Sri Lanka is very fortunate to be gifted by nature of a wealth of animal life and luxuriant vegetation. Today in this small island of 65,610 sq km, approximately 14% is dedicated to sanctuaries and nature reserves. Much of the fauna is of Indian origin, due to the fact that millions of years ago the [...]
Read More...The beach resorts of Sri Lanka offer a variety of water sports ranging as follows: Surfing Wind Surfing Snorkeling Water Sking Wave Boarding Canoeing Scuba Diving Sailing Boating Deep Sea Diving Jet scooter Racing So pack your swimwear, your snorkel and your suntan lotion- and head for the beach, for a watery adventure which will [...]
Read More...For an island of its size, Sri Lanka has a history that is among the best documented in the world. The written record speaks of a rich history that extends beyond two and a half millennia. The monuments found in the country’s ancient and medieval cities give ample evidence of a civilization that flourished through [...]
Read More...Golf is played on all courses throughout the year. Sri Lanka is relatively unknown in the field of Golf, but surprisingly the country has three of the finest 18 hole courses in Asia. In fact the association with golf is more than a century and the Sri Lanka Amateur Golf Championship, which was instituted in [...]
Read More...Gems in Sri Lanka(also known as Ceylon, Serendib, etc..) been found 2500 years ago. Some of the rarest of gem stones of exquisite beauty have taken pride of place, in the Crown jewels of Kings and Queens from time of Great Roman Emperors. A gemstone is the naturally occurring crystalline form of a mineral which [...]
Read More...Fishing in Sri Lanka is an unlimited potential hardly exploited Fishing for indigenous sporting fish in Sri Lanka is free. With a shoreline of 1,140 miles and a continental shelf of 10,000 square miles, the seas around Ceylon have an unlimited fishing potential hardly exploited. Trolling over the continental shelf yields catches of tuna ranging [...]
Read More...Sri Lankan Culture – A Rich Tapestry of Diversity Sri Lankan culture is a rich blend of the interaction of diverse cultural patterns both indigenous and derived from, trade, religions, as well as, western colonization. The cultural patterns of Sri Lanka today show the lasting impact of a diverse range of cultures. The overall culture [...]
Read More...Sri Lanka is a great country for bird watching which has birds everywhere, in woods, hills and along the seashore. But there are special places which harbor a wealth of bird life – the national parks, the bird sanctuaries, the precincts of man-made reservoirs and tanks, river banks, the lagoons, the slatterns and the rain forests. [...]
Read More...Sri Lanka has many varied sites of historical and cultural importance. While the ruins of the ancient cities of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa have a grandeur that is hard to surpass, there are lesser known sights with an ambience all of their own. Here one finds the remains of a flourishing ancient civilisation. This great past [...]
Read More...Sri Lanka is an island that is captivating both by its name – that means Land of Splendour – and by what it actually offers to the visitor. The attractions of Sri Lanka – known to the world by several names from ancient days – have been known through the centuries. While legend has it [...]
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