Country
Rock fortresses, tea plantations and beaches on the island of the Indian Ocean
Destination guide
Sri Lanka is shaped like a teardrop in the Indian Ocean, and it has many faces. In the Cultural Triangle, Lion Rock at Sigiriya rises above the jungle with the ruins of a fifth-century fortress, and in Kandy the Temple of the Tooth glows with lamps and candles beside the lake.
In the hills, around Nuwara Eliya and Ella, rows of tea bushes clothe the slopes and the blue train crosses the Nine Arch Bridge. On the coast, Galle Fort, a seventeenth-century Dutch stronghold, has ramparts and a lighthouse above the ocean.
In the national parks, elephants and, with luck, leopards appear on jeep safaris. At the table: rice and curry, hoppers and fresh fish, and of course Ceylon tea.
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The stops on the itineraries that visit this destination: tap a pin to open the tour.
Tours
Sri Lanka
Nine days in Sri Lanka with flights: Sigiriya, Kandy, tea estates, the train to Ella, a safari among elephants and the Dutch Fort of Galle, with a Greek coordinator.
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