{"id":19698,"date":"2017-09-23T13:53:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T13:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slingadventures.com\/?page_id=19698"},"modified":"2018-08-20T06:25:47","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T20:25:47","slug":"sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slingadventures.com\/destinations\/sri-lanka","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/i> Escape to Sri Lanka<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>
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Ride the Kandy to Ella train\u00a0that winds at walking pace through the tea plantations of the highlands. You could also quite possibly see the largest land animal and the largest sea creature in the same day. And, join the daily pilgrimage to where Buddha first left a footprint on earth at Adam\u2019s Peak.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i> Explore<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>
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Learn about the largest land animal on earth at the Uda Walawe Elephant Orphanage. Arrive for feeding time and see both baby and grown elephants reared to be returned to the wild.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i> Unique Experience<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>
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Camp in hammock tents suspended above the tea plantations at\u00a0Tomorrowland<\/span><\/a>, a taste of what there is to come with tourism in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i> Get schooled<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>
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As a leading producer of tea, Sri Lanka was actually one of the largest producers of coffee until a parasite wiped out most crops and by 1900 it was replaced by tea.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Travelling in Sri Lanka<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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Posted by Warren<\/a><\/span> | 29 Nov 2017<\/span>
How to Climb Ella Rock in Sri Lanka<\/a><\/div>

A drawcard of Ella, Sri Lanka is a hike up Ella Rock. Yet mysteriously no route map exists, no trail markings are present and the whole affair seems shrouded in...<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"uda<\/a><\/div>
Posted by Warren<\/a><\/span> | 05 Jan 2017<\/span>
Elephants of Uda Walawe<\/a><\/div>

It's 6am and five\u00a0or so diesel engines are emitting that distinctive idling noise. The diesel engines in the bellies of a fleet of safari-equipped 4WD's are waiting\u00a0at the gate to...<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Posted by Warren<\/a><\/span> | 03 Jan 2017<\/span>
Tomorrowland, Ella<\/a><\/div>

It was with some trepidation that Erin and I\u00a0left the safety of our traditional homestay in the main traveller's hub of\u00a0Ella in the Sri Lankan hills. Aboard a small\u00a0scooter, we...<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Posted by Warren<\/a><\/span> | 01 Jan 2017<\/span>
Kandy to Ella Train Ride<\/a><\/div>

The situation was. Peak travel season in Sri Lanka for tourists and locals alike. The famous Kandy to Ella train ride through the hilly tea plantations was fully booked. 2nd...<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Posted by Warren<\/a><\/span> | 31 Dec 2016<\/span>
Kandy<\/a><\/div>

A four hour taxi ride from Dalhousie, near Adam's Peak had us arriving in Kandy. Visions of a town made up of confectionary were soon dashed upon entering the hustle...<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Posted by Warren<\/a><\/span> | 29 Dec 2016<\/span>
Adam’s Peak, Sri Lanka<\/a><\/div>

As far as mountain names go, Adam's Peak is as simple as you get. Alongside Everest, the Matterhorn or Acongagua it seems quite plain. But this is Sri Lanka where...<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Posted by Warren<\/a><\/span> | 28 Dec 2016<\/span>
Sri Lanka Surprise<\/a><\/div>

A three hour drive out of Yallingup has us arriving at Perth International airport. Driven promptly and efficiently by our driver Dennis. Dennis hailed from the USA originally but had...<\/p>\n<\/div>

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