Reasons to Visit Sri Lanka During Green Season
Waiting for Sri Lanka's popular south coast luxury villas and sunshine season? You may be missing out on the more intense biodiversity hotspot experience courtesy of the green season holidays in Sri Lanka's East Coast. Here are some exciting reasons to visit, rain showers and all.
More lush, more green, more emptier beaches.
The season between January and April is when tourist hotspots like the Galle Fort and the beaches of Bentota, Mirissa, Weligama, Talpe, Hiriketiya, and Tangalle experience peak season visitor numbers. In the East though, with green season comes a lull and diminished crowds dense with tropical blooms where you can head off, barefoot, for miles, on beaches more emptier, while enjoying great green season rates from hidden eco-lodges to famed beachside addresses - some of the best hotels in Sri Lanka's East coast.
Explore the wildlife-rich Kumana National Park where a safari can end with sundowners at the Panama Rock. Privately guided nature and village treks to observe endemic species and local communities embracing the lush life - proof that Sri Lanka can be even more perfect, more biodiverse, and...err...more green as the rains feed forests and miles and miles of landscapes with blooming fruits and flowers, which draw more birds and butterflies.
Then, there are those cultural highlights in Sri Lanka's east, where you could zip-line in Ella and then head to the Kudimbigala forest monastery for insights on Buddhism, biodiversity, and ecology on a privately guided tour with Ayu in the Wild.
The above is just a quick glimpse into Reasons to Visit Sri Lanka During Green Season. To experience these highlights on your holiday, send us an enquiry. Ayu in the Wild is an owner-managed and women-led full service DMC effortlessly blending authenticity with luxury since 2012. Founders of @sustainabletravelsrilanka
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