Beyond the Postcard View
Women Leading the Way
Run on the ground by Nelu, a Sri Lankan woman who has spent years building a travel business that employs & uplifts locals in her community
Quality you can feel
Carefully selected hotels, restaurants & experiences that have been tried & trusted. This is not budget travel dressed up. It is genuinely good travel, done with intention
Community comes first
Every experience we choose is locally owned. Your trip supports the communities you visit in a way that feels natural, not performative
Dispatches
From the Road
Starts Oct 20
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Ended
2,225 Australian dollars
Our Guide
Nelu
Australian Wanderer was founded by two Australian women who wanted to create the kind of trip they could never quite find: genuinely high quality, with a local guide who really knows the place, in a way that actually benefits the people who live there.
They found their answer in Nelu, in Sri Lanka. Together they built something that delivers an exceptional experience at every level, and means something beyond the trip itself.
Built on a genuine partnership
Testimonials
I've done group tours before and they always feel rushed. This was the complete opposite. Our guide made us feel like honoured guests everywhere we went.
Jess T., NSW
The hotels were genuinely lovely, the restaurants Nelu chose were excellent, and we never once felt like we were on a tourist conveyor belt. Sri Lanka completely exceeded our expectations
James & Kath W., VIC
The turtle swim at Thalpe was the most unexpected thing. Nobody warned us I'd be standing in waist-deep water in the dark with three sea turtles swimming past my legs. I actually laughed out loud. Nelu knew exactly when to go and exactly where to stand. That moment alone was worth the flight
Mother and daughter trip, SA
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Our Guide
Nelu
Australian Wanderer was founded by two Australian women who wanted to create the kind of trip they could never quite find: genuinely high quality, with a local guide who really knows the place, in a way that actually benefits the people who live there.
They found their answer in Nelu, in Sri Lanka. Together they built something that delivers an exceptional experience at every level, and means something beyond the trip itself.