HIGHLIGHTS OF SRI LANKA

• Sri Lankans play wherever and whenever they can, so it is quite often possible to join in an impromptu game on the beach or on a local pitch. Tickets are usually obtainable to watch

• The national Sri Lankan Cricket team play international matches in Colombo, Dambulla, Kandy or Galle.

• Experience local festivals such as Vesak full moon in May and Poson full moon in July and the famous Esala Perahera Festival in Kandy in July/August.

• Visit the national parks and see the wildlife such as elephants, Leopards and bears and many species of birds.

• Ayurveda is widely used in Sri Lanka to treat a range of ailments (many hotels offer Ayurveda treatments), Spices such as cinnamon and turmeric.

• ‘Sri Lankan Rice and curry' (traditional meals with four or five curry dishes): specialties such as Kiribath (rice boiled in milk) which is served at all auspicious occasions and Kavun, a cake made from rice flour, treacle and deep-­fried.

• Tea tasting in the hill country.

• Masked drama and dance performances, in the hotels or during local festivals, and nightly in Kandy.