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Botanical Histories in Sri Lanka

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Tour leader
Carolyn Fry
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Dates
29 Mar
12 Apr
2025

Travel in the company of botanical expert, Carolyn Fry, to discover Sri Lanka’s botanical treasures.

Learn about Sri Lanka's spice trade and production, both historical and contemporary, with practical applications in a cooking demonstration. Discover the significance of the Bo-tree and lotus flower at Dambulla Caves and walk through the Popham Arboretum, Sri Lanka’s only dry zone arboretum. Visit the impressive botanical gardens in Peradeniya and Nuwara Eliya, as well as Victoria Park in Nuwara Eliya for the Annual Flower Show, with which the tour coincides.

A cultural programme includes visits to mystical ruins, jungles, tropical beaches, spice plantations and gemstone markets, national parks with huge herds of elephants and vivid green mountains. You will also stay in some stunning hotels and savour mouth-watering local cuisine.

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What you need to know
Type of tour
Cultural
Profession
Botanical and Natural History
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Nights
14
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Countries
1
Tour grade
Moderate
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Remaining places
20
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Visit the impressive botanical gardens in Peradeniya and Nuwara Eliya, as well as Victoria Park in Nuwara Eliya for the Annual Flower Show.

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What to expect

Tour highlights

Annual flower show
Nuwara Eliya

Visit Victoria Park in Nuwara Eliya for the annual flower show.

Sky citadel of Sigiriya
Sigiriya

Explore the sky citadel of Sigiriya, with some of the oldest landscaped gardens in the world.

Home of Bevis Bawa
Beruwala

Visit Brief Gardens, considered one of the great private gardens of the world and the home of Bevis Bawa.

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Moderate
Level 3

Some walking between destinations, more time spent standing, and increased travel distances. Requires a reasonable level of fitness.

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