City by the sea. Interesting blend of the old and new. Good shopping. even designer labels, handloom and cotton clothing & linen, handmade leather handbags & shoes, gems & jewellery. You may visit Kalaniya temple (beautiful mural paintings), Colombo National Museum or drive on to Mt. Lavinia best beach close to Colombo.
Picturesquely located, on doubt the most beautiful city in the island. Regarded as Sri Lanka’s cultural centre you may witness the unique Kandyan Dancing, visit the Dalada Maligawa, golden roofed temple of the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha, the Peradeniya botanical gardens, and shop for gems, jewellery and traditional handicrafts. Visit Pinnawala elephant orphanage en route.
Drive along the beautiful southern coastline to galle, dutch fortified city, fortress still burstling with life, shop for exquisite handmade lace, en route many beach hotels for a break at Kaluthara, Beruwala, Bentota, (popular for water sport ) Hikkaduwa (famous for corals & tropical fish) Ambalangoda (masks & Batiks).
The “City of Gems” gem mining, gem workshops (gem Cutting, polishing, jewellery making), enchanting drive through rubber plantations and typical Sri Lanka villages. Ceylon blue sapphires considered the world’s best, and a variety of precious and semi precious gems, including deep red rubies to tourmalines of forest green, rich purple amethyst and golden topaz.
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