SRI LANKA: ELEPHANTS, POMP & PAGEANTRY

12 days, 11 nights, Feb. 6-17, 2020. Highlights: In Colombo, see drummers, dancers, elephants at Nawam Perahera/in Pettah, Goldsmith’s Quarter/Kandyan Arts & Crafts Industrial Center/six UNESCO sites, including Anuradhapura, Sigiriya Rock, Dambulla cave temple/Nuwara Eliya/Yala Nat’l Park, home to leopards, elephants/Dutch town of Galle/turtle hatcheries at Balapitiya. From $2,795 ppdo. Single supp., $945. Ceylon Express International (Huntington Beach, CA; 800/423-9566, www.ceylonexpress.com).