The natural beauty of Sri Lanka in a nutshell……..

Lakshi
4 min readJul 19, 2020

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The train journey to the hill country, Sri Lanka

All of us love to feel natural beauty and like to be with nature. So, we always search for cascading destinations to touch the allure of nature. Sri Lanka, a beautiful island located in the Indian ocean is one of the best destinations to embrace natural beauty with varieties of climatic surroundings, pleasing natural sceneries, and glorious nature locations. This island is plenty of natural destinations which can dazzle your eyes. The natural beaches in the coastal line of the island bring more attraction to it. In the year 2019, the tourism-based website “lonely planet” offered the first place to Sri Lanka among the best tourist destinations and attractions in the world. Considering the cultural and natural attractions of this island, it can be divided into several varieties like cultural heritage sites, religious sites, and nature sites. Normally, every year the arrival of tourists to this country from different countries is very high. They all prefer above mentioned three categories of attractions. Among them, natural beauty is in the first place.

Sigiriya Rock Fortress.

This island consists world-famous destinations with both historical values and natural beauty. The Sigiriya rock fortress, Galle old dutch fortress, Sri pada mountain, and Temple of the Tooth relic in Kandy are some of them. These places, Offer you blended experiences of nature as well as the historical beauty of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka owns distinct climatic zones which are rendering the feelings of hot weather, mild weather, and cold weather. So, this island is like a heaven on earth. The Southern and eastern coastal belts are the main locations in Sri Lanka to experience the hot weather under the bright sun and with the warm salty sea breeze. Among them, the cities like Hikkaduwa, Mirrissa, Unawatuna, Nilaweli, Pasikuda, and Negombo in the western part of Sri Lanka are the glamorous places to encounter sandy beaches and bright sunshine.

coconut tree hill, Mirissa beach

The other most cascading nature locations are loaded in the misty highlands of Sri Lanka. The destinations like Horton plains, Ella, City of Kandy, City of Nuwara Eliya, and Knuckles mountain range are enchanting destinations in the hill-country. The foliage and the greenery of the hill country of Sri Lanka will bring you a heavenly feeling. The flowers, waterfalls, rivers, paddy fields, and the tea cultivated lands in the hill country are the charms of these locations.

Nine Arch Bridge, Ella
St. Clair's falls, Nuwara Eliya
Flowers in Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya

The beauty of these marvelous locations is difficult to be described easily. Because this glamour should be experienced personally through your own eyes.

Moreover, Sri Lanka is one of the best destinations to observe wildlife. It offers safari rides and tours to the thorny, dry forest reserves with natural wild habitats. The wildlife parks situated in Yala, Wilpattu, and Wasgamuwa are popular around the world for wildlife safaris in Sri Lanka. If you want to watch the tamed elephants, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage will offer you a great opportunity.

The vegetation of this island is native to its climate. So, there are charming botanical gardens and forest reservations where you can research and be with the natural vegetation of Sri Lanka. The Peradeniya botanical garden, the Haggala botanical garden, and the Victoria botanical garden in Nuwara Eliya are the most famous and eye-catching botanical gardens on the island. The Sinharaja forest reservation is also a world-famous rain forest that is nominated by UNESCO as a world heritage site. You can feel the wetness and quietness of this dense forest when you visit this beautiful island.

Other than that, a collection of various experiences can be added to your memory list. Sea surfing, safaris, whale watching, and mountain climbing are some of them. Also, anyone can taste delicious traditional Sri Lankan food and drinks with a warm cup of Ceylon tea.

So, the pearl of the Indian Ocean; Sri Lanka, is a wonderful place to feel the divine aspects of natural and cultural beauty. The decision is yours.

Leopard, Yala national park

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