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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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