Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Capital City of Sri Lanka:
Colombo
Population:
22 Millions (2018)
Official language:
Sinhalese, Tamil
Currency:
LKR = Sri Lankan Rupee
Best time to visit Sri Lanka
December to March, to avoid the southwest monsoon.
Top things to see
- Museums, monuments and colonial trim in the frenetic capital, Colombo
- Ruined palaces and super-sized Buddhas in the old royal capital of Polonnaruwa
- A window onto the Dutch colonial past in historic Galle
- Elaborate gardens and exquisite frescoes in the ancient fortress at Sigiriya
- A very different side of Sri Lanka in the Tamil City of Jaffna
Top things to do
- Take a winding train ride through Sri Lanka’s tea country as it is rated among the best even though the competition is tough worldwide.
- Kick back on the sparkling sands of Sri Lanka’s southern beaches
- Watch the rising sun cast its rays over the island from Adam’s Peak
- Search for leopards and elephants in the foliage of Yala National Park
- Surf the wild breaks at Arugam Bay
- Make the pilgrimage to the Temple of the Tooth in World Heritage-listed Kandy
Traditional Sri Lankan Food
- Eat ‘hoppers’ (or more properly appa), delicious pancakes made from fermented rice and coconut milk
- Drink toddy (a local wine made from fermented palm sap) – or arrack, the same thing, distilled and bottled
What is Sri Lanka famous for?
- Bendy palm trees
- sun-kissed beaches
- Ceylon tea
- colonial hand-me-downs
- jumbos in the jungle
- fresh coconuts
- short eats
- batik
- cricket-obsessed locals
- Tamil Tigers
In a word
Ayubowan
(May you live long)
Official website of Tourism in Sri Lanka
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