Explore Sri Lanka
Destinations
Ancient cities, misty tea country, leopard country, golden beaches - thirty-four places we know inside out, and how to weave them into one trip.
The ancient heart
Culture & cities
Cultural Triangle
Sigiriya
The rock fortress in the sky
Hill Country
Kandy
The sacred city of the hills
South Coast
Galle
A living fort by the sea
Cultural Triangle
Polonnaruwa
The medieval capital, by bicycle
Cultural Triangle
Dambulla
Caves of gold above the plains
Cultural Triangle
Anuradhapura
The island's ancient first capital
The North
Jaffna
Another Sri Lanka entirely
West Coast
Colombo
The island's big, bold front door
Green heights & wild plains
Hills & wildlife
Hill Country
Ella
Tea country, trains and easy hikes
South East
Yala National Park
The best place in the world to see leopards
Hill Country
Nuwara Eliya
Little England in the tea clouds
South East
Udawalawe
Where the elephants always show
Cultural Triangle
Minneriya National Park
Home of The Gathering
North West
Wilpattu National Park
The wild, quiet leopard park
Hill Country
Adam's Peak
5,500 steps to a sunrise you'll never forget
Cultural Triangle
Habarana
The crossroads of elephants and kings
Hill Country
Haputale
Ella's quiet, spectacular neighbour
South East
Tissamaharama
Where the safari day begins
Hill Country
Kitulgala
Sri Lanka's adventure playground
Golden shores
Coast & surf
South Coast
Mirissa
Whales offshore, palms on the sand
South Coast
Weligama
The friendliest place to learn to surf
East Coast
Trincomalee
The east coast's turquoise crown
South Coast
Unawatuna
The island's easiest swim
South Coast
Tangalle
The south coast, without the crowd
South Coast
Ahangama
The south coast's design-led surf town
East Coast
Arugam Bay
Sri Lanka's laid-back surf capital
West Coast
Hikkaduwa
Turtles, reef and easy waves
West Coast
Bentota
The grand old resort coast
West Coast
Negombo
First nights and fish markets
East Coast
Nilaveli
The whitest sand on the island
South Coast
Hiriketiya
The little bay everyone falls for
East Coast
Pasikuda
The bay you can walk out into for half a mile
North West
Kalpitiya
Wind, water and a thousand dolphins
South Coast
Dickwella
The deep south, minus the crowds
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