Sri Lanka Family Vacation Summary
Our family of four spent a little over a week in Sri Lanka and covered quite a bit of territory. From animal safaris in the jungle to Buddhist & Hindu temples on the mountain sides, with train rides through tea plantations along the way, Sri Lanka was an amazing place to visit. We highly recommend most of the the things we did, and have included as much info as we can for you to plan your own trip.
We flew from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Colombo, Sri Lanka with a stop en-route in Abu Dhabi. We then drove north, then east, then south, then west. One big loop right in the middle of the country.
Sri Lanka Family Vacation Summary
Day 1
Abu Dhabi (UAE):
Yas Island, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Day 2
Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka):
Leopard Safari
Day 3
Anuradhapura and Minneriya National Park:
Anuradhapura Ancient Capital City, Minneriya Elephant Safari
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Day 4
Sigiriya & Traditional Sri Lankan Village:
Traditional Sri Lankan Village, Sigiriya
Day 5
Arugam Bay Beach Day:
Day 6
Ella:
Morning Drive to Ella, Hiking Little Adam's Peak
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Day 7
Nanu Oya to Nuwara Eliya:
Train ride to Nanu Oya, High Tea in Little England,
Full Moon Festival in Nuwara Eliya
Day 8
Kandy:
Mackwoods Tea Plantation, Sri Lankan cultural show
Day Five Image with caption
Day 9
Last Day in Sri Lanka:
Temple of the Tooth - Kandy, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Day Six Image with caption
If you couldn't tell, we had a great time on this trip but I'm not yet finished writing it up. There's also a lot that we didn't do. So much so that we are already making a list of things to do when we go back after the girls are a little older:
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Sri Lanka Family Vacation Summary
Day 1
Abu Dhabi (UAE):
Yas Island, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
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| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque |
Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka):
Leopard Safari
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| Wilpattu National Park Leopard Safari |
Anuradhapura and Minneriya National Park:
Anuradhapura Ancient Capital City, Minneriya Elephant Safari
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| Minneriya National Park Elephant Safari |
Sigiriya & Traditional Sri Lankan Village:
Traditional Sri Lankan Village, Sigiriya
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| Hindu festival parade with skin hooks |
Arugam Bay Beach Day:
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| Indian Ocean at Arugam Bay |
Ella:
Morning Drive to Ella, Hiking Little Adam's Peak
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| Little Adam's Peak in Ella |
Nanu Oya to Nuwara Eliya:
Train ride to Nanu Oya, High Tea in Little England,
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| Train ride from Ella to Nanu Oya |
Kandy:
Last Day in Sri Lanka:
Temple of the Tooth - Kandy, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Day Six Image with caption
If you couldn't tell, we had a great time on this trip but I'm not yet finished writing it up. There's also a lot that we didn't do. So much so that we are already making a list of things to do when we go back after the girls are a little older:
- Actually climb Sigiriya
- Get a table to match our Balinese table, but we'll need to bring the dimensions
- Go scuba diving (age limit?)
- surf (age?)
- Experience the Kandy Festival elephant parade (August)?
- Tour Columbo
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