About Yalu
Life shared — a Sri Lanka marketplace where local hosts share authentic experiences and travellers discover and book them.
Our mission
Yalu exists to connect travellers with the people who know Sri Lanka best. Instead of a list of anonymous attractions, you find real hosts sharing first-hand experiences — the sunrise hike a guide has walked a hundred times, the family recipe cooked in a home kitchen, the fishing trip a captain runs at sunset.
We believe the best way to see a place is through someone who lives there. So every experience on Yalu is offered directly by a local host, and every booking is a real relationship rather than a transaction. That is what we mean by life shared: genuine moments, hosted by the people whose stories they are.
For travellers, that means authentic experiences you can trust and book in minutes. For hosts, it means a simple way to share their world, build a reputation, and earn from doing what they love.
How Yalu works
For travellers, it takes three simple steps.
- Step 1
Discover
Browse authentic experiences across Sri Lanka — from sunrise hikes and cooking classes to whale watching and tea-plantation walks — and find hosts whose stories you want to be part of.
- Step 2
Book
Pick your date and group size and send a request. Sign in is passwordless with a one-time code by email or WhatsApp, and you see the price up front before anything is confirmed.
- Step 3
Experience
Meet your host and live the moment first-hand. Plan a single afternoon or line up several experiences into a multi-stop trip that flows from one region to the next.
And for hosts
Share your world and build trust. Set up a host profile, describe the experience you want to offer, and start welcoming guests. As your reviews and trust score grow, so does your place in the community.
What makes us different
Authentic local hosts
Every experience is offered by a real person who knows a place best. You book directly with the host, so the moments are genuine and the value stays with the community.
Trust & safety
Host profiles carry trust scores and verification, and honest reviews feed back into them. Trust circles let guests vouch for hosts they loved, so you can book with confidence.
Trip planning
Save the experiences you love as you browse and shape them into a multi-stop itinerary across the island — one trip, planned around the moments that matter to you.
Ready to share a moment?
Discover experiences hosted by locals, or share your own world with travellers from around the globe.