Sri Lanka 2026

A 4.45 a.m wake up call and 5 of us had boarded our jeep by 5.15 a.m We arrived at the entrance to the park 20 minutes before it opened so wandered around by the jeep taking a few photos of a peacock and listening to the dawn chorus. There was no other traffic on the road, apart from two more jeeps that joined us. Had an amazing 3 hour game drive, the main body of water was a man made reservoir built around 20 years ago complete with dead tree trunks. We spotted deer, all sorts of bird, water buffalo and had  wonderful morning. The air was cool and still early on but very hot and humid by the time we left the park at 9 a.m On our return there was an elephant in the road Back to the hotel for a late breakfast a chill by the pool, we had a quick swim, the sun was too strong for much else. But we did sit in the shade with a cold drink. The waiter informed us that as it's a full moon today they were unable to serve...

Last night we had another Fawlty Towers evening, this time we realised that our room door didn't lock, added to the fact that the safe wouldn't lock! Luckily we were able to put our valuables in another of our group members safe, but they never managed to fix the door.  We left the hotel at  6 a.m in minibuses as the roads are far too steep and windy for our coach driving for around  1 hour 30 minutes to Horton Plains National Park. We followed a circular route of about 9k, the air was cool and clean, there were lots of trees with lichen to prove it! First stop was mini world's end with some lovely views, before the clouds roll in in a few hours. Along our walk we saw Dusky squirrels  A horned nose lizzard And some very vocal frogs Then onto World's end Baker Falls After the walk we drove on to the Yummy hotel for a homemade traditional lunch which included veg...

This morning we woke up feeling very dehydrated both from yesterday's exertions and from a lack of water in our room. We drank it all, plus some extra ordered from reception (which we had to pay for) that's a first! After breakfast (with no cold water available!) we had a wonder around the hotel, with it's very blingy ballroom Past the indoor swimming pool, not worth a photo And up to the roof terrace We then caught the bus for a short drive around the town before being dropped of at the Post Office for a morning's exploration. The main lake, built for making hydro electricity in colonial times, with a view to the highest point in Sri Lanka at 2424m and swan pedalos The Post Office Victoria Park Complete with English rose garden we were a source of great interest with the local holiday makers which come fom all over SriLanka, particularly in April, for the cool En...