One of the delights of Sri Lanka is that this is really Mother Nature at her best. From the terraced rice paddies, the beautiful locations for canoeing, the tranquility of the trees and surroundings, all brought together with good people, great food, delightful locations We departed Belahoya for our 5 hour drive to the south of Bentota Island. It was [….]

“I have just arrived on this exotic island of Sri Lanka where we will embark on a  15 day journey to see why Sri Lanka has been voted  “the destination” to visit in 2016″. The fishermen depart in their catamarans at 7pm and return at 5am with their catch for the day, the only day rest is Sunday when they [….]

This all women’s tour is for the non adventurous, touched with spice to get your blood flowing. Have you ever experienced the true beauty of exotic locations and never had the courage to do it? Well today with Lyn Taylor’s Adventure Travel as your guide, you are in for a chance of a lifetime. This is a private scenic experience [….]

Have you ever wanted to experience exotic locations and never had the courage to do!  Join us on a private cultural experience of Sri Lanka that most tourists never get to see and do. A unique Women’s Only adventure is waiting for you. All arrangements and every aspect of  your holiday to Sri Lanka will be taken care of, a [….]

We have just experienced an amazing last 2 days in Sri Lanka. Yesterday we departed the hotel early to avoid the heat, for a boat ride on the Mardu River. The main treasure of the Mardu is the mangroves that acts as a bio lock to the area giving protection of aqua marine animals and plant life. The other important [….]

We departed Belahoya for our 5 hour drive to the south of Bentota Island. It was a very pleasant and scenic drive, stopping at Ratnapurna where the famous gems of Sri Lanka are mined. It was interesting to see the the mining at first hand after seeing it on a video in Kandy. We were shown the uncut gems, then [….]

Today was an action packed. We actually began our adventure last night when we arrived at Belahoya River Resort, and were shown to our rustic style accommodation set  in an idyllic position on the Belahoya river.  After settling in we decided to explore and wander down to the river for a swim where we met two local men taking  their [….]

​Sri Lanka holds some of the world’s ancient cities spanning together with a  culture enriched with 3 thousand years of knowledge. Fortresses, temples, palaces, exotic water  gardens,  SigiriyaRock  “eight wonder of the world”. Climb the rock, spectacular panoramic  views.  Before boarding our train to Nuraya Ela we visited Sri Lanka’s only botanical gardens. We were surprised at the amount of police at the gardens, but [….]

Departing today for Kandy which was the last Royal capital city, altogether over 2300years Sri Lanka has had 7 capital cities. Kandy is a bustling vibrant city, with crazy congested traffic.  On the way we stopped to taste the local curd and treacle, it was mouthwatering. The drive was pleasant, stopping at a famous spice garden in Matale, which was [….]

Yesterday we visited the Dambulla cave temples which were interesting as they ranged from 2,000 years to 200 and 100 years. There were frescos and tempera paintings but the 100 year old frescos had not adhered as the tradition had been lost since British colonisation.   Visible  from afar is a coloured flat top rock column of Sigiriya formation rising up [….]

Today we visited the Hindu Temple of Shiva which was rebuilt by the Dutch after being destroyed by the Portuguese. Due to a 3 day weekend with the full moon holiday there were many worshippers at the temple which is  precariously situated on rocky outcrop within the old Dutch walls of Fort Frederick. There were many stalls selling, toys, hats, [….]

We departed for the east coastal town of Nirvalli close to the port of Trincomalee commonly known as Trinco. On the way we visited Minintale the first place Buddhism was brought to Sri Lanka. A steep staircase leads to the sacred precinct. We encountered many monkeys seated on the wall munching on seeds that had fallen from above, reaching the [….]