Serendia Holidays by Venom · Sri Lanka

Local knowledge.Always moving.

Travel, cricket and hospitality—connected by one Sri Lankan team.

IndependentEstablished 2019Sri Lanka
Discover our perspective

Our perspective

Not from a guidebook.
From experience.

Serendia was created in 2019 by people whose careers were already rooted in Sri Lankan tourism, hotel operations and international cricket.

That experience changes the questions we ask, the details we notice and the journeys we build.

Leopard in a Sri Lankan forest
Colombo skyline at sunsetIsland energy

We plan with the whole island in view—from the quietest road to the busiest match day.

How we think

Three disciplines.
One moving plan.

Scroll through the three worlds that shape every Serendia journey.

01 / 03Tailor-made · Sri Lanka & Maldives

Travel design

See the island as one connected story.

Private journeys, beach stays, hotels and transport are shaped around your pace—not assembled as separate bookings.Explore tours
02 / 03Schools · Clubs · Supporters

Cricket tourism

Tour with people who understand the game.

Fixtures, grounds, coaching, supporters and family travel are coordinated by a team with genuine international cricket experience.Enter cricket tourism
03 / 03Concept · Operations · Opening

Hospitality intelligence

Build the welcome before the first guest arrives.

Hotel concepts move from planning and procurement through operations, training and a supported soft opening.View consultancy

The human layer

The people who connect it all.

No hand-offs between anonymous departments. The people shaping the idea stay close to the details.

Dharshan Hennedige

Founder · Travel & hospitality

Dharshan Hennedige

24 years across hotels and travel, including nearly seven years as Executive Secretary of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority.
Desmond Bertholameusz

Hospitality & commercial

Desmond Bertholameusz

37 years of hospitality experience across food and beverage leadership, sales and marketing.
Brendon Kuruppu

Cricket tourism

Brendon Kuruppu

Former Sri Lanka Test and One Day international cricketer with more than 20 years in professional cricket and coaching.
Shayan Hennedige

Travel consultant

Shayan Hennedige

Connects travel planning and technology to make every journey clearer, easier and more personal.
Tharuka Gamage

System operations

Tharuka Gamage

Supports the digital systems that keep the company’s day-to-day travel operations moving smoothly.

Hospitality consultancy

A hotel is a journey before it is a destination.

We help investors move from the first practical decisions to an operation ready to welcome its first guests.

Explore the full service
01

Shape

Concept design, construction planning and practical review of the spaces guests and teams will use.

02

Protect

Project finance, procurement, cost-saving opportunities and statutory documentation.

03

Prepare

Operational manuals, automation, equipment commissioning, people and marketing plans.

04

Open

Training, site supervision and hands-on guidance through the hotel soft opening.

Sri Lankan coast at sunset

Ready when you are

Your Sri Lanka story starts with someone who knows it.