The Best Places to Visit in Sri Lanka by Influencers

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The 15 Most Popular Destinations in Sri Lanka
The 2 best Hotels in Sri Lanka
301 Outdoor Activities in Sri Lanka
54 Points of Interest in Sri Lanka
15 Adventure Sports in Sri Lanka
2 Road trip in Sri Lanka
1 Camping in Sri Lanka

Welcome to the Hatlas Travel's Guide of Sri Lanka !


The 3 destinations in Sri Lanka you have to visit:


  Ella 

  Nuwara Eliya 

  Mirissa 



The 6 most popular experiences to have in Sri Lanka


  Beach 

  Hill station 

  Landmark 

  Temple 

  Surfing 

  Extreme sport 




Get inspired by our 20 Best Pictures of Sri Lanka




Discover Popular Travel Places in Sri Lanka

What are the Most Instagrammable Places in Sri Lanka ?



  Ella 

  Nuwara Eliya 

  Mirissa 

  Colombo 

  Sigiriya 

  Mirissa Beach 

  Galle 

  Little Adam's Peak 

  Dambulla 

  Udawalawa 

  Midigama Beach 

  Kandy 

  Nine Arch Bridge Road 

  Anuradhapura 

  Kudawa 


Ella
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Nuwara Eliya
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Mirissa
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Colombo

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Sigiriya
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Mirissa Beach

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Galle
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Little Adam's Peak
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Dambulla

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Udawalawa

Udawalawe is a small town located in the southern part of the Ratnapura District ... read more here
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Midigama Beach

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Kandy

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Nine Arch Bridge Road

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Anuradhapura

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Kudawa
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Top Travel Tips and Stories from Influencers

aerial photography of blue mountains surrounded by fogs under white sky at daytime in Mattala Sri Lanka
Mountain range

Mattala
My friends and I flew to Sri Lanka to catch the waves. When I flew from Colombo to Mattala I captured this incredible view from the porthole....
Experienced by @Vitalii Tkachenko | ©Unsplash
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man wearing black shorts beside palm tree in Mirissa Sri Lanka
Tropics

Mirissa
I’d been in Sri Lanka once before. More specifically in Mirissa (where this photograph is taken). That time around I hadn’t seen this spot. As I was planning for my return trip, scrolling through Inst...
Experienced by @Oliver Sjöström | ©Unsplash
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man facing green mountains during daytime in Ella Rock Sri Lanka
Mountain

Ella Rock
He used to be a farmer but his two sons have got him into being a tour guide, taking tourists up to the top of Ella Rock. On this four hour round trip, Ab has one drink of water and one cigarette and ...
Experienced by @Joe Roberts | ©Unsplash
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time lapse of cars on night time in Nuwara Eliya Horse Racing Course Sri Lanka
Road trip

Nuwara Eliya Horse Racing Course
Standing on a Roundabout, While Raining, Drivers Looking at u in a weird way. Sounds like a Normal Day to me. Good to know people still use those Blinkers! XD...
Experienced by @Sanjeevan SatheesKumar | ©Unsplash
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man standing on mountain cliff beside green leaf plant during daytime in Ella Rock Sri Lanka
Hill station

Ella Rock
Ab used to be a farmer but his two sons have got him into being a tour guide, taking tourists up to the top of Ella Rock. On this four hour round trip, Ab has one drink of water and one cigarette and ...
Experienced by @Joe Roberts | ©Unsplash
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boat on shore near trees and ocean during daytime in Arugam Bay Sri Lanka
Shore

Arugam Bay
Hiring a tuk tuk in Sri Lanka meant we could find wonderful places along the east coast untouched by tourists....
Experienced by @Emily Goodhart | ©Unsplash
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bird's eye view photograph of beach in Kaluketiya Watta Rd Sri Lanka
Rainforest

Kaluketiya Watta Rd
I love how the 3 colors are blended together so well. Travel inspired me. What inspires you?…...
Experienced by @Road Trip with Raj | ©Unsplash
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aerial view of people on shoreline in Arugam Bay Sri Lanka
Beach

Arugam Bay
Shot this at Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, on summer 2017. These are fishermen’s boats coming back to the shore....
Experienced by @Etienne Boulanger | ©Unsplash
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aerial photography of houses and buildings near body of water in Tangalle Rd Sri Lanka
Bay

Tangalle Rd
Text From - Sanath Weerasuriya "The Southern coast of Sri Lanka especially Tangalle though far less visited as a tourist destination is even more beautiful in its own inimitable way. Situated between...
Experienced by @Kaveen Me | ©Unsplash
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brown elephants on body of water under blue cloudy sky during daytime in 71100 To Elephant Bathing Position Sri Lanka
River

71100 To Elephant Bathing Position
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage as the name suggests is home to almost 100 elephants. Around two every afternoon the elephants are brought to the river “Ma Oya” for a bath. It is quite a sight to see all...
Experienced by @Rajiv Perera | ©Unsplash
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man and woman sitting beside cliff in Pidurangala Rock Sri Lanka
Hill station

Pidurangala Rock
Travelling with your partner can have its ups and downs, and sometimes it can be tough to get a lot of lovely shots together! I love this image of us together; I set it up using manual adjustments on ...
Experienced by @Louise Burton | ©Unsplash
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photography of blue train on station at daytime in Colombo 04 Sri Lanka
Ocean

Colombo 04
A photo of Marine Drive, Colombo. A train track lies between the sea and a road. Cars and a train drive by while people sit by the train tracks. The sky is light blue and the waves are calm....
Experienced by @Farhath Firows | ©Unsplash
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girl standing on the rock and body of water in Colombo Sri Lanka
Beach

