Sri Lanka is an island located southern east of India in the Indian Ocean . Colombo is the capital. Sri Lanka owns many historical sites and ancient cities, museums, temples and seven World Heritage sites listed by UNESCO. Sri Lanka offers a great diversity of attractions and activities. Across its National Parks, visitors can discover mountains, forests, jungle, lakes, waterfalls, rivers, elephants, birds... This tropical island possesses also hundreds kilometers of white sandy beaches and an inviting clear water.
Security warning: we advise travelers to check with their embassy before to travel to Sri Lanka for the insecure area due to Tamil tensions. It can be dangerous to travel to some parts of the island, particularly the north and the east. |
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- The seven World heritage sites: the Sinharaja Forest Reserve, the Sacred City of Anuradhapura, the Cave Temples of Dambulla, the Medieval Capital of Polonnaruwa, the Dutch Fortifications at Galle, the Royal city of Kandy and the Sigiriya Rock Fortress.
- Yala National Park - elephant watching.
- Gal Oya National Park - elephant watching.
- Bundala National Park - bird watching.
- Uda Walawe National Park.
- Horton Plains National Park.
- Botanical Gardens.
- Diving & snorkeling.
- Fishing.
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