In Search of Leopards, Wildlife & Culture
Sri Lanka
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16 day privately guided safaris to some of Sri Lanka's best wildlife & cultural areas£3,480
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Enquire / BookSri Lanka has a rich cultural heritage, with monuments and temples build through a combination of Buddhist and royal history. The location of its historical structures has been hugely influenced by its fight throughout history to remain a separate country, retreating and then defending successfully invasions and intrusions from India in particular.
Here is an Guide to some of the most important monuments and historic sites in Sri Lanka to help you choose where to travel. Aqua-Firma provides expert local guides and logistics for visiting all of these areas. For further information about each, please click on each image or where you read 'more'. You can also Contact Us with any questions and help in planning your perfect trip to this diverse island.
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Anuradhapura is one of the world's great ancient monuments; the capital and birthplace of the Sinhalese culture and one of the Southern Asia's longest continuously inhabited cultural and sacred centres. It was once set deep in jungle... more |
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Dambulla is most famous for its Cave Temple Complex, which is the largest and best preserved of its kind in Sri Lanka. There are more than 80 documented caves in the area, but there are five major caves which contain statues... more |
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| Koneswaram Hindu Temple sits on Swami Rock in Trincomalee, looking out to the seas where we go in search of Blue Whales, Sperm Whales & other cetaceans .. more | |
| Polonnaruwa became the capital of Sri Lanka around 200 years ago. It is the site of the 14m Gan Vihara reclining Buddha rock carving and other wonderfully preserved monuments .. more | |
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Sigiriya, or Lion Rock, is a temple fortress carved literally from a solid piece of rock nearly 200m high. Lying in the north central region of Sri Lanka, this is perhaps the single most famous monument in Sri Lanka... more |
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The Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) in Kandy is Sri Lanka's most important Buddhist religious monument - a symbolic, cultural centre of Sri Lankan independence and pride… more |