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Stories from the island

Tea, trains, wildlife, festivals and food – written by the people who show them to our guests.

Train crossing the Nine Arches Bridge near Ella
Trains

The Kandy to Ella train, window by window

Seven hours, one of the great railway journeys of Asia.Read the story →
Tea estate in the hills around Nuwara Eliya
Tea

A morning in the tea hills

From leaf to cup: how Ceylon tea is plucked, withered and rolled, and why the altitude matters.
Leopard in Yala National Park
Wildlife

Waiting for leopards in Yala

Why patience beats speed on safari, and what our trackers look for at dawn.
Elephants in a Sri Lankan national park
Wildlife

The elephant gathering at Minneriya

Every dry season, hundreds of wild elephants gather around one ancient reservoir.
Stilt fishermen at Koggala
Culture

The stilt fishermen of the south coast

The story behind one of the most photographed sights in Sri Lanka.
Cups of Ceylon tea on a veranda
Food

Rice and curry, explained

Not one curry but a whole table of them – and how to cook it.