Scenic Train Journey to Cooler Climes
Apr 24th
Ever since I joined Red Dot as a sales consultant the phrase “scenic train journey” has cropped up in emails on a daily basis. We have people in the Red Dot office who claim to know every station en route intimately, but for me it was time to upgrade my childhood memories.
The first hurdle to overcome was actually to obtain tickets for the train journey. It is an extremely complicated process and there were only 46 seats in the observation carriage. But we were lucky enough to get the required 4 seats and booked the Mountain Heavens Guest House in Ella for the two-night stay, a reasonably-priced guest house with stunning views over Ella Gap.
Sri Lanka whale watching must develop responsibly
Nov 3rd
The Sri Lanka Travel Blog has been struck by an enthralling piece about whale watching in Sri Lanka that we have spotted on the Lanka Business report Website.
Whale watching was first mooted back in the 1980s when according to the report whales began to enter Trinco harbour, one of the great natural harbours of the world, using an old submarine canyon. But plans to turn Trinco into one of the world’s great whale-watching destinations were shelved because of security restrictions during Sri Lanka’s separatist conflict.
The end of that civil war has seen controls eased on Sri Lanka’s east coast and Chaaya Blue has begun to operate whale-watching tours during part of the year.
Sri Lanka Completes Elephant Census
Aug 15th
Sri Lanka has just completed the first nationwide survey of its elephant population, aimed at better protecting the animals and their habitat.
Thousands of volunteers counted the elephants from watchtowers at 1,500 watering holes and ancient irrigation lakes. Elephants are classified age and sex, and more knowledge is sought on their movements and distribution.
This is the driest time of year in Sri Lanka, and animals are at their most thirsty, so come to drink in more open habitats in large numbers, sometimes bringing them into conflict with the people. The conflict between farmers and free-ranging wild elephants results in dozens of human and elephant deaths each year and finding solutions is necessary to.
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