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» 10 Unique Things to Do in Sri Lanka « |
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Relax at prime resort beaches that stretch beyond Waikkal to Negombo, Mount Lavinia, Wadduwa, Kalutara and Beruwela in the west and southwest to Bentota, Ahungalle, Hikkaduwa, Dikwella, Tangalle, and Hambantota in the south. |
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For nature lovers Sri Lanka offers 13 national parks and over a hundred protected areas. The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage is a unique sanctuary for elephants displaced from wild habitats. |
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Visit the hill resort of Nuwara Eliya, 1890 meters above sea level, is scenically set among high mountain ranges and prime tea plantations. |
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Colombo, Sri Lanka 's chief city and seaport offers bustling markets, one of the world's leading tea auctions, an 18-hole golf course, excellent entertainment areas, and modern Sri Lanka hotels. |
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Arugam Bay, just minutes from Batticaloa and Nilaveli are legendry for their natural bays, lagoons of singing fish and cabana style beach huts. |
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Marvel at dramatic mountain rifts like World's End, Haputale and Ella and the thunderous cascades of Diyaluma, sixth highest waterfall in the world. |
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Don't miss to visit the Sri Lanka 's heritage sites located in the area called Cultural Triangle that encompasses the cities of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, and Kandy . |
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Sri Lanka is paradise for adventure seekers and offers canoeing, kayaking, white-water rafting, hiking, bird watching, cave trekking, paragliding, and mountain climbing, among other options. |
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Sinharaja, Sri Lanka 's last remaining rainforest is as multi-layered with vegetation as the Congo or the Amazon. If you are willing to brave the leeches and snakes, you'll be enraptured by blossoming flora and the ethereal silence of nature at her most somber. |
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If you need some respite from your hectic schedule, recharge yourself through Ayurvedha, Sri Lanka 's indigenous medicine therapy. Ayurvedha attempts to create a balance between three vital forces of energy, heat and fluid, so revitalize yourself with lotus spas to medicated massage to herbal saunas and steam baths. |
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