Sri Lanka at a Glance

With a history expanding over 3000 years, Sri Lanka holds some of world’s ancient cities including Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Digamadulla; their once glorious townships, palaces, temples, monasteries, hospitals and theaters intricately carved and modeled out of stone lay and abandoned and forgotten with time amidst the soaring jungles. Of all the ancient cities of Lanka, the most famed and most exquisite is the Kingdom of Anuradhapura. 

Sigiriya, a fifth century AD fortress and a water garden displays some of the most futuristic elements of landscaping and some of the oldest murals recorded in the country.

Polonnaruwa, the second most ancient kingdom of the country boasts of Irrigation systems that are far superior to those of the and they still provide irrigation water to the farmers in and around Polonnaruwa. 

Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon is Famous it's Finest Ceylon Tea. Sri Lanka is also the fourth  largest tea producer in the world. 

It is essential that you spare sometime of your travel plan to visit a tea plantation and work through the estate paths to gain first hand experience about finest Ceylon tea making procedure. 

 Tea fans should definitely visit the one-of –its-kind Tea Museum in Hantana, Kandy. Opened in 2001, the museum shows how tea was manufactured in the early days and displays century old machinery. 

There are rooms for each stage of production with equipment from that section but from various periods displayed prominently.