Travel Blogs Sri Lanka

From Kandy I travelled down south further into the Central Province and my next destination was Nanu Oya a small village with an important train station.

From Nanu Oya station it will take you less than ten minutes to reach Nuwara Eliya also known as the City of Light and the most important location for tea production in Sri Lanka.

I found it really nice to take...

Pinnawala is best known for its elephant orphanage and therefor a popular Kandy day trip destination. You could also visit from Colombo or travelling from one city to another since Pinnawala is located pretty much in between the two.

From Kandy it took me less than an hour to get there and travelling by public transportation you also get to enjoy the view and take in everything that...

From Dambulla I took the train to Kandy one the larger cities of Sri Lanka and also a former ancient capital. The train ride entering Kandy was beautiful because the city is located in the hills crossing numerous exotic tea plantations on your way.

In Kandy you will definately visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic which is an enormous temple complex and a very important religious site to Buddhists from all over the world.

For tourists coming to Kandy it is probably the most popular attraction to visit. The temple known for the tooth sanctuary where the relic of the tooth of Buddha...

From Sigiriya it wasn't a long trip to reach Dambulla the home of the largest cave temple complex in Sri Lanka and who knows entire Southeast Asia.

The cave temple complex in Dambulla is also the city's major tourist attraction and as soon as you enter this site you will understand why as discover the five out of 80 caves that have been opened to the public.

Inside...

From Habarana I continued my journey little south towards Sigiriya where I would be staying at the Sigiriya Hotel, known for its outdoor pool view of Sigiriya Rock.

This rock was also the reason of my visit to Sigiriya and the day after my arrival I went on a tour to climb this amazing monster.

Sigiriya is known as an ancient rock fortress surrounded by beautiful...