Anuradhapura is located in the cultural triangle. It was the largest city of ancient Sri Lanka. The old city is on the Unesco World Heritage list. Many kings and a few queens ruled the city for more than 1000 years from the 3rd century BC until the 11th century. In Read more…
Sri lanka once consisted entirely of dense rainforests. Nowadays there is almost nothing left of that. Sinharaja Forest Reserve is one of the last tropical rainforests in Sri Lanka. It is a protected nature reserve and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Some trees are up to 50 meters Read more…
Haputale is situated on a ridge high in the hills between the tea plantations. The village is high and from here you have a beautiful view. Near Haputale is the Dambatanne tea factory in the middle of the tea plantations. A little further up the mountain is Lipton Seat. A Read more…
Kosgoda is one of the seaside resorts on the west coast. In this area along the road are a number of breeding places for sea turtles. The eggs of the sea turtles are searched for on the beaches and dug up to be buried again in the hatchery to breed Read more…
Ella Lies high in the hills in between the tea plantations. The views here are beautiful especially from the Ella Cap, Ellla Rock and Little Adems peak, but also from the hotels and guesthouses that are stuck against the hills you have beautiful views. The climate here is a lot Read more…
One of the highlights of Sri Lanka is Sigiriya. From a distance you can already see this monolith Sirgiriya. Sigiriya is derived from Siha Giri which means lion rock. It is a freestanding rock with straight vertical walls. You can climb this rock by stairs. On top of the rock Read more…
Trincomalee is a port city on the east coast. This natural port is the fifth largest in the world. Through the centuries there have been many battles for this port. In 2004 this port city and its surroundings were severely hit by the tsunami. On the Swami Rock lies the Read more…
Dambulla is a busy trading city, but most people come here to visit the golden Buddha and the cave temples. This modern golden Buddha is 30m high and stands in front of the rock of Dambulla. On the other side of this rock are the beautiful cave temples. The cave Read more…
Near the small town of Telijjawila is a snake farm. Next to his house in a barn this man has a lot of snakes including some types of cobras. These are snakes that he has taken away from the houses of people but also some self-bred snakes. The company has Read more…
Uda Walawe NP is located south of the hilly landscape. In this National Park there are about 500 elephants, but there are also monkeys, deer, crocodiles, leopards, lip bears, flying squirrels and many birds to see. Because of the bushy vegetation you usually see quite a lot of animals. The Read more…