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A Comprehensive Guide to Travelling from Colombo to Ella! Make the Most of the Railway and Car Hire with Driver! A detailed guide to accessing Ella, one of Sri Lanka's premier highland resorts. There are broadly two routes from Colombo t...

The distance from Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, to the UNESCO World Heritage city of Kandy is approximately 120 kilometres. Situated in the hill country, Kandy is renowned as Sri Lanka's cultural capital, boasting numerous historica...

Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean whose name means “Resplendent Island.” About 22 million people live on this island of roughly 65,000 square kilometers (about 80% the size of Japan’s Hokkaido). Over 70% of the population...

The small town of Mirissa on Sri Lanka's southern coast is renowned as a prime whale-watching destination, where visitors can encounter the world's largest living creature, the blue whale. Surrounded by beautiful beaches with turquoise b...

Sri Lanka, the island nation in South Asia, is the 'Pearl of the Indian Ocean', brimming with diverse charms ranging from ancient ruins to abundant nature and beautiful beaches. To fully savour the essence of this country within a limite...

The city of Nuwara Eliya in the Sri Lankan highlands is also known as the 'home of tea'. Situated at an altitude of approximately 1,900 metres, its cool climate has earned it the name 'Little England', a British-style summer retreat. The...

Sri Lanka boasts two world-renowned scenic railway routes. One is the 'Tea Train' (primarily between Kandy and Ella) which traverses the highland region where tea plantations stretch out. And the other is the 'Coastal Train' (Colombo–Gal...

The Tea Train journey from Kandy to Ella is one of the world's most spectacular railway journeys, traversing Sri Lanka's Central Highlands at a leisurely pace. Outside the window, layers of tea plantation green unfold, revealing mist-shr...

Yala National Park, stretching across south-eastern Sri Lanka, is a safari mecca renowned for one of the world's highest leopard sighting rates. Even on long-distance trips from Europe, by mastering the knack of access and arrangements, ...

Sri Lanka is one of Asia's premier safari destinations. Visitors can enjoy diverse wildlife viewing, including the world's largest herd of Asian elephants, forests with the highest density of leopards globally, and encounters with colour...