About
It all started when..
I wondered if there was a different way to travel other than rushing around ticking boxes from a bucket list; trying to see or do as much as possible in a couple of weeks on holiday, without actually “seeing” or “experiencing” anything.
The realisation struck me that this is the difference between being a tourist and a traveller.
How then to create a sense of immersion with authentic and unique experiences?
Hello, my name is Hasanti Perera. I founded and run Lime Days, a boutiqe travel company specialising in in-depth, slow travel itineraries for clients who wish to explore Sri Lanka and India. With over 25 years experience in the travel industry, I try to create travel itineraries that my clients themselves help to design.
I was born in Sri Lanka and have lived in Melbourne, Australia since I was 8 years old. Over the years, I have re-visited Ceylon - now Sri Lanka, many times: to visit relations, enjoy blissful holidays and to introduce my 3 beautiful girls to their heritage.
I am a great believer in the fine art of slow travel. No rushing; just plenty of time to explore.
I found that the most memorable and intrinsic travel experiences I have had, have been my encounters with those I met along the way: the enthusiastic history buffs, the effusive foodies and mixologists, the once high-flying professionals who have reinvented themselves as specialist guides of their local areas, and the artists and the keepers of local heritage and history. Even the local neighbours who may invite you into their home for some local hospitality and offer you much more than a delicious and generous meal.
The dream? To show travellers there’s more to a destination than initially meets the eye. Everyone seeks a different experience and the key is to avoid the road most travelled. Sometimes it’s the least thought of experience that shines as a highlight and these are often discovered when we allow ourselves to slow down and become travellers.
Rethinking and redesigning holiday travel plans to include spending more time immersing into one location brings with it an abundance of learning about another culture, their story and their place in the world but also our connection with it.
why choose lime days?
Lime Days specialises in travel to Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives.
We encourage our clients to experience a local journey by engaging and connecting with those you will meet and with the community, while at the same time providing the opportunity of experiencing incredible ‘must-do’ activities and ‘must-see’ places.
Lime Days is a specialist in handcrafted travel experiences, sourced with local experts, enthusiasts, historians and artisans.