our story

Beyond the Conventional

Our Story

For over 35 years, our team of great experts has been the quiet force behind Sri Lanka’s most memorable journeys. But our longevity is only the beginning.

We are a collective of diverse backgrounds—historians, adventurers, and local connoisseurs—united as dreamers. Our mission is to show you the island not as it is seen, but as it is felt. We move beyond the conventional through innovative storytelling and great research, constantly uncovering the novel and the authentic to expose the island’s hidden soul.

For us, true travel means connection. We get locals to engage, creating moments where you don’t just observe a culture, but feel its real sentiments. This philosophy is the heart of our commitment: to contribute to the development of the local community and help sustain the nature that makes this land so magical.

And we achieve this with unwavering integrity. We go out of our way to find reasonable value, ensuring what we offer is exceptional yet honest, without exaggeration. We don’t just sell trips; we craft journeys with purpose, where every experience enriches you, supports the community, and honors the paradise we call home.

Discover the Soul of Sri Lanka

Why Legends and Paradise came into existence

Sri Lanka back in the global tourism map as the top travel destination to visit in 2025, mainly due to its diversity, people, culture and nature. Yet the island of serendipity has never been truly exposed to offer a real authentic tourism experience so far. Hence a team of professionals over 35 years of industry experience and especially with European market knowledge has come together to create a unique entity to offer true Sri Lankan experience and void a long-standing gap in the hospitality industry in Sri Lanka.

At Legends and Paradise, we don’t just organize travel — we craft journeys that breathe life into Sri Lanka’s living legends. As a proud member of the MAC Holdings Group, we combine deep local insight with world-class standards to deliver experiences that are both authentic and unforgettable.

MAC Holding Group established in 1858 with a history of 150 years has been in tourism with large scale hotel projects, Serene Pavillion and in bound tourism under the brand Antiquity pvt Ltd from the year 2015. Further the group is the GSA (ground service agent) for Thai Airways in Sri Lanka and company has expanded to branches in UAE and Bangladesh as strategic presence.

The Faces Behind Our Vision

Explore Our management

Achala Gamage (MBA UK)

Director / CEO

With over 20 years of tourism expertise, Achala specializes in the European market — particularly France, where his linguistic and cultural fluency has helped bring over 50,000 travelers to Sri Lanka.
A graduate of the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (MBA) and Alliance Française de Colombo, Achala previously held senior management positions at Walkers Tours and Diethelm Travel. His strengths lie in market-specific strategy, creative product design, and destination storytelling.

Andre Fernando

Managing Director MAC Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.

A well-known industry expert with over 30 years of experience in the transportation & logistics industry, Andre was the founding Chairman/Managing Director of Expeditors Lanka Private Limited. He joined MAC Holdings Private Limited in 2003 upon leaving Expeditors in 2002. He is the immediate past Chairman & a member of the executive board of the Sri Lanka Logistics Providers Association. He served as an executive committee member of Sri Lanka Logistics & Freight Forwarders Association in the late nineties and is currently the Vice Chairman of the association.

In 2023 he was appointed to the technical committee to assist the policy committee on Formulation of Logistics Development Program to Develop a Comprehensive and Sustainable Logistics Development Program for Sri Lanka. He is a past Chairman of the ECCSL Market Access Team (MAT) Tourism committee. Mr. Andre Fernando was appointed as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Bulgaria in March 2021.

SANJAYA DAHANAGGAMAARACHCHI

Director

Currently hold the position of Director of the organization, comes with 32 years of experience in the inbound tourism in Sri Lanka. Immense knowledge of product development and in creation of unique experiences to suite the tailor-made clients. Has years of operational knowledge of handing top luxury clients, Exclusive Groups, Spectator Groups and Passenger Cruises & Military ship movements. Experienced in marketing the destination Sri Lanka, convincing new tour operators to feature the destination and currently responsible for the marketing in UK, Europe, USA, Australia & India.

JEROMIE DANIEL

Director

Currently hold the position of Director of the organization, comes with 31 years of experience in the inbound tourism in Sri Lanka, Dubai, New Zeeland & Australia. Experience in handling of the Russian Scheduled / Charter Movements in Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2015. Years of operations & administration knowledge of handing every segment of inbound tourism. The product knowledge in Wildlife & adventure is the highest expertise and regular travel around the island to explore new products. Responsible for the development of the Chinese market at Antiquity, operating the China based office, marketing the destination and maintaining the current agents, generating new business / agents in the upmarket and the luxury segment of Chinese market. New assignment is to develop the Russia & CIS market at the Leisure Sector.

Your Success is Our Strategy.

Why Partner with Us

Legends and Paradise stands apart for its storytelling-driven approach and commitment to responsible, community-based tourism.

Fleet of vehicles

We are equipped with a fleet of 45, 30, 25-seater coaches other than the mini vans and sedan cars with well-trained drivers

National and chauffeur guides

We have groomed a team of in-house language tour guides for French, German, Italian and English.

Our research team

The company has allocated ample budget for resource and development in order to make sure the end product is optimized with most innovative elements. We have recruited talented team of professional in order to engage in research to come up with innovative itineraries.

Areas of constant research

-Culture based activities -Hardcore adventure -Nature based tour elements -Gourmet -Sustainable tourism -Community engagement

Well trained team

We have a dedicated team of professionals to curate your requests who has been updated with the latest elements researched. In addition to preparing creative program and offering highly optimized quotations they will support you to offer the most unique product in compared to your competitor.