At a glance
Nestled just off the tip of India’s most south easterly point, Sri Lanka’s turbulent past has long since simmered down to a serene calm and today, the only commotion to be found is when the nation’s beloved cricket team is in action. Encircled by utterly perfect golden sand beaches and shimmering seas, the island’s interior is cloaked in lush tea plantations and elephant speckled grasslands, pinnacled by mountains marking its centre-most point.
Sri Lanka’s ancient and colonial pasts are both still etched upon the landscape with crumbling temples, wall paintings and sacred carved rocks sprinkled amongst the UNESCO World Heritage listed sites and ex-British colonial forts and rail tracks.
Sri Lanka is the perfect marriage between a luxurious beach holiday spot and a wonderful safari destination for those who want to escape to somewhere a little off the beaten track, but with the beach still very much in reach.