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A herd of elephants bathing in the jungle in Sri Lanka, Asia.

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The pearl of the Indian Ocean

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Hiking in the hills above Kandy: the Hantana mountains 1

Hiking in the hills above Kandy: the Hantana mountains

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Ayurvedic treatments in Kandy: which spa to choose? 2

Ayurvedic treatments in Kandy: which spa to choose?

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Visit the Ambuluwawa tower in Kandy, a mysterious construction 3

Visit the Ambuluwawa tower in Kandy, a mysterious construction

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The Golden Temple of Dambulla in Kandy, for history lovers 4

The Golden Temple of Dambulla in Kandy, for history lovers

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Visit the Royal Forest, an easy walk in the centre of Kandy. 5

Visit the Royal Forest, an easy walk in the centre of Kandy.

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Visit a spice garden from Kandy 6

Visit a spice garden from Kandy

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The awakening of Buddha in Colombo's seaport, the Sambodhi Chaitiya stupa 7

The awakening of Buddha in Colombo's seaport, the Sambodhi Chaitiya stupa

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The Galle Face Green promenade, facing the Indian Ocean 8

The Galle Face Green promenade, facing the Indian Ocean

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Discover Sri Lanka by visiting the Colombo National Museum 9

Discover Sri Lanka by visiting the Colombo National Museum

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Visit Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo: relax in the shade of the trees 10

Visit Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo: relax in the shade of the trees

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Between temples and mosques, St Lucia's Cathedral in Colombo 11

Between temples and mosques, St Lucia's Cathedral in Colombo

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Stroll around the floating market in Pettah 12

Stroll around the floating market in Pettah

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Visit the red and white mosque in Colombo 13

Visit the red and white mosque in Colombo

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Visit a monument emblematic of Sri Lanka's history: Independence Memorial Hall 14

Visit a monument emblematic of Sri Lanka's history: Independence Memorial Hall

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Colombo's historic and modern Fort district 15

Colombo's historic and modern Fort district

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Visit Gangaramaya, a Buddhist temple set on a lake 16

Visit Gangaramaya, a Buddhist temple set on a lake

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