Reader's Digest

136 | July• 2018

My Discoveries

Five Reasons We Love Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is an island paradise full of

amazing sights and experiences - and

they are all crammed into a space

smaller than Tasmania which means

less time travelling from site to site

writes Tatyana Leonov.

1 HISTORY

There aren’t many countries in the

world where you can find as many

UNESCO World Heritage sites

packed into such a small space as Sri

Lanka. The island nation currently

claims eight UNESCO marvels

including the ancient city of Sigiriya -

with its Lion’s Rock a 180-metre

granite fortress that dominates the

jungle from all sides and its exquisite

frescos - and the sacred city of Kandy

• home to the famous pilgrimage site
  the Temple of the Tooth Relic
  believed to house Buddha’s tooth.
  Of course there are hundreds of
  other historical and cultural sites
  for the curious traveller including
  majestic fortresses from the colonial
  era ancient temples and ruins.

2 WILDLIFE

Sri Lanka is considered to be one of

the best wildlife-watching countries

in South Asia. Leopards Asian

elephants and sloth bears as well as

abundant birdlife can be easily

observed on safari in their natural

habitats. Of the more than 20 national

Harvesting the

world famous

Ceylon tea

PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES

Sri Lanka