Travelogues Sri Lanka

Anuradhapura: At 11:50 am, my train left the station in Colombo for my first destination, the Cultural Triangle or the Ancient Kingdoms of Sri Lanka. My first stop was...

The 'Ella Rock' from above

The hostel we wanted to book, but then forgot, was fully booked. We were annoyed and booked another one. Sometimes fate makes the right decision!! We took a bus to Unawatuna,...

Now we have been in Sri Lanka for 13 days. And we have already experienced a lot.. From Negombo we headed towards Hikkaduwa. We took a tuk-tuk to Colombo. It was an exciting...

From Polonnaruwa, we embarked on another train journey to digest the last bus ride. Our destination was Nilaveli, located northeast of Polonnaruwa. After a stopover in Galoya,...

This time we continued along the south coast by bus. Some locals referred to the friendly bus drivers as "totally crazy" and our previous encounters with their driving style...

On the next day, we could sleep in because we only took the train to Ella in the afternoon. An amazing train ride was waiting for us. We booked the second class for €2.50. A...

Accident-free! After a cut on the head before leaving for Thailand, a train delay in Italy, and a strike before traveling to Iran, we finally arrived without any problems this...

The wild ride begins. After a year without a vacation, it's finally starting again.

A train journey, it's funny, a train journey, it's nice... No, it wasn't that easy this time! It was quite nerve-racking. But let's start at the beginning: We left the...

"Omelette or chicken?". That's a question that probably very few of us hear when it comes to choosing breakfast. And probably the person asking the question isn't a well-dressed...

I'm not crying, you're crying!

When I was accepted to volunteer at the elephant freedom project, I was pretty excited and imagined exactly what it would be like. The project revolves around two elephants...

On the train ride to Jaffna I met Sri Lanka John and chatted with him during the 4 hour train ride. I asked him about Hinduism and the civil war and he asked me about football...

A day at an elephant park Uda Walawa where we hardly saw any elephants

Today, for example, I was listened to and I get my massages from Somerra.😉 A young man who appears very delicate but can still massage forcefully. Unfortunately, I only get a...

... starts at 5.45 a.m. It's still dark and I first boil water to wake up. I put on my yoga clothes, grab my yoga mat, and head to the lobby. Chaminda de silva greets me...

We spent the first night with about 10 hours of sleep, which were much needed, and now we set off to the next accommodation. I was especially looking forward to this one and had...

Today we drove from Negombo to Sirigiya. Right after breakfast we set off. During a short stop at a shop where Tommy made a small purchase and left me alone briefly, I was...

Some time ago, I heard about a beautiful beach that is located southeast of Matara. After Louise and I went surfing in Madiha in the morning, she rented a scooter and offered to...

Fortunately, I decided to visit the "Yala National Park" after all. For that, I had to go back a bit against my travel direction, but it was a good decision. I took the local...

After Jonas wrote the last two. After we didn't like it very much in Hikkaduwa either, I had almost lost hope of finding something suitable for the last few days.

On the next day, as planned, we drove with Namal to Sigiriya in the north. There was also a hostel owner from Munich in the car, but she spoke to Namal in such a rude and...

After our trip to the national park, we continued directly to Ella by bus. This is a small town further inland, in the central highlands, surrounded by smaller mountains....

On 21.01 we arrived in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. We were greeted by a lot of hustle and bustle and immediately took the train to Kandy. The train ride was beautiful, as...

Soooooo, we were in Yala National Park and it was very, very beautiful. The landscape was superb and we were able to discover a variety of animals; truly magnificent! Our...

After lunch, we went to Polonnaruwa, which is about 1.5 hours away. There, we saw Buddhist temple ruins from the 12th century. The excavations are still ongoing. On the way there,...

6.15 am - The alarm clock rings. Today we want to go to the rock - the landmark of Sigiriya. It's hard to believe, but a palace was built for the king up there 1600...

We are in Colombo, with 800,000 residents, the capital of Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka, the Land of Lions, with 22 million inhabitants, the largest ethnic group being the Sinhalese...

30.4.2024 Colombo Anita, Craig and I left the ship shortly after 10:00 a.m. We browsed the stalls outside the ship. There was nothing I really wanted, but my companions found...