These are some of our favorite things to do in the Sri Lanka. Discuss incorporating some of these ideas into your own travel itinerary.

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.