Sri Lanka may be a small country, but this beautiful island in the Indian Ocean has a whole lot to offer!
There are beautiful beaches, green mountains, even greener tea plantations, ancient and impressive Buddhist temples, colorful and detailed Hindu temples, and much more. I have spent 3 wonderfull weeks exploring this beautiful island.
Here are the highlights why you should visit Sri Lanka aswell:
Fantastic beaches
Beautiful mountains
Great tea plantations
Awesome welcoming people
Good roads to travel around
Religion: Budhism and Hinduism
Forests (with chimpanzees on trees)
Great food
crowds and isolation
History(Galle)
Here are some more names of places i recommend to visit:
- Sigiriya
- Blow Hole
- Sri Pada (adam’s peak)
- Wildlife Sanctuary
- Rainforests
- Anuradhapura Ancient City
- Galle, Jaffna and Katuwana Dutch forts
- Temple of Tooth relic in Kandy
- Kataragama Ancient City