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Itineraries
Essential Sri Lanka
1 WEEK
This compact trip covers a core selection of Sri Lanka's must-see sights.
Start in
Colombo
, exploring the markets and visiting the city's vibrant Buddhist temples.
Then take the train south along the coast to amazing
Galle
, avoiding the often traffic-
clogged road on the west coast and the ho-hum towns along it.
From Galle, go get some beach time. The
Tangalla
region has a growing selection of
lovely beach places on its beautiful and uncrowded ribbon of sand. Head inland and venture
up to
Uda Walawe National Park
, where you'll see dozens of elephants and many other