Experiences
Things worth doing
The parts of a trip people actually remember. Any of these can be built into a journey — tell us which appeal and we will fit them around the route.
Beaches & Coast
Whale watching off Mirissa
A dawn boat to meet blue whales, the largest animal that has ever lived, where the continental shelf comes close inshore.
Hill Country & Tea
The hill country train
The Kandy to Ella line, climbing through tea estates and cloud forest — widely called one of the most beautiful rail journeys in the world.
Hill Country & Tea
Inside a working tea factory
Withering, rolling, oxidising, firing and grading — the whole process, on machinery that has barely changed in a century.
Wildlife & Safari
Leopard safari at Yala
A dawn game drive in Block One, which holds among the highest densities of wild leopard recorded anywhere on earth.
Wildlife & Safari
Elephant Transit Home
Orphaned calves raised for release back into the wild at Udawalawe — no riding, no chains, no performances.
Culture & Living Traditions
The Kandy Esala Perahera
Ten nights of drummers, dancers, fire performers and caparisoned tusker elephants through the streets of Kandy.
Culture & Living Traditions
Cooking in a village home
A morning at the market and an afternoon over a clay pot, learning the rice and curry that Sri Lankans actually eat at home.
Beaches & Coast
Galle Fort at dusk
A slow circuit of the Dutch ramparts in the last hour of daylight, when the heat drops and the whole town comes out.