Explore
In Sri Lanka we have urban jungles as well as natural ones with wild life. To discover all that Sri Lanka has to offer, you will need a guide to help you explore. That’s here as we adventure to the known and unknown, trekking through hill country tea estates, travelling on slow-moving local trains though seaside villages, or braving a journey by bus. We review river cruises, whale watching, domestic flights, zip-gliding and wander around Galle Fort, explore the scenic countryside and visit unusual museums, discover village pageants and reveal so much you never knew about Sri Lanka and can explore when you visit this “land like no other.”
Dondra Head lighthouse
We stopped by the Dondra Head lighthouse in the extreme southern tip of Sri Lanka and was pleasantly surprised how magnificent the view was from…
A Royal Garden in a Garden Island (Interactive map)
Sri Lanka is a garden island set in the Indian Ocean – a fertile isle lush with tropical vegetation and colourful foliage, rolling hills of green tea bushes,…
7 awesome things to do in Haputale
She’s majestic, graceful, beautiful and charming; she’s like nowhere else in Sri Lanka. She rules the chilly hills of the tea country, commanding respect, inspiring…
Golden Ceylon Tea Tips
Storing Ceylon Tea. To keep the flavour of loose Ceylon tea leaf, it needs to be stored properly. This is best done, not in tea…
Discovering Horton Plains
Remember the best time to see the World’s End viewpoint is before 10 am. So depending on your time and stamina, you can choose left…
10 awesome things in Mirissa, Sri Lanka
Mirissa is 30km east of Galle and 150km southeast of Colombo, an attractive bay on…
Travels with a Paintbox
This is not our latest Sri Lanka Holiday Guru tip (“Travel with a paintbox instead of your smartphone!”)…
A Royal Garden in a Garden Island (Interactive map)
Sri Lanka is a garden island set in the Indian Ocean – a fertile isle lush with tropical…
The Season to climb Adam’s Peak
The Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day (22 December 2018; 11 December 2019) marks the beginning…
Sri Lanka’s Expressways
Perhaps the only tiresome aspect of a holiday in Sri Lanka (and never publicised) was…
Brief Garden: A Tropical Colonial Garden
When you want an antidote from sunbathing on the beaches of the west coast, the…
