote through Wonder of Ceylon, which can also price the trip with other licensed agencies.

Jetwing Travels holds a current SLTDA travel agent licence and has operated since 1981 as part of the Jetwing group, one of Sri Lanka's best-known hotel companies. It is a Travelife Partner for sustainable tourism, a member of Biodiversity Sri Lanka, has handled ground arrangements for German tour operators since 1999, and runs a branch office in Budapest.

The Jetwing Travels head office is at Jetwing House II, 46/26 Navam Mawatha, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka. The general number is +94 112 345 700, a 24/7 hotline for international enquiries is +94 77 726 5746, and the email address is inquiries@jetwingtravels.com. The company also has a branch office in Budapest, Hungary.

Jetwing Travels tours are private. Its own FAQ states that travellers do not join strangers unless they choose to, and that there is no strict maximum group size, so a trip can be planned for a couple, a family or a party of around 40. The published itineraries are starting points that a travel specialist adjusts to each group.

Yes. Jetwing Travels offers an eight-day Sri Lanka Ramayana Tour that visits Munneshwaram Temple, Ramboda Falls, Seetha Amman Temple, Ravana Falls, Kataragama, Seenigama Temple and the Panchamuga Anjaneyar Temple, travelling from Negombo through Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Ella to Galle and Colombo. Jetwing hotels are used for the overnight stays along the route.

Jetwing Travels runs its own transport division with a fleet of over 400 cars, SUVs, vans, mini-coaches and luxury coaches, driven by trained chauffeurs, many of whom also work as guides. It can add domestic air taxi and helicopter transfers, scenic train journeys including private carriages and the Viceroy steam train, and yacht trips along the coast.

Jetwing Travels holds Travelife Partner status, the entry level of the international Travelife sustainability programme for tour operators, and is a member of Biodiversity Sri Lanka. Its sustainability policy covers carbon reduction, waste, conservation, community benefit and local sourcing, and it publishes a responsible eco tour, Sustainable Luxury, that includes Gal Oya and Sinharaja.