Sri Lanka Tours and Tour Holidays
The lovely teardrop-shaped Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka is a land of dense forests, glittering temples, and golden beaches. Oh, and don’t forget the charming hillside tea plantations that produce some of the globe’s finest cuppas.
Explore this welcoming country on a Sri Lanka tour holiday and you’ll see elements of its ancient history as well as its British and European colonial past. Formerly known as Ceylon, the ‘Land of Serendipity’ serves up the city of Kandy, home to the sacred Buddhist Temple of the Tooth, and Yala National Park, where wild elephants and leopards roam. History lovers should visit the UNESCO-listed coastal city of Galle, with its imposing Dutch-built fortress, the buzzing capital Colombo, and the charming English-style hill station of Nuwara Eliya, which harks back to the days of the British Raj.
Legendary temples, many of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites, fill this enchanted country. Each one tells an ancient story which took place thousands of years ago, linking back to the country’s two significant ethnic groups – the Sinhalese and Tamils. Both groups tell fascinating and contrasting versions of Sri Lanka’s past, including the origins of the many temples and Buddhist shrines.
Sri Lanka adventure tours reveal great sites – such as the serene Golden Temple and the Temple of the Tooth – along with their history in the words of both the Sinhalese and Tamils
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