In Colombo, visit the Fort
and Green…stroll the fragrant
tea gardens and cascading waterfalls of Kandy…see
the Temple of the Tooth Relic…compare the ruins
at Polonnaruwa with those at Anuradhapura…visit
the Citadel of Sigiriya (Lion Rock) and the oldest
landscaped gardens in the world right next to it…explore the Buddhist cave
temples of Dambulla and the magnificent Aukana
Buddha…relax or play golf in the tranquil and cool hill country
around Nuwara Eliya…take a 4WD expedition in
Yala National Park to see leopards, elephants and
monkeys…walk through the Sinharaja Rainforest,
a protected forest filled with exotic tropical hardwoods like teak, ebony and
rosewood…spend time enjoying the peace and quiet at Uda-Walawe,
a peaceful sanctuary with a large reservoir that caters to herds of elephant
and barking deer…enjoy the sun on the beaches at Beruwala,
believed to be the first Moorish
settlement in the country.
