Sri Lanka Casino Tour Package: Colombo and Bentota 6 Days & 5 Nights

It suits friends' groups, bachelor trips and couples who want a few late nights at the tables with some sea and city in between. Every day can be changed. Send your dates and up to three verified local agents quote on the trip, so you compare prices before paying anything. Want a wider Sri Lanka circuit instead? See all Sri Lanka tour packages.

Package prices and the entry rules on this page are checked by our Sri Lanka desk against the Inland Revenue Department's casino levy notice and the Sri Lanka government holiday calendar.

Highlights

• Three evenings at Colombo's big four casinos with a private car on call

• Play at City of Dreams Sri Lanka, the island's newest integrated resort, opened in August 2025

Sri Lanka Casino Package at a Glance

Day-by-Day Itinerary: Colombo Casinos and Bentota Beach

Day 1: Arrive in Colombo, Galle Face Green and Casino Marina

Your driver meets you outside arrivals at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) in Katunayake with a name board. The drive into Colombo takes 45 minutes to an hour on the Katunayake Expressway, depending on traffic at the Colombo end. Check in, sleep off the early flight and head out around 5 pm for Galle Face Green, the half-kilometre lawn on the seafront where families fly kites and carts fry isso wade (spicy prawn fritters) until late. After dinner, your car runs you down Marine Drive to Casino Marina, a good first stop because the floor is compact and the tables are friendly to newer players. Message your driver when you want to leave. Overnight in Colombo.

Meals: none (breakfast starts Day 2) · Evening transfer: hotel to Casino Marina and back

Day 2: Colombo City Tour, Then Bally's and Bellagio

After breakfast your driver takes you round the city for about four hours. Start at Gangaramaya Temple, a cluttered, fascinating Buddhist temple with a small museum of donated curios, then walk across to Seema Malaka, the wooden pavilion that floats on Beira Lake. Drive past Independence Memorial Hall, then into Pettah, where the red-and-white striped Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque rises above the wholesale lanes. Lunch at the Old Dutch Hospital in Fort, a restored colonial block of cafés and seafood restaurants. The afternoon is yours for the pool or a shopping run to One Galle Face mall. Tonight is the "casino strip": Bally's in Colombo 10 first, then Bellagio in Colombo 3, two sister properties known for baccarat tables, live bands and a buffet for players. Overnight in Colombo.

Meals: breakfast · Evening transfer: hotel to Bally's, Bellagio and back

Day 3: Lotus Tower, a Slow Afternoon and City of Dreams

Sleep in. Late morning, ride up the 350-metre Lotus Tower, South Asia's tallest self-supporting tower, for a 360-degree view of the harbour, Beira Lake and the Port City land reclaimed from the sea. Spend the afternoon at your hotel pool or book a spa session; Cinnamon Life's rooftop pool is the one people photograph. Tonight is the long one. Your car takes you to City of Dreams Sri Lanka in the Cinnamon Life complex, the Melco-run resort that opened on 2 August 2025 with Colombo's newest gaming floor, a mall and the Nüwa hotel upstairs. Book a table at Ministry of Crab in the Dutch Hospital beforehand if you want the city's best-known seafood dinner (own cost). If you chose the 5-star tier, you are already staying in the complex. Overnight in Colombo.

Meals: breakfast · Evening transfer: hotel to City of Dreams and back (late return allowed)

Day 4: South to Bentota Beach and the Madu Ganga

Check out after breakfast and drive about 1.5 hours south on the Southern Expressway to Bentota, a beach town where a river lagoon meets the sea. In the afternoon, drive about 25 minutes south to Balapitiya for a boat safari on the Madu Ganga, a mangrove river dotted with small islands, a cinnamon-peeling island among them, and a fish-massage stop that is either ticklish or unbearable. On the way back, stop at the Kosgoda turtle hatchery, between Balapitiya and Bentota, where volunteers raise hatchlings and release them at dusk. Jet skis and banana boats run on the Bentota lagoon if you want speed instead (own cost). The night is quiet on purpose: grilled seafood on the sand and an early sleep after three late ones. Overnight in Bentota.

Meals: breakfast · All-Colombo version: a fourth Colombo night with lunch at Mount Lavinia beach and one more casino run

Day 5: Bentota to Colombo Airport

Have a last swim before breakfast, when the beach is empty and the sea is at its calmest. Check out and drive to Bandaranaike International Airport, about two hours from Bentota via the expressway, so plan to leave four hours before your flight. On an evening departure, your driver can stop at Arcade Independence Square in Colombo for an hour of shopping and a coffee. If you landed with Sri Lankan rupees left over, spend them before security; changing LKR back in India gets a poor rate. Your Sri Lanka casino trip ends at the departure gate.

Meals: breakfast · Transfer: Bentota to CMB airport

Casinos You'll Visit in Colombo

All four casinos sit in the city centre, within about 15 minutes' drive of each other, so you can move between two in one night. Want reviews of every gaming room in the city, including the smaller ones? Read our full guide to casinos in Colombo.

Sri Lanka Casino Package Price 2026

Prices are per person on twin sharing for the 4-night, 5-day trip, and include hotel, breakfast, every transfer listed and the Colombo city tour.

Flights from Delhi cost more than from Chennai, so the with-flights price shown is the lowest city; your agent's quote uses your actual departure city. TCS on international packages is charged on top, as the law requires.

Casino Entry Rules for Indian Tourists (2026)

• Passport: carry the original. Colombo casinos register foreign guests from their passport at the door, and a phone photo will not do.

• Age: you must be 21 or older. Colombo casinos apply this under Sri Lanka's gambling rules, now overseen by the Gambling Regulatory Authority, and check it from your passport.

• Entrance levy: Sri Lanka raised its casino entrance levy to US$100 from 1 January 2026. It is aimed at Sri Lankan citizens; foreign passport holders are not charged under current practice, which is one more reason to show your passport rather than any other ID.

• Dress code: smart casual. Men should skip shorts, vests and flip-flops; a collared shirt and closed shoes get you in anywhere.

• Poya days: casinos close and bars stop serving alcohol on every full-moon Poya day. The next three are Tuesday 24 November 2026, Wednesday 23 December 2026 and Friday 22 January 2027. Plan your casino nights around them.

• Money: chips are bought in Sri Lankan rupees or US dollars. Declare foreign currency over US$15,000 on arrival, and stay within India's LRS limits for cash you take out.

• Play responsibly: set a loss limit before you sit down. TravelTriangle sells the travel; what happens at the tables is your call.

Your Hotels in Colombo and Bentota

Our agents book these hotels or similar ones of the same tier, depending on availability on your dates.

Beyond the Tables: Colombo Nightlife and Add-ons

Three late nights is plenty for most groups, so the days are kept light. If you want more, these slot into the free afternoons or a fourth Colombo night:

• A sundowner at a rooftop bar on the Galle Road skyline, followed by a club night in Colombo 3

• A half-day trip to Galle Fort, two hours south, on the way to Bentota

• A day trip to Kandy for the Temple of the Tooth (adds a long day, best as an extra night)

• Water sports on the Bentota lagoon: jet ski, banana boat, windsurfing

For more evening ideas, see our guide to nightlife in Colombo and the list of things to do in Colombo. Planning a group stag weekend? Our bachelor party guide for Sri Lanka has the venues.

Inclusions and Exclusions

More Sri Lanka Packages

• All Sri Lanka tour packages, from short Colombo breaks to 10-day island circuits

• Every Colombo tour package if you want the city without the casinos

• Prefer the sea? The 5-night Sri Lanka cruise tour has a casino on board

• New to the city? Start with our Colombo travel guide

Edited by TravelTriangle