Walking & cultural tour in Sri Lanka
| country: | Sri Lanka |
| trip type: | Introductory walking holidays |
| departures: | This trip can be tailormade at a time to suit you throughout the year and adapted to your requirements as necessary. Please note we are unable to run our trips in August. |
| price: | From £500 (7 days) excluding flights. Price includes internal transport. Please note we cannot respond to emails 13 - 28 August |
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the amazing things you'll be doing
The island of Sri Lanka is a microcosm of the universe, as it contains as many variations of culture, scenery and climate as some countries a dozen times its size.
The natural hospitality of its people makes it easy for travellers to venture into even the remotest villages. Accommodation is provided in small but very good in quality, clean hotels, Eco lodges and friendly local home staying. Any changes can be done according to your interests and duration of stay.
This tour will give visitors an idea of the different climate, culture, village life style, flora, fauna, food and customs in four different areas in Sri Lanka: 1. Peak Wilderness (wet zone lowland rain forest) 2. Haputale and Ella (highlands and cloudforest vegetation) 3. Kandy (mid hills area ) 4. Sigiriya and Dambulla (dry zone lowland vegetation)
This is a 6 night/7 day tailor made tour for travellers who love to walk around the countryside villages, nature viewing experiences, visititing cultural sites, with many more other local activities as you like. Activities include: viewing of birds, butterflies and other animals, and wild flowers including wild orchids and other native plants in their natural habitats; exploring Sri Lanka’s cultural heritage; visiting homes of local villagers and immersing yourself in their lives and culture; tasting local food; walking, waterfall bathing etc.
Please note: I would be delighted to telephone you to discuss your individual travel arrangements, so please leave your telephone number when you complete the online enquiry form.
The natural hospitality of its people makes it easy for travellers to venture into even the remotest villages. Accommodation is provided in small but very good in quality, clean hotels, Eco lodges and friendly local home staying. Any changes can be done according to your interests and duration of stay.
This tour will give visitors an idea of the different climate, culture, village life style, flora, fauna, food and customs in four different areas in Sri Lanka: 1. Peak Wilderness (wet zone lowland rain forest) 2. Haputale and Ella (highlands and cloudforest vegetation) 3. Kandy (mid hills area ) 4. Sigiriya and Dambulla (dry zone lowland vegetation)
This is a 6 night/7 day tailor made tour for travellers who love to walk around the countryside villages, nature viewing experiences, visititing cultural sites, with many more other local activities as you like. Activities include: viewing of birds, butterflies and other animals, and wild flowers including wild orchids and other native plants in their natural habitats; exploring Sri Lanka’s cultural heritage; visiting homes of local villagers and immersing yourself in their lives and culture; tasting local food; walking, waterfall bathing etc. Please note: I would be delighted to telephone you to discuss your individual travel arrangements, so please leave your telephone number when you complete the online enquiry form.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Arrival and drive to Peak Wilderness area. Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a tropical rain forest, one of the largest nature reserves in the island, spreads around the Adem’s Peak Mountain. |
| Day 2: | Full day walking in Peak Wilderness rainforest and surrounded village areas. Evening bath at a waterfall as per your interest. |
| Day 3: | Morning drive to Haputale and journey by train up to Ohiya and walk through tea plantation and beautiful sub Montane forest reserve. |
| Day 4: | Morning proceed to Kandy, visiting Tea Factory en-route, to watch the process of turning the row green leaf into the familiar black/brown final product. Afternoon visit to Royal Botanical Gardens. |
| Day 5: | Morning visit to Tooth Relic Palace, the most important sacred relic in the country and object of great veneration of Buddhist. Drive to Sigiriya, visit Dambulla world heritage cave temple en-route. |
| Day 6: | Full day walking Sigiriya forest sanctuary, surrounded villages and vegetable cultivation areas to explore the village people’s day to day life. |
| Day 7: | Morning climb famous Sigiriya rock fortress, which was the pleasure palace of a single king in the 5th century A.D. In a pocket of the giant rock are the famous frescos of the heavenly maidens of Sigiriya. Afternoon departure to Colombo or any other place as your wish. |
travellers' tales
The most memorable part of the holiday was the day I spent with an NGO that was looking at improving the very poor villagers’ lives. It was a very humbling experience to see how they lived. (more)
how this holiday makes a difference
 The visitor is given the opportunity to buy quality hygienic food and beverages from villagers including native herbal drinks, traditional sweets, locally available fresh fruits & etc. Visitors are encouraged to buy craft products straight from the village craftsperson. We are not a large-scale venture and we will not promote commercial sales aimed at tourists. Rather we ensure that our rates are reasonable, and that the money you spend will directly and positively affect people at the village level. If the visitor decides to have no meat products (to avoid health risks & other reasons), we make sure that he gets quality organic vegetarian dishes. |
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