We went to Sri Lanka four years after the tsunami, for a one week tour followed by a week all inclusive at a beach hotel. The tour was great - we'd expected to be in a minibus party of 8, but when we arrived we were the only 2 booked on the tour so had our own driver for the week. Our itinerary was practically the same as magpie's, and very interesting. We were the only couple climbing Sigriya Rock, and the only guests at the St Andrew's Hotel at Nuwara Eliya, where we had a taste of how life was lived by the old colonials. Everyone we met was so friendly and we learnt a lot about the country from our driver. The beach week wasn't really our thing, but gave us time to relax, and I must say the Sri Lankan food is some of the best I've ever had. Our driver was pulled over many times by soldiers or the police for searches, but once they can show they're carrying foreign tourists, drivers are waved on. The Sri Lankans were very keen for us to recommend the country to get their tourist industry back on track after the devastation of the tsunami and the civil war, and I'm more than happy to do so.
COUNTRY, CITY, AREA, PLACE -Game 21