Sri Lanka Insight Guide

This 324-page guidebook to Sri Lanka's presents the country's highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 12 maps. The key features include: Places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Essay Features - incisive essays on Sri Lanka's history, people and culture, from its ancient empires to its modern religious mix of peoples; Photo Features - magazine-style full-colour features on some of the country's most exotic sights, including the hardworking elephants and sacred shrines; and Travel Tips - practical listings section, including accommodation, entertainment, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.