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The Sigiriya rock fortress rising above the surrounding jungle
Destinations

Explore Sri Lanka.

Six climates and eight World Heritage sites in a country you can drive across in a day. Here is what each place is actually like, and when to go.

The island at a glance

Where everything sits.

Nothing in Sri Lanka is more than about four hours from anywhere else, which is why a two-week itinerary can cover mountains, ruins, rainforest and two coastlines without ever feeling rushed.

Illustrated map of Sri Lanka showing its landmarks, wildlife and coastline
Sigiriya, Cultural Triangle, Sri Lanka

Sigiriya

A palace in the sky, built by a king who feared the ground.

A sheer granite monolith rising 200 metres from the jungle, crowned by the ruins of a fifth-century royal citadel.

Region
Cultural Triangle
Best months
January to September
Explore Sigiriya

South Coast

5 destinations

Galle, South Coast, Sri Lanka

South Coast

Galle

Four hundred years of trade, held inside a sea wall.

Yala, South Coast, Sri Lanka

South Coast

Yala

The highest density of leopards on earth.

Mirissa, South Coast, Sri Lanka

South Coast

Mirissa

Blue whales, a crescent bay, and nowhere to be.

Unawatuna, South Coast, Sri Lanka

South Coast

Unawatuna

A sheltered bay, ten minutes from the fort.

Weligama, South Coast, Sri Lanka

South Coast

Weligama

Stilt fishermen at dawn, beginner surf all day.

Hill Country

4 destinations

Ella, Hill Country, Sri Lanka

Hill Country

Ella

Where the mountains open and the train slows down.

Kandy, Hill Country, Sri Lanka

Hill Country

Kandy

The last kingdom, still keeping its promise.

Nuwara Eliya, Hill Country, Sri Lanka

Hill Country

Nuwara Eliya

An English hill station that forgot to go home.

Horton Plains, Hill Country, Sri Lanka

Hill Country

Horton Plains

The island ends, suddenly, at World End.

Cultural Triangle

4 destinations

Sigiriya, Cultural Triangle, Sri Lanka

Cultural Triangle

Sigiriya

A palace in the sky, built by a king who feared the ground.

Dambulla, Cultural Triangle, Sri Lanka

Cultural Triangle

Dambulla

Five caves, two thousand years of paint.

Anuradhapura, Cultural Triangle, Sri Lanka

Cultural Triangle

Anuradhapura

A capital that ran for thirteen hundred years.

Polonnaruwa, Cultural Triangle, Sri Lanka

Cultural Triangle

Polonnaruwa

The second capital, and the better preserved one.

West Coast

3 destinations

Colombo, West Coast, Sri Lanka

West Coast

Colombo

The island front door, and worth more than a night.

Bentota, West Coast, Sri Lanka

West Coast

Bentota

River on one side, ocean on the other.

Negombo, West Coast, Sri Lanka

West Coast

Negombo

Twenty minutes from the runway, and a world away.

East Coast

3 destinations

Trincomalee, East Coast, Sri Lanka

East Coast

Trincomalee

One of the great natural harbours, and the finest water in the east.

Arugam Bay, East Coast, Sri Lanka

East Coast

Arugam Bay

A right-hand point break and not much else.

Pasikuda, East Coast, Sri Lanka

East Coast

Pasikuda

Shallow, flat and impossibly clear.

North

1 destination

Jaffna, North, Sri Lanka

North

Jaffna

A different island entirely.

Rainforest

1 destination

Sinharaja, Rainforest, Sri Lanka

Rainforest

Sinharaja

The last primary rainforest on the island.

Evening light over the Sri Lankan coast
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