Ebook: Sri Lanka: A Travel Survival Kit

Despite its internal problems, Sri Lanka remains an interesting and satisfying place to visit. In one handy package you'll find a bit of everything.

Beaches? Wait till you see Tangala or Unawatuna. Ruins? Try the thousand-year-old deserted cities of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa. Wildlife? You might see everything from an elephant to a leopard in the reserves. A break from the heat? Climb Adam's Peak, where Adam left his footprint when he came to Earth.

And if you are looking for tropical beaches that are even more out of the way, head south into the Indian Ocean to find the Maldives, a chain of hundreds of remote and beautiful islands.