Sri Lanka’s Cultural Highlights – tips for Busy Travellers

Welcome back to Bantering Across Borders! In this episode, Tony and Sarah take you to Sri Lanka — one of their earliest trips together — and prove just how much culture, adventure, and fun you can pack into a single weekend. 

From watching elephants being bathed at Pinnawala 🐘, exploring the ancient Dambulla Caves 🪨, and staying overnight at the iconic Cinnamon Lodge 🎶  to climbing (or refusing to climb!) Sigiriya’s Lion Rock 🦁, going on safari in Minneriya National Park and more 🐘🦓 — this whirlwind trip covers the cultural and natural highlights of Sri Lanka. 

As always, Tony and Sarah share plenty of laughs, misadventures, and reflections on travelling together — including what they learned about each other on only their second ever trip as friends. 

🎧 Whether you’re short on time or planning a longer adventure, this episode is packed with tips and inspiration for making the most of Sri Lanka in just a few days. 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Coming up
• 1:15 Introduction to the episode & series
• 3:13 “You did all that in a weekend?”
• 4:25 Biggest wow moments from Sri Lanka
• 6:49 Introducing Sri Lanka: history & vibe
• 10:26 Tales from the trip
• 11:22 Exploring Colombo
• 13:00 Pinnawala Elephant Sanctuary 🐘
• 15:49 Dambulla Caves 🪨
• 21:25 Cinnamon Lodge (with Tony on the decks 🎶)
• 23:00 Lion Rock – climb or not climb? 🦁
• 27:43 Polonnaruwa archaeological treasures
• 28:56 Temple of the Tooth, Kandy
• 29:49 Minneriya National Park safari
• 31:54 Colombo city tour
• 33:33 Would we go back?
• 34:23 What Tony & Sarah learned about each other
• 37:03 Looking ahead to the next episode