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Experiences in
Sri Lanka

On the Road

NUMEROUS GOLDEN Beach - Koggala
BEACHES IN SRI LANKA

Peoples from around the world visit
Sri Lanka to explore the best beaches
in the world. Golden beaches, sun and
sea, those are exactly what Sri Lanka
is famous for this little island offer
you unforgettable travel experience if
you are looking for a Sri Lanka beach
holiday best among the top 20 beaches
are, Unawatuna, Mirissa, Hikkaduwa,
Negombo, Arugambay and Trincomalee
and many more.
ANCIENT CITY OF Yala National Park Watadageya - Polonnaruwa
ANURADHAPURA
UDA WALAWE atop this perfect pinnacle of rock and
A, UNESCO World heritage site, is watch the sun crawl above waves of
replete with renovated monuments. NATIONAL PARK mountains.
Towering Stupas of Stupendous domes.
The marvels of ancient civil engineering. This huge chunk of savannah grassland FEELING THE HEALING
(High rise constructions) the vast rain centered on the Uda Walawe reservoir is
water reservoirs, magnificent stone cut, the closest Sri Lanka gets to East Africa. AYURVEDA
swimming pools, cultural heritage are There are herds of buffalo sambar
among them. deer, crocodiles, masses of birds, and You start to feel the burden of the
elephants - and we don’t just mean a centuries while in Sri Lanka; you might
The sacred Bo- Tree is the oldest few elephants. We mean hundreds of appreciate an irony while you feel the
historically authenticated tree in the the big-nosed creatures. In fact, we’d tensions melt out of your body in an
world for over 2000 years. go so far to say that for elephants, Ayurvedic sauna: the design is more
Uda Walawe is equal to, or even better than 2500 years old. Ayurveda is an
ANCIENT CITY OF than, many of the famous East African ancient practice and its devotees claim
POLONNARUWA national parks. enormous benefits from its therapies
and treatments.
SOARING SIGIRIYA ROCK
This was the 2nd capital city of TRAVELLING BY TRAIN
Sri Lanka after the destruction of If it was just the rolling gardens at the
Anuradhapura. It is also declared a base of Sigiriya, they would still be a Sometimes there’s no way to get a seat
UNESCO World Heritage site remains. highlight. Ponds and little man-made on the slow but oh-so-popular train to
The city with rich archeological rivulets put the water in these water Ella, but with a prime standing-room.
monuments. The green environment, gardens and offer a serene idyll amid Only spot looking out at a rolling carpet
an amaizing ancient constructions, the sweltering countryside. Sigiriya of tea, who cares? Outside, At stations,
Parakramasamudraya (a huge lake built is an awesome mystery, one that the vendors hustle treats, including some
in AD 1200).
wonderful new museum tries to dissect. amazing corn and chilly fritters sold
YALA OR BUNDALA The climb to the top is a wearying and wrapped in somebody’s old homework
paper.
worthy endeavour.
NATIONAL PARKS
ADAM’S PEAK PILGRIMS KANDY CULTURAL CAPITAL
With all the crowds heading to nearby
Yala National Park, the Ramsar- For over a thousand years, pilgrims have Kandy is the cultural capital of the
recognised Bundala National Park trudged by candlelight up Adam’s Peak island, and home to the Temple of the
But with the park’s huge sheets of to worship the footprints of the Buddha, Sacred Tooth Relic, said to contain a
shimmering waters singing to the sound breathe the air where Adam first set tooth of the Buddha. but for tourists
of birdsong, Bundala has a beauty that foot after Eden, and see the place Kandy offers more than just religious
other parks can only dream of, and is where the butterflies go to die. Today satisfaction: there’s a pleasing old
one of the finest birding destinations in tourists join the throngs of local pilgrims quarter, a pretty central lake, a clutch
the country. and, as you stand in the pre-dawn light of museums and, in the surrounding

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