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The 'Ella Rock' from above

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...

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...

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....

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...

Train journeys are always fun, and I had another one here in Sri Lanka. And it was a joy. It started in Kandy and I got off in Ella after 8 hours of travel. The landscape...

So, after Jonas wrote the last entry, here comes something from me today. Jonas has already said everything about train travel in Sri Lanka, my version would have been much more...

4:50 am! And that on vacation! Stephan reluctantly turned off the alarm and got up to get ready for the safari. I needed a few more minutes and watched as he gathered his things...

Two days of sightseeing in the highlands in Ella with the obligatory spots.

A visit to Udawalawe National Park brought us closer to the wildlife of Sri Lanka. Wow!

Our next stop was Uda Walawe National Park in the south of the island. In this park, there are about 600 elephants, as well as monkeys, wildcats, buffaloes, crocodiles, deer,...

To Kandy, we should go further into the mountains to Ella, a village that is located just above 1000 meters. The journey must be done by train, as it is said to be one of the...

After over 11 hours of sleep, the alarm went off at 7:50 am. But I could have slept even longer :-) Later than expected, we went down for breakfast, where the disguised Italian...