Sri LankaProvince of UvaElla6°52’23” N 81°3’12” E
27. helmikuuta, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
After lunch we took a ride by Tuktuk (!!) to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage (40 km in 90 min…..). We arrived 20 minutes before the washing of the elephants was finished, so we had to hurry buyingLue lisää
Sri LankaSouthern ProvinceGongawelanaDebara Wewa6°17’58” N 81°15’49” E
28. helmikuuta, Sri Lanka ⋅ 🌬 33 °C
Due to the later train, we had no stress in the morning. A Tuktuk brought us to the station and we started our six hours train ride through tea fields and changing landscapes. We had seats in theLue lisää
Sri LankaSouthern ProvinceGongawelanaDebara Wewa6°17’56” N 81°15’50” E 29. helmikuuta, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
After a long train ride, we decided to take a long walk, first to the little Adam’s Peak (passing a huge swing and the longest zip line in Sri Lanka) and further to the famous “nine arch bridge”Lue lisää
Sri LankaSouthern ProvinceGongawelanaDebara Wewa6°17’58” N 81°15’49” E 1. maaliskuuta, Sri Lanka ⋅ 🌬 33 °C
After saying farewell to our host, we took a private taxi to go to our next destination: Tissamaharama. Except a waterfall along the way, there was nothing spectacular to be reported, leaving out theLue lisää
Sri LankaSouthern ProvinceBandaramullaVeragalle Point5°56’35” N 80°27’44” E
2. maaliskuuta, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
A jeep took us to the Yala National Park which we reached after one hour. The first animal we saw was a lonely elephant, not far from the so-called Elephant Rock! During the drive into the park weLue lisää
Sri LankaSouthern ProvinceMaynett Wewa6°19’60” N 81°28’50” E 2. maaliskuuta, Sri Lanka ⋅ 🌬 32 °C
We had a voluntary guide with us who had seen a leopard during the morning safari and led us to the respective area. And lo and behold, he discovered him hanging in a tree. Since all safari driversLue lisää
3. maaliskuuta, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Our hosts recommended to take the bus to go to Mirissa: it would be cheap and not longer than with a taxi. So we took a tuktuk to the bus station. The bus had a natural AC: open doors and openLue lisää
Sri LankaSouthern ProvinceBandaramullaVeragalle Point5°56’43” N 80°27’40” E
5. maaliskuuta, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We took the bus to Galle, where in 1663 the Dutch built a fort. The clock tower , the old Dutch church, the old Dutch hospital, the Buddhist temple were more interesting buildings making the old townLue lisää
Sri LankaSouthern ProvinceBandaramullaVeragalle Point5°56’42” N 80°27’40” E
7. maaliskuuta, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
When we came back from breakfast, we had a monkey at our balcony; our host had warned us not to leave anything behind, because it would have disappeared after the visit. We also had the luck to seeLue lisää
Sri LankaWestern ProvinceNiyandagala6°50’16” N 79°58’53” E
8. maaliskuuta, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
We took a whale watching tour early in the morning. After a 90 minute we reached a place where other boats had gathered to watch dolphins. After that we went further out to meet the whales. And indeedLue lisää