Colombo
Taken in the heart of Sri Lanka, Colombo. Shows how much the children gets lost with nature. They have their own imagination which helps them to build up their own kingdom. They are the ones with a mi...
Experienced by @Jalitha Hewage | ©Unsplash
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green leafed trees in Kande Ela Forest Park Sri Lanka
Jungle

Kande Ela Forest Park
taken on our trip to kanda ela. There were no disturbance in the forest it was very eerie and Epic at the same time...
Experienced by @Sanjeevan SatheesKumar | ©Unsplash
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rocks beside body of water grayscale photography in Galle Sri Lanka
Shore

Galle
This photo was taken in Sri Lanka Where I went to see beautiful sunset over gale dutch fort. The place was calm and the water was flows was so quite that inspire me to capture this image...
Experienced by @aaron boris | ©Unsplash
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green-leafed plant in Liptons Seat Sri Lanka
Hill station

Liptons Seat
This misty tea field can be found on the way to the liptons seat Haputale Sri Lanka....
Experienced by @Yasasi Rajapakse | ©Unsplash
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red concrete building in Red Masjid Sri Lanka
Landmark

Red Masjid
Find yourself in Colombo with nothing to do? Get yourself to one the oldest parts of town - pettah to explore one of the oldest mosques in Sri Lanka, finished in 1909 🕌 ✨...
Experienced by @Farhath Firows | ©Unsplash
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blue train travelling near houses in Nanuoya Sri Lanka
Town

Nanuoya
We could head the train coming closer for minutes. When it finally appeared, this was the resulting scenery!...
Experienced by @Anton Lecock | ©Unsplash
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brown dog walking in train rails in Ella Sri Lanka
Hill station

Ella
A typical scene in Sri Lanka – a stray dog randomly crossing the train tracks right in front of our porch....
Experienced by @Anton Lecock | ©Unsplash
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photo of tree in Ohiya Sri Lanka
Forest

Ohiya
I called this "Nature protector ghost mist tree" I catch this from near the Horton Plains National Park. This environment is so cool, calm and so beautiful. Sri Lanka's one of the most beautiful place...
Experienced by @Lahiru Supunchandra | ©Unsplash
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person walking on white sand field in Jaffna Sri Lanka
Beach

Jaffna
As we drove through the tiny Delft Island in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province we went past this dried up lake bed. As soon as I saw it I asked our tuktuk driver to pull over, I could see an epic photo an...
Experienced by @Louise Burton | ©Unsplash
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mountain and green field under blue and white skies in Matale - Illukkumbura - Pallegama - Giradurukotte Road Sri Lanka
Hill

Matale - Illukkumbura - Pallegama - Giradurukotte Road
Riverstone Sri Lanka. Mountain forest that hides many secrets within. One of the richest places in bio-diversity. ...
Experienced by @Yasasi Rajapakse | ©Unsplash
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green tree on green grass field during daytime in Nuwara Eliya Sri Lanka
Nature reserve

Nuwara Eliya
This is place located at nuwara eliya town and also most beatifull place in the sri lanka ,...
Experienced by @Manoj Dharmarathne | ©Unsplash
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green grass field near road under blue sky during daytime in Ambewela Farms Sri Lanka
Panorama

Ambewela Farms
The road goes through Ambewela Farms in Nuwara Eliya. Windmills can be seen from the distance....
Experienced by @Dinuka Lankaloka | ©Unsplash
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green trees under white sky during daytime in Lipton Seat Road Sri Lanka
Forest

Lipton Seat Road
I Went to Travel Lipton Seat, This Image Capture D90 Nikon, 70-300mm Telescope Lens, Wonderful Feeling. ...
Experienced by @J.A.Neshan Paul | ©Unsplash
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white and brown lighthouse near green trees during daytime in Galle Dutch Fort Sri Lanka
Landmark

Galle Dutch Fort
The light tower of Galle, built by the Dutch during the colonial age, in Mirissa, Sri Lanka...
Experienced by @Youhana Nassif | ©Unsplash
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palm tree near body of water during daytime in Coconut Tree Hill Road Sri Lanka
Tropics

Coconut Tree Hill Road
Coconut Tree Hill is a beautiful hill perched into the Indian Ocean lined with sky-high palm trees overlooking the Mirissa bay....
Experienced by @Kasun Peiris | ©Unsplash
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white and blue boat on sea shore during daytime in Madol Duwa Sri Lanka
Shore

Madol Duwa
Two boats are tied off to logs fixed on the bank while a train crosses the river in the background...
Experienced by @Dinuka Lankaloka | ©Unsplash
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green palm tree near body of water during daytime in Mirissa Sri Lanka
Tropics

Mirissa
A tropical island lately cut off from the rest of the land off the shore of Mirissa in Sri Lanka...
Experienced by @Youhana Nassif | ©Unsplash
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people holding white surfboard on brown rock near body of water during daytime in Eastern Province Sri Lanka
Shore

Eastern Province
“Beware of crocodiles” a group of surfers cross a dangerous route with surfboards in Sri Lanka...
Experienced by @Jura Greyling | ©Unsplash
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Shangri-La's Hambantota Golf Resort & Spa
Overlooking the pristine southern coast of Sri Lanka, Shangri-La’s Hambantota Golf Resort and Spa is located along the ancient Spice Route in a city...
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$629

Wild Coast Tented Lodge - All Inclusive
Wild Coast Tented Lodge is adjacent to the famous Yala National Park, renowned for its dense leopard population.
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The best Outdoor Activities in Sri Lanka

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Landmark experiences in Sri Lanka



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Surfing experiences in Sri Lanka



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