Things you must do in Sri Lanka : Bucket List
Things you must do in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan Bucket List
Blue waters | silk sand
Green Canopies | Winding Paths | Breathtaking Peaks
Infinity Pools | Tingling Tastes
Endless Variety
Anyone who is visiting Sri Lanka needs to have their own bucket list. A bucket list will help you make all the necessary stops and make your trip unforgettable. This is our model to assist you in planning your trip and do all the things you should do. (Remember you don’t have to do it in this order)
Relax at a Pristine Beach
Sri Lanka offers plenty of choices to relax your day away at the seaside. Take maximum advantage of this, kill two birds with one stone by Incorporate surfing, kite surfing, diving and whale watching.
Do Some Hiking, Trekking or Camping in the Central Mountains
The Central Highlands offer many opportunities to trek and blend with nature. Ella is one of the more popular destinations but Adams peak, Horton’s plains are not far behind. There are plenty of spectacular places to explore if you have some extra time.
Visit a Tea Plantation and do Tea Tasting
Sri Lanka is famous for its main export, Ceylon Tea. You could spend a day visiting one of the tea plantations and take a guided tour of the factory, learn about tea processing and end it with a session of tea tasting.
Go Whale watching
The southern & western coast of Sri Lanka offers a chance to glimpse the majestic Sperm Whales, Blue whales and dolphins. Mirissa being the most popular. You must include this your itinerary because it is a chance of a lifetime. Make sure to plan and book ahead.
Visit the Tooth Relic in Kandy
The center of Sri Lanka’s Theravada Buddhist Tradition, The Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa), holds the tooth relic of Buddha. Associated with prestige, philosophy and power, whom ever in possession of the relic was thought to have had the rite to rule Sri Lanka and protect Buddhism and its traditions.
Climb Sigiriya & Visit Dambulla Temple
Sigiriya, is an ancient rock fortress built by King Kashyapa, with ruins and remnants of this great citadel serving as memories of a golden era in Sri Lankan history, it consists of foundations of palaces at the summit, water gardens, Frescoes, terraced gardens and boulder gardens. It leaves archaeologists marveling at how all this was possible some 1500 years ago. A visit to Sigiriya is not complete without a tour of the Dambulla Cave Temple and also hiking up Pidurangala rock.
Go on a Wildlife Safari
Sri Lanka is said to offer a wildlife experience to match Africa. Although a small island Sri Lanka boasts several wildlife parks offering a chance to glimpse animals and birds in their natural habitat.
Visit Anuradhapura & Polonnaruwa
Anuradhapura is the first ancient capital of Sri Lanka, lasting more than a 1000years, it is capital that endured the longest. It is important to locals as a religious center, a heritage site, and as a cultural symbol. It is world-famous for its well-preserved ruins of the Great Sri Lankan Civilizations. Today the ancient city of Polonnaruwa remains one of the best planned archeological relic sites in the country, standing testimony to the discipline and greatness of the kingdom’s first rulers.
Visit some of the breathtaking Waterfalls
Our journey wouldn’t be complete without visit and exploring one of the many waterfalls in Sri Lanka. “Diyaluma” is the most talked about waterfall with it easy access and complex of infintity pools at the summit. There are plenty of waterfalls to choose from and viewing them from a observation point is pretty nice, but nothing beats hiking your way up to the very foot of these majestic wonders.
Taste as much as possible
Sri Lanka has a wide array of cuisine on offer. The multicultural landscape and its rich trading history has contributed to vibrant landscape of tastes, aromas and spices that would keep you intrigued until the end.
