Travel Blogs Sri Lanka

By train I had made it to Ohiya and eventually also to Nuwara Eliya where I had come to visit the Horton Plains National Park located in the central highlands of Sri Lanka before returning back to the coast at the end of my journey.

The Horton Plains National Park is the main tourist attraction of Nuwara Eliya and for most people it forms a base before heading on a tour to the park...

Travelling by train is an experience which you shouldn't miss when visiting Sri Lanka and not because of the great seats or the comfort standards of the public transportation networks but simply because there will so much to look at, from the people carrying more than they can literally carry to the stunning views.

Maybe Sri Lanka by train is not something for the faint hearted and...

Like I wrote in my previous blog about my stay in Kandy it was my plan to visit a tea factory and finally get to see how these leaves are collected and processed.

The area around the city of Dambulla is a good place to go on such a tour and as many tourists visit this part of Sri Lanka you will not be the only one visiting the tea plantations.

I had the chance to visit the Ampittiyakande Tea Factory and it was a very interesting day unlike other sightseeing trips I had done around Sri Lanka and I had no idea...

The Temple of the Tooth Relic or Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy is one of the most visited temples in Sri Lanka and you will experience just how special this place is when you look out over the Kandy Plateau with its gorgeous hills.

I decided to join a temple tour to fully enjoy my experience in Kandy and learn something more about buddhist values and believes.

The...

Sigiriya is not only a beautiful place to visit in the heart of Sri Lanka but this Lion's Rock has been drawing ever more visitors to the area and I could not stay behind:)

The rock of Sigiriya contains valuable ancient paintings or frescos dating back to prehistorical times turning this tourist attraction into UNESCO's 8th Wonder of the World.

Besides the frescos...