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Ancient temples
Animal lovers
Beaches
Botanical gardens
Colonial architecture
Hottest curries
Mountain views
Tea trekking
Explore Sri Lanka
Geography and layout
Exploring the country
History
Climate
Population
Local customs
Politics
Economics
Food and Drink
Local cuisine
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Other delicacies
Snacks
Fruit
Where to eat
Drinks
Shopping
What to buy
Gems
Batiks
Handicrafts
Tea and spices
Shopping tips
Entertainment
Dance and music
Art
Nightlife
Festivals
Activities
Cricket
Diving and watersports
Swimming and snorkelling
Surfing
Whale-watching
White-water rafting
Golf
Horse-riding
Spas
Walking
History: Key Dates
Early history
Colonial period
Independence
Ethnic strife
Colombo Fort and Pettah
Fort
The Presidential Secretariat
King’s Prison Cell
President’s House
Colonial buildings
Pettah
Municipal mementoes
Dutch Period Museum
Modern Colombo
Galle Face Green
Gangaramaya Temple
Vihara Mahadevi Park and the Town Hall
Colombo’s southern suburbs
New Parliament
Convention Centre
National Museum
Shopping in Bambalapitiya
Kelani Valley Rail Journey
Fort Railway Station
Steam locomotive
Maradana station
Royal Colombo Golf Club
Nugegoda
Homagama
Mount Lavinia and Dehiwala Zoo
Mount Lavinia Beach
Mount Lavinia Hotel
Beach life
Dehiwala Zoo
The animals
Negombo via the Wetlands
Muthurajawela
Wetlands
Negombo
St Mary’s Church
Negombo Beach
Road to Kandy
Henerathgoda Botanical Gardens
Warakapola
Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
Bible Rock
Kadugannawa and the Highway Museum
Tea Fortress
Kandy
Temple of the Tooth
Kandyan Arts & Crafts Association
Kandy Lake
British Garrison Cemetery
Shopping district
Tea Museum
Hill Country
Gampola
Ramboda falls
Nuwara Eliya
Market Place
Victoria Park
Racecourse and lake
Kandapola
Hakgala Botanical Gardens
Horton Plains National Park
Back to Colombo
Haputale, Ella and Bandarawela
Nuwara Eliya to Haputale
Adisham
Haputale
Plantation bungalows
Dambatenne Tea Factory
Lipton’s Seat
Diyatalawa
Bandarawela
Dowa Cave Temple
Ella
Rawana Ella Falls
Dambulla, Sigiriya and Anuradhapura
Dambulla
Lunch options
Anuradhapura
Isurumuniya
Sacred Bo Tree
Archeological Museum
Ruwanweliseya
Thuparama
King Mahasen’s Palace
Kuttam Pokuna
Habarana
Sigiriya
Museum and gardens
Sigiriya frescoes
Mirror Wall and the summit
Popham Arboretum
Minneriya and Polonnaruwa
Minneriya National Park
Elephant gathering
Polonnaruwa
Parakrama Samudra
Statue of Parakramabahu/Agastaya
Royal Palace
The Quadrangle
Shiva Devale
Kiri Vihara
Galle Fort
Main Gate
Church Street
Groote Kerk
Queen’s Street
Aker Sloot
Historical Mansion Museum
The Ramparts
Unawatuna
Yala National Park
Hambantota
Tissamarahama
Safari jeeps
Kirinda
Yala National Park
Elephants and leopards
Accommodation
Colombo
Around Colombo: Mount Lavinia
West Coast: Negombo
West Coast: Bentota
West Coast: Ahungalla
West Coast: Hikkaduwa
Cultural Triangle: Kandy
Hill Country: Nuwara Eliya
Hill Country: Ella
Cultural Triangle: Habarana
Cultural Triangle: Giritale
Cultural Triangle: Dambulla
Cultural Triangle: Sigiriya
East Coast: Trincomalee
South Coast: Galle
South Coast: Koggala
South Coast: Yala
Restaurants
Colombo
West Coast: Negombo
West Coast: Bentota
West Coast: Hikkaduwa
East Coast: Trincomalee
Cultural Triangle: Around Kandy
Cultural Triangle: Habarana
Hill Country
South Coast: Unawatuna
South Coast: Galle
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B
Begging
Budgeting
C
Carbon offsetting
Children
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Crime and safety
Customs
On departure
D
Disabled travellers
E
Electricity
Embassies and high commissions
Emergencies
Etiquette
G
Gay and lesbian travellers
Green issues
H
Health
Inoculations
Healthcare and insurance
Hospitals
Pharmacies
Hours and holidays
Hours
Public holidays
I
Internet
L
Language
M
Maps
Media
Newspapers
Radio
Television
Money
Currency
Credit cards
ATMs
Exchanging money
Tipping
P
Police
Post
R
Religion
S
Smoking
T
Telephones
Time Zone
Toilets
Tourist information
Transport
Airports – arrival and departure
Public transport
Tuk-tuks and taxis
Driving
V
Visas and passports
W
Websites
Weights and measures
Women and solo travellers
Language
Sinhala
Greetings and phrases
Questions
Days of the week
Place names
Numbers
Social media
Tamil
Basics
Useful words
Verbs
Questions
Days of the week
Numbers
Health
Food
Social media
Books and Film
Books
Fiction
History and travel
Art and architecture
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