I have recently arrived home from Sri Lanka, and what a lovely holiday I had. It was only a small group of 13, which was nice as we all got to know each other. We had very hot, humid weather with quite a bit of rain. However this didn't really effect the holiday as we tended to do the excursions in the morning so that we could relax by the pool in the afternoon. All the hotels were lovely, especially the ones we stayed in for a number of nights. A high factor sun cream is definitely required-I had 30 on and still got burnt! I would recommended light weight cover ups.
All the excursions were really good, it was great to see the elephants at Pinnawela and in the wild on safari. We all climbed the Sigiriya rock, some of us making it right to the top. The dambulla caves were really interesting along with the ancient cities and temples. The train ride we had was a very different style to over here and was fascinating. The tea plantation was also interesting and we got a go at tea plucking!
All bar the last meal was buffet style. There was always something you could find to eat. The Sri Lankan curries were rather too hot for me, but they had English, Italian, Indian, Thai as well.
And a big thank you to our tour manager Amanda who was excellent throughout and is definitely responsible for how good a time we had
