The Undiscovered Country
You might say Sri Lanka has been hiding in plain sight. Countless numbers of travellers have passed overhead on their way to someplace else, and years of war and challenges, such as tsunamis, have kept Sri Lanka off many itineraries. But now Sri Lanka is finding its way onto the itineraries of ever more travellers. Several years since the war ended, the country is moving forward quickly, even as questions about the hostilities continue to spark debate. Lying between the more trodden parts of India and Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka’s myriad appeals are undeniably alluring.
So Much in So Little
Few places have as many Unesco World Heritage Sites – eight – packed into such a small area. Sri Lanka’s 2000-plus years of
culture can be discovered at ancient sites, where legendary temples boast beautiful details. Across the island, that thing that goes
bump in the night might be an elephant heading to a favourite waterhole. Safari
tours of Sri Lanka’s pleasantly relaxed national parks encounter leopards, water buffaloes, all manner of birds and a passel
of primates.
