Sri Lanka packs an unusual range into a small island. In a single week a group can go from a national park to tea estates in the hill country to an empty beach on the south coast, with a few hours’ driving in between. Behind that lies two and a half thousand years of history: Buddhist temples still in daily use, forts built by three colonial powers in turn, and a rail line cut straight through the mountains. And the lodges and villas along the way rank among the best in Asia.
Yala
Wild Coast Tented Lodge
A tented camp on the beach at the edge of Yala National Park, where the jungle meets the Indian Ocean.
