Alexander Armstrong in Sri Lanka

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8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Tuesday 12 November

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The presenter embarks on the second leg of his Sri Lankan adventure, beginning with a train journey to the mountain town of Haputale, where he learns about the British tea tycoon Sir Thomas Lipton and visits a family of modern day tea growers. In the water surrounded city of Kandy, Alexander is introduced to Sri Lanka's ancient traditional medicine, Ayurveda, before visiting a rural jungle retreat where he finds himself at the mercy of Dr DeSilva who treats him to an array of traditional Ayurvedic treatments. Later, Alexander heads south towards Udawalawe National Park to the baby Elephant Transit Home, a rehabilitation centre for young orphaned elephants, and finds out more about how humans and elephants co-exist on the island