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Chaminrich is one of Kandy’s best kept secrets when it comes to authentic and affordable accomdation in Kandy. It is located by the beautiful Mahaweli River that cuts across Kandy.

Chaminrich is a perfect place to return to after exploring Kandy and its many tourist attractions. Run by a lovely couple, Chaminrich Homesyay in Kandy offers a delightul, spacious and clean rooms. But what sets it apart from similar properties is the genuine hospitality and passion of the people who run the show. Foozoo Travel works with Chaminrich Homestay in Kandy for our Standard tours to offer a sincere and authentic experience of this bustling city.

Highlights

  • One of Sri lanka’s finest homestays
  • Wonderfully friendly and supportive staff
  • A place filled with genuine warmth and love
  • Beautiful setting by the Mahaweli River
  • Good selection of clean and comfortable rooms.

STANDARD

Chaminrich is one of Kandy’s best kept secrets when it comes to authentic and affordable accomdation in Kandy. It is located by the beautiful Mahaweli River that cuts across Kandy.

Chaminrich is a perfect place to return to after exploring Kandy and its many tourist attractions. Run by a lovely couple, Chaminrich Homesyay in Kandy offers a delightul, spacious and clean rooms. But what sets it apart from similar properties is the genuine hospitality and passion of the people who run the show. Foozoo Travel works with Chaminrich Homestay in Kandy for our Standard tours to offer a sincere and authentic experience of this bustling city.

Highlights

  • One of Sri lanka’s finest homestays
  • Wonderfully friendly and supportive staff
  • A place filled with genuine warmth and love
  • Beautiful setting by the Mahaweli River
  • Good selection of clean and comfortable rooms.

STANDARD

Chaminrich is one of Kandy’s best kept secrets when it comes to authentic and affordable accomdation in Kandy. It is located by the beautiful Mahaweli River that cuts across Kandy.

Chaminrich is a perfect place to return to after exploring Kandy and its many tourist attractions. Run by a lovely couple, Chaminrich Homesyay in Kandy offers a delightul, spacious and clean rooms. But what sets it apart from similar properties is the genuine hospitality and passion of the people who run the show. Foozoo Travel works with Chaminrich Homestay in Kandy for our Standard tours to offer a sincere and authentic experience of this bustling city.

Highlights

  • One of Sri lanka’s finest homestays
  • Wonderfully friendly and supportive staff
  • A place filled with genuine warmth and love
  • Beautiful setting by the Mahaweli River
  • Good selection of clean and comfortable rooms.

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Mahasen by Foozoo is a popular Colombo Guesthouse that is also owned by the Foozoo Group of Companies. It expertly blends the fun atmosphere of a hostel with a homely vibe for a truly unique guesthouse experience. Each of the 8 rooms on the property is individually designed and tell a story. The common areas which include the rooftop terrace, garden and dining areas is where everyone comes together to play music, engage in fun chatter or smoke up and chill.

Mahasen by Foozoo is also an LGBT welcoming guesthouse in Colombo. It has continued to support Colombo Pride and is a great place to meet like-minded people as it is safe and welcoming to gay and lesbian people in Sri Lanka. It is also a much-loved stopover for single ladies, couples and families as is clear from all the fantastic reviews.

In collaboration with Foozoo Travel, Mahasen by Foozoo offers train ticket reservations in Sri Lanka, guided tours and airport transfers. They also offer cooking classes in Colombo, The Colombo Guided Shopping Tour and the well-connected team are always happy to help you network and meet the right locals for the right job. So if you are visiting Sri Lanka for business, art or activism, chances are that the duo of Dinesh and Damith will help you by making the right connections.

Mahasen by Foozoo is also run with a deep respect for nature and the environment. From offering a water dispenser to discourage the use of plastic water bottles to encouraging communal spaces that reduce the need for individual resources, Mahasen by Foozoo is a Colombo guesthouse that strives to make a difference. The core team are also heavily involved with rainforest protection, animal welfare and human rights (particularly that of LGBT rights and equality.)

Mahasen by Foozoo is also a pet-friendly guesthouse in Colombo

Mahasen by Foozoo

Highlights

  • An amazing ambience that mixes a vibrant setting with a cosy homely feel
  • Train ticket reservations in Sri Lanka
  • Airport transfers from Bandaranaike International Airport to Colombo
  • Delightfully and individually designed guestrooms
  • LGBT Friendly guesthouse in Colombo /Gay-friendly Colombo guesthouse
  • Pet-friendly guesthouse in Colombo
  • Custom Tours to Sri Lanka
  • Cooking lessons in Colombo
  • Colombo Guided Shopping Tour

Step into a cave and step back into the past

Dambulla cave temple also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is a World Heritage Site (1991) in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the country. Dambulla is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains. There are more than 80 documented caves in the surrounding area.

Major attractions are spread over five caves, which contain statues and paintings. These paintings and statues are related to Gautama Buddha and his life. There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses. The latter include Vishnu and the Ganesha. The murals cover an area of 2,100 square metres (23,000 sq ft). Depictions on the walls of the caves include the temptation by the demon Mara, and Buddha’s first sermon.

Prehistoric Sri Lankans would have lived in these cave complexes before the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka as there are burial sites with human skeletons about 2700 years old in this area, at Ibbankatuwa near the Dambulla cave complexes. In 1938 the architecture was embellished with arched colonnades and gabled entrances. Inside the caves, the ceilings are painted with intricate patterns of religious images following the contours of the rock. There are images of the Lord Buddha and bodhisattvas, as well as various gods and goddesses.

Kitulgala is a small town in the wet zone rainforest areas of Sri Lanka. Although it is located in one of the wettest places in the country, it is famed for its stunning beauty, adventure sports and outdoor camping. The Academy Award-winning The Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed on the Kelani River near Kitulgala, although nothing remains now except the concrete foundations for the bridge (and, supposedly, the submerged train cars that plunged into the river in the climactic scene).

The Kelani River is wide at Kitulgala, but it is shallow apart from a deep channel near the opposite bank, so in the drier months it provides a safe and attractive place to swim, wash and play. The river can be crossed by walking out across the shallows and crossing the deep channel in a dugout canoe, which is stabilised with an outrigger.

Sri Lanka’s most recently discovered bird, the Serendib scops owl was originally heard calling by Deepal

Warakagoda in these forests. The hills above the rubber plantations also have mountain hawk eagle, crested tree-swift and Layard’s parakeet. This area has most of the rainforest bird species that are found at the World Biosphere Reserve at Sinharaja, although in lower numbers. However, the secondary forest and cultivation at Kitulgala is more open than the pristine woodlands of Sinharaja, and elusive endemic species like Sri Lanka spurfowl, green-billed coucal and spot-winged thrush may be easier to see.

The agriculture around Kitulgala is typical of the hilly wet zone. The solitary fishtail palm, Caryota urens, which is called ‘‘Kitul’ in Sri Lanka, gives rise to the town’s name. Its sap is concentrated into a delicious syrup, not dissimilar to maple syrup, and crystallized as ‘Jaggery’. It is also fermented to make palm wine. Many birders stay at Kitulgala.