Sigiriya, an ancient rock fortress ... the best places for spotting Sri Lanka’s big cats. Kandy, Sri Lanka’s cultural capital, houses the sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic.

Sri Lanka, a small island nation in the Indian Ocean, is a place where history, culture, and nature converge in stunning ...

But it’s Sri Lanka’s extraordinary history arcing back eons that captures most of my attention. Ancient ruins. Royal palaces. Implausibly beautiful temples. Through centuries of tumultuous power, ...