Sri Lanka with Dylan Wickrama

Your Sri Lanka motorcycle tour begins at the coastal town of Negombo, where you meet the group and get used to left-hand traffic on a first test ride. On the beach you can watch fishermen hauling in their catch and the traditional outrigger boats, known as Oruwa.

This Sri Lanka motorcycle tour takes you inland through steadily quieting traffic and endless coconut plantations. In a small village you visit a family known to Dylan and learn more about everyday life away from the cities.

Along a river landscape you reach the ancient Buddha statue of Aukana, before the ride continues into the Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka and Anuradhapura. The former capital impresses with enormous stupas and the sacred Bodhi Tree.

After an early morning visit to the 103-metre-high stupa of Anuradhapura, you head east towards Trincomalee, straight to the sea. This stage brings you to the port city on the east coast, where an evening swim in the Indian Ocean awaits.

On the first rest day of this coastal motorcycle tour you visit the colorful Hindu temple of Koneswaram with its golden Shiva statue and enjoy the wide coastal view from Swami Rock, before the afternoon winds down at the beach.

On this stage you can choose between an offroad track through dense jungle or the easier paved road with the support vehicle. The destination is Polonnaruwa, the second ancient royal city and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Cultural Triangle.

In the morning you explore the extensive ruined city of Polonnaruwa, best visited by motorcycle. In the afternoon the tour continues through the hot dry zone before you climb the Piturangala viewpoint rock at sunset.

If you wish, you can visit the Sigiriya rock fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a temple complex half-reclaimed by the jungle. This adventure Sri Lanka motorcycle tour then takes you to a village showcasing traditional cooking and on to the impressive cave temples of Dambulla.

From touristy Sigiriya, this Ceylon motorcycle tour heads to a quieter region through nature parks where you may encounter elephants. The night at Monarathenna is in a private bungalow with lake views and many birds in the garden.

Luggage stays behind while you ride into Madura Oya National Park on this Sri Lanka round trip. In a military camp you learn survival knowledge about jungle plants and snakes, before the afternoon elephant trek begins.

This Knuckles Mountains motorcycle tour stage leads you from the humid jungle up into the cooler highlands. Via the legendary 18-Bend-Road you venture deeper into the mountains until you reach the remote bungalows that serve as your night stop.

The day is free for hiking tours or an additional motorcycle ride down the valley to Mimure, the oldest village in Sri Lanka. This motorcycle tour with a local guide leaves plenty of room for spontaneous discoveries off the schedule.

You reach the tea-growing heartland of Sri Lanka: on this stage, bright green tea bushes and colorfully dressed pickers line the road. At the Delta Tea Factory, where Dylan grew up, you see how the picked leaf becomes the cup of tea.

Instead of the direct route, this enduro Sri Lanka motorcycle tour takes the smallest lanes criss-crossing through the tea fields. Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka's 'Little England', greets you with colonial charm and pleasantly cool mountain air at 2,000 metres.

On the notorious Devil's Staircase, this guided Sri Lanka motorcycle tour shows its most winding face. Those preferring a calmer ride can visit the remote Buduruwagala rock temple set amid untouched nature.

This Sri Lanka motorcycle tour stage runs along the flanks of Adam's Peak, at 2,243 metres the island's highest mountain. The day's destination is a guesthouse right beside the Bopath Waterfall, surrounded by dense rainforest.

For the last time this adventure Sri Lanka motorcycle tour tests your riding skills in the jungle. The morning offers traffic-free tracks before main roads take over in the late afternoon – rewarded with a riverside dinner.

On this Sri Lanka round trip day you take a break: slowtubing in old truck tires lets you drift leisurely along the river and experience first-hand how vital the river is as a lifeline for the people living on its banks.

The final stage of this Sri Lanka motorcycle tour returns you to Negombo, where you hand back the beloved bikes. The group spends the last shared evening watching the sunset on the beach.

A transfer takes you to the airport for your individual return flight to Europe. Those wishing to extend their trip can spend a few more relaxing days on one of the island's sandy beaches.