The Kandy to Ella Train: Everything You Need to Know Before You Board

The train from Kandy to Ella appears on every serious list of the world’s great rail journeys, and the question that matters is whether it earns that status when you are actually on it. The answer is yes, but only if you approach it correctly. There are things about this journey that no list ever […]
Yala vs Wilpattu – Which Sri Lanka Safari Should You Choose?

Ask a well-travelled wildlife enthusiast what the finest leopard viewing on earth looks like, and a remarkable number of them will say: Sri Lanka. The island has two national parks that make that claim credible, and they are completely unlike each other in character, in atmosphere, and in the kind of encounter they reliably deliver. […]