Crowd free places in Sri Lanka?
Everyone is looking for a unique experience.
Social Media outlets like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) appear to have driven a desire for people to strive for unique experiences.
It’s important to get that individual ‘Instagram Moment’ shared with the world.
The more unique it is may make you ‘stand out from the crowd’ and get more like.
There are lots of people that want to be pioneers and be the first. What kudos you will receive, how great will you feel when your name is shining in those bright lights!
Gen Z and Millennials
Gen Z and Millennials have aspirations to travel. What better way to grow your social media audience by getting selfies in crowd free places.Â
According to the Deloitte US article “Gen Z and Millennial Travel: The Wanderlust generations” Â their love of travel.
This is fuelling new opportunities for technology, media & entertainment, and telecommunications companies.
Is there any such crowd free places in Sri Lanka.
With the population of the planet being 8 billion and rising according to Worldometers there would appear to be very few places on earth that are crowd free (or will be for long).
Beat the crowds - get there early
I’m sorry, but although you are on holiday and probably want a lie-in, we recommend that you get up early and beat the crowds.
Our guests Millie and Matt got up early to visit Lipton’s Seat. Their experience was unforgettable and special to them. You can read about their adventure in the following article “Sri Lanka Most Beautiful Place”.
Here are the reasons why we recommend getting up early “6 Reasons to Get Up Early”.
By giving up your lay-in on holiday you have more of a chance in beating the crowds.
Crowd free places in Sri Lanka.
Two Indian Lawyers stayed with us at GlenMyu Estate in late April 2023 and experienced some crowd free moments.
This is typically when there are low tourist numbers after the main December to March tourist season.Â
We recommended that they leave early and return for a late breakfast. You can read more about our advice in our article “6 Reasons to Get up Early”.
As India has a population of 1.4 Billion according to Worldometer there must be very few places in that country where you can experience a crowd free place.
We were delighted that our advice provided them with this special experience which will be with them for many years to come.
Avoid the weekends
We would also recommend that you avoid the weekends.
This is because that’s when the local Sri Lankan community are likely to travel.
Going on the weekend amplifies the numbers visiting the sights to the foreign tourists.
Visit in the off season.
The main tourist season has been mid-December until April.
This is a natural time of year to visit the island as it is cold in Northern Europe.
Also the island is hit by two main monsoons: the North West Monsoon (November to March) and the South West Monsoon(April or May to September).Â
You can read more about the climate in Sri Lanka on the World Bank knowledge-portal website “Sri Lanka -Climatology”.
During the peak holiday season (mid-December to April), the South and West Coasts are free from the monsoon .
If you take a chance and visit during the lower tourist seasons. You will have a change of seeing more crowd free places.
It is a risk but have seen several guests get lucky taking this route.
They also get to benefit from the lower prices in the off season and the additional attention from underworked staff.
Come quick!
Sri Lanka Tourist numbers are increasing.
Monthly and weekly tourist arrivals are published on the website. If you click this link to the website you will see the rise in numbers month by month captured to the previous year.
Although the target number for 2023 was 2 million, in September 2023 it was expected to achieve over 1.5 million.Â
Also the government are planning to increase tourist numbers from their target of 2 million to 4 million. This will mean you are less likely to be able to experience a crowd free place on the island. You can read the article in Travel Bulletin about the tourist number targets.
You can read more about their plans in the following articles.
Sri Lanka is promoting itself as an all year round destination.
The North and East of the country is being developed for tourism since the Civil was that ended in May, 2009.
April to September are good months to visit that part of the island as it is monsoon free.
There are less hotels in this part of the country and therefore you are more likely to have some places to yourselves and be able to avoid the crowds.
We had some English visitors in July 2023 who had a great time in Jaffna and Trincomalee.
Their recommendation was to visit now before it gets developed!
October
October is the time of the year when Sri Lanka endures the inter-monsoon. The number of visitors to the island dropped from 136,405 in August to 111,938 in September and 109,199 during October 2023.
We had an Australian visitor in October who was our only guest for the night she stayed at GlenMyu Estate.
She mentioned that she was also the only guest at two other hotels she had visited.
If you can risk the rains, then there are normally good bargains to be had during the inter-monsoon period.
If you really want to go home with a tan, you probably want to avoid the inter-monsoon.Â
However, some of our French guests has visited the East Coast in October and they advised the the weather was quite pleasant.
So, perhaps look east if you want to visit during October and avoid the crowds.
In summary - our recommendations for a Crowd Free Sri Lanka.
Do some research
Get up early to avoid the crowds
Avoid the weekends
Consider visiting during the off-season.
Stay at GlenMyu Estate to explore the Sri Lankan Hill Country
A stay at GlenMyu Estate as you explore the Sri Lankan Hill Country and see sights like Horton Plains National Park is a unique experience.
We only have three bedrooms and you will need to book early during the peak holiday season.
The estate is usually within an hours drive of the major sightseeing locations such as Nine Arch Bridge, Ella Town, World’s End, Upper Diyaluma Waterfall, Lipton’s Seat, Bambarakanda Waterfall and many more,
GlenMyu Estate is listed on Booking.com and Airbnb.
Contact us by the WhatsApp button on our website for direct booking rates.
