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Photography credits

Destination and experience photography sourced from Wikimedia Commons. Some experience photos illustrate the activity in other locations.

Anuradhapura

SL Anuradhapura asv2020-01 img31 Abhayagiriya Stupa.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Anuradhapura

SL Anuradhapura asv2020-01 img24 Jetavanaramaya Stupa.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Anuradhapura

Isurumuniya Rock Temple Reclining Buddha 2015-1(1).jpg

By Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY 4.0

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Anuradhapura

Ruwanwelisaya Anuradhapura Sri Lanka 2.jpg

By Philip Nalangan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura 02.jpg

By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Arugam Bay

Arugam Bay, Heda Oya, 2025-07 CN-01.jpg

By Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Arugam Bay

Arugam bay beach.jpg

By Kondephy · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Arugam Bay

Beach of Arugam Bay.jpg

By Dennis Sylvester Hurd · CC0

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Arugam Bay

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka - panoramio.jpg

By Luboš Holič · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Arugam Bay

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka - panoramio (3).jpg

By Luboš Holič · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Bentota

Sri Lanka, Bentota, beach (1).JPG

By Vincent van Zeijst · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Bentota

Bentota, Sri Lanka - panoramio.jpg

By Andreyka Q · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Bentota

Sri Lanka, Bentota, beach (2).JPG

By Vincent van Zeijst · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Bentota

Sri Lanka, Bentota, railway.JPG

By Vincent van Zeijst · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Bentota

Bentota River in Dharga, Sri Lanka.jpg

By Hafiz Issadeen from Dharga Town, Sri Lanka · CC BY 2.0

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Colombo

SL Colombo asv2020-01 img10 National Museum.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Colombo

SL Colombo asv2020-01 img37 Maradana station.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Colombo

Mercedes-Benz W18 in Gangaramaya temple (Colombo).jpg

By Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Colombo

Colombo Temple bouddhiste de Gangaramaya (15).JPG

By Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Colombo

Colombo Temple bouddhiste de Gangaramaya (8).JPG

By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Dambulla

Golden dagoba at Dambulla (Sri Lanka) 2015.jpg

By Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY 4.0

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Dambulla

Dambulla Temple d'or (3).jpg

By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Dambulla

Dambulla Temple d'or (2).jpg

By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Dambulla

Sri Lanka-5.jpg

By Terranceensen · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Dambulla

Statue of the Buddha reclining in the Dambulla cave temple, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 20260201 1419 8127.jpg

By Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0

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Ella

SL Ella asv2020-01 img29 Dhowa Temple.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Ella

SL Demodara near Ella asv2020-01 img02.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Ella

202312 Snake charmer in Ella, Sri Lanka 2.jpg

By Jonashtand · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ella

Ravana Ella Rajamaha Vihara - 11.jpg

By Satdeep Gill · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ella

Ravana Ella Rajamaha Vihara - 05.jpg

By Satdeep Gill · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ella Highlands

Ravana Ella Rajamaha Vihara - 10.jpg

By Satdeep Gill · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ella Highlands

Ravana Ella Rajamaha Vihara - 12.jpg

By Satdeep Gill · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ella Highlands

Ella Gap (Valley), Sri Lanka.jpg

By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Ella Highlands

Ella, Sri Lanka, Mountains in clouds 11.jpg

By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Ella Highlands

Ella, Sri Lanka, Valley in clouds.jpg

By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Galle

SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img24.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Galle

Fishermen practicing traditional stilt fishing near Galle, southern Sri Lanka, 20260207 1420 9467.jpg

By Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0

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Galle

Fishermen practicing traditional stilt fishing near Galle, southern Sri Lanka, 20260207 1420 9464.jpg

By Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0

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Galle

Fishermen practicing traditional stilt fishing near Galle, southern Sri Lanka, 20260207 1419 9457.jpg

By Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0

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Galle

Fishermen practicing traditional stilt fishing near Galle, southern Sri Lanka, 20260207 1419 9452.jpg

By Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0

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Horton Plains

SL Horton Plains NP asv2020-01 img11.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Horton Plains

Fog bow in Horton Plains National Park, Sir Lanka, 20260204 0744 8663.jpg

By Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0

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Horton Plains

Horton Plains River.jpg

By A-wiki-guest-user · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Horton Plains

