Photo credits

The photos of places on this site come from Pexels (free licence) and from photographers who share their work under Creative Commons licences (CC BY). Thank you to all of them. Photos of guests with their drivers were provided by our partner drivers.

• Elephant beside the lake at golden hour — Photo: Richard Mortel, CC BY 4.0 · source · cropped, colour adjusted
• Elephant and safari jeep on a sandy park track — Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0 · source · cropped, colour adjusted
• Upper waterfall and the rock amphitheatre — Photo: Tarana Tabassum, Pexels License · source
• Detail: lower cascade over boulders — Photo: Ankur Panchbudhe from Pune, India, CC BY 2.0 · source · cropped, colour adjusted
• Nine arches seen from the hillside path — Photo: Ravindra Nadkarni, Pexels License · source
• Blue train crossing the bridge — Photo: Domenico Bertazzo, Pexels License · source
• Curve of the bridge deck from rail level — Photo: Costa Karabelas, Pexels License · source
• Piers from below in golden light — Photo: Melson Dreams, Pexels License · source
• Summit ridge at morning light — Photo: Hirusha Pathirana, Pexels License · source
• Ridge and view into the valley — Photo: Dronepicr, CC BY 3.0 · source · cropped, colour adjusted
• Ella Gap: sunlit green ridge — Photo: Ankur Panchbudhe from Pune, India, CC BY 2.0 · source · cropped, colour adjusted
• Temple of the Tooth: octagonal pavilion — Photo: Ruwan Lakmal, Pexels License · source
• Temple of the Tooth: pavilion and white wall — Photo: Ruwan Lakmal, Pexels License · source
• Temple architecture and palms — Photo: Piyumi Nisansala, Pexels License · source
• Golden light behind the lakeside wall — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Lakeside pavilion from the walking path — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Clock tower and fort walkway — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Lighthouse and ocean from the ramparts — Photo: Ceylon Frames, Pexels License · source
• Nine Arch Bridge from below — Photo: Jacob Riesel, Pexels License · source
• Close view of the bridge piers — Photo: Kseniya Buraya, Pexels License · source
• Bridge deck in morning light — Photo: Genine Alyssa Pedreno-Andrada, Pexels License · source
• Ella Gap and the green valley — Photo: Dunanjaya Amith, Pexels License · source
• Gregory Lake park and flower beds — Photo: Manjula Hellarawe, Pexels License · source
• Octagonal pavilion reflected in the moat — Photo: Chathura Anuradha Subasinghe, Pexels License · source
• Kandy Lake facing the temple shore — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Kandy Lake: morning promenade — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Galle Clock Tower: clock detail — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Ramboda Falls framed by tea-country hills — Photo: oswaId, CC BY 2.0 · source · cropped, colour adjusted
• Ramboda Falls: spray at the base — Photo: Ankur Panchbudhe, CC BY 2.0 · source · cropped, colour adjusted
• Tea gardens on the Little Adam’s Peak trail, Ella — Photo: Ankur Panchbudhe, CC BY 2.0 · source · cropped, colour adjusted
• Tea rows and shade trees near Little Adam’s Peak — Photo: Ankur Panchbudhe, CC BY 2.0 · source · cropped, colour adjusted
• Sri Lankan hoppers with sambol — Photo: Dave Lonsdale, CC BY 2.0 · source · cropped, colour adjusted
• Kottu roti — Photo: Ruocaled, CC BY 2.0 · source · cropped, colour adjusted
• Sri Lankan puttu breakfast with curry — Photo: Saveurs Secretes, Pexels License · source
• Preparing a Sri Lankan egg hopper — Photo: Nandika Thejan, Pexels License · source
• A coconut drink beside the sea — Photo: A Vasan, Pexels License · source
• Grilled fish with rice and vegetables — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Sri Lankan curd and treacle — Photo: Hafiz Issadeen, Dharga Town, Sri Lanka, CC BY 2.0 · source · cropped, colour adjusted
• Elephants in Yala National Park — Photo: Buwaneka Boralessa, Pexels License · source
• Toque macaque in Yala National Park — Photo: Nithula Perera, Pexels License · source
• Monitor lizard by the water in Yala — Photo: Ariya, Pexels License · source
• Crocodiles and a snakebird in Yala National Park — Photo: hussain niyaz, Pexels License · source
• Sri Lankan leopard on a tree branch — Photo: Rajee Kumar, Pexels License · source
• Sri Lankan leopard drinking at a pond — Photo: Janith Madhusanka, Pexels License · source
• Peacock displaying its feathers near Kataragama — Photo: Pinsara Pathum, Pexels License · source
• Elephant taking a dust bath near Kataragama — Photo: Nandika Thejan, Pexels License · source
• Old tree and calm water in Tissamaharama — Photo: Hiranya Pahasara, Pexels License · source
• Rice fields and hills in southern Sri Lanka — Photo: Jacob Riesel, Pexels License · source
• Fruit stand on a coastal road in Sri Lanka — Photo: Jacob Riesel, Pexels License · source
• Local bus on the Galle road — Photo: Orkhan Sweden, Pexels License · source
• Coastline at Mirissa — Photo: Shafky Zubair, Pexels License · source
• Mirissa beach — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Sunset at Mirissa beach — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Calm ocean at Mirissa — Photo: Laura Link, Pexels License · source
• Secret Beach, Mirissa — Photo: Chandi Saha, Pexels License · source
• Palm trees along the Mirissa coast — Photo: Mohamed Shafraz, Pexels License · source
• Weligama beach — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Small palm island at Weligama — Photo: Marina Zvada, Pexels License · source
