Dense tropical foliage, drooping banyan trees, bird calls echoing through the treetops, small caves, and narrow footpaths; while this sounds like your typical outstation experience , you’d be surprised to find out that the Gothama Thapowanaya, located in Thalangama, is only a short 30-minute drive from the city. Spread out across 12 acres of sprawling tropical jungle paradise, Gothama Thapowanaya is a beautiful forest monastery, temple, learning centre, and an orphanage. What’s there to see? As you walk along the stony footpath, you pass by enormous statues, a teaching hall, an enclosed shrine,...
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Sri Lanka's best wildlife National Parks
Sri Lanka is one of the best places in Asia for seeing wildlife. The island’s isolation from the mainland, the heavy rainfall of the two diagonally blowing monsoons, and the country’s wide range of altitudes have given Sri Lanka a variation in climate and biodiversity normally found only across an entire continent. And Sri Lanka is proud of its natural bounty. For over 2,000 years, swathes of land have been preserved as sanctuaries by Sri Lankan royalty – Mihintale, the world’s first reserve, was created here in the third century BC. Now there...
Best surfing beaches of Sri Lanka
Apart from the stunning biodiversity, rich heritage and exquisite landscapes, Sri Lanka also offers some of the world’s finest beaches for surfing.Nestled on the southernmost tip lies one of Sri Lanka’s best kept surf secrets: Madiha beach. Located close to the city of Matara, Madiha boasts an all year round swell making for perennial boarding heaven – especially Turtle Point where surfers will catch the best waves. Its hidden location ensures that you can surf without jostling in the lineup queue and savour the waves yourself. Furthermore, beneath Madiha’s crystal clear waters lies...
Two to Three Week Itinerary
Sri Lanka is set to be one of the up and coming travel destinations over the coming decade now that the civil war and violence are a thing of the past. Get planning your trip to this special country that for years has been overshadowed by its overbearing neighbour – India. Basics Sri Lanka has to be one of the easiest to get around and friendliest countries we have visited The tourism industry is still developing and has not yet fallen foul of tourist money greed that some succumbed to. A two or...
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