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Sigiriya rock fortress rising above the jungle plains of the Cultural Triangle

28 July 2026 · 6 min read

Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle: How to Plan the Perfect Two or Three Days

Ancient capitals, cave temples and a fortress in the sky — the Cultural Triangle packs two thousand years of history into one dry-zone plain. Here is how to route it, where to base yourself, and which sunrise climb to choose.

The Ceylon Days Team

16 July 2026 · 6 min read

Sri Lankan Food: A Delicious Guide to Rice & Curry, Hoppers, Kottu and Beyond

From the ritual spread of rice and curry to the midnight clatter of kottu roti, hoppers at dawn and Jaffna crab curry — what to eat in Sri Lanka, where to actually eat it, and an honest word about the chilli.

The Ceylon Days Team

An illuminated tusker parading at the Kandy Esala Perahera

16 July 2026 · 6 min read

Kandy's Esala Perahera: A Guide to Sri Lanka's Greatest Festival

Ten nights of drummers, whip crackers, fire dancers and dozens of adorned elephants honouring the Sacred Tooth Relic — what the Esala Perahera is, how the nights build to the Randoli finale, and how to actually get a seat.

The Ceylon Days Team

A tea plucker at work among bright green bushes in the hill country

5 July 2026 · 6 min read

Ceylon Tea Country: Estates, Factory Tours and the World's Most Scenic Cuppa

How a coffee blight gave the world Ceylon tea — and how to travel the hill country today: factory tastings, estate bungalows, misty Horton Plains mornings, and the choice between Nuwara Eliya, Ella and quiet Haputale.

The Ceylon Days Team

Stories about culture

Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle: How to Plan the Perfect Two or Three Days→

Sri Lankan Food: A Delicious Guide to Rice & Curry, Hoppers, Kottu and Beyond→

Kandy's Esala Perahera: A Guide to Sri Lanka's Greatest Festival→

Ceylon Tea Country: Estates, Factory Tours and the World's Most Scenic Cuppa→

Stories about culture

Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle: How to Plan the Perfect Two or Three Days→

Sri Lankan Food: A Delicious Guide to Rice & Curry, Hoppers, Kottu and Beyond→

Kandy's Esala Perahera: A Guide to Sri Lanka's Greatest Festival→

Ceylon Tea Country: Estates, Factory Tours and the World's Most Scenic Cuppa→

Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle: How to Plan the Perfect Two or Three Days

Sri Lankan Food: A Delicious Guide to Rice & Curry, Hoppers, Kottu and Beyond

Kandy's Esala Perahera: A Guide to Sri Lanka's Greatest Festival

Ceylon Tea Country: Estates, Factory Tours and the World's Most Scenic Cuppa

Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle: How to Plan the Perfect Two or Three Days

Sri Lankan Food: A Delicious Guide to Rice & Curry, Hoppers, Kottu and Beyond

Kandy's Esala Perahera: A Guide to Sri Lanka's Greatest Festival

Ceylon Tea Country: Estates, Factory Tours and the World's Most Scenic Cuppa