Ritigala Forest Monastery
An ancient Buddhist forest monastery built by ascetic monks in the 1st century BCE on a granite hillside deep in the dry zone interior – its stone meditation pathways, bathing ponds, and library platforms now gradually reclaimed by one of Sri Lanka’s richest medicinal forest reserves. Ritigala takes real commitment to reach and rewards that […]
Madolduwa
A pristine, almost entirely undeveloped river island in the Kalu Ganga river valley near Ratnapura – a place of extraordinary natural beauty and complete quietness where Island Pulse Travels includes overnight experiences in river-edge eco lodge settings surrounded by endemic rainforest and the sounds of a river ecosystem at night. Madolduwa represents exactly the kind […]
Hiriketiya / Kalametiya
The combination of Hiriketiya Bay’s surf and coastal character with the Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary just inland – a lagoon and mangrove system of exceptional waterbird diversity, including flamingos, pelicans, painted storks, and an impressive range of waders and migratory shorebirds – creates one of the south coast’s most complete natural destinations for guests who want […]
Madu River Wetland
A Ramsar-listed inland wetland system of 900 hectares near Balapitiya on the southwest coast – explored by small motorboat through mangrove channels, past a working cinnamon island, a Buddhist temple island, and natural fish therapy pools in an ecosystem of remarkable biological complexity and sensory beauty. The Madu River gives the southwest coast a natural […]
Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka’s highest city carries a peculiarly enchanting colonial atmosphere – Tudor buildings, rose gardens, a Victorian racetrack, and the continuous visual drama of tea estates covering every hillside to the horizon in every direction. The surrounding highland landscape produces some of the world’s finest high-grown Orange Pekoe in a setting of such extraordinary beauty […]