One of the world's most scenic train rides, about 7 hours through the hill country, past tea plantations, waterfalls and mountains. Ella, at the end, is a relaxed village with walks to Little Adam's Peak, Ella Rock and the Nine Arches Bridge.
Reserved seats sell out; book ahead or travel in unreserved second class with open windows. Nuwara Eliya, along the way, has colonial-era hotels and tea factories.
Sri Lanka's most famous wildlife park, with one of the highest densities of leopards in the world, as well as elephants, sloth bears, crocodiles and …
A sacred mountain, 2,243 m, with a 'footprint' on the summit held holy by Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and Christians.
Sri Lanka's most sacred Buddhist temple, in the royal palace complex beside Kandy Lake, housing a relic of the Buddha's tooth.
Five caves under a huge rock, used as Buddhist shrines for over 2,000 years, filled with 153 Buddha statues and ceilings covered in murals, a UNESCO …
Mirissa is one of the best places in the world to see blue whales, the largest animals ever, from November to April, as well as sperm whales and dolp…
A 5th-century palace built on top of a 200 m rock rising from the jungle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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