🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

📍 About Sri Lanka

The pearl of the Indian Ocean: elephants in Ella, temples in Kandy, surfing in Arugam Bay, and Ceylon tea.

🗺️ What to do & see in Sri Lanka

• ✅Explore the ancient sacred capital of Anuradhapura and its millennia-old stupas
• ✅Climb the rocky fortress of Sigiriya at dawn
• ✅Go on a safari to see leopards in Yala National Park
• ✅Take the panoramic train between Kandy and Ella through the tea plantations
• ✅Visit the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy
• ✅Relax on the southern beaches like Mirissa or Unawatuna

🏛️ Must-see attractions in Sri Lanka

• ⭐Sigiriya Fortress
• ⭐Temple of the Tooth in Kandy
• ⭐Galle Fort
• ⭐Yala National Park
• ⭐Nuwara Eliya tea plantations
• ⭐Ancient city of Polonnaruwa

🍽️ Local cuisine in Sri Lanka

• 🍴Rice and curry, rice accompanied by various vegetable, fish, or meat curries
• 🍴Kottu roti, chopped and stir-fried flatbread with vegetables and egg
• 🍴Hoppers, crispy rice flour bowls
• 🍴Ceylon tea, one of the world's best black teas
• 🍴Coco sambol, a spicy condiment made from grated coconut and chili

💡 Travel tips for Sri Lanka

• 💡The best time for the south and west coast is from December to March
• 💡For the east coast, it's best to travel from May to September
• 💡An electronic visa (ETA) is required before arrival
• 💡Tuk-tuks are the most convenient transportation for short trips
• 💡It's advisable to dress with shoulders and knees covered when visiting temples