Sri Lanka
Country Atlas · No. 36The Indian Ocean

Sri Lanka

Tea hills, leopard country and the southern coast

Culture·Adventure·Honeymoons
The brief

Sri Lanka, the long route — tea hills, leopard country and the southern coast.

Ten days, three chapters. The tea hills (Ceylon Tea Trails) for the cool, the Cultural Triangle (Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa) for the temples, the south coast (Cape Weligama, Amanwella) for the closing beach week. Yala for the leopards, if you can spare two more nights.

A natural pairing with the Maldives — one long flight, two very different countries.

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When to go

A year in Sri Lanka

Dec – Mar
Dry South-west

Peak season for the south and west coasts.

Apr / Nov
Shoulder

Inter-monsoon — variable weather, fewer guests.

May – Sep
Dry East

East-coast beaches dry, cultural triangle accessible.

All year
Year-round

Pick the coast by month — the country is always open.

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