For those of you who enjoy nature and walking, this newly established 200- mile hiking trail is a ‘must do experience’ as it winds its way through some of the most spectacular and best-known Hill towns and cities, historic sites, charming r…

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Elephant processions are a speciality of Sri Lanka. Most temple festivals feature a parade of at least a couple of tuskers, decked in splendid regalia. However, by far the most dazzling, extravagant and visually arresting is the one held in…

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No visit to Kandy is complete without attending an evening ‘culture show’ – the best way to experience the region’s spectacular local forms of music and dance. Accompanied by ranks of energetic drummers, performers take to the stage in ext…

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A constant flow of white-clad pilgrims of many faiths pours year round up the thousands of steps leading to the top of Sri Pada, or Adam’s Peak (2,243m/7,360ft). The mountain’s summit sports an impression in a rock revered by Buddhists as t…

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For anyone looking to sidestep their fellow visitors and experience the island’s wilder side, the Knuckles, northeast of Kandy, is the region to head for. Named after the resemblance of its high ridges – with their 34 prominent peaks – to g…

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Sri Lanka’s holiest shrine holds the most famous surviving relic of the Buddha, whose location for centuries was believed to determine the seat of the country’s power. Join the streams of whiterobed pilgrims who file through the temple’s ga…

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Join Kandyan botanist Bandara Palipana for a walking tour of Peradeniya’s famous plant collection. Palipana has worked in the city’s Botanical Gardens for over 30 years and will guide you through the vast collection of over 4,000 trees, pal…

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As one of the oldest and best-known Tea producing regions of the world, Sri Lanka's Hill Country is dotted with hidden and Organic Tea, Coffee, lemongrass and Spice plantations, often with organic farmsteads nearby, producing spice products…

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The British-built railway line snaking through Sri Lanka’s Tea Country ranks among the most scenic in the world, affording superb views of the interior valleys and mountains. Rather than covering the whole trip between Kandy and Ella in one…

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