Few places on Earth pack so much variety into so little space. In just two weeks across Sri Lanka, you will wake before dawn to the sight of a leopard padding through mist-wreathed scrub – then climb Sigiriya, a 1,500-year-old rock fortress that once stood as a palace in the sky. By afternoon, you’ll be surfing warm Indian Ocean swells, and the next day, riding a train that drifts through clouds above emerald tea plantations. As dusk falls, wander the cobbled lanes of Galle Fort, a 17th-century Dutch stronghold where surf crashes against ancient ramparts.
