Destinations

A small island with a great deal in it

Ruins, rainforest, tea, leopards and two coasts, all within a day's drive of each other. These are the places we return to most.

Sigiriya

A fifth-century palace atop a 200-metre rock, ringed by water gardens and frescoes.

Five cave temples, 150 Buddha statues and ceilings painted over two thousand years.

A laid-back hill village of waterfalls, viewpoints and the famous Nine Arch Bridge.

Sri Lanka's tea capital: cool air, colonial bungalows and endless green slopes.

A living Dutch fort of boutique hotels, galleries and sunset walks on the ramparts.

Home to The Gathering, when hundreds of wild elephants meet at the tank each dry season.

Fishing boats, blue whales offshore and some of the island's most relaxed beaches.

Stilt fishermen at dawn, a quiet lake and cinnamon farms behind the beach.