Sri Lanka
With a documented history spanning more than 3,000 years, Sri Lanka is a country of rich culture and historical heritage. The country's Buddhist temples are fabulous. I visited the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo and the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy (the holder of the sacred relic of the tooth of Buddha).
There are a number of interesting attractions close to Colombo. I enjoyed the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and the delightful Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. Visits to a tea factory and a herb garden in the Kandy area were very interesting and informative.
Main sites that I enjoyed in Colombo include Galle Face Green, Lotus Tower (351.5 metres tall), Viharahamahadevi Park, the National Museum of Colombo, Independence Square, Dutch Hospital, Portcity and Seema Malaka.
I also spent a few delightful days relaxing at the beach and enjoying excellent food in Bentota. A safari on the Bentota River was an outstanding experience with the river's lush vegetation and lots of wildlife viewing, such as many types of lizards, flying foxes, monkeys and a small crocodile.
The food in Sri Lanka is excellent - some of the best I've ever had in my life. Local specialties include a variety of delicious curries, papadum, watalappam dessert, arrack liquour and local black tea and coffee.
Additional info:
- country entry on Wikipedia
- country profile on Wikivoyage
Back to albums list.
Wait for all thumbnails to load, then click on any thumbnail for the slideshow:
- Colombo
- Colombo
- Gangaramaya Temple
- Gangaramaya Temple
- Gangaramaya Temple
- Gangaramaya Temple
- Gangaramaya Temple
- Gangaramaya Temple
- Galle Road
- Seema Malaka
- Colombo
- Lotus Tower
- Colombo
- Colombo
- Laksala
- Colombo
- Galle Face Green
- Galle Face Green
- Galle Face Green
- Galle Face Green
- Colombo
- Galle Face Green
- Galle Face Green
- Galle Face Green
- Lotus Tower
- Herb Garden
- Herb Garden
- Pinnawala Orphanage
- Pinnawala Orphanage
- Pinnawala Orphanage
- Pinnawala Orphanage
- Pinnawala Orphanage
- Tea Factory
- Tea Factory
- Tea Factory
- Tea Factory
- Sri Lanka
- Temple of the Tooth
- Temple of the Tooth
- Temple of the Tooth
- Temple of the Tooth
- Temple of the Tooth
- Snake charmer
- Snake charmer
- Viharamahadevi Park
- Viharamahadevi Park
- Viharamahadevi Park
- Viharamahadevi Park
- Colombo
- Viharamahadevi Park
- Independence Square
- Independence Square
- Independence Square
- Dutch Hospital
- Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka
- Amal Beach Resort
- Bentota Beach
- Amal Beach Resort
- Amal Beach Resort
- Amal Beach Resort
- Amal Beach Resort
- Bentota Beach
- Amal Beach Resort
- Amal Beach Resort
- Amal Beach Resort
- Bentota Beach
- Amal Beach Resort
- Bentota
- Amal Beach Resort
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Bentota River safari
- Amal Beach Resort
- Amal Beach Resort
- Amal Beach Resort
- Amal Beach Resort
- Amal Beach Resort
- Amal Beach Resort
- Clock Tower
- Colombo
- Colombo
- Portcity
- Sri Lanka
- Watalappam
- Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka
- Colombo
- Colombo
- Colombo
- Colombo Swimming Club
- Colombo Swimming Club
- Colombo
- Colombo
- Viharamahadevi Park
- Viharamahadevi Park
- City Hall
- Viharamahadevi Park
- Viharamahadevi Park
- National Museum
- National Museum
- National Museum
- National Museum
- Colombo
- Gangaramaya Temple
- Gangaramaya Temple
- Sri Lankan resident
- Seema Malaka
- Seema Malaka
- Seema Malaka
- Seema Malaka
- Colombo
- Colombo
- Colombo
- Pinnawala orphanage
- Pinnawala orphanage
- Temple of the Tooth
- Tooth sanctuary
- Temple of the Tooth
- Temple of the Tooth
- Temple of the Tooth
- Temple of the Tooth
- Temple of the Tooth
- Temple of the Tooth
- Temple of the Tooth
- Temple of the Tooth
- Peradeniya Gardens
- Peradeniya Gardens
- Peradeniya Gardens
- Peradeniya Gardens
- Peradeniya Gardens