At over 7000 feet above sea level, the striking pyramid shaped Adam’s Peak is probably the island’s most remarkable mountain. A depression in the rocky summit resembles a huge footprint, which has been venerated as a sacred sigh from remote antiquity; identified by Buddhists as the Buddha’s footprint, by Hindus […]

Sri Lanka is among the best places in the world to see Blue Whales and Sperm Whales. Large numbers of whales have been sighted off the coast of Mirissa, and a trip out to sea will also present sightings of other marine life like dolphins, sea turtles, flying fish and […]