Ella is the kind of place you arrive to and don’t want to leave. The small city center is lined with restaurants, cafes, and spas. It is surrounded by lush verdant hills filled with hiking trails. We stayed above the town at Waterfall View Hotel which is right by the trailhead for the Ella Rock hike. We booked into a…
The Sri Lankan “Big Five” are the elephant, sloth bear, leopard, blue whale, and sperm whale. Three of the five can be found on safari in Udawalawe and Yala National Parks. Outside of the big five we were also surprised by the diversity of bird and other wildlife in Sri Lanka. We were also torn regarding which of the two…