if you don’t visit them, it’s like you never come

Lion Rock | Sky City on a Cliff 📍 Sigiriya Lion Rock ✔ Reasons to Visit: - Known as the 8th Wonder of the World, a 200-meter-high rock palace ruin - Climb at sunset to avoid the scorching sun and crowds - The "Mirror Wall" halfway up hides thousand-year-old mural codes 📌 Fun Fact: Taking photos of the Lion Rock murals is prohibited – you could face a fine or even imprisonment   2⃣ Horton Plains | Chasing Light at the World's End 📍 Horton Plains National Park ✔ Reasons to Visit: - Hike at dawn to watch the sea of clouds pour over 900-meter cliffs - Spot herds of elk + Sri Lanka's endemic orchids ⚠ Hard Lesson Learned: - Enter the park before 6:00 AM to see the morning mist - Wear a windproof jacket! Temperature differences between morning and evening are huge   3⃣ Galle Fort | A Time Capsule by the Indian Ocean 📍 Galle Fort ✔ Reasons to Visit: - Dutch colonial-era buildings + sea-facing city walls - Hunt for 19th-century nautical maps in antique shops (start bargaining at half price) - Wait for a purple sunset by the lighthouse   Yala National Park | Wild Version of Animal World 📍 Yala National Park ✔ Reasons to Visit: - The only place in Asia where you can see leopards, elephants, and crocodiles together - Exclusive access: VIP jeeps can enter core protected areas ⏰ Best Time: February-June (dry season, when animals gather at water sources)   Kandy Temple of the Tooth | A Millennium of Faith 📍 Sri Dalada Maligama ✔ Reasons to Visit: - A sacred temple housing Buddha's tooth relic - The 18:30 daily drum ceremony is (stunningly moving) 🙏 Etiquette Tip: Devout Buddhists can wear all-white clothing   6⃣ Nuwara Eliya | English-Style Highland Tea Gardens 📍 Nuwara Eliya ✔ Reasons to Visit: - Ride a mountain train through The Wizard of Oz-like tea plantations - Send postcards from the century-old post office - Experience tea picking + taste award-winning black tea at tea factories  Mirissa | Whale Tails Cutting Through the Sea 📍 Mirissa ✔ Reasons to Visit: - 90% success rate for whale watching from December to April - Set sail at 5 AM to encounter pink dawn glow + dolphin pods #SriLankaTravel#RoundtheWorldTravel