Elephant Freedom Project
A small, ethical sanctuary at Pinnawala where visitors walk with and bathe retired elephants, with no riding and no performances.
Ashok Vatika
The legendary garden where Sita is said to have waited for Rama, traditionally placed at Hakgala near Nuwara Eliya and the heart of the island’s Ramayana trail.
Sita Amman Temple
A Vaishnavite shrine at Sita Eliya, said to stand where Sita was held, with a stream where she is believed to have bathed and rock depressions revered as Hanuman’s footprints.
Ambalangoda
The home of Sri Lanka’s devil-dance masks, where artisans carve and paint kaduru wood in workshops and a museum preserves the tradition.
Buduruwagala
A standing Buddha of around 16 metres carved into a granite cliff in the forest near Wellawaya, flanked by Mahayana-era Bodhisattvas, still bearing traces of colour.