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Solo Travel: Sri Lanka Trip ⑨: After experiencing authentic Ayurveda and sightseeing in Colombo, heading back to Japan!
2025/7/28
On the final day, to soothe the weariness of travel and experience Ayurveda—which is prohibitively expensive in Japan—we toured Colombo before setting off on our return journey to Japan. The previous day's travelogue is as follows. 【Solo Travel】Sri Lanka Trip ...
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【Solo Travel】Sri Lanka Travelogue ⑧: Heading from Galle to Colombo for sightseeing! Savouring Bawa-designed temples and afternoon tea.
2025/7/28
Having toured Galle from the previous evening, today I set off for Colombo, my final destination, from the morning. 【Solo Travel】Sri Lanka Travelogue ⑦: Visiting the Only Tropical Rainforest 'Sinharaja Forest Reserve' and the Final World Heritage Site, Galle! The previous day...
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【Solo Travel】Sri Lanka Travelogue ⑦: Visiting the Only Tropical Rainforest, 'Sinharaja Forest Reserve', and the Final World Heritage Site, Galle!
2025/11/8
The previous day, we stayed in the nearby Kota Bola area for a visit to the Sinharaja Forest Reserve and headed there early in the morning. 【Solo Travel】Sri Lanka Travelogue ⑥: World Natural Heritage Site 'Horton Plains National Park' ...
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【Solo Travel】Sri Lanka Travelogue ⑥: A 3-Hour Hike Through the World Natural Heritage Site 'Horton Plains National Park'!
2025/11/8
This time, I shall recount the sixth and seventh days of my Sri Lanka trip. Leaving Nuwara Eliya behind, I shall tour the 'Central Highlands of Sri Lanka', a World Natural Heritage site. The 'Central Highlands of Sri Lanka' broadly comprise three national parks, but...
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Solo Travel: Sri Lanka Travelogue Part 5: Touring a Tea Factory in Nuwara Eliya and Savouring High Tea at Heritance Tea Factory! Enjoy Elegant Scenery on the Mountain Train!
2025/11/8
Until the day before, I had been on a whirlwind tour of Sri Lanka's five UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The schedule is as follows. Today marks the fifth day of the trip, and I shall recount the events of 14th November. A summary of the entire itinerary for the Sri Lanka trip...
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Solo Travel: Sri Lanka Travelogue Part 4: Visiting the World Heritage Dambulla Cave Temple and Kandy's Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic! Experiencing a puja ceremony after visiting a tea factory.
2025/11/8
On the fourth day of my Sri Lanka trip, I departed from Heritance Kandalama, where I had stayed for two days, visited the Dambulla Cave Temple, and then headed towards Kandy. Please see below for the previous day's travelogue. 【Solo Travel】Sri Lanka Travelogue ③: World Heritage...
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【Solo Travel】Sri Lanka Travelogue Part 3: Visiting the World Heritage Sites of Polonnaruwa and Sigiriya Rock!
2025/7/28
On the third day, we toured Polonnaruwa from Heritance Kandalama, then visited Sigiriya Rock at sunset. Yesterday's Anuradhapura, today's tour, and tomorrow's Kandy – we're dashing through the cultural triangle's World Heritage sites...
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Solo Travel: Sri Lanka Travelogue Part 2: From Negombo via Anuradhapura to the Bawa-designed Hotel 'Heritance Kandalama'!
2025/11/8
Yesterday I shared the itinerary from Haneda Airport via a transit in Shanghai to arrival in Sri Lanka. 【Solo Travel】Sri Lanka Travelogue Part 1: From Haneda Airport via a connecting flight to Bandaranaike International Airport! Ne...
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【Solo Travel】Sri Lanka Travelogue Part 1: From Haneda Airport via connecting flight to Bandaranaike International Airport! Introducing the route to my accommodation in Negombo.
2025/11/8
The author travelled to Sri Lanka from 10th to 18th November 2024. To visit all eight World Heritage Sites, the following itinerary was followed. The comprehensive account is detailed in the article below. →【Sri Lanka Travelogue ...】.
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How to get around Sri Lanka? Hire a private driver in Sri Lanka!
Are you feeling anxious about local transport during your trip to Sri Lanka? When visiting a country for the first time, there's so much you don't know – how to use trains and buses, fares, safety during travel, and more. Actually, Sri Lanka has railways, buses...