• Sunrise at Unawatuna beach — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Sunset waves at Unawatuna — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Golden sunset at Unawatuna — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Ella mountains at twilight — Photo: Linda Gschwentner, Pexels License · source
• Green mountains and valleys of Ella — Photo: Dunanjaya Amith, Pexels License · source
• Sunrise over the hills of Ella — Photo: RUCHIRA NETHMINA, Pexels License · source
• Red train in the mist at Ella — Photo: Bo Ponomari, Pexels License · source
• Train in the green landscape of Ella — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Rural road and rice fields near Ella — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Buddha statue on a hill in Ella — Photo: Lena Goncharova, Pexels License · source
• Nine Arch Bridge and the jungle — Photo: Jacob Riesel, Pexels License · source
• Nine Arch Bridge from the hillside — Photo: Ravindra Nadkarni, Pexels License · source
• Nine Arch Bridge, Ella — Photo: Pradeep Sachintha, Pexels License · source
• The blue train in the hills — Photo: Ishara Kasthuriarachchi, Pexels License · source
• Blue train near Idalgashinna — Photo: SL Travel Couple, Pexels License · source
• Blue train in the green hills — Photo: Genine Alyssa Pedreno-Andrada, Pexels License · source
• View from the train window — Photo: Elina Sazonova, Pexels License · source
• Idalgashinna railway station — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Nanu Oya station — Photo: Ravishka Bhashitha, Pexels License · source
• Railway station near Nuwara Eliya — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Tea plantations of Nuwara Eliya — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Misty morning over the tea hills of Nuwara Eliya — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Green tea plantations in Nuwara Eliya — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Misty forested hills of Nuwara Eliya — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Fresh tea leaves in Nuwara Eliya — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Misty street in Nuwara Eliya — Photo: Eslam Mohammed Abdelmaksoud, Pexels License · source
• Street in Nuwara Eliya on a misty day — Photo: Eslam Mohammed Abdelmaksoud, Pexels License · source
• Tuk-tuks and misty hills in Nuwara Eliya — Photo: Eslam Mohammed Abdelmaksoud, Pexels License · source
• Misty morning at the lake in Nuwara Eliya — Photo: Eslam Mohammed Abdelmaksoud, Pexels License · source
• The lakefront in Nuwara Eliya — Photo: Eslam Mohammed Abdelmaksoud, Pexels License · source
• Sunrise over the misty mountains of Nuwara Eliya — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Lake Gregory and the pine forest — Photo: Ashish Kumar, Pexels License · source
• Waterfall near Nuwara Eliya — Photo: Niroshan Chandana, Pexels License · source
• Nuwara Eliya town at night — Photo: hussain niyaz, Pexels License · source
• Inside a Sri Lankan tea factory — Photo: Andrea Zanenga, Pexels License · source
• Tea leaves in a Sri Lankan tea factory — Photo: Eslam Mohammed Abdelmaksoud, Pexels License · source
• Ramboda Falls — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Waterfall in the green hills near Ramboda — Photo: Saleem Akthar, Pexels License · source
• Morning at Kandy Lake — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Sunrise over Kandy Lake — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Sunset over Kandy Lake — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Kandy Lake and the Temple of the Tooth — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Kandy Lake and the Temple of the Tooth — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Dusk over Kandy Lake — Photo: Chanthusa Wijayawickrama, Pexels License · source
• Evening at a temple in Kandy — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Queen's Hotel in Kandy at dusk — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Street in Kandy on a rainy evening — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Kandyan dancer — Photo: Harsha Bokalawala, Pexels License · source
• Kandyan dance performance — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Kandyan dancer under night lights — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Kandyan dancers at night — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Galle lighthouse and the Indian Ocean — Photo: Charith Kodagoda, Pexels License · source
• Galle Lighthouse on the coast — Photo: Ceylon Frames, Pexels License · source
• Galle Fort ramparts — Photo: Ceylon Frames, Pexels License · source
• Seaside path at Galle Fort — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Sunset over the ocean from Galle Fort — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Golden sunset on the Galle coast — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Evening lights near Galle Fort — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Café entrance in Galle Fort — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Café in Galle Fort at night — Photo: Thilina Alagiyawanna, Pexels License · source
• Sri Lankan noodles with fresh vegetables — Photo: sanka sumedha, Pexels License · source
• Breakfast with passion fruit, cashews and fresh coconut — Photo: Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License · source
• Buduruwagala Buddha statue at sunset — Photo: Dtravel vlog, Pexels License · source