Lonely Planet Sri Lanka

Lonely Planet Sri Lanka is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Laze on a pristine, undiscovered beach, wander lost cities and ancient ruins, or hit the markets for a rainbow of exotic fruits and rich spices -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Sri Lanka and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet Sri Lanka Travel Guide:

  • Full-colour maps and images throughout
  • Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
  • Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
  • Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
  • Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
  • Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, culture, politics, religion, beaches, landscapes, wildlife, environmental issues, cuisine, tea, festivals, events.
  • Over 50 colour maps
  • Covers Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Arugam Bay, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Jaffna, Uda Walawe National Park, Bundala National Park, hill country, ancient cities, and more

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Sri Lanka , our most comprehensive guide to Sri Lanka, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled.

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home.

TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)

  • Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges
  • Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews
  • Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience
  • Seamlessly flip between pages
  • Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash
  • Embedded links to recommendations' websites
  • Zoom-in maps and images
  • Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing

Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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Lonely Planet Sri Lanka

Lonely Planet Sri Lanka is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Laze on a pristine, undiscovered beach, wander lost cities and ancient ruins, or hit the markets for a rainbow of exotic fruits and rich spices -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Sri Lanka and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet Sri Lanka Travel Guide:

  • Full-colour maps and images throughout
  • Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
  • Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
  • Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
  • Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
  • Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, culture, politics, religion, beaches, landscapes, wildlife, environmental issues, cuisine, tea, festivals, events.
  • Over 50 colour maps
  • Covers Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Arugam Bay, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Jaffna, Uda Walawe National Park, Bundala National Park, hill country, ancient cities, and more

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Sri Lanka , our most comprehensive guide to Sri Lanka, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled.

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home.

TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)

  • Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges
  • Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews
  • Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience
  • Seamlessly flip between pages
  • Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash
  • Embedded links to recommendations' websites
  • Zoom-in maps and images
  • Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing

Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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Overview

Lonely Planet Sri Lanka is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Laze on a pristine, undiscovered beach, wander lost cities and ancient ruins, or hit the markets for a rainbow of exotic fruits and rich spices -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Sri Lanka and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet Sri Lanka Travel Guide:

  • Full-colour maps and images throughout
  • Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
  • Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
  • Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
  • Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
  • Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, culture, politics, religion, beaches, landscapes, wildlife, environmental issues, cuisine, tea, festivals, events.
  • Over 50 colour maps
  • Covers Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Arugam Bay, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Jaffna, Uda Walawe National Park, Bundala National Park, hill country, ancient cities, and more

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Sri Lanka , our most comprehensive guide to Sri Lanka, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled.

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home.

TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)

  • Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges
  • Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews
  • Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience
  • Seamlessly flip between pages
  • Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash
  • Embedded links to recommendations' websites
  • Zoom-in maps and images
  • Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing

Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781787012424
Publisher: Lonely Planet Global Limited
Publication date: 01/01/2018
Series: Travel Guide
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 95 MB
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About the Author

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number-one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.


'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times


'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

Table of Contents

Plan Your Trip

Welcome to Sri Lanka 4

Top Experiences 8

Need to Know 18

First Time Sri Lanka 20

What's New 22

Accommodation 24

Month by Month 26

Itineraries 29

Eat & Drink 35

Beaches & Activities 40

National Parks & Safaris 47

Family Travel 54

Regions at a Glance 57

On the Road

Colombo 61

The West Coast 91

North of Colombo 92

Negombo 92

Waikkal 97

Negombo to Kalpitiya 97

Kalpitiya Peninsula 98

Wilpattu National Park 100

South of Colombo 101

Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa 101

Hikkaduwa & Around 105

The South 111

Galle 112

Unawatuna & Around 121

Thalpe & Koggala 126

Ahangama, Midigama & Gurubebila 128

Weligama 129

Mirissa 131

Matara 134

Dondra 135

Talalla 136

Dikwella 136

Hiriketiya 137

Unakuruwa 137

Goyambokka 140

Tangalie & Around 141

Bundala National Park 144

Tissamaharama 145

Kirinda 148

Yala National Park 148

Kataragama 150

The Hill Country 153

Colombo to Kandy 155

Kandy 155

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic 156

Around Kandy 167

Knuckles Range 173

Kitulgala 174

Adam's Peak (Sri Pada) 175

Kandy to Nuwara Eliya 177

Nuwara Eliya 180

Haputale 188

Ella 192

Around Ella 196

Wellawaya 198

Uda Walawe National Park 199

Sinharaja Forest Reserve 201

The Ancient Cities 205

Matale 207

Nalanda Gedige 208

Dambulla 208

Sigiriya 21]

Habarana 218

Polonnaruwa 219

Giritale 228

Minneriya & Kaudulla National Parks 229

Ritigala 230

Anuradhapura 230

Mihintale 241

Yapahuwa Rock Fortress 243

Panduwasnuwara 244

Ridi Vihara 244

Kurunegala 245

The East 247

Monaragala 248

Yudaganawa 250

Maligawila 250

Arugam Bay 251

Pottuvil & Around 256

Arugam Bay to Panama 258

Panama to Okanda 258

Ampara 259

Batticaloa 260

Kalkudah & Passekudah 266

Trincomaiee 267

Uppuveli 270

Nilaveli 272

Jaffna & the North 275

Jaffna 277

Jaffna Peninsula 285

Jaffna's Islands 288

Mullaittivu 292

Vavuniya 292

Mannar Island & Around 294

Understand

History 298

Environmental Issues 311

The People of Sri Lanka 315

Sri Lankan Tea 319

Survival Guide

Directory A-Z 322

Transport 326

Health 332

Language 335

Index 344

Map Legend 351

Special Features

Walking Tour; Fort to Cinnamon Gardens 78

Galle Town Walk: The Historic Fort 118

Safari Guide 138

Hikes Around Ella 170

Tea Estates Road Trip 186

Horton Plains National Park & World's End 190

Surfing Arugam Bay 252

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