Attractions
Anurdhapura and Pollonnaruwa
Anurdhapura and Pollonnaruwa are historical cities and are considered holy cities with Buddhist temples and ancient ruins being scattered around the cities. Tourists are requested to wear decent...
Arugambay
rugambay is the surf capital of Sri Lanka, with waves upto 1 to 1.5 meters. You can have lazy relaxing surf holidays, long beaches, dolphin safaris from June to September (Rs 6000 per 4 tourists)...
Ayurveda and Wellness in Sri Lanka
Ayurveda (‘Ayu’ = life and ‘veda’ = knowledge) is an indigenous medical system in Sri Lanka that has developed over many hundreds of years in the island, while being influenced by medicines from India...
Batticoloa
A very quiet Major town, Batticoloa on the east coast of Sri Lanka, holds an old Dutch Fort with two canons at one entrance and 6 feet thick walls. But does not offer tourists much other than a place to pass...
Birdwatching, butterfly spotting and animals
Butterflies for butterfly spotting - In Sri Lanka you can find Pale and Spotted / Small, Medium and Large butterflies in Blue, Orange, White, Yellow, Brown and Black variations...
Colombo
Colombo is a modern metropolis that can be considered a busy hub by day, and by evening, a place where everyone takes time in winding down and relaxing. A traveler can find varied types of accommodation...
Dambulla and Sigiriya
The Royal Rock Temple of Dambulla, 72 km from Kandy, stand 160 m tall and holds 5 caves holds Buddha statues and historical cave paintings. Dating back to 1st Century BC when King Valgambahu...
Negombo
Negombo town is located on the western coast along the beach in Sri Lanka. The beach in Negombo can be crowded, at any time of the year. Night life in Negombo is colourful with many small restaurants and bars...
Diving and PADI
Sri Lanka set in the tropics in the Indian ocean has ideal dive locations around the island. Coral reefs and ship wrecks abound its dive heaven for tourists. Places to dive in Sri Lanka include Bentota...
Galle
Galle is situated in the deep south of Sri Lanka, 116 km from Colombo, and has a natural harbor and a Dutch fort which is now a living World Heritage site...
Golf
In Sri Lanka there are three 18 hole champion-standard golf courses each over 100 years old with bargain green fees compared to most countries...
Hambantota
A port town during the Ruhuna Kingdom, Hambantota got its name from ‘Sampan’ boats in which those from the far east came to the island, and ‘Tota’ which mean harbour...
Jaffna
Jaffna is the main city in the Northern Province, at the tip of Sri Lanka. Also known as Yaalpanam, it is mostly inhabited by Sri Lankan Tamils and has palmyrah palm trees spotted around the peninsular...
Kalpitiya
Kalpitiya, a peninsula town located 150 km North of Colombo, in the west of Sri Lanka, has a 30 mile long beachy area fit for water sports, relaxing and enjoying time with friends and family. Close to Negombo, Kalpitiya...
Kandy
Well known for its Temple of the Tooth, a two storied temple with the golden canopy, Kandy is a town with a cool climate and easy pace of life. The kingdom in Kandy lasted from 14th to the 17th Century...
Nuwara Eliya and Matale
Nuwara Eliya located at 1,868 m above sea level in the central province, is also called ‘Little England’ due to the cool climate of 14⁰C-21⁰C (Jan- April) 16⁰C-18⁰C (May-Aug) 15⁰C- 18⁰C (Sept-Dec)...
Pinnawela
Located on 24 acres of land, close to Kegalle, tourists will come across Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, one of the biggest elephant orphanages in the world, on the way to Kandy from Colombo...
Ramayanaya
The Ramayana legend written over 2000 years ago in India, talks of Rama’s rescue of his beautiful princess wife Sita from the clutches of Ravana who was based in Lankapuri...
Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing in Sri Lanka
Bentota is the perfect spot for windsurfing in Sri Lanka located in the south-west coast of Sri Lanka. The calm waters of the Bentota River is the best place for a novice windsurfer...
The Cultural Triangle
The Cultural Triangle in Sri Lanka has three main cities at its points, each of which was the capital of Sri Lanka during three great Kingdoms. The cities are Anuradhapura located...
Trincomalee
Trincomalee (also known as Trinco) is a large multi ethnic town in the east coast of Sri Lanka and in its history was of great interest to many invading nations such as the Portugese, Dutch, French, British as well as the Japanese...
Water Sports in Sri Lanka
Water Sports can be enjoyed at almost any tourist town along the coast.
Wildlife Safaris and Nature Parks
Safari trips in Sri Lanka are found in tropical rainforests and savannahs spotted across island. You can visit in the morning at 6 am or afternoon at 2 pm for safari trips, where you can hire jeeps...
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