Tea Plantation Walk & Factory Tasting – Nuwara Eliya
A working tea estate visit in the Nuwara Eliya region is one of the most accessible and genuinely interesting things to do in the Sri Lankan highlands. The estate walk takes you through the plucking rows and past the weighing stations with the pickers at work and the factory tour that follows – withering, rolling, […]
Guided Galle Fort Heritage Walk
Galle Fort is one of Asia’s great living heritage sites – a UNESCO Dutch colonial sea fortress that is also an inhabited town of boutique hotels, galleries, restaurants and design studios. With a specialist guide, the layered history of the fort – Portuguese foundations, Dutch reconstruction, British additions – comes into focus in a way […]
Sigiriya Rock Fortress Sunrise Climb
Sigiriya is Sri Lanka’s single most compelling archaeological site and climbing it in the pre-dawn is the correct way to do it. The sequence runs from a headtorch approach past the ancient water gardens in the half-light, through the mirror wall, up the exposed final staircase, to a summit view as the light breaks across […]