1. Eat the local food. The best food we found on our journey was homemade by the guesthouse owners. If they offer you meals, let them cook for you! The breakfasts are simply sensational, egg hoppers, string hoppers, coconut roti and fresh fruit. Yummo! Or better still, take a cooking course and learn to make the perfect vegetable curry. What a souvenir to take home. Our cooking course was at Top Heavans in Ella and we loved it! 2. Ride the rails on a local train. Whether it be the iconic blue train through the hill country or the coastal services, the trains are cheap and fun. Choose from 1st, 2nd or 3rd class. We have tried them all and prefered 2nd class the best, with all the window's open and a more local feel. 3. Find wild elephants. Take an animal safari or maybe you will just see them along your journey. There is no shortage of elephants in Sri Lanka. We chose Kaudulla National Park in the cultural triangle and the cost was around $100 for 4. 4. Visit a tea field and factory. The Sri Lankan tea is simply delicious and it is interesting to learn the process from plant to cup. The highlands offer a wealth of tea fields and factories to choose from. 5. Watch day break somewhere with a view. Whether you are up Adams Peak or Pidurangala Rock, watching the mist over the jungle or tea fields is quite spectacular. 6. Take a hike in the hill country. With lower temperatures and sensational views, you can find a hike to suit your fitness level. Here we are in Ella at little Adam's Peak. 7. Surf the coastline. Take a lesson or go it alone, you can hire boards all along the south coast or east coast! We enjoyed our lessons with Dinesh at Hiriketiye bay. 8. See Blue Whales. There are few places in the world to see the worlds largest animal, so make the most of it if you don't get too sea sick. As you travel past the shipping lanes into open Indian Ocean. The whales surface for a few minutes every 5-10 minutes, so it is possible to track along beside them. 9. Take a bus journey... but not too far. With their neon lights, musical horns, plastic covered sests, loud bollywood music, and overcrowding Sri Lankan buses have it all! But I guarantee that you won't forget it in a hurry. 10. Ride by tuktuk. It's fun and breezy and cheap. There is no better way over short distances. The Sri Lankan tuktuk's are of a high standard as far as tuktuk's go. Most seat 3 or 4 at a stretch.
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