Travelogues Sri Lanka

Day off! Or: Days off! Today our day started very early. The alarm clock rang at 4:30 a.m. because the tuk tuk was supposed to come at 5:15 a.m. and take us to the clinic. Once...

I made up for my short previous visit to Kandy by spending two more nights there. On the one day stay I tried to make a detour to the second largest hospital in Sri Lanka to see...

We continued by taxi to Ella, inland. The journey took quite a long time, so we were probably on the road for 5 hours. On the way, we narrowly escaped a head-on collision, which...

In the morning, we went on a three and a half hour safari through the national park. We were only two and had a driver and a guide just for us. The vehicle was a pickup truck...

5.30 am the alarm clock rings and it is still dark outside. When I leave the guesthouse, my taxi is already waiting. It brings me down to Dharamsala at a speed of 20 km/h with a...

We continued our journey to Galle by bus. Here stands an old fortress built by the Dutch. Within the walls, there are beautiful houses with plenty of boutiques and cozy...

Arrival from September 3rd to September 5th, 2018 and first day in Sri Lanka on September 6th, 2018

In our travel plans, we have often considered flying to Africa. One of my biggest desires is to go on a real safari with wild animals and drive through the landscape in a cool...

After completing our training camp in Ella, it was time to climb the real Adam's Peak. First, we had to take a 6-hour train ride to Hatton. The time flew by and the view...

After spending 2 nights in Unawatuna, we moved on to Midigama. This small town is about a 45-minute bus ride further east and is known among surfers. Our hostel, "Surfing...

Unbelievable how quickly time flies. We are already in Sri Lanka and right in the middle of summer here. Because here, temperatures are above 20 degrees Celsius all year round....

Our next stop Ella is already in the highlands of Sri Lanka. After a relaxed 3-hour drive with a breakfast break, we arrived in the mountains in the morning, full of...

The alarm clock rang again at ungodly hours. 5 o'clock.... Because whale watching is on the agenda! And it was definitely worth it 100000%.

The last working week has begun! Since Saturday it's been work, work, work! The shifts are long, the patients are often very dramatic and the occupational safety... well, wild. ...

On Friday (August 25th, 2023) we took the bus from Kandy to Ella. We actually wanted to take this route by train because the train passes through tea plantations and the route...

In the middle of nowhere - enjoying nature and wilderness

This morning we had to fill out a document for the police and provide all possible data so they know that we are "stuck" here, so to speak. After breakfast, I went shopping...

On the way from Tangalle to Mirissa, another coastal town, we made three stops: first at a surfer spot where unfortunately there was nothing going on and we only had a small...

On Thursday morning, as planned, we climbed the Sigiriya Rock. Sigiriya has extensive gardens and an impressive museum. The rock is climbed by stairs. During the ascent, you...

From Jonas: After our safari, we took a taxi to Mirissa. We shared the taxi with the German couple who were staying at the same hotel as us. On the way, the driver even showed us...

After spending the past few weeks, especially in Kyrgyzstan, when it was extremely cold, imagining how nice it would be to lie in the sun on the beach under the palm trees, our...

After a bus ride that was shorter than expected, we arrived in Sigiriya, or Kibissa. Our hotel was located on the outskirts of the 'city' near the main road towards Sigiriya...

Today we started a bit earlier. Therefore, the alarm clock went off shortly after 6 am. After checking out, we went to Little Adams Peak and climbed it (It took about 2 hours)....

Today is already the 28th of December! Time passes by so quickly. We left at 9:00 am towards Kandy and saw some interesting things on the way. First, we...

The entrance gate to paradise.

After looking at several accommodations, we decided to stay at Dedunu Homestay. Here we can feel really comfortable. Everything is really clean and the furnishings invite you to...

Finally the time has come, our journey continues. We had to wait for more than 1.5 years and save up the necessary money. So often our plans were on the verge of falling through...

The journey from Unawatuna to Beruwela was already spectacular in itself. One dream beach followed another. In Hikkaduwa we had the tuktuk serviced (or do you say greased?)...

The journey from Mirissa to Unawatuna was just a hop, skip, and a jump away. Unawatuna is also a fairly touristy place, but the main road doesn't run directly next to the beach,...

The journey from Udawalawe to Tangalle was not too far. And there we were: at the beautiful Madilla Beach. The hotel was nothing special, as our room was very small and the...