Er … what sweeping views? At the look-out point on the Dambatenne tea plantation, Sir Thomas Lipton used to bring guests for picnics and to survey the sheer sweeping views below. My new friend Thomas Unfortunately, for us much of the 18,000 metre drop down to the valleys below was obscured by cloud on our visit. It cleared up a bit while we were there, but there was always some lingering cloud in the way of the best view of…
We spent 10 days in Sri Lanka in late June/ early July 2017, visiting the ‘cultural triangle’, the east coast and the hill country. Tea pickers in the hill country We really enjoyed our trip and wanted to share some of the things we learnt about the practicalities of travelling around the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’. Obviously, after a 10 day trip, we are far from being experts on the country, but the information below is a combination of…
Ella or Elle is a small town in Sri Lanka’s hill country, surrounded by tea plantations. It’s a good spot for a few days of hiking, eating and drinking tea. Here are our top things to do while you are there.1. Take in the views from Little Adam’s PeakA walk up Little Adam’s Park is about an hour and a half’s round trip from the main street in Ella. The views of the surrounding mountains and across to Ella Rock…
We spent 10 days exploring the island of Sri Lanka, mostly in small family-run ‘homestay’ style hotels. Of the different accommodation website, booking.com seemed to work best. Here’s where we went and where we stayed: 1) Habarana – Mutu Village To explore the ‘Cultural Triangle’ area of Sri Lanka, we based ourselves in Habarana, as it is well located for visiting Sigiriya, Dambulla, Polonnaruwa and Minneriya National Park. Following a strong recommendation in an online travel discussion, I booked us…