Hikkaduwa, nestled along the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, is a captivating coastal town renowned for its pristine beaches,  coral reefs, and a laid-back atmosphere. This picturesque destination has gained international acclaim for its excellent surfing conditions, making it a haven for surf enthusiasts from around the world. Beyond its water sports offerings, Hikkaduwa boasts a rich cultural...

Sri Lanka is renowned for its tradition of Batik. This art form has found its home in the heart of our island nation, reflecting its vibrant culture and deep-rooted history. Batik is a method of fabric decoration, where wax resist techniques are used to create intricate patterns and vivid colors on textiles. The practice is relatively modern here, brought by the Dutch from Indonesia just a few hundred...

Midigama is a small beach resort located between Ahangama and Weligama, approximately 130 kilometers/2.5 hours south of Colombo. It is renowned for its picturesque beaches and excellent, uncrowded, surf conditions which attract surfers from around the world who come to ride the consistent, reliable waves. Midigama is known for its relaxed and laid-back atmosphere, making it a popular destination for...

Running some 300km from Hanthana near Kandy down to Nuwara Eliya, the Pekoe Trail is Sri Lanka's first continuous point-to-point walking trail. The trail passes through some of the most beautiful and spectacular landscapes on the island including twenty-four tea plantations, four nature reserves and two national parks. Split in to 22 stages of roughly 12km/7.5 miles each, the trail has been designed to...

Every April, the shift in the monsoons brings with it a shift in focus from the South to the East. Lanka Real Estate has strong ties to the East Coast and the pictures below are from the latest of our regular sponsorship for over 160 local children in Kalkudah to whom we have provided school supplies every year since 2013 For the background to this initiative please see this post Kalkudah is a...

... we're here to help. Many people, quite understandably, find the idea of building their own home very daunting, especially so in what for many of you is a far away land.  This is why Lanka Real Estate's services don't just stop when your purchase is completed; we offer a full range of building project services and subsequently villa management too if you need. We can offer support and services...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/duSdJsPzbwQ We stumbled upon this love-letter to Sri Lanka on Youtube a couple of weeks ago. It was created by recent visitors. So, instead of the planned blog post about the return of tourists and how a trip to Sri Lanka should be on everyone's list for 2023 we thought we'd just share the video instead. It says it better than we ever could! And when you start trip...

To buy or not to buy? That is the question. The political turmoil of the first half of 2022 understandably has had an impact on the property market, however from an investors point of view that impact has not been negative, far from it. Comparing like for like, Sri Lankan property has long been far more affordable than in other South East Asian countries and is now even more so. That combined with an...

A recent social media post about the British TV series Good Karma Hospital from one of our managed properties, the gorgeous Satori Villa, started us thinking about Sri Lanka's sideline as a film location. In particular we were musing over how people don't know how much is filmed here as our stock-in-trade is "pretending to be somewhere else" Of the many to choose from here are two of Sri Lanka's perhaps...

Those of you who follow us on Facebook (and those of you who don't, really should...) may recall that  we shared a post from a company called Belipola showing LRE staff collecting some magnificent sapling trees. The trees were destined for one of our flagship managed properties, Tekanda Estate, on the South Coast near Galle. As with many of our managed properties our involvement started when...