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Discovery · Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka combines ancient cities, tea highlands, tropical coasts and living Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian cultures on one compact island.
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Highlights
Near Anuradhapura, walk into Ritigala, a forest monastery whose stone paths, meditation platforms and ruins from as early as the 1st century BCE lie inside a strict nature reserve.
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Best time to visit
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December to March suits the west and south coasts, the hill country and the Cultural Triangle; from about May to September the east coast is drier while the southwest monsoon hits the west.
Travel tips
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- Book a reserved seat in advance for the scenic hill-country train from Kandy to Ella rather than relying on the unreserved carriages, which can be crowded.
- Buy true Ceylon cinnamon – Sri Lanka grows most of the world's supply – and ask for 'Alba', the finest grade of quill, rolled thinner than six millimetres.
- Climb Adam's Peak (Sri Pada) by night during the pilgrimage season, when the thousands of steps are lit, to reach the summit shrine with its sacred footprint for sunrise.
- On Sigiriya's mirror wall, look for verses scratched by visitors from the 8th century onward – poems about the painted maidens that are rare surviving poetry of their time.
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Follow the rhythm of the place first, then shape the journey around the experiences that feel most like your own.
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