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Hot off the Press – our new photos from the Jan/Feb tour above!

New – Sights and Sites – First hand accounts of awesome Buddhist, Hindu and other religious wonders.

Tips for Travellers – which will give you advice and warnings, ideas for avoiding over charging and suggestions for making the most of your money whilst in Sri Lanka!

Pesali Hibernation

Read about our new place to stay on Mannar Island which is off the NW coast of Sri Lanka. For many years, Mannar was forbidden territory to visitors as it was badly affected by the civil war. But it is a beautiful, untouched part of the island and ideal for those who like unexplored places.

Tips for Travellers

NEW. Latest tips and advice for travel and security and new section about avoiding overcharging. The vast majority of Sri Lankans are decent and offer superb hospitality and for balance we have also included examples of the tremendous welcome you will find away from the tourist areas.

Village Life

Village people live simply in harmony with the environment, including insects which bite! Read our advice on how to deal with them and about the traditional way of life in remote Buddhist villages of the Knuckles Mountains…

Trips and Tours

At The Abode Trust our eco-tourism and ethical tourism helps provide funding to remote areas.

Sights and Sites

Sri Lanka is a multi religious country with an ancient history of building temples, stupas, mosques and churches in the most wondrous surroundings. Here are some of the most remote, hard to find and little known….

Beautiful Batticaloa

The star of Batticaloa is its beach. Unspoilt, designed for local people to enjoy, without any sign development, its circular shelters are havens away the heat of the day and a lighthouse stands over it all, proud and simple.

Dondra Head

The South has seen many foreign tourists but still manages to offer quiet, magnificent sites of cultural and historical interest. Read about Dondra Head, at the extreme south of Sri Lanka.

The Abode Trust

The Abode Trust is a not-for-profit organisation based in Sri Lanka which offers eco-tourism to fund its work with people who live traditional lives in remote villages.

Pirith at The Abode

  In June a ‘Pirith’, a Buddhist ritual, was held at The Abode, to bless the house and the Trust. Please click on the link below for more information: pirith-at-the-abode-updated-301208