We arrived into Hatton train station after what turned out to be our last train ride through Sri Lanka’s picturesque tea plantations. Our hotel had a game of Carrom in the lobby which Elliot particularly enjoyed playing. Both kids played…
Category: Sri Lanka
Nuwara Eliya
Our second destination in Sri Lanka’s main tea producing area was a two and a half hour scenic train ride from Ella. The nearest train station at Nanu Oya is a few miles out from Nuwara Eliya, requiring a 20…
Ella
The touristy town of Ella sits in the rolling green tea-plantation hills of central Sri Lanka, south of Kandy and was our home for a few days in mid-April. Our accommodation was up a very steep road (much of the…
Pasikuda
Northwest of Batticaloa, on the eastern side of Sri Lanka, lies the small coastal town of Pasikuda. We had selected this as a destination rather than either Trincomalee, further to the north, or Batticaloa itself, as we fancied a quiet…
Polonnaruwa
We spent just two nights in Polonnaruwa in North Central Sri Lanka, to visit the ancient city ruins – another UNESCO heritage site. The site spans a huge area and we hired bikes to get around (as many do; there’s…
Habarana
A short tuk tuk ride from Sigiriya, our stay in Habarana was a short stop to access Minneriya National Park, home to herds of wild elephants (though we could have done this from Sigiriya). We did an afternoon jeep safari…
Sigiriya
Our homestay in Sigiriya, Binara Villa, was in a lovely quiet rural location a few hundred metres away from the main road. Quiet apart from the Geckos, Cicadas and dogs – the night-time barking of the latter causing some sleep…
Negombo
Our time in Sri Lanka started at the beginning of April. We arrived into Colombo (Bandaranaike International Airport) on a flight from Bangalore (Bengaluru) and booked 3 nights in a homestay in Negombo about a 20 minute drive north. Our…