In 1754, Horace Walpole, his ears tingling with tales of a heavenly island, conjured up “a very expressive word” to describe its wonders: Serendip. The island nation of Serendip—once Ceylon and now Sri Lanka—is inarguably one of the most intensely beautiful, fascinating places on earth. After years of ethnic conflict, it once more extends its traditionally large-hearted welcome.
Sri Lanka’s landscapes, Jan Morris writes, “are overpoweringly varied—landscapes seductive, grand or intimate in turn, so intricately jammed together that in a morning’s journey you can pass from jungle to alp to classic tropical foreshore.”
We have constructed trips to Serendip that give us a close look at the island’s proud culture and its voluptuous landscapes, which inspired Theo Cruz to imagine that he had “discovered a new color, or rather at last found the true, previously hinted-at green.”
Sri Lanka Explorer
Overview:
• Offered Daily
• 12 Days of Touring
• Stand-alone or add to a Southeast Asia trip
• From $4195
