Culture
Jaffna
Delft Island Day Trip
On Delft, wild ponies graze between coral-stone walls and palmyra palms while the Palk Strait laps a near-empty shore. A ferry from…
- Full day
- February–September
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Tea country, whale watching, wildlife safaris.
19 experiences
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Mihintale
Mihintale Sunset Visit
As the sun drops, the granite of Aradhana Gala gives back the day’s warmth and the plains below turn copper. This late-afternoon…
- 2–3 hours
- Year-round
Culture
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura Sacred City Cycle
Brick stupas the colour of old ivory slide past as your wheels hum along flat, shaded lanes. Pedal between the monasteries, reservoirs…
- 4 hours
- Year-round
Culture
Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa Ancient City Cycling
Toque macaques scamper along crumbling palace walls and mist lifts off a twelfth-century reservoir as you cycle the quiet roads of Polonnaruwa,…
- 3–4 hours
- Year-round (driest March–September)
Culture
Sigiriya
Sigiriya Early-Morning Climb
Arrive before the crowds. Cool air, birdsong in the water gardens and a red rock lit by the low morning sun set…
- 3–4 hours
- Year-round
Culture
Dambulla
Dambulla Cave Temple Visit
Five caves, more than 150 Buddha images and ceilings painted in ochre and red: Dambulla’s rock temple is cool, incense-scented and quietly…
- 2–3 hours
- Year-round
Culture
Jaffna
Jaffna Food and Culture Walk
By dusk the drums at Nallur are calling, but first there is crab simmering in roasted chilli and palmyra sweets in the…
- 3–4 hours
- Year-round