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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Swimmers and families; the north's calmest, clearest bathing beach
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Serious birders; flamingo lagoons on the Jaffna-Kilinochchi border
Read guide →Hike & Viewpoint
Photographers and sunset chasers; palm viewpoint over Mirissa bay
Read guide →Hike & Viewpoint
View seekers and photographers; 360-degree city and ocean views from the deck
Read guide →Heritage
History buffs and rainy-day visitors; regal artefacts and Kandyan-era exhibits
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Hikers and wildlife spotters; viewpoint with elephants below
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Families and turtle lovers; calm beach where turtles swim close to shore
Read guide →Heritage
Ruins explorers; ramparts, palace foundations and temple of a 13th-century capital
Read guide →Temple & Sacred
Pilgrims and history fans; ancient stupa of the Solosmasthana
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