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Negombo Beach, Sri Lanka
Hotel booked
Chill first day, see fish market, boat trip, church
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Galle, Sri Lanka
2.40 train from Colombo Fort booked, hotel booked
Fort, colonial town
Beach at Unawatana etc 10 mins away
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Mirissa, Sri Lanka
Or other beach towns - so many others eg Dikwelka, Weligama, Matara, Ahangama (famous for stilts fishermen),
Turtle Beach to left of Dalwella
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Tangalle, Sri Lanka
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Mulkirigala Rock Monastery, Sri Lanka
Cave temples
Day trip from beach hotel?
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Rekawa Beach, Sri Lanka
Turtles - Tho not good time of year
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Udawalawe National Park Safari, Sri Lanka
Popular, good to see elephants
elephant orphanage ((most ethical one?)
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Yala National Park Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Booked Mahoora tent
Most popular national park, leopards
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Kataragama, Sri Lanka
Religious centre & end of pilgrimage.
Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim
Backwater charm
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Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka
2 hour drive from Hapitale. How to fit in?
Ancient Buddhist temple in quiet setting,
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Ella, Sri Lanka
Little Adam’s Peak - 2-3 hours
Tea Factory
Nine Arches Bridge
Rawana Ella Falls
Caves
Ella Rock
Book / get train to Nanu oya (near Nuwara Eliya)
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Haputale, Sri Lanka
Walk to Liptons Seat
Dambatenne Tea factory
Adisham - colonial mansion
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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Nanu Oya 6km away - train from Ella
Good base
Tea estates
Visit Horton Plains for End Workd hike
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Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Hike to Worlds End escarpment, cloud forest. Very high.
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Sri Pada / Adam's Peak, Sri Lanka
Big climb - traditionally done at night to arrive at dawn.
Start / stay in Dalhousie - also called Nallathanniya
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Ambuluwawa Mountain Hill, Sri Lanka
Tower
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Kandy, Sri Lanka
Kandy Lake
Temple of the Tooth
Churches, temples
War cemeteries
Botanical gardens
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Aluviharaya Rock Cave Temple, Sri Lanka
Paintings & carvings. 30 min hike. Just off road Kandy - Dambulla
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Sigirya, Sri Lanka
Climb Rock (2-3 hours)
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Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Buddhist rock temples
Hotel rec: Simoya Nature Park
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Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Ancient capital. Ruins, stupas, shrines
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Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Remains of vast ancient city, Buddhist pilgrimage
Maybe do Wilpattu from here?
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Mihintale, Sri Lanka
Buddhist, ruins
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Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka
Good national park, lots elephants + leopards
Perhaps do from Anuradhapura??
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Jaffna, Sri Lanka
3rd night is actually night bus
Very different
Colonial & civil war history
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
Can omit
Bazaar district - The Pettah
Buddhist temples Gangaramaya, Seema Malaka