Unforgettable Destinations
Explore the destinations that make Sri Lanka one of the world's most captivating travel experiences. Find inspiration, discover hidden wonders, and create memories that last a lifetime.
Negombo
The gateway that is worth staying for.
Sigiriya
The rock that changes the way you see everything else.
Dambulla
The cave that the jungle did not swallow.
Kandy
The last kingdom. Still the cultural capital.
Nuwara Eliya
The city of light. Six thousand feet above the sea, inside the
clouds.
Ella
The village that sees everything and has decided to stay small.
Yala National Park
The leopard does not perform. You wait. Sometimes the jungle rewards
patience.
Hiriketiya
The bay that Mirissa used to be, before the world arrived.
Mirissa
The blue whale surfaces sixty metres away. Everything stops.
Colombo
The city that survived everything and is still deciding what it wants
to be.
Wilpattu National Park
The leopard without the convoy. The jungle as it actually is.
Anuradhapura
The city that was a capital for thirteen centuries and has not
finished explaining itself.
Trincomalee
The finest natural harbour in Asia. The warmest water on the east
coast.
Udawalawa National Park
The elephant park. Not one animal --- a hundred.
Tangalle & Unawatuna
The south coast, unhurried. The reward for everything north of it.
Galle
The most beautiful colonial fort in Asia. Still a living city inside
its walls.
Bentota
The river town the coast road passes through. Slow down here.
Weligama
The bay where Sri Lanka learned to surf.
Arugam Bay
The east coast's answer to everywhere else.
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Not a zoo. A sanctuary that has been operating since 1975.
Habarana and Minneriya
The elephant gathering. The largest terrestrial wildlife spectacle in
Asia.
Polonnaruwa
The second great capital. Better preserved than Anuradhapura, and
understood differently.
Kalpitiya
Dolphins before breakfast. Kite surfers by noon. The peninsula that
does not advertise itself.
Jaffna
The island's second culture. Present for two thousand years. Visible
to tourists for barely a decade.
Ahangama
The south coast's quietest surf town. The correct place to end this
particular journey.
Kithulgala
The river that does not negotiate. The jungle that was here before
the road.
Adam's Peak - Sri Pada
The climb that three religions agree upon. The sunrise that justifies
the 2am start.
Batticaloa Coast - HMS Hermes
The world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier. 53 metres down.
307 men were lost here on 9 April 1942.
Pasikuda - Catalina Y-78 & RFA SS Athelstane
Hikkaduwa - Coral Gardens, Wrecks & Turtle Beach
Unawatuna & Galle - Rangoon Wreck and the Fort
Mirissa - Blue Whale Watching & Reef Dive
Kirinda & Great Basses Reef
A Mughal coin ship. A Victorian lighthouse in the middle of the open
sea. The most remote dive in Sri Lanka.