Here are some fun and Free Printables you can use to teach your children about Sri Lanka. This is a great way to prepare for a trip. A visit to Sri Lanka with children is a vacation of a lifetime…
Top 8 Travel Musts for Families in Sri Lanka
A guide for traveling families in Sri Lanka with young children, covering Southern & Central Sri Lanka. Combines educational activities for children ages 2-7 with travel information based on my experience 1. Udawalawe National Park Safari. What a thrill! See…
Udawalawe National Park Safari with Children
The Thrill. A safari with children was the fantasy. Africa seemed too difficult, too long, children too young. But Sri Lanka – YES! An open-air jeep comes to pick us up at our hotel (which we loved – Nil Diya…
Beaches of Sri Lanka with Children
The beaches of Sri Lanka have a family-friendly and laid-back vibe. With young children, a beach vacation is almost a guaranteed success. Space to run, sand to toss, saltwater to splash in, it almost doesn’t matter what beach you visit,…
Family Hikes in Ella and Tea Plantations
We found family hikes in Ella and farther into Tea Country that were easy and beautiful. While the hikes we went on were easier for the kids, you might want to go for a more challenging hike so Footwear 4…
Drums Go Boom! Educational Activities for Kandy
The drum show in Kandy is a thrilling experience for children. Enhance it with educational activities that show why and how drums go boom! For every travel activity I highlight, I include children’s educational activities. I find this makes the…
Train Ride in Sri Lanka with Children
A train ride in Sri Lanka is a fun way to see the lush green wooded mountain scenery, small towns with white Buddhist temples, and hillsides of tea plantations. Who doesn’t like trains? My boys loved this adventure and spent…
Botanical Garden in Kandy – Visit with Children
The botanical garden in Kandy make for a great 1/2 day excursion. The Trees! I can’t get over the trees! Gnarly tall ones with huge canopies, trees with holes in their trunks big enough to walk through, trees skinny on…
Educational Activities – Monkeys and Tea
Here are some educational activities related to monkeys and tea that you can use to compliment your family hikes in Sri Lanka. Monkeys. We saw many monkeys in the trees around Ella. Be cautious of them – some will steal things…
Drum Show in Kandy – Sri Lanka with children
Kandy is a fascinating city – the religious and cultural heart of Sri Lanka. And the drum show in Kandy is a thrilling experience for children. Drum Show Captures Children’s Attention For all 45 minutes my three young children were…