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Discover Sri Lanka on Grasshopper Adventures’ 9-Day Bike Tour

Discover Sri Lanka over nine days, cycling 285 km from the capital, Colombo, through the lush highlands and rainforests down to the southern coast on Grasshopper Adventures new bike tour.

(Bangkok, Thailand) — Discover Sri Lanka over nine days, cycling 285 km from the capital, Colombo, through the lush highlands and rainforests down to the southern coast on Grasshopper Adventures new bike tour. Along the way, enjoy some of South Asia’s best biking, hike through national parks, take a jeep safari to see leopards, monkeys and elephants, relax in luxurious hotels, and indulge in mouthwatering Sri Lankan cuisine. Departures are available in January, February and March of 2020 starting at $2,850 per person double. Pedal-assist e-bikes are an available for an additional $385. For more information, visit https://www.grasshopperadventures.com/multi-day-cycling-tours/sri-lanka-by-bike-tour/

“Sri Lanka is a small island with a big heart known for its highland tea plantations that we will spend days riding through,” said Adam Platt-Hepworth, Grasshopper Adventures CEO. “We will also explore the city of Kandy with its sacred Buddha Tooth Relic, tour Yala National Park where we’ll see elephants, monkeys and leopards, and spend some time on the southern coast.

Tour Highlights:

Visiting The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum 

Taking a Sri Lankan cooking class      

Cycling through tea plantations

Sampling local delicacies like fresh dates and dried corn crackers     

Touring Yala National Park by Jeep and seeing elephants, monkeys and leopards

Trekking to World’s End Lookout     

Hiking UNESCO World Heritage Sinharaja Rainforest   

Descending by bike from the beautiful tea country hills to the southern coast

“This is the perfect tour to see the best of Sri Lanka in just over a week,” said Platt-Hepworth. “You’ll get a taste of the highlights and hidden treasures and be blown away by the diversity this small island nation boasts.”

Grasshopper Adventures is a cycling and active travel specialist, headquartered in Bangkok. They host more than 25,000 travelers of all ages and abilities on tours in Japan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, China, Uzbekistan, Taiwan, Bhutan and Myanmar. https://www.grasshopperadventures.com

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