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Beaches
Arugam Bay is a popular surfing location and is also the only international surf competition venue in Sri Lanka. It is also rated as one of the top ten surf destinations in the world.
“Golden Mile” this pristine golden sand beach, is edged by luscious green palm groves providing much needed shade. Beruwala is known for it's excellent water sport facilities such as jet-ski's, wind surfing, parasailing and water skiing amongst others.
Bentota is a resort town on Sri Lanka’s southwest coast. Its long Bentota Beach stretches north, where it becomes a sandy strip known as Paradise Island, parallel to Bentota Lagoon.
A beach town on Sri Lanka's southern shores, Mirissa is renowned for its namesake Mirissa Beach, nightlife, and whale and dolphin watching.
Tangalle is a regionally important fishing port, situated on one of the largest bays in Sri Lanka, which is protected from the ocean by an enclosing reef. It is a centre of tourism and a popular holiday destination on the south coast.
Unawatuna is a major tourist attraction in Sri Lanka and famous for its beautiful beach and corals. The coral reefs and the waters make it an ideal and safe place for sea bathing swimming, wreck and reef diving and surfing.
Passikudah is a small coastal village situated in the east of Sri Lanka about 35 kilometres from Batticaloa. It is famous for its golden bay and clear, shallow waters in which you can wade 50 metres out to sea.
Uppuveli beach is the main beach in the centre of Trincomalee. A lot of hotels and restaurants are located along this beach which is why most tourists stay within walking distance of Uppuveli beach.
Negombo is known for its long sandy beaches and centuries old fishing industry. Negombo has a large bilingual (Sinhala/Tamil) population with a clear Roman Catholic majority.
Hikkaduwa, a lively and buoyant town along the South West coast is home to Sri Lanka's one and only coral sanctuary, making the activity of diving and snorkelling popular which enthralls every visitor and it is Sri Lanka's second surfing hotspot.
The train route from Jaffna to Colombo, Mountain train of Kandy to Badulla and Beach train from Bentota to Colombo promises eye catching journey through the country.
Sri Lanka is most famous for lush green tea. The plenty of new hotels and beach resort are opened in latest years. Many beach resorts have their own private beach.
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Heritage
Anuradhapura is one of the world's great ancient monuments; the capital and birthplace of the Sinhalese culture and one of the Southern Asia's longest continuously inhabited cultural and sacred centres.
Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the monumental ruins of the fabulous garden-city created by Parakramabahu I in the 12th century.
Sigiriya was designated as a world heritage site in 1982. Sigiriya is famous for it's palace ruins on top of a massive 200 meter high rock surrounded by the remains of an extensive network of gardens, reservoirs and other structures. The rock itself is a lava plug left over from an ancient long extinct volcano.
Sitting almost at the heart of Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle, Dambulla is a bustling town famous for its incredible five cave temples that house over 150 exceptional works of art.
Kandy is both an administrative and religious city and the capital of the Central Province. Kandy is the home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.
Galle is well-known for its remarkable Portuguese architectural buildings. It is also famous for the world heritage site of Galle Fort and other amazing places of exploration in Galle.