sri lanka road trip


Tour of Sigiriya, the ancient city of Sri Lanka

The Sigiriya rock, perhaps, is the mascot of Sri Lanka. It is a UNESCO heritage site, and certainly, one of the most visited in Sri Lanka. You see its photographs everywhere in the country, starting from the immigration section of the airport. We had scheduled our Sigiriya tour for the […]

Sigiriya Tour, Sri Lanka

Drive from Negambo to Habarana

Day 1 Sri Lanka Road Trip — Drive from Negombo to Habarana

Negombo to Habarana is almost a 150 km drive and can take upwards of 4 hours depending on where all you stop. We had started off from Villa Shade, the homestay near Colombo where we had docked for the night upon landing from India, at around 9 pm. For most part, it is a […]


Villa Shade Homestay near Colombo, Sri Lanka – a Review

We landed in Colombo at around 8pm in the evening of 24th Dec for our Sri Lanka road trip. We were scheduled to drive up to Habarana the next morning. Since it was a matter of just an overnight stay, we decided not to check in to any hotel and pay a bomb […]

Villa Shade Homestay near Colombo, Sri Lanka – a Review