Sri Lanka’s Nawam Maha Perahera Festival

This item appears on page 58 of the January 2013 issue.

13 days / 12 nights, Feb. 22-March 7, 2013. Highlights: Dancers, drummers, torchbearers and 100 decorated elephants in the Nawam Maha Perahera Festival in Colombo / frescoes in fifth-century Sigiriya Rock Fortress / hill capital of Kandy / Bo Tree in Anura­dhapura / Dambulla rock cave temple / tea plantations in Nuwara Eliya / Yala National Park for wildlife / Dutch city of Galle / Bentota beach. Land, $3,550. Single supp., $995. Round-trip airfare from L.A., from $990 plus airport taxes. Ceylon Express International (Huntington Beach, CA; 800 / 423-9566).