Sri Lanka has so many different, beautiful landscapes in its interior. Here are our favourite pictures from Sri Lanka’s Highlands and historical sites.
1. Lipton’s Seat
Waking up early to see the sunrise over tea plantations from Lipton’s Seat was definitely worth while. This picture beautifully captures the red sky above green tea plantations as their hills poke through the cloud forests.
2. Horton Plains
This lone tree on the edge of Horton Plains gives great contrast to the rising sun behind.
3. Horton Plains
We had a gorgeous sunrise at World’s End Lookout with these red clouds hovering above the seemingly endless rows of hills.
4. Haputale
A train passing through a hilly tea plantation is the quintessential picture of the Sri Lankan Highlands.
5. Ella
The lovely, Nine Arch Bridge is very picturesque in its jungle setting. Capturing this old red train on the tracks adds to its beauty.
6. Dambulla
We love the way light is captured on this white dagoba and brightly painted, low ceilings in this cave temple in Dambulla.
7. Sigiriya
This is a great pictures of the colourful Lion’s Rock standing proudly above the extensive Water Gardens of Sigiriya Palace.
8. Yala National Park
We were finally able to get a great picture of these extraordinary looking Malabar Pied Hornbills in Yala National Park.
9. Polonnaruwa
The green moss covering the ruins of an ancient monastery in Polonnaruwa made for a fantastic picture.
10. Sigiriya
We love this view of Lion’s Rock with its awkward bulges, standing out above the thick jungle below.
Coming up next: Diving in the Maldives
For extra pics from this trip go to Gallery/Sri Lanka. For extra pictures from other blogs go to Gallery at monkeystale.ca
To read about more of our adventures go to Destinations.
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Beautiful pictures. I love the layers in the Horton Plains photo.
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Thank you, and thst picture captures our view..
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So many amazing places! Great photos🙂
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Thank you, it’s such a beautiful and picturesque country.
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These are some beautiful photos. Sri Lanka is an amazing country but the interior was my favorite. You did a great job capturing its beauty.
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Fabulous captures of this interesting part of the country. Our highlights of the interior look very much like this. We can’t thank you enough for your Lipton’s Seat recommendation. Number one for us!
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