Sri Lanka

Tea Plantations and Tropical Mingers It was time for us to leave Kandy and head up into hill country – Nuwara Eliya. Nuwara Eliya is most famous for its tea plantations, so of course we …

Give me gems, flowers and Kandy! Day 4 of our tour itinerary was “a full day of enchanting sightseeing in Kandy”, which began at a gem showroom. We learnt a little about gem mining and …

Batik and Buddhas Another busy day! We departed our hotel in the morning for a full day of culture. First stop – a Batik Workshop. Here we got the opportunity to watch the local ladies …

Something for your Sri Lanka Bucket List… Chaaya Village Habarana was to be our base for two nights and our room was a cute little cottage style room. The hotel grounds themselves made you feel …

Part 2 of our Sri Lanka tour. If you missed part 1 you can find it here. We departed Mount Lavinia with our tour group and made our way (approximately 130 miles or around 4 …

A teardrop shaped island in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka is a beautiful country. It boasts beaches and forests, temples and tea plantations, elephants, monkeys and an assortment of other wildlife. And if that wasn’t …