Sri Lanka, Horton Plains Landscape.jpg

By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Horton Plains

Sri Lanka, Horton Plains Plateau.jpg

By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Jaffna

Plumeria rubra flower in jaffna.jpg

By Aathavan jaffna · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Jaffna

Jaffna sea.jpg

By Thedani Karasnagoda · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Jaffna

Blue sky, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.jpg

By Dilanka Gamage · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Jaffna

Puttur Jaffna Sri Lanka.jpg

By Jeyadarsan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Jaffna

Solar Eclipse in Jaffna - Sri Lanka.jpg

By Rehman Abubakr · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Kalpitiya

SL Kalpitiya asv2020-01 img6 Dutch fort.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Kalpitiya

SL Kalpitiya asv2020-01 img4 Fishery harbour.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Kalpitiya

SL Kalpitiya asv2020-01 img5 Fishery harbour.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Kalpitiya

Loneliness- Landscape in Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka.jpg

By Vishmitha Hewamarambage · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Kalpitiya

Kalpitiya Beach.jpg

By Raiyans · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Kandy

SL Kandy asv2020-01 img34 Sacred Tooth Temple.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Kandy

Cinereous tit in Kandy, Sri Lanka - 01.jpg

By Satdeep Gill · CC BY 4.0

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Kandy

Cinereous tit in Kandy, Sri Lanka - 02.jpg

By Satdeep Gill · CC BY 4.0

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Kandy

Cinereous tit in Kandy, Sri Lanka - 04.jpg

By Satdeep Gill · CC BY 4.0

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Kandy

Cinereous tit in Kandy, Sri Lanka - 03.jpg

By Satdeep Gill · CC BY 4.0

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Knuckles Range

Knuckles mountain range - Sri Lanka.jpg

By Thusitha Jayasundara · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Knuckles Range

Knuckles Mountain Range 5.jpg

By KapilaKTK · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Knuckles Range

The Knuckles Mountain Range.jpg

By Nethupa Lekamge · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Knuckles Range

Knuckles... Sri Lanka’s Enchantress.png

By Oshani Wijesooriya · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Knuckles Range

Knuckles Mountain Range View.jpg

By Hemaka Pathiranage · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Mirissa

Waves from Mirissa - Sri Lanka.jpg

By Praveenshashika · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Mirissa

Secret beach - Mirissa Sri Lanka.jpg

By Praveenshashika · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Mirissa

Secret Beach Mirissa.jpg

By ShakiAbey · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Mirissa

Mirissa Fisheries Harbor.jpg

By Praveenshashika · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Mirissa

Mirissa Sri lanka.jpg

By Ravinibandara · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Negombo

Negombo, Lagoon, 2025-08 CN-05.jpg

By Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Negombo

Negombo, Beach, 2025-08 CN-01.jpg

By Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Negombo

Negombo, Poruthota Road, 2025-08 CN-01.jpg

By Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Negombo

Negombo, Post Office, 2025-07 CN-01.jpg

By Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Negombo

Negombo, Dutch Canal, 2025-07 CN-01.jpg

By Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Nuwara Eliya

Sri Lanka, Tea plantations near Nuwara Eliya, Picking tea leaves.jpg

By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Nuwara Eliya

Sri Lanka, Tea plantations, Nuwara Eliya, Picking tea leaves.jpg

By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Nuwara Eliya

Sri Lanka, Tea plantations near Nuwara Eliya, Tea estate.jpg

By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Nuwara Eliya

Sri Lanka, Tea plantations, Nuwara Eliya.jpg

By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Nuwara Eliya

Sri Lanka, Tea leaves, Nuwara Eliya.jpg

By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Polonnaruwa

Polonnâruvâ Hadatage en 2005 (2).jpg

By Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Polonnaruwa

Polonnaruwa 01.jpg

By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Polonnaruwa

Atadage, Polonnaruwa.jpg

By AntanO · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Polonnaruwa

Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka 2.jpg

By Philip Nalangan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Polonnaruwa

Rankoth Vehera Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka.jpg

By Philip Nalangan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sigiriya

Sigiriya 02.jpg

By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Sigiriya

Sigiriya, Sri Lanka - panoramio (113).jpg

By Daibo Taku · CC BY 3.0

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Sigiriya

Sigiriya, Sri Lanka - panoramio (117).jpg

By Daibo Taku · CC BY 3.0

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Sigiriya

Sigiriya Sri Lanka Löwenfelsen.jpg

By CaCo789 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sigiriya

Sigiriya Sri Lanka world heritage.jpg

By Diwyanjalee Wanigasekara · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sinharaja

