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Delft
Jaffna Historic city
NORTH AND NORTH EAST
COLOMBO PAGES 46- -53 Hectic mix of old and new , colonial architecture , temples and arts and crafts .
NEGOMBO AND WEST COAST PAGES 54 - 62 Plenty of Dutch heritage , good beaches and wetlands for nature lovers and bird watchers .
SOUTH-WEST COAST PAGES 66 - 77 Popular holiday region with 100 kilometres of coastline with traditional fishing villages and a rich natural hinterland .
SOUTH COAST AND GALLE PAGES 78 - 97 Historic Dutch forts , beautiful beaches , stilt fishermen , artisans ’ villages and rainforest reserves .
Nilaveli
Whale watching Trincomalee
TEA AND HILL COUNTRY WITH KANDY PAGES 98 - 117 A beautiful mountain area , ancient royal capital , religious heartland and tea plantations .
Kalpitiya
Chilaw
Anuradhapura ancient city
THE CULTURAL TRIANGLE CENTRAL DRY ZONE
Sigiriya
Dambulla
Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dambulla temple
Passikudah
Polonnaruwa Ruins of Mediaeval city
THE CULTURAL TRIANGLE CENTRAL DRY ZONE PAGES 118 - 127 A wealth of world heritage sites , cradle of Buddhist civilisation and home to Sri Lankan Ayurveda .
NORTH AND NORTH-EAST PAGES 128 - 135 Strewn with Hindu temples , colonial gems and long white beaches offering spectacular snorkelling . Until recently , off limits to tourism .
Negombo
NEGOMBO AND WEST COAST Colombo international airport
Kandy Tea plantations TEA AND HILL COUNTRY WITH KANDY
Nuwara Eliya
Colombo
COLOMBO
Adam ’ s Peak
Hatton
Tea plantations
Bandarawela Horton Plains National Park
Wadduwa
Beruwala
Bentota Bentota for water sports Kosgoda turtle hatchery
SOUTH-WEST COAST
Sinharaja rainforest reserve for nature walking
Uda Walawe National Park
Yala National Park Yala
Hikkaduwa for water activities Hikkaduwa
SOUTH COAST AND GALLE Hiyare and Kottawa forest reserves
Bundala National Park
Galle
Koggala
Historic Galle Fort
Tangalle
Weligama
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