Hotspots, new stays, honest tips and tour plans for Sri Lanka, starting where we know best — Matara, Weligama, Mirissa and Tangalle.
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Beach
Beach-day travellers and beginner swimmers staying in the city
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Solitude seekers; long empty beach for sunset walks
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Hindu pilgrims and culture travellers; thousand-year Shiva complex with festivals
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Birdwatchers and nature lovers; boat safaris through mangroves and marsh
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Pilgrims and culture travellers; Hindu and Buddhist shrines side by side
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Off-beat swimmers and picnickers; quiet forest fall near Dedugala
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History and archaeology fans; quiet fusion temple between Kandy and Dambulla
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Hindu pilgrims and culture lovers; witness rituals in the north's holiest temple
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Birders and reflective travellers; lagoon of the war's final phase
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