عجائب الطبيعة البرية والمعابد الخفية من غالي (يومان)

Located about 6 kilometres off Matara town, this is known as the first tunnel temple in the world. It holds a 130-ft Buddha image built in the style of the Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa eras, along with a pagoda, a sacred bo-tree and a Samadhi Buddha statue. Its walls carry murals depicting the Jataka tales of Ummagga Jathaka and Umandawa.

Set 1.5 kilometres from Dikwella towards Beliatta, this temple's main feature is a 160-ft seated Buddha statue, the largest in Sri Lanka, dating from the late 18th century. A separate section known as the Tunnel of Hell shows life-sized figures of devils, demons and sinners undergoing torment, while the temple walls depict scenes from the Buddha's life in comic-strip form.

A jeep safari through Sri Lanka's first declared Ramsar wetland site, known for its flocks of greater flamingos and many other migratory waterbirds that winter here. The park covers seven terrestrial and six wetland habitat types.

A jeep safari through Sri Lanka's second-largest national park, on the southeastern coast, with the chance to see leopards, wild water buffalo, sloth bears and elephant herds, along with many other species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates.

These stone tank basins hold water believed to have curative properties for skin and eye conditions, and monks from the nearby temple have bathed here for generations. Hot water is collected in a basin and mixed with cool water before bathing. The temple stands on a jungle-covered rock outcrop that is also home to wild elephants, deer, various birds and the rare sloth bear.