by admin-unique | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog
2017 marks the 150 year anniversary of the birth of iconic tea plantations on the island of Sri Lanka when James Taylor setup the first plantation in 1867. One and a half centuries later, the industry is still booming.
Interestingly, the tea plant had been brought to Sri Lanka earlier than this, first being grown in the Royal Botanical Gardens in as early as 1824. Over the coming years additional tea plant variations were brought to the Gardens, and then in 1867 James Taylor started the first commercial tea plantation in Loolecondera, Kandy.
Soon after more plantations began to appear close to Taylor’s original plantation as landowners began to switch to the more lucrative tea production. These became the first tea estates on the island.
Today, 150 years after James Taylor birthed the industry on the island; tea is one of Sri Lanka’s most important exports and supports more than one million jobs.
by admin-unique | Jun 6, 2019 | Adventure Travel, Blog, Family Holidays, Family Holidays in Sri Lanka, Family Holidays to Sri Lanka, Family Tours in Sri Lanka, Family Tours to Sri Lanka, National Parks, Tours In Sri Lanka, Travel Tips, Wildlife and National Parks, Wildlife Safaris
This month’s Wanderlust Travel Magazine cover story takes their readers on a voyage of the Indian Ocean, the highlight being the incredible experience of exploring Sri Lanka’s cultural gems and witnessing her stunning wildlife up close.
The first-hand experience of the magazine’s writer Phoebe Smith (and the amazing photographs taken on the journey by Neil S Price) takes the reader on an epic journey around the Bay of Bengal where they explore mangrove forests, the rock-top fortress of Sigiriya and exploding volcanoes.
by admin-unique | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog
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by admin-unique | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog
Sri Lanka is beautiful. We have selected a collection of ten pictures that will make you want to take your next holiday in Sri Lanka!
Be sure to take a look at our Sri Lanka holidays section if you want to learn more about seeing these wonderful sights which we visit in our itineraries.
by admin-unique | Jun 6, 2019 | Adventure Travel, Blog, Tours In Sri Lanka, Travel Tips, Wildlife and National Parks, Wildlife Safaris
A sub-species of the Sloth Bear, the Sri Lankan Sloth Bear is a rare and highly threatened species with as few as 500 reported in the wild. Thankfully the National Parks of Wilpattu, and particularly Yala, preserve these unique mammals which are best spotted in the parks during the month of June.
With their distinct thick black coats and hairless snouts, the Sloth Bear is an omnivore which usually consumes insects which it finds in trees by using its long snout and powerful smell. The bear very rarely kills other animals and typically eats berries, nuts and roots alongside insects.
Due to its diet, the Sri Lankan Sloth Bear is very much dependant on the lowland forests in the dry-zone of the island where its staple food sources are found. Unfortunately, the recent destruction of these zones across the island has left the bear highly threatened with as few as 500 thought to still be in the wild.
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