A guide to Delft Island (Neduntivu): its feral horses, coral-built ruins, ancient baobab tree, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Nainativu (Nagadeepa): where a major Hindu Shakti Peetha and one of Buddhism's holiest Sri Lankan sites sit peacefully side by side, visiting...

A guide to Punkudutivu island: home to Kurikadduwan Jetty, the gateway for reaching Delft and Nainativu, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Kayts Island: its name derived from a Portuguese elephant port, its forgotten fort, gateway role to the Jaffna Islands, visiting tips and...

A guide to Karaitivu Island: home to Jaffna's best beach and Fort Hammenhiel, a Dutch fort turned naval-run boutique hotel, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Vavuniya: Sri Lanka's northern gateway town, its multicultural heritage, archaeological museum, visiting tips and map.

A guide to the Grand Jummah Mosque in Vavuniya: its distinctive turquoise architecture, role as a community hub, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Kilinochchi: the former LTTE administrative capital, its destroyed water tower memorial, post-war recovery, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Mannar Island: ancient baobab trees planted by Arab traders, its Portuguese fort, pearl fishery history, Adam's Bridge, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Elephant Pass: the strategic chokepoint linking Jaffna to the mainland, site of three decisive civil war battles, visiting tips and map.