15-Day Ramayana Tour of Sri Lanka

Visit Munneswaram Temple, the first site where Lord Rama prayed to Shiva after the war to remove the sin of killing a Brahmin (Ravana). Visit Manavari Temple, where Rama installed the first of five Ramalingams.

Stand at Talaimannar, the closest point to India. View the limestone shoals of Ram Setu, the bridge built by Nala and the Vanara army. Visit Thiruketheeswaram, an ancient Shiva temple renovated by Rama.

Stand at Talaimannar, the closest point to India. View the limestone shoals of Ram Setu, the bridge built by Nala and the Vanara army. Visit Thiruketheeswaram, an ancient Shiva temple renovated by Rama.

Explore the northernmost tip of the island, including Nagadeepa, where legend says Hanuman first spotted land.

Visit Koneswaram Temple, perched on a cliff known as "Ravana’s Cleft." Legends say Ravana tried to lift this mountain to take it to his mother.

Visit the seven hot wells believed to have been created by Ravana to perform his mother’s final rites.

Located in Hasalaka, this "Sita’s Fortress" is where she was first kept after her abduction, in a palace belonging to Queen Mandodhari.

Visit Dunuvila Lake, the spot from which Rama fired the Brahmaastra that finally felled Ravana. Look up at Laggala Rock, the "Target Rock" where Ravana was sighted.

Visit Seetha Amman Temple in Nuwara Eliya. See the "footprints" of Hanuman and the stream where Sita Devi prayed.

Hike to the Chariot Path in Pussellawa, a grass plain where Ravana flew his Pushpaka Vimana to show Sita the beauty of his kingdom.

Descend into a cave in Ella to see the Nil Diya Pokuna, an underground turquoise pond where Sita is said to have bathed during her stay in the Ravana cave system.

Explore the strict nature reserve of Ritigala. It is a fragment of the Himalayas dropped by Hanuman; its micro-climate allows rare medicinal plants to grow here that exist nowhere else in the surrounding dry zone.

Visit the southern coast’s "Sanjeevani" drop. The hill at Unawatuna offers panoramic ocean views and is believed to be another piece of the mountain dropped during Hanuman's flight.

• Visit Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara. See the murals depicting the coronation of King Vibhishana by Lakshmana. This marks the restoration of Dharma in Lanka.

• Departure: Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.