Sri Lanka


Tour of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Tour of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Polonnaruwa, just like Anuradhapura (Read — Tour of Anuradhapura), is another of Sri Lanka’s most famous royal ancient towns. About 50 kms away from Habarana where we were staying (Read Review of Cinnamon Lodge in Habarana), we started off soon after breakfast since we also wanted to go to Sigiriya in the evening. Polonnaruwa ruins is spread across […]


Tour of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Tour of Anuradhapura, one of Sri Lanka’s most famous ancient towns, will need an entire day. Hence, schedule accordingly. The town is famous for its many many Buddhist Stupas. Hopping from one to the other easily takes about 4-5 hours. Now, we were staying at the Cinnamon in Habarana (Review of Cinnamon Lodge […]

Tour of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Hotel Review: Cinnamon Lodge in Habarana, Sri Lanka

Hotel Review: Cinnamon Lodge in Habarana, Sri Lanka

Habarana should be your base if you plan to tour the religious and historical circuit of Sri Lanka comprising the ancient towns of Anuradhapura, Polunuara, Sigiriya and Dogamba. History buffs that we are, we stationed ourselves for 3 nights and 2 days in Habarana’s luxury resort, Cinnamon, to see the towns thorough… As I said, a luxury […]


Best Itinerary and Blogs for a Sri Lanka Road Trip

Sri Lanka road trip it was, last Christmas. It was a 10-day trip covering Habarana, the rich temple town of Anuradhapura, the beautiful ancient city of Sigiriya in the North, the tea-covered hills of Nuwara Eliyain Central Srilanka, the beaches of Unabatuna in the South and back to Colombo via Galle and Bentota. We selected the towns in a way […]

Road trip in Sri Lanka