The world’s greatest tuk tuk road trip, bar none.
Imagine being able to tell your mates that you travelled 1,000km around Sri Lanka. In a rickshaw. A rickshaw that you drove. That, friends, is the Lanka Challenge rickshaw adventure: the ultimate road trip for those who like their travel fully-charged and no-holds-barred. Each day you’ll wake up, be told where you need to be by sundown, and get handed a list of challenges to complete along the way – the completion of which will see your team accrue points. The rest is up to you, you big legend.
Questions you will be forced to ask yourself during the Lanka Challenge include: Who’s going to go and get a photo of that crocodile? Who’s going to get us invited to a local’s place for lunch? Who’s going to take one for the team in the chilli-eating challenge? What day is it? And where did I put my Imodium? One hell of an amazing time is guaranteed. Life-changing experiences are probable. Navigational stupidity is optional.
Kandy, Colombo, Nuwaraeliya, the South coast – our Lanka Challenge Southern Route takes in all of southern Sri Lanka’s ‘Greatest Hits’, well, most of the time, there will be occasions we can’t fit them all in but you get the gist. It’s been scientifically proven that the Southern Route is both the secret to happiness and the meaning of life. So there you go. Our Central Route is our only route where we have 2 nights of camping (glamping) so we suppose that makes you extra tough if you take on this route. Don’t think you’re that special though, our camping nights are pretty special and you’re very well looked after. Theres some epic scenery and we probably ask your tuk tuks to do a little more work on this route due to the hills but it’s nothing a tuk tuk can’t do. Less travelled but no less exhilarating, our Northern Route will take you all the way up to the history-rich Jaffna and back down to beautiful beachside Trincomalee, and sometimes even further down the East Coast. Along the way, countless incredible landscapes will be thrust upon your face, and you’ll probably struggle to compute the severity of the serenity of it all. Best take a camera, then.
Details
- 1000 km travelled (approx.)
- 9 nights (includes 1 camping night)
- 10 days (includes 1 rest day)
- 10 – 20 teams
- 30 – 55 challengers
(these details apply to every route)
Route
FAQs
Read our general FAQs here, or contact us if you have any specific questions.
Price breakdown
Northern Route – 2021
Team of 3 – £1650 per member
Team of 2 – £2450 per member
Central Route – 2021
Team of 3 – £1650 per member
Team of 2 – £2400 per member
Southern Route – 2021
Team of 3 – £1650 per member
Team of 2 – £2350 per member
Northern Route – 2022
Team of 3 – £1700 per member
Team of 2 – £2500 per member
Central Route – 2022
Team of 3 – £1650 per member
Team of 2 – £2450 per member
Southern Route – 2022
Team of 3 – £1700 per member
Team of 2 – £2450 per member
Inclusions
- Training and driving lessons on arrival day.
- Hire and use of 1 genuine, ready-to-roll Tuk Tuk for the duration of the Challenge. Third party liability insurance included.
- Accommodation for 2 or 3 people for 9 nights in double, twin or triple rooms. Camping gear also provided.
- Half Board – 9 delicious locally-made breakfasts and dinners at hotels and campsites.
- Challenge logistics & legal stuff (mechanics, ambulance, support team, permits, luggage truck).
- Welcome pack (sim card and phone, map, t-shirt, event bag, phrase-book, navigational sheets).
- Emergency & Medical travel insurance for the duration of the Challenge.
- Awards ceremony & farewell party.
- 10 % contribution to our Meaningful Travel projects including school visits.
Other costs
- Flights, visas, airport transfers.
- Tuk Tuk spare parts and repairs (approx. total £40-120 per team).
- Fuel (approx. total £100 per team).
- Day to day costs (approx. £30 per day for lunch and drinks).
- Tuk Tuk Pimpin.
Dates & Prices
| Dates | Deposit due today |
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Sri Lanka Adventure – Central 2021 Jul 02 2021 - Jul 11 2021 |
£399 (per team) |
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Sri Lanka Adventure – Central 2022 Jul 01 2022 - Jul 10 2022 |
£399 (per team) |
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Sri Lanka Adventure – South 2021 Sep 03 2021 - Sep 12 2021 |
£399 (per team) |
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Sri Lanka Adventure – South 2022 Sep 02 2022 - Sep 11 2022 |
£399 (per team) |
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Sri Lanka Adventure – North 2021 Apr 16 2021 - Apr 25 2021 |
£399 (per team) |
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Sri Lanka Adventure – North 2022 Apr 14 2022 - Apr 24 2022 |
£399 (per team) |
Feedback / Reviews
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"There is no way, like the Tuk Tuk way. Driving your own Tuk Tuk is the absolute best way to see the beautiful country of Sri Lanka and experience the hospitality, kindness and charm of the people."
Tilde Andrea Seider, Team Macaw
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"The guys have this trip down to a fine art. During our travel we were far enough off the beaten track to feel this was a proper adventure but also supported just the right amount to know that if we really needed something we would be supported."
Nicholas Tyral Team TNT-oi
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