Sri Lanka Popular Destinations

Sri Lanka is a tiny island situated in the Indian Ocean at the base of the Indian sub continent. It is best described as a island of paradise. It is the navigational hub of the Orient in the ancient world. It is a resplendent island encompassing within its small area a large number of tourist attractions. . It is the essence of South Asia. One can find a huge influence of the neighboring India and Maldives in this land which is a hundred times smaller than India. With such large number of popular places to visit in Sri Lanka, it sure live up to its reputation of being a "island of tourist paradise''.
This Resplendent island is a tourist paradise with an abundance of tourist attractions like the sun drenched beaches, glorious ancient cities, salubrious hill country, beautiful fauna & flora, engraving temples of Buddha, exquisite handicrafts, world renowned gems, traditional dance & drama, colorful festivals, warm and friendly people and not forgetting the heavenly Sri Lankan cuisine. Sri Lanka is fast becoming the cynosure of South Asia. It is an ideal tourist destination.
Major attractions in Sri Lanka are :

1. City of Colombo : Colombo is a metropolitan city with a population of nearly one million. It is the commercial Capital of Sri Lanka, which keeps pace with modern developments while preserving the Old world charms.
2. Sigiriya : Situated on a magnificent rock it is quiet an impressive place. The Sigiriya rock has the remains of the earliest royal palace. Meticulously planned water gardens at the foot of the rock found here makes it a top tourist draw.
3. The southern region of Sri Lanka is alive with culture and religious activity. Some of the top sites of this place are the Werehena temple and the Kataragama.
4. Unawatuna is the favorite place for relaxation of tourists. It retains the mystic charm that attracts many tourists and beach combers to the laid back sleepy village.
5. Kandy is a top most attraction of Sri Lanka .It is surrounded by the ranges of the mountains. It is one of the ancient cities of Sri Lanka. It is still a focal point of the Sri Lankan culture.
6. Anuradapura : It is the ancient Singhalese capital, It makes for an interesting visit since it has several large dagobas relating to the monastic communities and the Shri Maha Bodhi tree.
7. Galle: The world famous heritage complex in Galle , makes it an interesting and popular destination of Sri Lanka.
8. Beaches of Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka is endowed with exquisite beaches on the West coast, East coast ,South coast. They are popular among the tourists. The city has some of the best beaches in the sub continent like the Bentota beach, beruwala beach, Unawatuna beach, negombo beach, and a few others which are a top draw among the tourists for the sunny warm waters that it offers.

Apart from the Ancient cities and the sun drenched beaches, the very popular wild-life nature parks and the bird sanctuaries, museums and art galleries, the salubrious hills, the Elephant Orphanage·- a home to many displaced elephants has taken the lime light of popular stop over in Sri Lanka. The sacred and majestic mountains of Sri Lanka clubbed with awesome and powerful waterfalls, and the lush and serene Sinharaja tropical rainforest, a green sea of paddy fields and a tropical beach of fish and coral reef , offers the travelers to experience nature at its best.
For further references on the popular destinations in Sri Lanka you can visit the below mentioned links:
  -  Colombo Travel Guide, Sri Lanka.
  -  Negombo Travel Guide, Sri Lanka
  -  Ratnapura Travel Guide, Sri Lanka
  -  Galle Travel Guide, Sri Lanka
  -  Kurunegala Travel Guide, Sri Lanka
  -  Trincomalee Travel Guide, Sri Lanka
  -  Jaffna Travel Guide, Sri Lanka
  -   Anuradhapura Travel Guide, Sri Lanka