History of Sigiriya
The romance of Sigiriya, the playboy’s palace in the sky, has provided inspired for many books, plays and even films, with more than one legend to explain its origins. All theories hinge around the cult of King Kasyapa. The Mahavansa records that King Kasyapa (reigned AD 477-495) killed his father, King Dhatusena, by plastering him […]
Ceylon Tea – The Sri Lankan flavour
It is no wonder that many concur that Sri Lankan tea, with its fine, rich flavour and bright, golden colour, is the best in the world. After textiles, tea remains Sri Lanka’s second biggest export, and you if you have been blessed to traveling through the island you will notice the distinctive cropped bushes all […]
Traveling with Children in Sri Lanka
Children of all ages are widely welcomed and greeted with warmth which is often extended to those accompanying them. Sri Lanka’s beaches and wildlife are especially likely to appeal, and of course a visit to Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. Children can run free and never be a “nuisance” in Sri Lankan society. Sri Lankans are very […]
Sri Lanka Wildlife Holidays
The Asiatic elephant has a sizeable population, some wild which can be seen in several of the national parks throughout Sri Lanka. The animals come down to the water in the evening, either in family groups or herds of 20 or so. The ‘Marsh Elephants’, an interesting, significantly larger sub-species, are found in the marshy […]
A Sri Lankan Holiday – 2013
One of the best news to come out of Asia in the recent past was the end of the long-running civil war in Sri Lanka in 2009. Sri Lanka is one of the loveliest islands in the region, it was known to Arab traders as ‘Serendip’, then fell under Portuguese and later Dutch and British […]
Bentota
About a 2 hour drive south of Colombo along the famous Galle Road, is arguably Sri Lanka’s most popular beach resort of Bentota which offer superb swathe of golden sand and a string of luxury resort hotels. Development here has been more muted than its neighboring Beruwala, with hotels laid out at discrete intervals along the beach and […]
Hikkaduwa
Approximate 3 hour drive South of Colombo, lies the busy beach town of Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka 100 km (62 miles) from Colombo. Sri Lanka’s longest-established budget beach hangout, Hikkaduwa offers a lively down-market alternative to the more sedate and expensive resorts at Bentota, Beruwala and Kalutara, and attracts a stream of surfers, divers and party-loving sun-worshipers. Uncontrolled development has taken […]
Three weeks or longer gives you a chance to explore the sites in greater depth and to get off the beaten track. You could easily spend a week exploring the villages of the south coast, or a few days trekking in the hill country, visiting some of lesser visited ancient sites of Northwest and North […]
PERADENIYA ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
About 6 km (or 4 miles) from Kandy are the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens (open daily, 7.30am to 4.30pm with an entrance charge), the largest and finest in Sri Lanka. Enclosed in a loop of the Mahaweli Ganga river, the lush 60-hectare (147-acre) gardens are stuffed with a baffling array of Sri Lankan, Asian and international […]
Low-Country Waterfalls of Sri Lanka
Waterfalls are a beautiful gift of mother nature is refreshing and calming scenery to enjoy. Waterfalls have been the theme of many poems and short stories and many compare it to a pretty village damsel with long hair cascading down like liquid light. Some times the water falls slowly while at times it cascades in […]
