Attractions

Known to be the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’, Sri Lanka is home to a diverse list of attractions that seems so unlikely to belong to a petite land area of only a total of 240 km (150 miles) across its widest points. This list goes on from many culturally and religiously significant places through world heritage sites to magnificent beaches and unbelievable jungles and national parks. 

Taking a tour around the country, given the weather status mainly, a typical tour as you land, would start with witnessing the commercial city of Sri Lanka, Colombo which has many commercially significant sites like the beautiful lotus tower, shopping malls, harbors, airports etc.  

Moving from the main city, starts the real tour through the country, exploring its cultural heritage around in the sacred city of Anuradhapura, located in the northern part of the cultural triangle. 

Towards the southern side of this city is Polonnaruwa, continuing the medieval history of the country with many breathtaking buddhist temples with sky high stupas and statues with religious significance to the country’s major population of buddhists. Close to this city is Dambulla, home to not just the country’s highlight, but a world heritage; Sigiriya, the rock fortress. A visit to Sri Lanka cannot go without a visit to this marvelous rock fortress standing up through 1200 feet, famous for being the finest preserved example of urban planning. In this city of Dambulla, its cave temple is also a must visit to the itinerary as it speaks for fascinating Buddhist art and history. 

Taking the southern route from Dambulla, comes to the sacred city of Kandy paving home to Buddha’s sacred tooth relic in the Temple of the Tooth Relic; the highlight of the city. Moving further up the hill country, takes you to Nuwara Eliya which is also known as the Little England where the weather is drastically changing as you move into this city. This scenic part of the country covers a wide area with far stretching beautiful tea plantations, and the city differentiates itself with beaut colonial architecture, exotic wildlife and much more. 

In between the upcountry and the coastal area is Ella; the newest sensation of the tourists to go to. The journey itself from the upcountry to this scenic city is iconic whether you take the famous odyssey train ride or the motor route. The city’s home to some magnificent sites like Ella rock and the little Adam's peak. 

Traveling further down South, is the Yala National Park; home to a number of Leopards in the country, Mirissa beach, Galle Dutch Fort and many more scenic places. These Southern parts of  Sri Lanka  provide the maximum beach pleasures with these beautiful beaches perfectly catering to surfing fanatics. 

With Ceylonreise, you are able to pick these plus many more destinations to suit your liking in your visit to Sri Lanka. Ours caters to exploring more of these places and those unexplored hidden gems in Sri Lanka and provide you with a unique experience to remember.