7 Reasons To Choose Sri Lanka As Your Next Holiday Destination

With the best time to visit Sri Lanka being in September-October, here's giving you reasons that'll entice you to give this beautiful island a shot. Affordable Airbnbs Vi

With the best time to visit Sri Lanka being in September-October, here’s giving you reasons that’ll entice you to give this beautiful island a shot.

1. Affordable Airbnbs

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You’ll find homes with million dollar views and great design aesthetics, and end up befriending locals while savouring delicious Sri Lankan food at their homes.

2. Sri Lankan cuisine

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Sri Lankan Food The cultivation of many types of rice, spices, vegetables and fruit, coupled with past foreign influences, ensures that Sri Lanka enjoys a varied and select cuisine. #VisitSriLanka #srilankanfood #srilankafood #srilankancuisine 📷:@little_kokos_world @mangonatcharee @kelfeeds @super_viator @itchyfeet_cu @tash_stewart_holgate @haor207

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From great seafood options in Lagoon at Cinnamon Grand and Ministry of Crab to local wood-fired curries, Sri Lankan cuisine is a delight to the senses.

3. Cool water-sports

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Kite Surfing kite-surfing is one of the coolest ways to indulge yourself in Sri Lanka – and if you’re going to give it a try, Kalpitiya is where you do it. #VisitSriLanka #srilankaadventure #kalpitiya #kitesurfingsrilanka #kitesurfingkalpitiya 📷by:@daniel.endert @windwindow @oneday1 @kitingbuddies @betty_c_

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Kite-surfing, scuba diving, white-water rafting or plain surfing – you name it, and the Sri Lankan waters will beckon you for the experience. 

4. Wildlife

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Sri Lanka Wildlife Sri Lanka is one of the finest wildlife watching countries in South Asia, to observe wildlife. The island may be small in size, but the variety of habitats, and the wildlife found there, would do justice to a country many times its size. #VisitSriLanka #srilankawildlife #yala #udawalawa #wilpattu #kumana Photos – Cinnamon Photo Contest.

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Sri Lankan leopard, sloth bear, elephants and baby jumbos, different kinds of bird species – the wildlife safaris and bird sanctuaries here are some of the best in South Asia.

5. Posh hotels & resorts

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If luxury is what you’re looking for, Sri Lanka has some gorgeous properties. From Taj Samudra, Cinnamon Grand to Wild Coast Tented Lodge, you’d be surprised at the warmth and hospitality.

6. Train rides through tea plantations

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Early morning train rides from Ella to Nuwara Eliya will give you a scenic view of tea plantations on either side. It is known to be one of the most beautiful train routes in the world!

7. And, the beautiful beaches

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Weligama Beach Weligama (meaning ‘Sandy Village’) is an interesting blend of lively fishing town and the beach. #VisitSriLanka #downsouth #weligama #weligamabeach Photos by: 📷@jllourenco 📷@kalyshoktatjana 📷@klyuchnikova 📷@madame_ti 📷@patrizio.photo

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There are tonnes of those – Dalawella, Nilaveli, Passikudah and Weligama are some of the best of the lot.