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Best Traditional Sri Lankan Tea Country Nuwara Eliya 1864 James Taylor First Tea Plantation 1,868 m Little England Ella Nine Arches Bridge 1921 91 m Haputale Lipton's Seat 1,970 m 1890 Adam's Peak Sri Pada 2,243 m Pilgrimage December-May Horton Plains World's End 1,200 m Cliff Hatton Knuckles UNESCO 2010 and Hill Country Heritage Tour Destinations

Browse more guides: Sri Lanka travel | Asia destinations Best Traditional Sri Lankan Tea Country Nuwara Eliya 1864 1,868 m Ella Nine Arches 1921 91 m Haputale Lipton 1,970 m 1890 Adam's Peak 2,243 m Horton Plains UNESCO 2010 and Hill Country Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Sri Lankan Tea Country - Central Highlands, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, and Haputale - preserves the most-significant tea-plantation, railway, and Sri Pada heritage and the renowned colonial rail trip. Major destinations: Nuwara Eliya 1,868 m and Little England + 1864 James Taylor first tea plantation Loolecondera, Pedro Tea Estate, Single Tree Hill, and Gregory Lake , Ella Nine Arches Bridge 1921 + 91 m long + 24 m height stone-no-iron colonial Demodara railway and Little Adam's Peak 1,141 m and Ella Rock 1,041 m , Haputale and Lipton's Seat 1,970 m and Sir Thomas Lipton estate 1890 + Dambatenne Tea Factory and Adisham Bungalow 1931 monastery , Adam's Peak Sri Pada 2,243 m and sacred footprint Buddha-...

Best Traditional Sri Lankan Sigiriya Lion Rock UNESCO 1982 477-495 AD 200 m Granite Plug Anuradhapura UNESCO 1982 1300 BC-1017 AD First Capital Polonnaruwa UNESCO 1982 12th Century Galle Fort UNESCO 1988 1588 Dutch Yala NP Leopards Highest Density and Sri Lanka Heritage Tour Destinations

Browse more guides: Sri Lanka travel | Asia destinations Best Traditional Sri Lankan Sigiriya UNESCO 1982 477-495 AD Anuradhapura UNESCO 1982 Polonnaruwa UNESCO 1982 Galle Fort UNESCO 1988 Yala NP and Sri Lanka Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Sri Lankan - South Asia's island Sri Lanka + 22 million population - preserves the most-significant Sigiriya, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Galle, and Yala heritage and the renowned Sigiriya Lion Rock. Major destinations: Sigiriya Lion Rock UNESCO 1982 + 477-495 AD King Kashyapa I + 200 m granite plug + 1,200 steps, Mirror Wall, and Frescoes 21 women and Lion's Paws gateway , Anuradhapura UNESCO 1982 + 1300 BC-1017 AD first capital and Sri Maha Bodhi tree 288 BC oldest documented and Ruwanwelisaya Stupa 140 BC + 8 Sacred Sites , Polonnaruwa UNESCO 1982 + 12th century 2nd capital, Royal Palace, and Gal Vihara 4 Buddha rock-cut and Quadrangle , Galle Fort UNESCO 1988 + 1588 Portuguese and rebuilt Dutch 1640 + 130 acres and Lighthouse 193...