explore sri lanka
our personal suggestion
Drive your own TukTuk in Sri Lanka
Let’s Get This Started
The Adventure
As we started planning each step of this incredible journey in Sri Lanka, we found out that renting a tuktuk could have been an option to move around into the country.
It definitely felt immediately like the perfect adventure to jump on!
We found out that the safest and easiest way of doing it, was trusting and using the service offered by Tutukrental.
read more about
The perfect unforgettable adventure
Tuktukrental rents rickshaw in Sri Lanka and India to travellers who want the freedom to explore by driving authentic and reliable local TukTuks! The perfect way of getting off the track and finding amazing places and people other tourists miss!
our experience
A social business & help for locals
Tuktukrental sources their rickshaws from local drivers to help them earn extra income, since almost 70% of people in Sri Lanka lives in very low conditions. Renting with Tuktukrentals will then give an adventurous touch to your trip and will help Sri Lankan families!
100% Carbon Neutral
In the battle against climate change, we all need to do our part. Therefore tuktukrental offset all the kilometres driving, resulting you driving around Carbon Neutral!
This is included in the rental price too 😉
The Price
The Insurance
How much does it cost? what is included?
Prices for renting a tuktuk are between 14$ and 16$ depending if opting for a normal rickshaw or a cabrio one. At an extra price some options can be added: surf board roof racks if your're taking your surf board with you, bluetooth spearkers to enjoy somed music and even a cooler for beverages and a baby seat if you're bringin your kid with you.
In the basic package a full insurance for vehicle, others vehicle and others people is included ( third/party insurance ). We still suggest you to have your own travel insurance for whatever may occur to your own person, while driving and not.
Train Transfer
from Kandy To Ella
Would you like to jump on the famous train ride from Kandy to Ella but you also would love not to renounce to the adventure of driving a tuktuk in Sri Lanka?
Don’t worry at all! A driver of the tuktukrental team will pick you up your rickshaw in the Kandy central station and drive all way down to Ella while you enjoy the famous ride by train! Your tuktuk and luggages will be waiting for you at your arrival in Ella!
Enjoy the train ride and meet your tuktuk directly in Ella
Driving a tuktuk in Sri Lanka requires a special local licence. There are two ways to get this license and you will get the tuktuk endorsement as long as you are able to drive a car in your home country.
To order licences, you can simply select the number required in the optional extras stage of the booking form their website and they will take care of it before your arrival!
On the day of meeting for the pick up of your tuk tuk, before setting off on your own, the team arrange a qualified tuktuk driver to give you a one hour driving lesson and overview of basic vehicle maintenance, making sure you are comfortable driving a tuktuk and you are ready to hit the street like a pro!
Get your tuktuk
Driving License
super easy!
