Yala National Park is the most famous national park in Sri Lanka. Located in the Southeast corner, it isn’t necessarily the easiest to get to, but the wildlife is worth the effor. I saw pretty much everything you could see with the one major exception of leopards. Yala is sort of famous for leopards, however …
Monthly Archives: March 2014
How Ceylon Tea is Made
I had never been to a tea plantation before or visited a tea factory. Tea is everywhere in Sri Lanka because, well, they are super famous for it. Ever since the British colonized Sri Lanka and re-named it Ceylon for who-knows-why, they have been growing tea. Coffee might have been the main product if it …
Road Trip from Kandy to Tissamahara
I was really interested in a safari at Yala National Park, but I had to get there from Kandy. For some reason I do not understand, public transportation from Kandy to Tissamaharama (where Yala is) is very limited and slow. You can take buses, but several transfers are required and it will be slow going. Given …
Day Trip to Sigirya, Dambulla & Polonnaruwa
Outside of Kandy is a whole different level of temples and sights. The main day trip that people take from Kandy is to Sigiriya and Dambulla. I tacked on Polonnaruwa, which made for a very long and exhausting day. It didn’t help that the van broke down and I ended up having to switch drivers …
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