Luxury holidays in Sri Lanka

Destinations in Sri Lanka

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  Ahangama

  • 1 hotel
  Ahangama is near horizontal in its laidbackness, with a strong surf scene and lush jungly scenery.
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  Balapitiya

  • 2 hotels
  In Sri Lanka's Southern Province, two hours' drive from capital Colombo, Balapitiya is a river-crossed, jungle-strewn, ocean-side escape.
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  Bentota

  • 2 hotels
  Just a few hours' drive south of Colombo, Sri Lanka's west-coast town of Bentota is home to blissed-out beaches and lush tropical gardens.
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  Colombo

  • 3 hotels
  Home to more than two million people, Sri Lanka’s capital is a riot of colour, colonial grandeur and a cosmopolitan dining scene.
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  Dikwella

  • 2 villas
  On Sri Lanka’s southern coast, the small coastal market town of Dikwella is home to a long sandy beach and Sri Lanka’s largest seated Buddha statue.
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  Gal Oya National Park

  • 1 hotel
  Gal Oya National Park in Sri Lanka is one of the few places on earth where you can watch leopards and elephants living peacefully in their natural habitat.
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  Galle

  • 12 hotels
  • 2 villas
  A jaw-dropping fortress crammed with colonial flashbacks is at the heart of cosmopolitan Galle, a fishing town of 100,000 people on Sri Lanka’s sultry south-west coast.
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  Hill Country

  • 6 hotels
  Sri Lanka's lush inland Hill Country is home to luxuriant, emerald peaks dotted with colourful sari-clad tea-pluckers and white louvered tea factories submerged in the greenery like Mississippi riverboats bobbing in a very high tide.
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  Kandy

  • 2 hotels
  A former royal capital and home of famous festival the Perahera, inland Kandy is the beating heart of the Hill Country, set around a serene lake surrounded by some of Sri Lanka's most evocative temples.
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  Tangalle

  • 2 hotels
  Secluded on Sri Lanka’s southernmost shores overlooking the Indian Ocean, beach-blessed Tangalle is the go-to place for laid-back, forget-about-everything lounging.
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  The Cultural Triangle

  • 2 hotels
  Dubbed the ‘Cultural Triangle’, this ancient region of Sri Lanka takes its name from the seven UNESCO World Heritage sites peppered throughout the region.
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  Trincomalee

  • 1 hotel
  Trincomalee is the trouble-triumphing capital of Sri Lanka’s wild Eastern Province. The gateway to Uppuveli and Nilaveli beaches, it’s home to sacred trees, gilded temples and a historic natural harbour (praised by Nelson, Ptolemy and Marco Polo).