Helloworld Sri Lanka Travels

24/06/2024

Sri Lanka has been named among the top three must-visit destinations for summer ’24 by Forbes, alongside Paros, Greece and Mauritius. 🇱🇰 👏

Writing for Forbes, travel blogger Kathleen Peddicord describes Sri Lanka as another island country floating in the Indian Ocean, a land of verdant highlands and stunning beaches. Its appeal is a blend of surf and wellness cultures, similar to Bali before its boom in popularity and resulting over-tourism.

Kathleen Peddicord reveals Sri Lanka is a place for nature lovers, home to 22 national parks. Its mountains and thick, subtropical jungles support a wide variety of plant and animal species. Visitors catch glimpses of elephants, otters, sloth bears, and elusive leopards on safari.

The Pekoe Trail, a 186-mile path that was completed in 2023, takes trekkers through the Central Highlands, including local villages, tea plantations, and holy shrines. You can also explore Sri Lanka by train, travelling easily while taking in scenic views and enjoying a unique cultural experience.

Describing its beaches, Kathleen Peddicord says in the lowlands and along its coastlines, Sri Lanka serves up soft-sand beaches with frothy, surfable waves. There are beach towns with trendy hotels and cocktail bars, as well as quiet strips of untouched sand.

Mirissa Beach, known for its calm, crystal-clear waters and rock formations, shows up among Tripadvisor’s “Best of the Best Beaches” for 2024.

"Unlike some of the world’s most popular tourist destinations (particularly in Europe), Sri Lanka actually wants more visitors right now. Its tourism authority is investing in marketing campaigns to attract more people, while anti-tourism protests heat up in the Canary Islands, Venice, and Amsterdam, among other places."

Source: NewsWire

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Elephants in Sri Lanka

12/04/2022

The island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) is a small universe; it contains as many variations of culture, scenery, and climate as some countries a dozen times its size.” - Arthur C Clarke wrote in The View from Serendip (1977)

02/04/2022

Pidurangala Rock - Sigiriya, Sri Lanka,

Pidurangala Rock is a towering rock popular as a hiking spot that is situated a few kilometres north of Sigiriya. It is a suitable destination for moderate hikes & climbs to the top of the rock and is popular for panoramic views, especially of Sigiriya along with the Sigiriya Rock Fortress. it is also a famous hot spot for Instagram photos, There is a giant reclining Buddha statue about halfway up the rock, which is partially reconstructed out of brick.

Best time to visit: Sunrise and sunset
Pidurangala is particularly beautiful at sunrise. That includes climbing up in the dark, but being rewarded with a most beautiful view of a golden land at sunrise. Sunrise is all year round at approximately 6 am, so start climbing at 5.15 am is recommended. If staying in Dambulla, 4.30 am is a good time to depart by tuk-tuk. Bring a torch in any case and pay your entrance fee on the way out. The monks don’t mind that, as long as you are fair and don’t try to “forget” to pay.

Sunrise is seen from in front of the Sleeping Buddha just beneath the very top of Pidurangala. But also at all other times of the day, Pidurangala will catch the visitors’ hearts. Sunset viewing is possible, too, but definitely bring a good torch per person for the way back down. You will have to walk through a dark forest on unsteady stairs.

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23/03/2022