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Surfer riding a wave along a palm-fringed coast at Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
Instagram · #ArugamBay
❤️ 48,291 likes

"Dawn patrol at Arugam Bay. The swell has been firing all week. There is nowhere on earth quite like this right now."

#ArugamBay #SriLanka #SurfLife #Ceylon
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Sri Lankan leopard at a waterhole in Yala National Park
Instagram · #Yala
Leopard and cub spotted this morning at Yala Block 1. An extraordinary sighting.
❤️ 61,200 · view on Instagram →
Blue train crossing the Nine Arch Bridge, Ella, Sri Lanka
TikTok · #EllaSriLanka
The Kandy to Ella train. Six hours, window open, nothing else needed.
▶️ 512K views · watch on TikTok →
Galle Fort ramparts at sunset over the sea, Sri Lanka
Instagram · #GalleFort
Sunset from the ramparts. The light in this country is unlike anywhere else.
❤️ 19,800 · view on Instagram →
Tea picker plucking leaves on a Nuwara Eliya estate, Sri Lanka
Instagram · #SriLankaTea
First flush of the morning in Dimbula. The colour of tea country.
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Aerial view of Sigiriya rock fortress rising from the forest, Sri Lanka
YouTube · Sigiriya
Sigiriya at dawn — the rock fortress to ourselves for twenty minutes.
▶️ 145K views · watch on YouTube →
Blue whale surfacing off Mirissa, Sri Lanka
X · Mirissa
Blue whale off Mirissa at first light. The largest animal that has ever lived.
🔁 6,400 · see posts on X →
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic by the water, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Instagram · #Kandy
Evening offerings at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth. Drums across the lake.
❤️ 27,500 · view on Instagram →
Sri Lankan spices and curry ingredients
TikTok · #SriLankanFood
Street food in Pettah market — the real, loud, delicious Colombo.
▶️ 287K views · watch on TikTok →
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From the Ceylon community

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Sarah M.
@sarahwanders · London
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"I booked the Yala safari through Ceylon and it was the best decision of the trip. Three leopards in two hours."

❤️ 4,200#Yala · June 2026
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Klaus W.
@klauswandering · Berlin
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"The tea estate tour was something I will never forget. The family who hosted us have grown tea for four generations."

▶️ 182K views#SriLanka · May 2026
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Mia T.
@miaonthemove · Sydney
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"A blue whale surfaced ten metres from the boat off Mirissa. The whole deck went silent. I still get chills."

❤️ 9,800#Mirissa · June 2026
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Devon R.
@devonroams · Austin
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"Filmed the train curving over the Nine Arch Bridge in Ella and it blew up overnight. Sri Lanka does that to your camera roll."

▶️ 640K views#NineArchBridge · April 2026

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