Listly by Lavinia Woolf
Sri Lanka is a bio diverse island nation that offers a varied range of experiences. From wildlife safaris to mountain treks to deep sea diving the choices are stupendous. Choose your tailor made tour.
Sri Lanka is best known for her gorgeous beaches, sun kissed white sand oases that are fringed by swaying palms. Some offer fabulous coral reefs for diving, others are ideal for chilling out on and doing nothing while adventure awaits off shore with whale watching and kayaking around boulder encrusted shores. The coastline is diverse and utterly fascinating which is why in order to make the most of your beach holiday it is wise to choose from specialised tours. Does the sound of Sea and Tea, Turquoise Seas and North and East Coast Adventures entice you? Of course it does, for this is just a taste of coastal tours awaiting you in sunny Sri Lanka.
Choose a wanderer tour and get back to nature as you tour the highlands of Sri Lanka. Delve into the rural lifestyles and explore the stark beauty of Sri Lanka's inner countryside's. You can choose to trek across mountainous paths, experience the ancient colonist influences in places like Nuwara Eliya and discover religious reverences as you scale the heights of Adams Peak. Wander around the realms of Kitulgala and indulge in a mad and adventurous rush along frothy white foams;white water rafting on the Kelani River or head over to the national parks and camp on the outskirts as you await in anticipation for a glimpse of exotic wildlife. Yes wandering adventure tours Sri Lanka are hard to beat and easy to enjoy.
A wildlife paradise tour will take you along the coast and across the countryside's. Scour the nation from coast to coast by beginning your adventure around the cultural triangle. This area is home to the country's first kingdom city and revered Buddhist Pilgrimage site. There ancient artefacts and manmade wonders will astound while in Sigiriya the Lions Rock Fortress now a UNESCO World Heritage Site awaits. You can explore the rustic villages and take a jeep safari into the savannah like wilderness to spot elephants and other wildlife. Drive down to the south eastern coast and tour Yala the largest national park and bio-diverse environ that is home to the largest leopard convergence in Asia.
Buddhism plays a major role in local history and your personalised tour of Dambulla rock caves and Kandy temple will be quite a treat. Specialist agents such as Walkers Tours ensure tourist experience the best of Sri Lanka. Kandy the last kingdom is best toured with an experienced guide who will enlighten you on the wonders of the Dalada Maligawa home to the tooth relic of Lord Buddha; catch a tour that coincides with the annual Dalada Perehara and you will be enthralled by the majestic elephant dressed in royal attire that proudly carries the revered tooth relic across the city. Head over to the rock temples of Dambulla for culture tradition and religion as old as time Go ahead and experience the land, the people and magic; on a customised tour of Sri Lanka.