Sri Lanka is a small island with lots to do and you’ll find that the local people are extremely welcoming of families and children. It’s the perfect exotic destination for a South Asian family adventure but you can relax knowing that kids are always catered for. Resorts are usually child-friendly and can offer a number of different services for parents. Although small and compact, transport links aren’t always the best on this beautiful island so be sure to plan ahead, especially when travelling around with little ones. But all in all, a great place to go with the whole family.

Sri Lankan cuisine is very much inspired by the flavours of South India but Dutch colonists and other international influencers have also helped to shape the food on the island today. Some notable foods that you may want to try include Kottu (spicy stir-fried roti bread with vegetables), Lamprais (rice and curry wrapped and cooked in a banana leaf), Kool (a seafood broth from Jaffna) and Wambatu Moju (a tasty brinjal eggplant pickle often served with meat and rice dishes). Street food culture is the best way to experience local eats in Sri Lanka but you will also find many restaurants offering English written menus in popular towns and cities.

This small island nation is known for its regional diversity but the country as a whole has long been influenced by the heritage of Theravada Buddhism like its closest neighbour, India. Between 1815 and 1948 was the British colonial period of Ceylon and today, there are still some beautiful British colonial buildings dotted around the city of Colombo. The Sinhalese and Tamils form the country’s two largest ethnic groups and whilst there has been conflict in the past, the two live in peace today.