Cape Weligama

A Day with Giants

Guided by our Cape Weligama naturalist, you will spend a few hours observing wild elephants that Uda Walawe National Park is famous for. The park is also excellent for birdlife, especially raptors and migrant species that escape the European winter. Then, we visit the Elephant Transit home where wild, orphaned elephant calves are cared for and rehabilitated until they are released into the wild.

Faces of Galle Fort

Explore Galle Fort on a hosted walking tour. The walk focuses on the host’s experience of growing up in the Fort and presenting it as an extension of his “home” – a home filled with, history, heritage, cultural integration and soul. Through his eyes and narrative, explore the layers of social fabric of a multi-ethnic melting pot of why Galle Fort is significant to world heritage and earned the title of Unesco World Heritage Site. Your host may bump into other locals who make up the tapestry of personalities that gives the “living” Fort its vibrancy and character. Visit historical points of interests, like ancient churches, mosques and museums, walk the Fort’s ramparts at sunset, and explore the cobblestone streets of one of the most unique places in the world.

Itinerary - From Kerala to Sri Lanka, amid pristine nature

Spending a week in Kerala, in the very south of India, and on the island of Sri Lanka, feels like getting away for months, maybe years. From Fort Cochin, a former colonial trading post, to the UNESCO-listed fortress at Galle, explorers will discover diverse, incredible landscapes–from tropical beaches to lush jungle and terraced tea fields. <a href="https://www.relaischateaux.com/us/destinations/routes-du-bonheur/from-kerala-to-sri-lanka-amid-pristine-nature" target="_new"><b>See the itinerary</b></a>