Enchanting Srilanka

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Recently I visited Srilanka and almost fell in love with it. Srilanka is a beautiful and cultural city, with amazing sights.

Here are 5 Reasons to include Srilanka at the top of your bucket list:

1.Food :

If best holidays are about food, then this island city of rice and curry is a treat for your taste buds. Srilankan food is absolutely delicious. Kottu roti, String hoppers, Sambal, Curry, coconut gravy and the mouth watering, delectable sea Food.
Sri Lankan food is full of spices and explodes with flavour.
And it is heaven for fruit lovers like me. Since it’s a tropical country, fruits in srilanka is home for some exotic and fascinating fruits that are uniquely sri Lankan
Srilanka is blessed with variety of fruits like Rambutan, Avocado, mangoes, passion fruit, mangosteen, wood apple. Fresh, nutritious & super delicious. The orange coloured coconut, known as King coconut or Thembilii in Sinhalese is immensely sweet compared to regular coconuts, refreshing with amazing health benefits and full of vitamins. Fruits here are absolutely cheap.
Food is one reason I would love revisit srilanka again.

2. People :

The warmth you receive while traveling in the foreign country can make your trip so much memorable.
Srilanka is warm and welcoming. Met some nicest people on our journey.
Local people in srilanka have friendliest attitude towards foreign residents.
You will be definitely charmed by friendly locals who welcome the tourists with open arms. While walking on the street you will be greeted with smile, asked where are you from.

O3. Landscapes and beaches :

Srilanka has some of the finest landscapes and most beautiful beaches in the world.
White sand, Palm trees, gorgeous sunset, Srilanka has most serene and stunning beaches.
Mirissa, Unawatuna, Bentota, Galle, Hikkaduwa, weligama, Induruwa are few most scintillating beaches in srilanka and top picks.

4. widlife :

Sri Lanka is one of the exciting places to see wildlife. It is vast and varied just like the island. Ranging from elephants and leopards to marine life and exotic birds. Sri Lanka is one of the best places in the world to see whales, With 12% of the country designated for wildlife protection, it is the place to enjoy the wildlife experiences, safari parks and sanctuaries.
You can see animals in their natural habitat. From spotting leopards; to watching the wild elephants feeding and bathing on the river, to taking quite walks along the beaches of the south coast to visiting turtle hatchery’s as they lay their eggs. All these mind-blowing wildlife experiences in will leave you speechless.

At Pinnawala elephant orphanage, you will witness baby elephants. This elephant orphanage also houses the crippled elephants that can’t take care of themselves. Special mahouts are trained to take care of these ‘gentle giants’ who are sometimes orphaned. This orphanage was started in 1975 and has birthed over 20 new-born calves in its premises.

5. Sports and adventures :

Sri Lanka is an ideal location for wind-surfing, water-skiing, surfing, sailing, scuba-diving.
We tried Ziplining in the mountains of Ella and those 40 seconds is the most exciting experience of my life.
Varied landscapes also offers plenty of excellent opportunities for hiking and trekking.

Galle lighthouse is The oldest light station in the country, Galle lighthouse is picturesque with beautiful view. On the shore of Indian ocean, sorrounded by Dutch fort and historic buildings.

Exploring the tea plantat
ions in Nuwara eliya & joining the Tea pickers to learn the process of plucking tea was such a memorable experience !⁣ The tea pickers, all women, climb the steep hills everyday, Carrying the large baskets on their backs loaded with freshly plucked tea leaves.⁣

Despite the negativity surrounded srilanka due to the series of unfortunate events in recent months, I strongly believe that srilanka is safe to travel to.

Jyoti ♡