Sri Lanka means the Resplendent Island, a fitting name for this Paradise on Earth. This vibrant cultural melting pot in the Indian Ocean has it all, with its rich cultural history, stunning sceneries, lush nature and some of the friendliest people you will ever meet! Don’t forget a uniquely spicy local cuisine!
![Koggala Stilt Fishermen 2](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Koggala-Stilt-Fishermen-2-1024x595.jpg?ssl=1)
![Sigiriya - the Rock](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sigiriya-The-Rock-1024x560.jpg?ssl=1)
![Kandy Temple of the Tooth Flowers](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Kandy-Temple-of-the-Tooth-Flowers-1024x621.jpg?ssl=1)
![The Lighthouse at Galle Fort](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Galle-Lighthouse-1024x552.jpg?ssl=1)
![Dambulla Golden Temple](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Dambulla-Golden-Temple-1024x662.jpg?ssl=1)
![Sigiriya Standing Buddha](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sigiriya-Standing-Buddha-469x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Dambulla Rock Temple Interior 1](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Dambulla-Rock-Temple-Interior-1-1024x541.jpg?ssl=1)
![Sigiriya Rock View from the Top](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sigiriya-Rock-View-from-the-Top-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1)
![Sigiriya Rock Royal swimming pool](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sigiriya-Rock-Royal-swimming-pool-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1)
![Sigiriya Rock Palace](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sigiriya-Rock-Palace-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1)
![Sigiriya Rock Palace 3](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sigiriya-Rock-Palace-3-1024x591.jpg?ssl=1)
![Sigiriya Rock Palace 2](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sigiriya-Rock-Palace-2-1024x522.jpg?ssl=1)
![Sigiriya Rock Lion Feet](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sigiriya-Rock-Lion-Feet-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1)
![Sigiriya Rock Grandparents and granddaughters](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sigiriya-Rock-Grandparents-and-granddaughters-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1)
![Sigiriya Rock Grandfather and granddaughter](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sigiriya-Rock-Grandfather-and-granddaughter-1024x744.jpg?ssl=1)
![Sigiriya - Guarding Monks Surrounding the Standing Buddha](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sigiriya-Monks-1024x632.jpg?ssl=1)
![Me with Python](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Me-with-Python-1024x975.jpg?ssl=1)
![Stilt fishermen in Koggala, Sri Lanka](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Koggala-Stilt-Fishermen-2-1-1024x595.jpg?ssl=1)
![Kandy Temple of the Tooth Octagon](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Kandy-Temple-of-the-Tooth-Octagon-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1)
![Grandafather and granddaughter](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Grandafather-and-granddaughter-1024x815.jpg?ssl=1)
![Galle Street Picture 2](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Galle-Street-Picture-2-1024x598.jpg?ssl=1)
![Dambulla Rock Temple View From The Rock](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Dambulla-Rock-Temple-View-From-The-Rock-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1)
![Dambulla Rock Temple Sleeping Buddha](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Dambulla-Rock-Temple-Sleeping-Buddha-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1)
![Dambulla Rock Temple Sitting and Standing Buddhas](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Dambulla-Rock-Temple-Sitting-and-Standing-Buddhas-1024x594.jpg?ssl=1)
![Dambulla Rock Temple Exterior 2](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Dambulla-Rock-Temple-Exterior-2-1024x755.jpg?ssl=1)
![Dambulla Rock Temple Exterior 1](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Dambulla-Rock-Temple-Exterior-1-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1)
![Dambulla Rock Temple One Buddha in Front of Many](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Dambulla-Rock-Temple-One-Buddha-in-Front-of-Many-1024x508.jpg?ssl=1)
![Colombo Floating Market](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Colombo-Floating-Market-1024x626.jpg?ssl=1)
![Colombo](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Colombo-1024x498.jpg?ssl=1)
![Sigiriya Rock Palace View](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sigiriya-Rock-Palace-View-1024x643.jpg?ssl=1)
![Aliya Resort Spa Pool](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Aliya-Resort-Spa-Pool-1024x673.jpg?ssl=1)
![Colombo Floating Market Entrance](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Colombo-Floating-Market-Entrance-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1)
![Dilmah t-lounge at One Galle Face in Colombo](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Colombo-Dilmah-t-lounge-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Colombo Old Dutch Hospital](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Colombo-Old-Dutch-Hospital-1024x678.jpg?ssl=1)
![Mirissa - Parrot Rock Bridge](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Mirissa-Parrot-Rock-Bridge-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1)
![Galle Fruit and Vegetable Market](https://i0.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Galle-Fruit-and-Vegetable-Market-1024x651.jpg?ssl=1)
![Galle Fishing Boats](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Galle-Fishing-Boats-1024x597.jpg?ssl=1)
![Galle Fort - Street Picture](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Galle-Street-Picture-1024x657.jpg?ssl=1)
![Kandy Temple of the Tooth Inner Temple](https://i2.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Kandy-Temple-of-the-Tooth-Inner-Temple-1024x590.jpg?ssl=1)
![Kandy - Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, seen from the lake](https://i1.wp.com/www.bauck.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Kandy-Temple-of-the-Tooth-from-the-lake-1024x665.jpg?ssl=1)
Our action-packed 11-day schedule took us through Sigiriya and Dambulla, Kandy, Galle and finally Colombo, also passing through Koggala and Mirissa. The sites included splendid temples and steep climbs, like the Sigiriya Rock, with its Machu Picchu-like 5th century fortress. We also visited the Dambulla Cave Temple, and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.
By the time we were flying back to Nairobi, the world was already watching nervously, as the coronavirus was spreading fast. Only days after we returned home from Sri Lanka, the lockdowns started, and global air travel ceased for the next few months. We made it out just on time!