Ref: http://www.i-to-i.com/campfire/news/sri-lanka-recommended-for-gap-year-travellers.htmlProspective gap year travellers might like to consider stopping off in Sri Lanka on their journey, as the island has been praised by a travel expert.
Nikki Bayley, a tourism writer for The Mirror, lauded the country’s meditative and relaxed atmosphere.
She visited the unesco sights of the Dambulla Rock Temple and the ancient stone fortress of the Sigiriya, with its "beautiful fresco paintings" and hundreds of steps leading up to its 300 metre-high summit.
The hiring of a tuk-tuk for a day – costing as little as £11 – and a spot of fruit shopping at a King Coconut stall, where the vendor uses a machete to cut your purchases, also comes highly recommended.
Polonnaruwa, the ancient capital of Sri Lanka offers gardens that you can walk through while admiring carvings on the walls of the ruins.
The island was recently named one of the world’s premier hot-spots for diving along with Thailand by Lonely Planet’s travel editor Tom Hall.
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