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

By editor 5 Min Read

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)

By editor 3 Min Read

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

By editor 10 Min Read

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

By Royston Ellis 4 Min Read

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

By editor 11 Min Read

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

So Sri Lanka

A so-so slogan. So Sri Lanka was launched in November 2018 as the slogan or tagline

By editor 2 Min Read

Climbing Dawson’s Tower – Colombo – Kandy Road

The significance of this photo is to understand where I was. Not safely on a

By Royston Ellis 4 Min Read

Golden Ceylon Tea Tips

Storing Ceylon Tea. To keep the flavour of loose Ceylon tea leaf, it needs to

By Royston Ellis 4 Min Read

The Secret Codes of Sri Lanka Tea

Sri Lanka produces black tea (i.e. tea that has been grown in the Sri Lanka

By Royston Ellis 5 Min Read

A Tea Tale : The Sri Lanka tea story

The familiar phrase “That’s my cup of tea!” indicates something good, something you like.  The

By Royston Ellis 6 Min Read