First, who are we?
Sarisara Lanka, in a few lines.
Sarisara Lanka is a Sri Lankan-owned home for the people who make a trip to our island special: licensed guides, drivers, hotels, home stays and activity hosts.
A licensed guide plans a trip day by day, and your activity is one of the days. The traveller books the whole trip on Sarisara — and the morning with you is part of it.
Once they land, we want every traveller to feel like one of us. Nothing does that like cooking our food, shaping our clay, or riding our rivers with someone who grew up here.
Why we built it
Because hosts told us the same story, again and again.
What hosts told us
“Agents bring a group, then ask me for half the price.”
Sarisara’s answer
You set your own price per person, date by date, on your own calendar. Sarisara keeps 15%, only when a traveller books.
What hosts told us
“I run a small cooking class at home. I do not know which licence I need.”
Sarisara’s answer
Tell us what you do, and Sarisara shows you exactly which papers your activity needs. For a cooking class at home: a Grama Niladhari letter and a medical certificate.
What hosts told us
“Travellers find the big companies. They never find us.”
Sarisara’s answer
Guides add your activity to their trips, day by day. And you get your own page, a link and a QR code, free.
What hosts told us
“I wait weeks, sometimes months, for my money.”
Sarisara’s answer
Sarisara pays you on the 25th of the month, 14 days after the trip ends.
What hosts told us
“Agents bring a group, then ask me for half the price.”
Sarisara’s answer
You set your own price per person, date by date, on your own calendar. Sarisara keeps 15%, only when a traveller books.
So Sarisara brings travellers to your door.
A guide plans the trip. The traveller books it. Your activity is in it. Sarisara pays you directly.
- You set your own price per person, on your own calendar.
- Sarisara keeps 15% — only when a traveller books.
- Joining and listing every activity is free.
- Your own Sarisara page, share link and QR code — free.
Our promise to activity hosts
Free to join. Free to list.
No sign-up fee, no monthly bill. Sarisara earns only when a traveller joins your activity — 15% of that booking, and nothing else.
Rs 0
to join Sarisara. No sign-up fee.
Rs 0
to list every activity you run.
Rs 0
a month. No membership, no monthly bill.
15%
only on bookings made through Sarisara. Out of your price.
Licensed for what you do? Our door is open.
We welcome hosts of 89 kinds of activity — from rafting and safaris to cooking classes and village crafts. Each kind has its own papers: some need an SLTDA licence, some a food or boat certificate, and for a craft that has no licence at all, a letter from your Grama Niladhari.
Not listed on Sarisara: elephant rides, travellers washing or feeding elephants, turtle hatcheries, and volunteering.
Have your papers in hand before you apply. We only welcome hosts who already hold them.
Would you like to become a ?
Who is a Sarisarian?
A Sarisarian is a licensed Sri Lankan service provider who has joined the Sarisara family — and shares our island with the world.
You belong here. We proudly recognise you as a Sarisarian because you are one of us — one of Sri Lanka’s own service providers, the host whose day our travellers remember. Every Sarisarian is checked by us personally, so a traveller who joins your activity knows it is safe, licensed and run with pride.
- Your own Sarisara page to share with travellers
- A team in Sri Lanka you can call or message
- Paid on the 25th of every month
How to become a Sarisarian
Six friendly steps. We walk with you on every one.
Step 1
Say hello to our AI assistant
Make your free account and chat with Sarisara’s AI assistant. Tell it what you do, in your own words — in English or Sinhala. It tells you which papers your activity needs.
Step 2
Share your papers
Send your licence or letter, your ID and a short video of your activity, right inside the chat.
Step 3
We get in touch
We call the people who have all their papers. Someone from the Sarisara team checks your details and contacts you.
Step 4
Tell us more
We ask about your activity, your group sizes and where it happens.
Step 5
Welcome to the family
Once everything is checked, you are approved. You are now a Sarisarian.
Step 6
List your activity — free
Add your activity, set your price per person on your calendar, and welcome your first travellers.
What to keep in your hand
Everything we ask for. Have clear photos on your phone and you are ready.
About you
- National Identity Card, passport or driving licenceA clear photo of the front and the back
- A photo of youTravellers like to see who will host them
- A few lines about you and your activityIn your own words — at least 150 characters
- Your years of experience
Your business
- Your business name
- Your Tax Identification Number (TIN)Needed for every activity host
- Your bank accountIn your own name or your business name
- Your address
- VAT numberOptionalOnly if you are VAT-registered
A person who represents the business
- Their name, phone and role
- Their NICA clear photo of the front and the back
Your activity’s papers
- Only what your activity needsThe form asks for exactly the papers of the activity you choose — see the examples below
- Photos of where it happensIf you have a fixed place
Cooking class in your own home
- A Grama Niladhari letter confirming you provide this service
- Medical fitness certificate
Cooking class at a restaurant or venue
- Certificate of Registration of Food Premises (Municipal Council or Public Health Inspector)
- Trade Licence from your local council
- Medical fitness certificate
- Your equipment and safety gear
- Instructor or activity qualification
Craft workshop — pottery, batik, handloom, masks, woodcarving
- A Grama Niladhari letter confirming you provide this service
White water rafting
- SLTDA Adventure Activity licence
- Public liability insurance (with workmen’s compensation)
- Open-water lifeguard certificate
- Your equipment and safety gear
Whale and dolphin watching
- Coxswain or skipper certificate
- Open-water lifeguard certificate
Jeep safari
- SLTDA Adventure Activity licence
- Safari jeep driver identity card (Department of Wildlife Conservation)
- RMV vehicle registration
- Public liability insurance (with workmen’s compensation)
- Medical fitness certificate
- Instructor or activity qualification
Surfing, body boarding and paddle boarding
- SLTDA Adventure Activity licence
- Incident and emergency plan
- Open-water lifeguard certificate
- Your equipment and safety gear
No licence exists for your craft? We print your letter for you.
For a craft, a tea walk or a cooking class at home, the paper is a letter from your Grama Niladhari. Sarisara prints it for you with your details already filled in, with headings in Sinhala and Tamil. Take it to your Grama Niladhari for the stamp, and send us a photo.
A person checks every paper
Your activity goes live only with valid papers. Someone from the Sarisara team checks each one by hand.
Staying a Sarisarian
Keep your papers up to date and your activity keeps running.
- We remind you, starting 60 days before a licence ends.
- If it ends, your activity rests until we see the new one.
- Send the renewed licence; we check it and your activity comes back.
You might be wondering
Short, honest answers.
How much does Sarisara keep?
15% of each booking made through Sarisara, taken out of your price. Example: 2 travellers at USD 40 each is USD 80. Sarisara keeps USD 12, and you receive USD 68, paid into your bank in rupees.
Who sets my price?
You do — per person, date by date, on your own calendar. You can also offer a lower price for bigger groups, if you want to.
How do I know which papers I need?
Choose your activity in the form and it asks only for that activity’s papers. Not sure? Ask our AI assistant or message us — we will tell you.
Do you list elephant rides or turtle hatcheries?
No. Sarisara does not list elephant rides, travellers washing or feeding elephants, turtle hatcheries or volunteering. Watching the elephants bathe is fine.
Will travellers see my phone number or email?
No. You talk to travellers inside Sarisara. Your phone and email stay private.
Your skill. Your village. Your travellers.
Say hello to our assistant and take your first step to becoming a Sarisarian.