WASHINGTON: Sri Lanka’s East Coast is on National Geographic’s list of the 14 best places to visit for a spring trip in 2018.
The prestigious National Geographic listed Sri Lanka’s East Coast among destinations like Peru’s Amazon River, Japan and The Netherlands, as well as Madagascar, Morocco and Panama.
The list was compiled as, “14 destinations that will help you shake those winter blues and embrace the season of new beginnings.”
At the end of the day, all spring travel has one goal in common: soaking up some sun after a long, dark winter. The list provides an abundance of venues for the occasion—sailboats in Sri Lanka, Norwegian icebergs, Colombian flower towns, and powder blue Moroccan terraces.
The article states that Sri Lanka’s East Coast is best explored by boat—whether SUP-boarding with dolphins, sailing beach to beach, or ferrying to Pigeon Island for prime-time snorkeling.
On canoe tours through Pottuvil Lagoon, paddlers can scan the mangroves for lizards, macaques, water buffalo, crocodiles, and sometimes even an elephant or two. The clean, shallow waters of Pasikuda Beach are ideal for families with small children.
In Trincomalee, travelers can watch traditional net fishing and visit ancient Hindu temple sites that date back over two thousand years, National Geographic concludes.
