by admin-unique | May 22, 2023 | Activities To Do in Sri Lanka, Blog, Central & Kandy, Travel Tips, UNIQUE SRI LANKA HIGHLIGHTS
The first train ran in Sri Lanka in 1864. Though we have moved from steam to Diesel, the authenticity of the old trains are still been retained and when you take a train ride in Srilanka, you will feel like you have gone
back in time. The train does about 20 MPH, most of the time. The doors and windows are opened and people sit on the footplates and enjoy the fresh air and the scenery. You hear the whistles and screams when the train goes through the pinch dark tunnels and no one knows why these screams are made, but this happens every day every time, the train goes through a tunnel.
The best train ride in Srilanka is from Kandy to Badulla which takes about seven hours. You start the trip at the elevation of 1500 feet and get up to 6200 feet, before descending to 4000 feet, which is the end of the line. The train slowly winds, twists, and spirals up the hills stopping at cute, well-maintained homely looking stations. It goes through thousands of acres of tea where you will be able to spot the vibrantly dressed tea pickers moving between the tea bushes.
The scenery is stunning, going through various climatic zones and seeing tropical, Sub- montane, and cloud forest-type vegetation. The views are amazing and at some spots, you see a distance of about 80 miles and a drop of around two thousand feet. You see a series of Waterfalls and the best being Devon and St. Clair`s Falls. You stop at the highest train station in the Country [ Pattipola] and go over the World famous Nine Arch bridge which was built by the British in 1921 and is seen as a railway wonder.
by admin-unique | Oct 24, 2019 | Central & Kandy, Hotels
Planters Bungalow offering an outdoor swimming pool, planters Bungalow is a boutique style eco friendly property located in Ella. Free WiFi access is available in the public areas of the property.Each room here will provide you with a seating area and work desk. There is also a dining table. Private bathroom comes with a shower and free toiletries. You can enjoy garden view from the room.At Planters Bungalow you will find a garden and barbecue facilities. Other facilities offered at the property include grocery deliveries, water sports facilities, cooking classes and meeting facilities. An array of activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including cycling and hiking. The property offers free parking.
by admin-unique | May 30, 2019 | Central & Kandy, Hotels
Theva Residency is a very modern boutique hotel with astonishing views over Kandy from its hilltop location, and is a drive of about 15mins from the city centre. All the rooms are individual and are simply but luxuriously decorated with splashes of red, yellow and blue – colours often seen at the Kandy Perahera. All the rooms have huge windows to make the best of the views over Kandy. In addition, the Superior Rooms have their own balcony and a private outdoor bathtub! The Suites have more privacy and even better views of the valley from their outdoor Jacuzzi. Meals can be served either in the restaurant, outdoor terrace (from where there are fabulous views of the hills), or in your own room. The infinity pool also enjoys the same views – there are no gardens as such.
by admin-unique | May 30, 2019 | Central & Kandy, Hotels
Richmond House is a small boutique guest house set on a hill about a 20 minutes’ drive from the centre of Kandy in the picturesque Sri Lankan Hill Country.
It has a feel of a colonial style villa with an impressive staircase. All the rooms are rather eclectic and furnished with traditional Sri Lankan style furniture. All rooms have their own private balcony with views out over Kandy. The views can also be enjoyed from the enclosed small restaurant.
by admin-unique | May 30, 2019 | Central & Kandy, Hotels
This boutique hotel is a stunning old tea planter’s bungalow which is surrounded by the Helboda Tea Plantations, some 45 minutes’ drive from Kandy in Central Sri Lanka. Its hilltop location is sublime- looking past the infinity pool, you can see the mountains covered in tea plantations and the Kotmale reservoir in the distance. The bungalow has been lovingly restored showing off its old world charm with highly polished floors and many fine antiques. It does though have an intimate, cosy feel to it, so feels more like a private home. All the rooms have their own individual character and have open log fires which can be lit on cool nights. There is no AC here (it isn’t necessary as it is higher up in the hills). You can eat wherever you wish – in the hotel’s sumptuous dining room, lounge, terrace or by the pool. It is perfect for those that want to experience something of the old Sri Lankan colonial life. It certainly deserves the TripAdvisor Award of Travellers Choice 2013.
by admin-unique | May 30, 2019 | Central & Kandy, Hotels
The Kandy House is located some 30mins from the centre of Kandy in a secluded situation. It is a beautifully (and very sympathetically) converted ‘Walauwa’ (colonial manor house) which having been brought into the 21st-century with all modern facilities required by a luxury boutique hotel, is still able to show off its original architecture (with polished wooden floors, elegant antiques and beautiful fabrics. There are two different grades of room – Ultra and Deluxe. All the Ultra-rooms are larger (than the Deluxe Rooms) and have access to their own verandah. You can take meals on the verandah, which overlooks the fabulous gardens and on the lower terrace, the stunning freshwater Infinity pool. This has to be one of the best hotels in Kandy!
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