The concept of agrotourism is a direct expansion of ecotourism, which encourages visitors to experience agricultural life at first hand, and helps sustain traditional, environmentally non-destructive agricultural practices.
Sri Lanka’s widespread agriculture, coupled with the natural hospitality of the people, offers a diverse selection of agrotourism activities, from wading knee deep in the sea and hauling fishing nets to rhythmic chants, to climbing coconut trees and crossing the original “high rope” courses (only for the acrobatically inclined), to the more relaxing options of “tapping” rubber trees and plucking tender tea leaves with a basket on your back. Or you can experience a phase of the 2500 year tradition of paddy farming, from sowing seeds in the muddy fields to harvesting and threshing the paddy along with the villagers.
If you would like to fully immerse yourself in village life, we can arrange a “home stay” with a family, where you could even participate in cooking a traditional meal. But be prepared - when in Rome, you have to do as Romans do.
