Sri Lanka Country Guide
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The entire Hill Country scores pretty highly in the photogenic stakes, but stealing the top rank is probably the ‘capital’ Nuwara Eliya. Translated as ‘city on the plain’, the hill station was once the favourite spot for imperial Brits to holiday (perhaps it was that familiar climate?!) and today, there’s still a strange sense of home around. On a wander, you’ll spot crimson letterboxes and croquet lawns next to estates of sari-clad tea pickers, and many of the mansions and mock-Tudor houses have been turned into fabulous boutique hotels, ideal for a G&T or three. Pottering and tea-drinking aside, Victoria Park offers excellent sightings of numerous, multi-coloured birds and the crystal waters of the dramatic Aberdeen Falls are worth a visit too. And how about rounding things off with a different type of ‘tee for two’ and a spot of golf on one of Asia’s oldest courses?
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Wet Season — a quieter time to visit
Wet Season — a quieter time to visit
Wet Season — a quieter time to visit
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