Temple of the Tooth
Trincomalee
Tea pickers, Nuwara Eliya
HILL STATIONS AND COAST
For a journey with a difference, the train ride from Kandy to the Hill Stations is not to be missed. From the panoramic windows on the dedicated observation deck, the views as the train winds its way up through the tea plantations are truly spectacular. From the quiet dedication of the colourfully dressed Tamil women as they work on the plantations to the cheerful waves of the young children en route, travelling by train offers a singularly unique view of the countryside.
COLOMBO
Overlooked by most visitors to Sri Lanka, Colombo exudes a faded elegance in its grand colonial buildings. Keen shoppers are rewarded with an array of crafts, tea, textiles and jewels on display in the Downtown area. It is a city of contrasts – from bustling markets to immense skyscrapers and a remarkable National Museum portraying the history of the island nation.
KANDY
Gateway to Sri Lanka’s beautiful hill country, the World Heritage setting of Kandy is the country’s cultural capital. Home to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, the most revered Buddhist shrine in the country, and the lovely Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Kandy also hosts the Perahera each July/August, one of the finest cultural festivals in Asia with an incredible collection of ceremonial elephants.
HILL COUNTRY Sri Lanka’s captivating hill country offers visitors an idyllic mix of misty mountains, colonial hill stations and lush tea plantations. The setting for the natural wonders of the Horton Plains and Ella Gap, its cool climate also attracted the British planters of the 19th Century, who left behind them lovely colonial retreats like Nuwara Eliya.
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BEACHES OF SRI LANKA With over a thousand miles of golden beaches, Sri Lanka offers an expansive choice of prime locations. The up and coming white sand beaches along the east coast include those around Trincomalee whilst the south-west and western coastline offers some of the best beaches in the Indian Ocean.
FOOD OF SRI LANKA
Sri Lankan cuisine has long benefited from its position along the once busy trade routes of the 15th and 16th Centuries. Rich in spices and similar in flavour to South Indian food, its staple curries are often enhanced with sweetmeats and pickles, coconut sambols and a liberal sprinkling of chillies.
GALLE Sri Lanka’s oldest living city, Galle is a wonderful eclectic mix of colonial and Sinhalese influences and one of the best examples of a European fortified city in South East Asia. Dominated by the imposing grandeur and towering ramparts of its Dutch Fort (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the back streets and alleyways of Old Galle have retained a captivating charm that still echo to the reminders of a diverse and historical colonial heritage.
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