Sri Lanka Destinations
Sri Lanka destination guides
Ten places worth building a holiday around — rock fortresses, sacred cities, tea country, leopard territory and two very different coastlines. Each guide covers highlights, things to do, the best time to visit and the tours that include it.
Cultural Triangle
Sigiriya
A fifth-century sky palace carved into a monolith of rock.
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Central Province
Kandy
The last royal capital, wrapped around a lake and a sacred relic.
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Uva Highlands
Ella
Cloud forest, tea slopes and the most beautiful railway on earth.
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Southern & Uva
Yala National Park
The highest density of leopards anywhere in the world.
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Southern Province
Galle Fort
A walled Dutch town on a headland, four centuries old and still lived in.
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Central Highlands
Nuwara Eliya
Cool mountain air, endless tea gardens and a very English past.
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Cultural Triangle
Dambulla
Five caves, 153 Buddhas and 2,000 years of unbroken worship.
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Southern Province
Mirissa
Palm-fringed sand, warm water and blue whales offshore.
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North Central
Anuradhapura
Two thousand years of capitals, stupas and sacred trees.
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Eastern Province
Arugam Bay
A world-class point break and the island’s most easy-going coastline.
ExplorePutting it together
Most guests combine four or five of these
Sri Lanka is compact but slow to drive. Ten days comfortably links the Cultural Triangle, Kandy, the hill country, a safari park and one coast. Our team routes it so you are never in the car for more than four hours at a stretch.
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