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RE: 5 Nights and 6 Days in Sri Lanka...where should we go?

by Rod_B 28 May 2012

Hi, How much you can see depends a lot on hot you intend travelling around. Public transport is very cheap but usually well over crowde…
10 day trip, easy to book train? Where to base?

by azzriell 20 May 2012

Hi there, Arriving at the airport on July 26th. Planning to stay overnight in Colombo (any nice, cheap hotel recommendations?) to get…
RE: Itinerary check and advice please

by colomboeighter 14 May 2012

Looks as if you'll be spending 3 days in Colombo. Unless you have a particular reason to go there, I'd forget Colombo to give yourself…
RE: 4 nights in Sri Lanka - is this itinerary doable?

by jollyjacktar 13 May 2012

sandramarkkalage You certainly know how to complicate something which is in fact quite simple. Also you have now given two completely…
Re: 4 nights in Sri Lanka - is this itinerary doable?

by jollyjacktar 13 May 2012

sandramarkkalage, what you have written in your two replies is not only a contradiction but it is also quite bizarre. In your first…
RE: 4 nights in Sri Lanka - is this itinerary doable?

by sandramarkkalage 13 May 2012

from Colombo to Haputale 180km airport to Colombo 32km if you drive 40-45km per hr (drive in city limits). 50-65 KMPH outside the city…
RE: 4 nights in Sri Lanka - is this itinerary doable?

by colomboeighter 12 May 2012

I doubt you could do Negombo to Haputale in 4 hours. I think you plan is possible, but allow for 5/6 hours. I'd also forget Pinnawela…
RE: 4 nights in Sri Lanka - is this itinerary doable?

by sandramarkkalage 12 May 2012

Hi, Yes, you can do this in 5 days By taxi 12000/-14000/-LKR to Haputale 4-hours drive Yes it’s easy enough to find a guesthou …
4 nights in Sri Lanka - is this itinerary doable?

by adamdunne 12 May 2012

Advice appreciated on the following itinerary for two first time visitors to Sri Lanka: Aug 1: Arrive Colombo airport 9am. Taxi from…
RE: Which National Park?

by colomboeighter 10 May 2012

Fitting in what you've already planned, I'd forget Yala and go for a national park around Sigiriya. Talk to the drivers in Habarana as…
Sri Lanka Trip Report April 2012

by bballbronco12 03 May 2012

Hey all, so others have posted trip reports which really helped me so I thought I would post one myself. It was my wife and I and we did…
Re: Cheaper way of doing the Tea Plantations?

by bballbronco12 03 May 2012

I agree with colomboeighter, Haputale is the place to go. It's small and overlooked, but probably the most beautiful place I went in Sri…
Re: Sri Lanka in December 2012

by bballbronco12 03 May 2012

Just got back from a 2 week trip there. Yala NP was great, we were fortunate enough to see a leopard! I would recommend doing a full…
RE: Cheaper way of doing the Tea Plantations?

by colomboeighter 24 April 2012

The Dambatenne tea estate is a good place to go (there's a section on it in Lp and a misty slideshow here: http://www.travelphotogallery.net…
Sharing a Taxi from Kandy to Arugam Bay on 1st August 2012

by NaomiN 14 April 2012

Hi, I am looking to share a Taxi with one other person, there are two of us travelling. I am leaving 01/08/2012 from Kandy and then…
Sri Lanka – end of trip summary

by ilesmark 12 April 2012

Hi all, Have just returned from a month long trip. We hardly blazed any trails or broke much in the way of new ground, but some of the…
RE: Day hikes in the highlands in late August

by steve_l 09 April 2012

I can also recommend Lipton's Seat, near Haputale. Get a bus from the town to the Dambatenne tea factory. About 7 kms from there to the…
Re: Cool Hill Station in April-May?

by Konniandmatt 30 March 2012

Hello propelahed: You might want to check out the Srilak View Holiday Inn in Haputale: http://konniandmatt.blogspot.com/2011/02/09-feb-12-…
Re: Hiking in Sri Lanka

by Konniandmatt 30 March 2012

Hello gillianT: There is excellent hiking from Haputale. Feel free to check out our travel notes: http://konniandmatt.blogspot.com/2011/0…
Re: Kandy to Matara

by Konniandmatt 29 March 2012

Hello Jonathan: My wife and I are two 58-years young children and last year we backpacked/bussed together from Madiha/Matara via Tissa,…
Re: 3 week backpacking tour through Sri Lanka

by kro 19 March 2012

Since I have been asked by PM about the details, I might as well post my answer here: --------------------------------- 8< --------------…
Re: 3 week backpacking tour through Sri Lanka

by kro 16 March 2012

what I enjoyed in three weeks: - 1 week "culture sightseeing" (Kandy, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya & in-between) - 1 week "hill…
RE: Cool Hill Station in April-May?

by colomboeighter 05 March 2012

@1 Good recommendation, though just to make sure that propelahed isn't disappointed, you could hardly call Haputale cool. It has stunning…
RE: Cool Hill Station in April-May?

by sandramarkkalage 04 March 2012

Haputale
RE: Hiring drivers or going by bus..

by colomboeighter 03 March 2012

Our first trip in Sri Lanka was all done on public transport along with a 2 year old, 2 rucksacks, a baby rucksack carrier,a baby buggy…