We had set out for Kumana National Park, tucked away on Sri Lanka’s remote southeastern edge, craving wildness, stillness, and a little leopard luck. What we got was something far more unforgettable: four days of glamping beneath the stars, river baths, ranger stories, dunes and deities, near-bear encounters, and more leopards than we could count. This is…
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Pada Yatra: A Journey of Faith and Perseverance. Kumana Sri Lanka
It’s 4:30 in the morning, and Arugam Bay, located in Sri Lanka’s southeast coastline is cloaked in the pre-dawn darkness. The air is filled with a mixture of anticipation and quiet resolve as we gather our belongings. Ashan, from Little Adventures, the inspiration and organizer of this walk has arrived to pick us up. Our…
One of a Kind. Kudumbigala Forest Hermitage Sri Lanka
It is easy to miss the inconspicuous turn off to the Kudumbigala Archaeological Site on the main road en route to the entrance of the Kumana National Park. However, the Kudumbigala rock can be seen from this far, standing like a sentinel overlooking the Park below. Even from this distance, the ancient cylindrical dome can…
Ten Brothers of Bovattagala. Kumana Sri Lanka
Within the boundaries of the Kumana National Park are many ancient archeological sites that date back to the 1st and 2nd centuries BC. In fact, the Kumana area has been the site of an ancient civilisation dating back to the 3rd century BC. During my recent camping trip with Xtreme Nature Tours, we visit Bovattagala,…
Camping at Kumana Sri Lanka
It’s not authentic camping and neither does it have the trimmings of glamping. But it has got all the coolness of tented accommodation, the buzzing of insects, the sounds of guttural sawing of a lurking leopard, the caressing of warm breezes that waft across the riverbed and the thrill of burying my toes in the…
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