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			Sri Lanka A resplendant isle considered by Marco Polo to be “the finest island in the world and a neverending story of changing landscapes. From the fishy salty air that lingered over the fishing village Hambantota to the lush cool ambience of gorgeous Ella. The exquisite Kandyan way of tying the sari. The unbridled pagan feel of Poson Poya festivals. Slices of raw nature interspaced with the colourful details of its people”. Royal and sacred cities, colonial strongholds, temple caves and virgin forests – with no fewer than Seven World Heritage Sites declared and listed by UNESCO, Sri Lanka is one of Asia’s richest treasure troves of both natural and man-made wonders. The remains of Sri Lanka’s ancient and medieval civilizations – palaces, monasteries, shrines, water gardens and temples – bear witness to thriving kingdoms and to the influence of Buddhism. Exquisitely carved stone friezes, serene statues of Lord Buddha, dazzlingly decorated temples built into rocky overhangs, and feats of irrigation that amaze the world even today are just some of the treasures left by a proud civilisation stretching back more than two thousand years. Tiny in size when compared to its near neighbour, India, it contains a diverse landscape of golden beaches, rolling hills, forests, verdant tea plantations and rugged heathland. The Cultural Triangle comprises a succession of ancient capitals and Buddhist sites where intricate carvings and towering stone monuments are scattered throughout the forests. Huge manmade lakes, tanks, have kept the area irrigated for millennia and continue to provide water for both the paddy fields and thirsty wild elephant who regularly leave the shelter of the jungle to drink. The busy lakeside city of Kandy still attracts thousands of devotees to the Temple of the Tooth, while the island’s rich colonial legacy can be seen in Nuwara Eliya - the tea-growing country where the golf course has been challenging players for over a century - and fortified Galle where the Portuguese walls defend Dutch churches and the former homes of British merchants. Diverse flora and fauna thrive in the plains, wetlands and rainforests, often protected in the national parks scattered throughout the island.Wild elephants are frequently sighted in the parks while the forests and scrub of Yala National Park provide a habitat for one of the world’s densest leopard populations.