A Luxury Journey Through Sri Lanka: Tea Trails, Safaris and Beaches SRI LANKA IN STYLE: A LUXURY JOURNEY THROUGH ELLA, YALA & TANGALLE Explore Sri Lanka in style – from tea plantations in Ella to wild safaris in Yala and secluded beach bliss in Tangalle. Heading to Sri Lanka for the second time, I wasn’t planning to visit its Cultural Triangle, I was here for the tea, the nature and the beach. When the plane touched down at Bandaranaike International in Colombo, although I had arrived, there was a further four-hour journey in an air-conditioned minibus. As it began its slow climb into the emerald folds of the highlands toward Hatton, my tired eyes scanned the trees for monkeys swinging through the canopy. Easing Into Sri Lanka: From Negombo to the Highlands If the flight and transfer are a bit too much, a stopover at the recently opened Uga Riva in Negombo is a great way to ease in. It’s a chic, colonial-style boarding house (pictured above) that offers the perfect reset from the long flight before the four-to-five-hour drive to the tea country. There are landscapes that are beautiful, and then there are those that feel like they were … Continue reading SRI LANKA IN STYLE: A LUXURY JOURNEY THROUGH ELLA, YALA & TANGALLE