A Sri Lankan environmentalist, naturalist, national guide lecturer, and conservation educator with extensive experience exploring the island’s wildlife, landscapes, and cultural heritage. Work spans rainforests, national parks, lagoons, and rural communities, providing travelers with a deep and authentic connection to nature.
The background combines wildlife conservation, environmental science, archaeology, and eco-tourism. Experience includes Sri Lanka’s most important protected areas and eco-lodges, specializing in nature walks, wildlife observation, lagoon excursions, herping tours, and conservation-based travel.
Through The Naturalist, travelers are invited to experience Sri Lanka beyond typical tourist routes — to slow down, observe wildlife, understand local ecosystems, and travel responsibly. Every journey is designed to be educational, ethical, and immersive, supporting both nature conservation and local communities.
From elephants to leopards — experience the wild up close..
After dark, the forest comes alive with scales, calls, and glowing eyes.
Slow down, listen closely, and witness the island through its birds.
Experience living traditions, local communities, and everyday Sri Lankan life.
Ancient traditions, timeless stories, and the heritage of Sri Lanka.
Experience Sri Lanka, Your Own Way
The indigenous forest-dwellers of Sri Lanka, maintaining their ancient way of life.
Clad in traditional attire and often carrying a ceremonial axe, they demonstrate ancestral skills like archery and honey harvesting, which have sustained their community for millennia.
This image captures a Cinnamon Farmer in Sri Lanka performing the traditional art of peeling Ceylon Cinnamon.
Seated outside her home, she skillfully uses specialized tools to scrape and remove the inner bark from a cinnamon twig, a meticulous process passed down through generations.