Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve is a national park and a biodiversity hotspot in the southern part of Sri Lanka. It is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is the country's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest. More than 60% of the trees are endemic and many of them are considered rare. There is much endemic wildlife, especially birds, but the reserve is also home to over 50% of Sri Lanka's endemic species of mammals and butterflies, as well as many kinds of insects, reptiles and rare amphibians. A park ranger or a local guide will provide you the in-depth information about the rainforest and guide you through a footpath in the rainforest.

Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka and is located in the southern part of Sri Lanka, bordering the Indian Ocean. The park is best known for its variety of wild animals. The area around Yala has hosted several ancient civilizations, including two important pilgrim sites, Sithulpahuwa and Magul Vihara, which are situated within the park. Yala is best known as a place to spot leopards and is recognized as having the highest density of wild leopards in the world.

Kumana National Park in Sri Lanka is renowned for its avifauna, particularly its large flocks of migratory waterfowl and wading birds. Kumana was formerly known as Yala East National Park, but changed to its present name on 5 September 2006. Kumana is one of the most important bird nesting and breeding grounds in Sri Lanka and over 255 species of birds have been recorded in the national park. From April to July each year, tens of thousands of birds migrate to the Kumana swamp area. Rare species such as black-necked stork, lesser adjutant, Eurasian spoonbill, and great thick-knee are breeding inhabitants. Waders belonging to families Scolopacidae and Charadriidae are among the visitors to the area, along with waterfowl. Pintail snipes migrate here, flying 9,000 kilometres to 11,000 kilometres from Siberia. Asian openbill, glossy ibis, purple heron, great egret, Indian pond heron, black-crowned night heron, intermediate egret, little egret, spot-billed pelican, Indian cormorant, little cormorant, common moorhen, watercock, purple swamphen, white-breasted waterhen, pheasant-tailed jacana, black-winged stilt, lesser whistling duck and little grebe are the bird species which migrate here in large flocks.
Among the rare birds that migrate to the swamp are the yellow-footed green pigeon, greater racket-tailed drongo, Malabar trogon, red-faced malkoha and sirkeer malkoha. Pacific golden plover, greater sand plover, lesser sand plover, grey plover, ruddy turnstone, little ringed plover, wood sandpiper, marsh sandpiper, common redshank, common sandpiper, curlew sandpiper, little stint, common snipe and pintail snipe are the common wading birds of the park.

Kandy is a large city in central Sri Lanka. It's set on a plateau surrounded by mountains, which are home to tea plantations and a biodiverse rainforest. The city's heart is scenic Kandy Lake (Bogambara Lake), which is popular for strolling. Kandy is famed for sacred Buddhist sites, including the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) Shrine, celebrated with the grand Esala Perahera annual procession.

Anuradhapura is the capital city of North Central Province, Sri Lanka and the capital of Anuradhapura District. Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, famous for its well-preserved ruins of an ancient Sri Lankan civilization. It was the third capital of the Kingdom of Rajarata, following the kingdoms of Tambapanni and Upatissa Nuwara.
The city, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the centre of Theravada Buddhism for many centuries. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and one of the eight World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka.



Polonnaruwa or Puḷattipura is the main town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Kaduruwela area is the Polonnaruwa New Town and the other part of Polonnaruwa remains as the royal ancient city of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. The second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, Polonnaruwa was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated Chola invaders in 1070 to reunite the country once more under a local leader.
The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa has been declared a World Heritage Site.

The Kandy to Ella train ride in Sri Lanka is considered one of the most scenic train rides in the world. The original train system in Sri Lanka was introduced in 1864 by the British Colonial government to transport tea from the hills to Colombo, but nowadays this train ride has become one of the main attractions among the tourists.
The lush green hills are purely breathtaking. The train takes you high into the mountains, through dense forest and vibrant green tea fields, over bridges, through tunnels, local villages and beside smiling faces. If you look closely, every so often you’ll notice the colourfully dressed ladies pop their heads up amongst the tea fields as they carry on with their work.