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PEACOCKS, 5 FOOT MONITOR LIZARDS, ANCIENT TEMPLES, TEA PLANTATIONS, A DANCING DEVIL… AND DELICIOUS REGIONAL CUISINE. SRI LANKA HAS THIS AND MUCH MORE. “OH, DID I MENTION…I TOOK A HARD FALL ON MY BIKE”.

We were transported to beautiful Kandy House boutique hotel after a 2 hour drive from Water Garden Sigirya.  In 1804, the last Chief Minister of the Kandyan kingdom built a palatial villa with local, moorish and dutch styles in the beautiful countryside near the former capital. 200 years later…

THE DAMBULLA CAVE TEMPLE WAS MY FAVORITE PLACE I VISITED ON MY FEBRUARY SRI LANKA BIKE TOUR

The Dambulla Cave Temple was a place I always wanted to visit but it was not on our bike tour itinerary. Our guide Peter made it happen for three of us who were interested. We were still exhausted from climbing Sigiriya’s 1250 steps before lunch so the 400…

I REALLY HATE HEIGHTS BUT I WAS COMPELLED TO CLIMB THE 1250 STEPS TO THE ANCIENT SIGIRIYA LION ROCK FORTRESS IN SRI LANKA

We took the van to our next luxury resort, Water Garden Sigiriya. Beautiful water features and pathways in the resort. Sigiriya Lion Rock looms very large in the background of our resort. It is an ancient rock fortress known for its massive column of rock that reaches nearly 650 feet…

AN ADVENTURE LIKE NOTHING BEFORE…COME ALONG ON MY EXCITING CYCLING TRIP TO AMAZING SRI LANKA.

My good friend Tom is the consummate adventurer completing over 90 cycling, multi-adventure, and walking tours on all seven continents. He sends out his trip itineraries over a year in advance. I saw he had reserved a Butterfield & Robinson Sri Lanka bike tour with good friend Jennie, and…