The film

Sri Lanka,
in one minute

From a stupa at dusk to Lion Rock at sunset. Tap any moment below to jump to it, then find out where it is.

1 minute · Filmed across the island

Key moments

1. 0:07Hill countryMorning mistBefore the sun clears the ridges, the tea country sits inside the cloud.
2. 0:13AnuradhapuraThe stupa at duskA white dagoba in the ancient capital, lit as the sky turns violet.
3. 0:26Roadside stallsMangosteenSplit the purple shell for the sweetest fruit on the island’s roadside stalls.
4. 0:41The south coastClear water, white lighthouseReef-shallow bays along the south, where the coast road stays close to the sea.
5. 0:43Off MirissaWhales in open waterForty minutes offshore from Mirissa, in season from December to April.
6. 0:44YalaThe leopard at the waterholeYala has one of the highest densities of wild leopards on earth.
7. 0:45Nuwara EliyaTea terracesCeylon tea on slopes first planted in the 1800s, tasted where the leaf is picked.
8. 0:46The wet zoneInto the greenRainforest in the island’s southwest, cloud caught in the canopy.
9. 0:55SigiriyaLion Rock at sunsetSeen from Pidurangala, the rock opposite: a short climb, and the best view of the fortress.