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The Lion Rock of Sigiriya rising from the plains of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka destinations

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  1. Colombo's Galle Face Green and city skyline along the Indian Ocean seafront at dusk

    Colombo

    Colombo is Sri Lanka's commercial capital and main gateway, a busy, salt-aired port city of colonial arcades, crowded bazaars, lakeside temples and a reclaimed seafront, and the place most journeys around the island begin.

  2. The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and Kandy Lake ringed by misty hills

    Kandy

    Kandy is Sri Lanka's hill-country cultural capital and last royal kingdom, ringed by wooded hills around a lake and the golden-roofed Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

  3. The sheer granite outcrop of Sigiriya Lion Rock rising from the surrounding jungle plain

    Sigiriya

    Sigiriya is the Lion Rock, a fifth-century palace-fortress on a sheer granite outcrop rising from the plains, and the natural base for Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle of ancient cities, cave temples and gathering elephants.

  4. The whitewashed Galle lighthouse and coconut palms above the Dutch fort ramparts at sunset

    Galle

    Galle is Sri Lanka's Dutch-colonial fort city on the south coast, a walled UNESCO gem of ramparts, lighthouse and boutique-lined streets, and the natural base for the southern beaches.

  5. The Nine Arch Bridge curving through green hills and tea country near Ella

    Ella

    Ella is Sri Lanka's laid-back hill-country favourite, a small town among tea plantations known for the Nine Arch Bridge, easy peak hikes and the scenic blue train through the highlands.

  6. A Sri Lankan leopard resting on a rock among the dry scrub of Yala National Park

    Yala

    Yala is Sri Lanka's premier safari destination, a vast sweep of dry-zone scrub, lagoons and jungle on the south-east coast famed for having one of the highest leopard densities on earth, alongside elephants, sloth bears and crocodiles.