Sri Lanka Junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii) female.jpg

By Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sinharaja

Sinharaja Forest Sri Lanka.jpg

By Ruchira159 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sinharaja

SL Sinharaja Forest asv2020-01 img08.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Sinharaja

Sri Lankan Jungle fowl as scene from Sinharaja rain forest.jpg

By Shamique · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sinharaja

Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Deniyaya, Sri Lanka.jpg

By PRAVEEN230 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Trincomalee

Trinquemalay, retour des pêcheurs au Sri-Lanka (1).jpg

By Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Trincomalee

Les pecheurs de la plage de Trincomalee (3).jpg

By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Trincomalee

Les pecheurs de la plage de Trincomalee (4).jpg

By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Trincomalee

Les pecheurs de la plage de Trincomalee (2).jpg

By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Trincomalee

Les pecheurs de la plage de Trincomalee (1).jpg

By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Yala

Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) Yala.jpg

By Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Yala

Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) female and young 6.jpg

By Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Yala

Buffalo in dirt in Yala National Park.jpg

By Byrdyak · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Yala

Interspecies Bonding.jpg

By Senthi Aathavan Senthilverl · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Yala

Asian Green Bee-eater at Yala National Park, Sri Lanka 1.jpg

By Eli Solidum · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Yala Wild Coast

Monkey on branch in Yala National Park.jpg

By Byrdyak · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Yala Wild Coast

Baby tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam).jpg

By Senthiaathavan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Yala Wild Coast

Asian Green Bee-eater at Yala National Park, Sri Lanka 2.jpg

By Eli Solidum · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Yala Wild Coast

Paddyfield Pipit at Yala National Park, Sri Lanka 1.jpg

By Vasuki Jayaweera · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Yala Wild Coast

Sri Lankan Leopard At Yala National Park.jpg

By Eli Solidum · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Paramotoring – Koggala

Two-seater paramotor - Powered paragliding in flight - 3 quarter view a sunny afternoon in Don Det Laos.jpg

By Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Kite Surfing – Kalpitiya

Jesse Richman - Pierre Bouras 1.jpg

By Pierre Bouras · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Shopping

Spice shop in Kandy Market, Sri Lanka.jpg

By McKay Savage · CC BY 2.0

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Hot Air Ballooning – Kandalama & Down South

දඹුල්ල.jpg

By Weddings By Natty · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Whale and Dolphin Watching

Mirissa, whale watching, blue whale (6918166357).jpg

By Arian Zwegers · CC BY 2.0

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Boat Safari

Madu Ganga, Sri Lanka.jpg

By briandemel · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Bird Watching

Sri Lankan Junglefowl (Gallus lafayetii) Male.jpg

By Kedmiumax · CC BY-SA 4.0

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White Water Rafting

KitulgalaRafting-March2013-02.JPG

By Rehman Abubakr · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Nature Trekking

On the trail of Horton Plains.jpg

By Shamil Malinda · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Turtle Watching

20160129 Sri Lanka 4191 Habaraduwa sRGB (25139072394).jpg

By Dan Lundberg · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Snorkelling

Buck Island Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands (06523f05-6c64-4c00-abe8-c14d9a46efab).jpg

By NPS staff · Public domain

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Walking City Tour

Galle, la Mosquée Meera .jpg

By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Camping

Ergaki, Camping tent in the wild, Sayan Mountains, Siberia, Russia.jpg

By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

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Train Rides

SL Demodara near Ella asv2020-01 img02.jpg

By A.Savin · FAL

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Diving

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary scuba diver filmng coral reef nursery.png

By Mitchell Tartt/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Public domain

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Surfing

La horde - Surfers riding a wave in Paea, Tahiti.jpg

By Brigittebourger Brigitte Bourger · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Safari

Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) female and young 6.jpg

By Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cycling

Cycling in the countryside (Unsplash).jpg

By David Marcu davidmarcu · CC0

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Ayurveda Treatments

Ostentrop Germany Chanchai-Thaimassage-10.jpg

By CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0

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