In 2018, I met Ravi, through Facebook, who was running some projects at Ol Pejeta... The post Ol Pejeta Conservancy – The Cheetah Project 2022! first appeared on This Sri Lankan Girl. The post Ol Pejeta Conservancy – The Cheetah Project 2022! appeared first on This Sri Lankan Girl ..read more

Diyaluma waterfall is known as one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Sri Lanka. Also, it is the second highest waterfall here. Have you ever thought of getting to the top of a waterfall? HOW TO GET THERE?? Since we were traveling from Colombo, what we did was taking the night mail train to Badulla. Get down from Haputhale and get a bus to Wellawaya to reach Koslanda. From Koslanda, get a tuk-tuk or the bus to Poonagala Estate. THE TRAIL The trail started from the gate of Poonagala estate. It was a small road going to the mountain in a grassland. And full of mimosa plants bothered me al ..read more

On July 13th, Sri Lanka’s health ministry assured that we will not have a second wave of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka as it is well controlled. It was right after a bunch in cases from a drug rehabilitation center in the north-central province in the country, which had now transformed into a cluster. However, today ( 10/5/2020), an entire area is isolated after finding a Covid-19 patient from the Divulapitiya area. It is after several weeks as all the other cases were reported from the foreign returnees. Due to the recent incident, a Police curfew has been imposed in Divulapitiya and Minuwangoda unti ..read more

Kandy is a busy city in the central province with a lot of places to visit. Its known as a sacred city of Buddhists with a major pilgrimage destination ” The Temple of Tooth Relic”. How to get there If you start your journey from Colombo, the easiest way to get there is the train! And the bus also a cheap way of transport to Kandy. You can get Kandy buses easily from Colombo Central bus stand. The Best Way to explore Kandy Most of the main tourist attractions are close to the city limits. If you prefer a day tour, you can hire a tuk-tuk or even a small car from Kandy. Just make sure ..read more

Elephants are one of my favourite animals on earth. I love elephants a lot. I see them most of the days since I work as a game ranger in Yala National Park. If you love elephants, will you ride elephants in Sri Lanka? In Sri Lanka, we have a subspecies of Asian Elephants. If you visit a national park like Kaudulla, Minneriya, Udawalawe, Lunugamwehera or Yala Block 1 you have a chance of seeing them in the wild! And sometimes you may see them outside the national parks. In the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Udawalawe transit home or in temples and hotels. During the ..read more

  This is not going to be a long post, but a quick Sri Lanka travel advisory to give you a better idea about Covid-19 in Sri Lanka & curfew in Sri Lanka right now. If you have planned a trip to Sri Lanka, please note that we are not taking any passenger flights to the country until further notice. As at now ( 23.03.2020 ) there are eighty-two confirmed cases including four recovered. So there are 31 foreigners as well. However, there are a lot of suspected patients all around the country. Since it was hard to control the crowds, Sri Lanka is extending a curfew in the Colombo, Gampaha and ..read more

Hi, I am back with another new series of blog posts where I write about my experiences as a Safari Game Ranger in Sri Lanka. It is been around two years once I left my corporate job to be in the wild. Every day is an adventure in the bush, so I hope Safari Diaries will give you some interesting facts about Sri Lankan wildlife and answers to your all eco tourism-related questions. So here is a picture of a sloth bear on a Palu ( Manilkara hexandra ) tree in Wilpattu National Park. It was nicely sleeping on the tree having a good meal of berries of Palu in the late evening. We stopped next to th ..read more

Are you looking for a relaxing time away from the city limits in Kandy? If so you must visit this small luxury bungalow, Sri Kandyan Bungalow located in the base of Hanthana Hills. After spending a very tiring day at Kandy, we wanted to spend the night somewhere very peaceful. Even its just for less than 24 hours, I wanted a place which is very calm. Welcome to Sri Kandyan BungalowHow to get there We were at Kandy, from there its easy to get a tuk which will cost 500LKR to reach Sri Kandyan Bungalow. If not get a bus which goes through Heeressagala and gets down from the Heerassagala Road. Fro ..read more

It was a much busy week for me right before Christmas, instead of going party somewhere I packed stuff and came to Rakwana. I have my best friends parents living there, but I wanted to relax somewhere else close to nature. So I found this Gem, Kurulu Estate in Rakwana. Kurulu Estate Location, Near Rakwana and Godakawela. Kurulu estate is located in the middle of a tea estate in Godakawela area. There are two access roads to kurulu estate. One is from Rakwana and another one is from Godakawela.  Since it is located in the middle of woods, better contact them and get their vehicle to pick you f ..read more